The Rewind: Dimond flag team, Kenai Central earn football titles; table set for DI and II championships

Welcome to The Rewind, a weekly digest that puts a spotlight on the biggest stories and best performances from Alaska’s world of sports.

The second week of the 2023 Alaska high school football postseason featured overwhelming victories at all three levels of competition in all but one game. On the college sports scene, the University of Alaska Anchorage volleyball team split two home conference matches while the hockey team split two road games in the Midwest. On the national stage, several local products contributed to recent victories for their respective team or had individual success.

Headlines and highlights

The 2023 Alaska high school football postseason raged on this past weekend and saw a lot of points scored in some dominant performances by heavily favored teams. In the Division III state championship game, top-seeded Kenai beat second-seeded Barrow 20-8 to win its first title in 11 years in the Kardinals’ first trip to the playoffs in seven years.

“The streets aren’t necessarily paved with gold down there in Kenai,” Kardinals coach Jake Brand said. “The community loves their kids, they love football, and they love the high school. It’s been a long time coming, and it means everything to Kenai.”

[Kenai Central shuts down Barrow to claim Division III state football championship]

In Division I, top-seeded West shut out fourth-seeded Service for the second time in three weeks in a complete win of the season where the Eagles scored in all three phases. With the victory, the Eagles advanced to the state championship game for the first time in half a decade.

“I feel like our wins this year have been complete,” West coach Tim Davis said. “There’s no one star and that’s the best part about these games. They’ve just played so well as a unit and a brotherhood.”

[West steamrolls Service to advance to first Division I state championship in 5 years]

West’s opponent in the Division I title bout was determined in the most competitive game of the weekend in the entire state. In a battle between a pair of underdogs, seventh-seeded South narrowly prevailed over sixth-seeded Bartlett 26-20 on Saturday to punch its ticket back to finals for the first time since 2019.

[Confident underdogs will compete Saturday for a chance at Division I football championship]

In Division II, top-seeded Soldotna and second-seeded Lathrop both cruised to semifinal victories on Saturday and will meet in the state championship for the fourth straight time. The Stars blew out North Pole by nearly 50 points in a 69-20 win and the Malemutes beat Eagle River by double figures 42-18.

For the fourth year in a row, Dimond proved the to be the cream of the crop prep flag football as the Lynx repeated as Cook Inlet Conference champions for the third consecutive season last Thursday with a 26-7 win over South. They were led to victory by CIC offensive player of the year Mai Mateaki who rushed for a pair of touchdowns and threw for another just before halftime to give the Lynx some much-needed breathing in room in what began as a tightly-contested game.

“That was a huge score right before halftime,” Dimond head coach Kristen Melican-Nevala said. “Mai’s just such a competitor and has such confidence.”

[Dimond flag football earns fourth straight conference title]

On the college scene, the UAA volleyball team went 1-1 for the third straight week as they began their two-week home stand. The Seawolves were swept by nationally-ranked Central Washington University on Thursday but bounced back on Pack the House night by beating Northwest Nazarene in four sets on Saturday. A crowd of 3,280 fans packed Alaska Airlines Center to witness the victory.

The Seawolves leader in kills over the course of the two contests was junior Bethany Tuchardt, who who recorded 22 combined for second week in a row. In their win over the Nighthawks, sophomore Madison Galloway recorded a new career-high digs with a match-high 21.

The UAA men’s hockey team was in the Midwest this past week for a two-game road series with Lake Superior State University. The Seawolves spilt with the Lakers, losing the first on Friday after allowing five unanswered goals following the initial goal that was scored by Anchorage’s Maximilion Helgeson. They would bounce back and head home on a high note on Saturday after notching a 3-2 win thanks to a pair of goals that were scored by Wasilla’s Porter Schachle.

The Anchorage Wolverines fell at home 4-1 to the Minnesota Wilderness on Saturday night in their only game this past week and their lone goal came from defenseman Danny Reis in the third period.

Alaska stars shining Outside

Anchorage’s Obed Vargas scored the game-winning goal for the Team USA men’s soccer team in their 2-1 win over Mexico last Wednesday in Phoenix, Arizona as they embark on their journey towards the 2024 Summer Olympic games in Paris. The 18-year-old midfielder also plays for the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.

