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WEIO opens Wednesday in Fairbanks

The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics open Wednesday in Fairbanks, featuring competition in Native sports like the knuckle hop, blanket toss and ear pull. Opening ceremonies and the lighting of the seal oil torch happen at 6 p.m.

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  • BASKETBALL

    Basketball coaching legend Markey dies at 76

    Clair Markey, a basketball coach whose up-tempo style of play influenced players all over Alaska, died last week in Arizona. He was 76.

  • PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

    Viking Bowman recalls playing with Heat's Chalmers at Bartlett High (Star-Tribune - Minneapolis)

    Former Chicago Bears cornerback Zack Bowman of Anchorage, now with Minnesota, is hoping some of the athleticism he developed while ruling Alaska basketball with Bartlett teammate Mario Chalmers -- who is now in the NBA Finals with the Miami Heat -- can help him be an impact player for the Vikings.

  • BASKETBALL

    West 10, East 4 in prep basketball

    Andrew McAlister went 3 for 3 with two RBIs to help propel West to a 10-4 win over East in a Cook Inlet Conference baseball game at Mulcahy Stadium on Thursday.

  • BASKETBALL

    All-stars will play two

    Some of the state's best basketball players will be busy this week playing in two Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches senior all-star games.

  • BASKETBALL

    Monroe Catholic boys are Alaska's best

    Using relentless defense and a second-half offensive surge, the Monroe Catholic boys claimed their first Class 3A state basketball title at the Sullivan Arena on Saturday.

  • BASKETBALL

    Galena girls win state in overtime

    With star Jenna Buchanan making a game-tying put-back just before the buzzer ending regulation, Galena racked a 67-58 win against Sitka to capture the Class 3A title at Sullivan Arena.

  • BASKETBALL

    Warriors repeat as 4A girls champs

    Once the game began, things were fine for the Wasilla Warriors. It was the moments leading up to their 56-33 victory over West Valley in Saturday's Class 4A girls championship game that things were looking shaky for the defending state champions.

  • BASKETBALL

    Lynx win it in OT

    The Dimond Lynx didn't hold a lead until overtime, but they gutted out a 57-51 win over the Service Cougars in the Class 4A boys state basketball championship Saturday at the Sullivan Arena.

  • BOYS

    ACS, Monroe cruise

    Nothing patriotic going on, just the Anchorage Christian School Lions, clad in those colors, employing a suffocating defense as a semifinal springboard into the championship game of the Class 3A state basketball tournament.

  • BASKETBALL

    Halftime party powers the Wolves

    Trailing by eight points at halftime of their Class 3A semifinal in the state basketball tournament Friday, the Sitka girls did not conduct a pity party at intermission. Instead, the Wolves retreated to their locker room at Sullivan Arena and, well, enjoyed a really good time.

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