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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY

Eagle River 5, Hutchison 5

Ben Russell scored a power-play goal with 3:39 left in the third period to lift Eagle River into a 5-5 tie against Hutchison in the End of the Road Shootout in Homer.

HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING

Chugiak girls rally to tie Eagle River

After losing the first two games against Eagle River, the Chugiak girls came storming back with a huge win in Game 3 to earn a 6-6 tie at Jewel Lake Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

South 78, Bartlett 4

Seven wrestlers competed in matches for South on Thursday and six pinned Bartlett wrestlers.

HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Lynx strike early

Dimond took a key early-season win Wednesday by getting out quick against its biggest rival. The Lynx scored twice in the first four minutes and got 16 saves from goalie Marcus Holzschuh.

Photos: South vs. Dimond

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Bartlett-South tops Dimond-West in OT

Bartlett-South remained undefeated Wednesday with a wild 4-3 overtime win at Ben Boeke in girl's hockey action.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Colony's Mayo steps down

Colony head football coach Jamie Mayo, who led the Knights to a 30-17 record during five seasons, announced his resignation Tuesday. In a press release issued by the school, Mayo cited work responsibilities as the major factor in his decision.

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

Alaskans run strong in Northwest Regional

Grace Christian junior Jacob Kirk, the reigning Class 1-2-3A boys state cross-country champion, finished 22nd in the boys 5-K championship race at the Nike Cross Country Nationals Northwest Region Championships in Boise, Idaho on Saturday

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Service 75, Bartlett 6

Service won six matches by fall and picked up six more forfeit victories in rolling past Bartlett on Wednesday.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Mustangs win while Wolves assistant Wild gets a fiancee

Love and hate went hand in hand Tuesday as the Chugiak Mustangs took a tense 2-1 win over Eagle River in front of a packed house at the McDonald Center in Eagle River.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Mat-Su closing the gap

Mat-Su Ravens head coach Dudley Boehm doesn't measure his team's success in wins and losses, but he might want to start.

Homer wrestlers manage to knock off Soldotna

Homer's Travis Catron won by technical fall, defeating his opponent 15-0, to lead the Mariners wrestlers past the Stars 41-34. Catron's 145-pound match against Soldotna's Dallin Carlson was the final match of the meet. The Mariners held a 36-34 lead entering the match.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Dillingham takes tournament team title

Dillingham placed six wrestlers into the championship finals and three of them won titles Saturday, powering the Wolverines to the team title at the ACS Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

In like Lions: ACS beats Monroe

Friendships forged during a four-year run to the top of the Alaska high school volleyball world were cemented Saturday night as a senior-heavy Anchorage Christian squad capped an undefeated season with a three-game sweep of Monroe Catholic.

Photos: 3A Championship game

Photos: Volleyball State Tournament

Dimond dominates in straight sets

After every practice this season, the Dimond Lynx volleyball team gathered together and repeated the one word that would become the team's mantra: "Repeat."

Photos: 4A Volleyball championships

Photos: Volleyball State Tournament

HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

West 2, West Valley 2, OT

West's Alec Butcher scored midway through the third period to forge a tie with visiting West Valley at a nonconference hockey game at the McDonald Center.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

South-Bartlett 4, Mat-Su 1

Brittany Stahle scored a pair of goals Saturday to lead the South-Bartlett girls hockey team past Mat-Su at the McDonald Center.

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Colony bounces Chugiak

With memories of a South sweep still fresh in their heads, Dimond turned the tables on the Wolverines for a memorable five-set victory Friday in the semifinal round of the Class 4A state volleyball tournament.

Photos: Volleyball State Tournament

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Monroe upsets Grace

Monroe Catholic volleyball coach Mike Lessley thought he might have a heart attack. Grace Christian coach Connie Weisenfelder was so into the match she forgot to breathe.

HIGH SCHOOL RIFLERY

Chugiak's tight group posts riflery record

After flirting with it all season, the Chugiak Mustangs broke the Cook Inlet Conference riflery record Friday by firing a 1,162.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Service 6, East 4

Aaron McInnis and Jack Cronin scored third-period goals to carry Service to a 6-4 victory over East.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Dimond-West wins big

Sam Redick scored four goals and four others each scored once to lift Dimond-West to an 8-1 victory over South-East in Cook Inlet Conference girls hockey action Friday.

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Players hide, fear concussions

Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain "shaking like a bell" when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago. What Cartwright never did when the hit happened? He never told Washington's medical staff his head ached.

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Jared loves his mullet

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen rocks a mullet and is pround of it -- all business in front, par-r-ty in the back!

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Weight issues are behind Mark Mangino's problems at Kansas

It’s the weight. That’s why Mark Mangino’s job is in jeopardy. That’s why Lew Perkins held a paper-trail meeting with Kansas football players Monday night. If this is the end for Mark Mangino’s head-coaching career at Kansas — and it should be — his inability to deal with his weight problem is the cause.

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