Anchorage’s Edefuan Ulofoshio played a vital role in the University of Washington football team’s thrilling 36-33 victory over the University of Oregon this past Saturday. The former South High standout sacked Ducks’ quarterback Bo Nix on a play that forced the Ducks to settle for a field goal late in second quarter. He also finished as the Huskies’ leading tackler with a season-high 11 total tackles total tackles, including one for a loss.

Anchorage’s Tyree Wilson matched his single-game season high for total tackles by recording a pair of solos in 22 total defensive snaps (37 percent) in the Las Vegas Raiders’ 21-17 home victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday in Week 6 of the 2023 NFL regular season.

Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman made his 2023 NHL regular season debut on Saturday and helped lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators. The 24-year-old goaltender stopped 33 shots in a decisive victory that included 13 attempts on Nashville power plays where his team was at a numbers disadvantage on the ice.

Anchorage’s Gabriela Zych went from being in seventh place to finishing third among a 46-woman field to win a bronze medal in the 10-meter air rifle final that was recently held in Columbus, Georgia. The even was the first of a three-part Rifle Olympic Trials. The Service alumnus and sophomore at the University of Memphis posted a score of 227.8 in the final which was 20 points better than the fourth-place finisher.

“Gabriela shot incredible over the last two days,” head coach Morgan Phillips said in a statement from the school website. “This is a very high-pressure match and she handled it extremely well. To shoot a personal best on one of the biggest stages out there is incredible, but then to finish third in a final among the best shooters in the nation is even more impressive. I’m very proud of her and know this is only the beginning of the national level success that she will have.”

Anchorage’s Finnigan Donley was named to the U.S. Alpine Ski Team last week, one of 15 athletes named to the Development Team. Donley, 18, started skiing at Alyeska and now competes for the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Donley finished fifth in the super-G at the 2023 U.S. Alpine Championships.

Palmer’s David Elliott scored a pair of goals to lead the Tacoma Community College men’s soccer team to a come-from-behind victory over Clark College this past Saturday. Earlier this year, he helped lead the Colony High boys soccer team to a Division I state championship as a senior and was named Gatorade Player of the Year in Alaska for Soccer shortly thereafter.

[Colony’s David Elliott named Alaska’s Gatorade Player of the Year for boys soccer]

Last week’s results

Prep

Football

Friday

West 51, Service 0

Saturday

Kenai Central 20, Barrow 8

South 26, Bartlett 20

Lathrop 35, Eagle River 12

Soldotna 69, North Pole 20

Flag Football

CIC playoffs

Tuesday

Semifinals

Dimond 32, Service 7

South 25, West 0

Thursday

Championship

Dimond 26, South 7

2023 Cook Inlet Conference first-team all-conference

Bartlett: Kristine Odsigue, Aumua Azare, Sina Maugaotega

East: Isabella Jones, Saline O’Brien

Chugiak: Anna Rajek, Raighen Wendler, Megan Traxinger

Dimond: Maie Mateaki, Maile Wilcox, Ayla Ertekin, Tipatipa Mulu

Eagle River: Lauren Bodeen

Service: Nora Simon, Sumiko Ramos, Kristen Paraoan, Princess Leia

South: Skylar Lind, Morgan Galko, Tali Novakovich, Niveah Heartwell, Makayleh King

West: Loree Reupena-Tualao, Ariel Misa, Re’Zhanai Wyche

Offensive Player of the Year: Mai Mateaki, senior, Dimond

Defensive Player of the Year: Ayla Ertekin, junior, Dimond

Punter/Kicker of the Year: Sarah Stantus, senior, Eagle River

Head Coach of the Year: Matt Turner, Eagle River

Assistant Coach of the Year: Travis Millsap, Eagle River

Volleyball

Monday

Ninilchik 3, Cook Inlet Academy 1 (23-25, 26-22, 25-22, 26-24)

Tuesday

Dimond 3, East 1 (25-21, 25-15, 25-23, 25-21)

