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Wild go down to the wire

For maybe the first time in Alaska Wild history, the drama on the field exceeded the drama off it.

Wild speak loudly in statement game

Alaska gymnast pulls in silver, two bronzes at nationals

Anchorage's Amy Winczura capped her gymnastics season with a strong showing at the Level 9 Senior C division at Western Nationals in St. Louis on Sunday. Level 9 gymnasts are just two steps below Elite level or Olympic-caliber competitors.

TENNIS

Burghart wins juniors

Top-seed Rendell Burghart defeated No. 2 Sean Sullilvan 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday to win the boys 18 singles division of the Anchorage Spring Junior Tennis Championships.

CYCLING

Madsen, Loan win overall stage crowns

Jason Madsen edged out Matt Jordan to win the expert division of the Arctic Bicycle Club's Spring Stage Event.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

West 5, East 0

MaggieRose McGuire recorded a hat trick and Megan Murphy added a pair of goals for West on Saturday as their team shut out East.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Bartlett wins two on the Peninsula

Bartlett defeated Homer 10-0 on the road Saturday. A day earlier the Golden Bears clipped Soldotna 7-0.

In the area

What's happening in sports and recreation around Anchorage

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Service 1, Dimond 1

The Southside rivals settled for a tie at Dimond thanks to stellar defensive play and strong showings in net by the Lynx's Jase Hall and the Cougars' Mykal Thomas.

TENNIS

Lekander pulls off upset at junior tourney

Unseeded Reed Lekander upset No. 2 Morgan Haymans in the boys 18 challenger singles division on Friday in the Spring Junior Tennis Championships.

South baseball player headed to Arizona college

Chris Schierhorn, a senior at South, will attend Phoenix College in the fall and play baseball for the Bears.

PREP TRACK

Junior/Senior Last Chance meet

West's Maggie Rose McGuire and Bartlett's Andrea Crook each won two events Friday to highlight the girls portion of the Junior/Senior Last Chance meet at Bartlett High.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Service 4, Chugiak 2

The Cougars scored three unanswered goals in the second half Friday to rally from an early 2-0 deficit and beat the Mustangs in Eagle River.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Dimond 5, Chugiak 1

Pat Wolverton exploded for four goals and Lucas Costa added a goal and three assists to help the Lynx win big at Anchorage Football Stadium.

PREP SOCCER

Palmer, Homer split

Aaron Lewis scored on a penalty kick in the 23rd minute to put the Homer boys ahead for good in a 2-1 win over Palmer. The Moose got revenge by winning the girls match 2-0.

SNOWMACHINING

Graeber recovery fund auction today

An auction and barbecue will be held this evening from 4-8 p.m. at the Kincaid Park Chalet to raise money for Willow's Robert Graeber, a 17-year-old snocross rider who was seriously injured during a race in upstate New York in March.

PREP SOFTBALL

Chugiak 6, Soldotna 3

Caela Kaszuba went 2 for 2 at the plate with one run batted in, Britnie Seavey added a double and knocked in run, while Katie Losey went the distance on the mound with five strikeouts in seven innings for the Mustangs at Albrecht Fields.

Wild sale finalized; Deemer rehired

Hans Deemer, fired unexpectedly last week by the Alaska Wild's then-owner David Weatherholt, was asked back late Friday afternoon following a transfer of ownership.

Fight Night

Alaska Fighting Championships gallery from May, 2008.

BASKETBALL

Rhea averaged 10.3 points at Oregon St.

Former Alaska Class 4A high school basketball player of the year Talisa Rhea of Juneau finished her freshman year at Oregon State starting 12 of 30 games and averaging 10.3 points a game, third highest on the squad.

ORIENTEERING

Moore, Cunningham prevail at Elmendorf

Ian Moore and Chelsea Cunningham posted the fastest times on the most challenging course at Trond's Orienteering Race held at Elmendorf Air Force Base on Wednesday.

SNOWMACHING

Wichman crowned king of the hill at Alyeska

John Wichman won the King of the Hill race in 1:08.32 at the Alyeska Motor Madness series of races on Mount Alyeska last weekend. Included were a hill climb, snocross and hillcross, and monster drag shootout.

