Recreational Sports

NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Saturday

Kids ages 6 to 15 are welcome to enter the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club at 2300 W. 36th Avenue at 1 p.m.

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SOFTBALL

Nunaka Valley reaches World Series finale

Nunaka Valley on Friday advanced to the title game at the Little League Junior Softball World Series, a nine-team international tournament for girls 12-14 years old, with a 9-2 semifinal victory over host Kirkland, Wash.
SOFTBALL

Page leads Nunaka's 18-3 romp over Czech Republic

Taria Page homered twice in the eight-run first inning -- one of them was a grand slam -- and Nunaka Valley romped to an 18-3 victory Wednesday over Prague, Czech Republic, at the Little League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Wash.
RECREATIONAL SPORTS

Nunaka wins again at World Series

Evidently, Taria Page was not pleased about going 0 for 3 with a walk in Nunaka Valley's opening-game victory Monday at the Little League Junior Softball World Series. Tuesday, the shortstop and leadoff hitter got back in the swing of things.
RECREATIONAL SPORTS

Mohr wins Senior Tour tournament

Eagle River bowler Ron Mohr racked his eighth career PBA Senior Tour victory when he captured the season- ending Decatur Open in Illinois on Tuesday.
ALASKA FISHING

Tour of Anchorage begins

Around 100 cyclists are preparing to tackle this week's Tour of Anchorage, the Arctic Bicycle Club's annual five-stage event that challenges racers of various levels.
RUNNING

Patterson, Lippmann win rainy, 24-mile Crow Pass Crossing

Twenty-year-old Scott Patterson became the youngest men's champion in history and Kiersten Lippmann became the first woman to repeat as champion in 14 years Saturday at the Crow Pass Crossing.
RECREATIONAL SPORTS

Shot in the dark

Ten-year-old Taylor Thompson's week-long summer camp included a night of archery at Kincaid Park, an occasion that reminded the Palmer girl of a favorite scene from the movie "Brave."
HOMEPAGE

State approves 2,000-mile race for personal watercraft

The state has approved plans for a personal watercraft race through Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet and the Gulf of Alaska. There were concerns that 1,000 watercraft and support vessels would harm the environment or wildlife.
BASEBALL

UAF's AD Karr takes job in Michigan

UAF athletic director Forrest Karr has accepted a new job at Northern Michigan University, UAF said in a release Wednesday.
RECREATIONAL SPORTS

Westchester disc golf course out of bounds

Parks and Recreation maintenance workers Jarred Tuck, left, and Cody Cederquist put up fencing Wednesday at Margaret Eagan Sullivan Park after the city closed the area to disc golf activities. Rehabilitation work is planned for this summer in the popular and heavily used area near Westchester Lagoon...