West 3, South 1 (29-27, 25-22, 14-25, 25-19)

Chugiak 3, Bartlett 0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-11)

Service 3, Eagle River 1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-22)

Mt. Edgecumbe 3, Sitka 0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-15)

Palmer 3, Colony 2 (25-22, 21-25, 25-16, 20-25, 15-12)

Grace Christian 3, Redington 1 (25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 25-12)

Lathrop 3, West Valley 2 (25-21, 25-20, 17-25, 14-25, 15-10)

Delta 3, Monroe Catholic 1

Kenai Central 3, Seward 0

Thursday

Mt. Edgecumbe 3, Mountain City Christian Academy 0 (25-16, 25-9, 25-20)

Gustavus 3, Hoonah 1 (25-13, 25-23, 20-25, 25-6)

Chugiak 3, Eagle River 0 (25-18, 27-25, 25-14)

Wasilla 3, Dimond 0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19)

Riflery

Friday

South 3213, Bartlett 1554

Team A:

South (1131), Anderson, C. 287, Anderson, B. 284, Kincaid, A. 280, Gust, B. 280

Bartlett (1018), Stryken, I. 273, Tovar, J. 260, Willett, A. 245, Moua, A. 240

Team B:

South (1078), Saugier, J. 273, Kersten, P. 270, Porter, M. 269, Eltrapolsi, Z. 266

Bartlett (536), Stapley, K. 206, Ross, A. 168, Lau, T. 162

Team C:

South (1004), Rood, R. 258, McEwen, X. 255, Garzel, A. 252, Barker, J. 239

Bartlett (0)

Eagle River 3,206, Chugiak 3,231

Team A:

Chugiak (1132)— Schwan 283-16x , Cook, 283,-13x, Moncur 283,-13x Twohy 283-13x ,

West (1,107) — Moore 280, Osgood 277, Stam 274, Maeda 276.

Team B:

Chugiak (1107) Mosteller 282, Yaniec 276, Ryan 276, Pavegilo 273

West (1070) Bittner 271, Nemeth 269, Larson 264, Peterson 266.

Team C:

Chugiak (992) Canrtell 255, Beckwith 256, Astle 251, Jones 230.

West (1029) Snelling 261, Nilsson 260, Wally 254, Jordet 254.

Dimond 3,097-45, East 2,285-18

Team A:

South 1,132, East 1,018

Team B:

South 1,070, East 895

Team C:

South 895, East 372

Gymnastics

Thursday

Team scores

1. Dimond 204.775

2. Service 147.8

3. East 46.3

Vault

1. Miya Hattori Daquioag, Dimond 8.4; 2. Kepler Bowman, Dimond 8.325; 3. Abby Edwards, Dimond 8.1; 4. Audrey Wagahoft, Service 8.05; 5. Audrie Bowman, Dimond 8 (tie); 5. Blaire Tillman, Service 8 (tie)

Bars

1. Kepler Bowman, Dimond 6.75; 2. Blaire Tillman, Service 6.6; 3. Acacia Bigley, Service 6.55; 4. Abby Edwards, Dimond 6.45 (tie); 4. Miya Hattori Daquioag, Dimond 6.45 (tie)

Beam

1.Abby Edwards, Dimond 8; 2. Isabel Perales, Dimond 7.9; 3. Taytum Embley, Dimond 7.65; 4. Kepler Bowman, Dimond 7.6; 5. Audrie Bowman, Dimond 7.55;

Floor

1. Abby Edwards, Dimond 8.75; 2. Kepler Bowman, Dimond 8.35; 3. Audrie Bowman, Dimond 8.25; 4. Mira Franz, Service 8.2; 5. Taytum Embley, Dimond 8.1

All-Around

1. Abby Edwards, Dimond 31.3; 2. Kepler Bowman, Dimond 30.975; 3. Audrie Bowman, Dimond 30.05; 4. Blaire Tillman, Service 29.5; 5. Miya Hattori Daquioag, Dimond 29.35