TRACK & FIELD

Palmer, Wasilla win Mat-Su Borough meet

Jake Parisien, Kevin Smith and Tony Guzman each won two events as the Palmer boys won the Mat-Su Borough championships that spanned Tuesday and Wednesday at Palmer High's Machetanz Field.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Colony 12, Houston 0

Jamie Krediet had four goals and Jessica Farrell added three as Colony cruised.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Dimond 14, South 11

Kayli Thompson went 3 for 3 with a double and three RBIs as the Lynx overcame seven errors to win a wild one Wednesday.

HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Dimond 3, Bartlett 0

Martin Martinez scored a goal in each half Wednesday to highlight the Lynx's victory over Bartlett at Anchorage Football Stadium.

Former Bartlett star in NAIA softball tourney

Mountain State University and former Bartlett High softball standout Jenny Baker lost 1-0 to Tennessee Wesleyan in the opening round of the Region XII Tournament on Wednesday.

UAA ATHLETICS

Seawolves get recognized for good grades

Ten UAA track and field athletes -- seven men and three women -- have earned recognition on the 2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Fairbanks fisherman leads Homer halibut derby

The Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby is under way and Fairbanks angler Karl Sanford can enjoy his spot atop the leader board -- for now.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Service 4, Bartlett 3

Amber LeBlanc delivered the go-ahead run with a double in the third inning to lift the Cougars to victory in Cook Inlet Conference softball action Monday night.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Eagle River 2, Service 1

Converted fullback Zach Erickson scored the game winner midway through the second half as Eagle River posted its first victory of the year on Tuesday.

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD

Kodiak runner wins three times at Anchorage Invitational

Kodiak running standout Trevor Dunbar placed first in three events Saturday -- the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters -- on the final day of the final day of the two-day Anchorage Invitational at Bartlett High.

Alaska distance swimmer's Olympic bid fails

Alaska swimmer Micha Burden's bid for the U.S. Olympic team came up short on Saturday when the distance specialist finished 31st in the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain.

BICYCLING

Novakovich, Taylor prevail in bicycle race

Matt Novakovich edged Brian Bonney and Matt Jordan in the final sprint to the Arctic Bicycle Club's first road race of the season on Saturday at Kincaid.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Chugiak 4, Bartlett 0

Thad Johnson scored all four goals and Rusty Teller made six saves as the Mustangs (4-2-1) shutout Bartlett.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

Service 2, West 1

Tricia Stonebraker delivered both Service goals, while Jamie Gorman had seven blocks in Service's win over West at Anchorage Football Stadium.

PHOTOS

Alaska Fighting

Alaska Fighting Championship combatants punch, kick and grapple to win.

STORY

Boozer talks tats

Carlos Boozer, Utah Jazz star and Alaska Sports Hall of Fame inductee, says his body art is about life, family and God.

Native Youth Olympics

Participants of the Native Youth Olympics join in Yupik dance between athletic events.

VIDEO

Potter Valley Hill Climb

Cyclists compete in a grueling uphill race.

Alaska Wild: April 28

 Alaska Wild kicker Mack Pennington converts on an extra point attempt during a game against the San Angelo Stampede at the Sullivan Arena on Monday, April 28, 2008.

Alaska Wild vs. San Angelo Stamped, April 28, 2008.

POLL

Alaska's toughest woman

Who's the toughest woman sports/outdoors competitor in Alaska?

VIDEO

Wild Football

The Alaska Wild play the Fairbanks Grizzlies at the Sullivan Arena.

PHOTO GALLERY

Mario Chalmers

The former Bartlett High star helped Kansas win the 2008 NCAA basketball tournament.

VIDEO

Body Building

The Egan Center hosted the 2008 NPC Last Frontier Fitness, Figure and Bodybuilding State Championships on April 5.

PHOTO GALLERY

Body Building

Photo gallery from the 2008 NPC Last Frontier Fitness, Figure and Bodybuilding State Championships.