Swimming

Friday

Service 191, South 149

Girls Team Rankings

1. South High School, 100; 2. Robert Service High School, 72

Boys Team Rankings

1. Service, 119; 2. South High School, 49

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. South (Megan McLaughlin, Elizabeth Bingham, Lindsey Tatakis, Stella Baldessari), 1:58.48; 2. Service, 1:59.33; 3. South ‘B’, 2:20.48

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Service (Ben Price, Jan Beck, Preston Kwon, Tomasz Balaban), 1:36.97; 2. South, 1:57.64; 3. Service ‘B’, 1:57.80.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Kaia Reeg, South, 2:05.67; 2. Casey Struna-Meyer, Service, 2:10.12; 3. Audrey Simmons, South, 2:22.06

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Conrad Fawcett, Service, 1:46.12; 2. Keegan Zawko, Service, 2:08.05; 3. Ryan Solberg, South, 2:12.96

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Anna Brooks, Service, 2:22.74; 2. Lindsey Tatakis, South, 2:32.14; 3. Lizy Reinders, South, 2:47.17

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Ben Price, Service, 1:58.83; 2. Liam Carr, South, 2:35.79; 3. Shawne Royce, Service, 2:47.34

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Elizabeth Bingham, South, 25.89; 2. Natalie Hostetter, Service, 26.10; 3. Stella Baldessari, South, 26.26

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Tomasz Balaban, Service, 22.55; 2. Jake Altman, Service, 24.92; 3. Paradorn Connolly, Service, 25.66

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Kensley Denmon, Service, 204.70; 2. Esme Carter, Service, 146.45

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1. Bentley Altman, Service, 283.00; 2. Reubin Williams, Service, 257.25; 3. Joshua Christian, South, 251.40

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Megan McLaughlin, South, 1:04.88; 2. Hannah Katchen, Service, 1:09.74; 3. Noelle Oakley, Service, 1:21.99

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Tomasz Balaban, Service, 52.41; 2. Preston Kwon, Service, 54.20; 3. Max Yagodin, South, 1:00.16

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Charlotte Griffith, South, 56.22; 2. Natalie Hostetter, Service, 58.73; 3. Lindsey Tatakis, South, 59.07

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Bentley Altman, Service, 57.12; 2. Reubin Williams, Service, 59.12; 3. Christopher Cooke, South, 59.98

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Zoe Zipsir, South, 5:43.61; 2. Casey Struna-Meyer, Service, 5:49.77; 3. Reese Romspert, South, 6:04.60

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Conrad Fawcett, Service, 4:46.63; 2. Jan Beck, Service, 4:55.02; 3. Theodore Olson, Service, 6:07.52

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. South (Elizabeth Bingham, Alexa Kotter, Kaia Reeg, Charlotte Griffith), 1:46.00; 2. Service, 1:49.19; 3. South, 1:50.77

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Service (Tomasz Balaban, Conrad Fawcett, Preston Kwon, Ben Price), 1:29.35; 2. South, 1:43.47; 3. Service ‘B’ , 1:49.55

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Megan McLaughlin, South, 1:02.54; 2. Stella Baldessari, South, 1:07.67; 3. Hannah Katchen, Service, 1:09.74

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Ben Price, Service, 54.26; 2. Keegan Zawko, Service, 1:04.97; 3. Yohan Wang, Service, 1:13.64

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Kaia Reeg, South, 1:12.66; 2. Anna Brooks, Service, 1:12.95; 3. Zoe Fencil, South, 1:13.36

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Preston Kwon, Service, 58.89; 2. Jan Beck, Service, 1:01.77; 3. Jake Altman, Service, 1:09.77

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. South (Zoe Fencil, Kaia Reeg, Megan McLaughlin, Charlotte Griffith), 3:54.36; 2. Service 4:11.81; 3. South ‘B’, 4:14.82

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Service ‘B’ (Keegan Zawko, Paradorn Connolly, Hunter Huelskoetter, Jake Altman), 3:59.36; 2. South, 3:59.92; 3. Service ‘C’, 4:38.56

Dimond 210; Eagle River 146

Girls - Team Scores

1. Dimond, 106; 2. Eagle River, 68.

Boys - Team Scores

1. Dimond, 104; 2. Eagle River, 78.

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Lola Woodward, Maya Solomonson, Reese Woodward, Lelaina Trembath), 1:56.23; 2. Dimond, 1:56.74; 3. Dimond, 2:06.25

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Wes Mank, Eli Rumph, Dean Toole, Owen Hasenstab), 1:42.31; 2. Dimond, 1:45.02; 3. Dimond, 1:53.90

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 2:07.43; 2. Holly Dittman, Dimond, 2:14.77; 3. Molly McBride, Dimond, 2:18.07

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Will McKinley, Dimond, 1:57.22; 2. Kieran Erwin, Dimond, 1:59.80; 3. Dean Toole, Eagle River, 2:03.43

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 2:24.44; 2. Maizy Kass, Dimond, 2:26.65; 3. Ireland Kass, Dimond, 2:30.43

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Nate Shockley, Eagle River, 2:12.65; 2. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 2:14.91; 3. Dax O’Brien, Dimond, 2:21.08

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 25.45; 2. Caroline Waters, Dimond, 25.70; 3. Mia Sperbeck, Dimond, 26.47

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 23.72; 2. Owen Hasenstab, Eagle River, 23.94; 3. Samuel Randall, Dimond, 24.34

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Julia Montero, Eagle River, 178.60; 2. Genevieve Sperbeck, Dimond, 126.35

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1. Roman Billings, Dimond, 183.00; 2. Riley Gross, Dimond, 157.30; 3. Ammon Marvin, Dimond, 152.65

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 1:06.20; 2. Ireland Kass, Dimond, 1:08.86; 3. Nora McBride, Dimond, 1:12.11

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 59.45; 2. Jackson Delacruz, Eagle River, 1:03.40; 3. Tristan Popa, Eagle River, 1:07.45

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 54.88; 2. Mia Sperbeck, Dimond, 57.83; 3. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 58.67

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 51.02; 2. Dean Toole, Eagle River, 53.09; 3. Jonathan Szymanski, Dimond, 53.31

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Paige Antrobus, Dimond, 5:48.08; 2. Holly Dittman, Dimond, 5:56.95; 3. May Kibodeaux, Dimond, 6:21.63

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 5:02.26; 2. Eli Rumph, Eagle River, 5:27.93; 3. Kieran Erwin, Dimond, 5:31.17

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Caroline Waters, Leena Edais, Maizy Kass, Mia Sperbeck), 1:43.43; 2. Eagle River, 1:44.77; 3. Dimond, 1:53.57

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Matthew Baker, Owen Hasenstab, Dean Toole, Wes Mank), 1:32.95; 2. Dimond, 1:33.49; 3. Dimond, 1:42.24

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Molly McBride, Dimond, 1:10.27; 2. Paula Morales, Dimond, 1:10.83; 3. Ashlyn Paynter, Eagle River, 1:16.95

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Will McKinley, Dimond, 59.91; 2. Dax O’Brien, Dimond, 1:06.51; 3. Tristan Popa, Eagle River, 1:11.12

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Caroline Waters, Dimond, 1:10.98; 2. Maizy Kass, Dimond, 1:13.42; 3. Bryn Baldwin, Eagle River, 1:17.69

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Eli Rumph, Eagle River, 1:03.10; 2. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 1:03.41; 3. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 1:05.58

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Sophia Trembath, Caitlyn Rumph, Lelaina Trembath, Maya Solomonson), 3:58.63; 2. Dimond, 4:02.04; 3. Dimond, 4:12.54

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Kieran Erwin, Caeden Kullander, Dax O’Brien, Jonathan Szymanski), 3:33.01; 2. Eagle River, 3:41.51; 3. Eagle River, 4:17.69

College

Volleyball

Thursday

Central Washington 3, UAA 0 (25-23, 25-21, 27-25)

Saturday

UAA 3, Northwest Nazarene 1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-16)

Hockey

Friday

Lake Superior State 5, UAA 1

Saturday

UAA 3, Lake Superior State 2

NAHL Hockey

Saturday

Minnesota Wilderness 4, Anchorage Wolverines 1

2023 Zombie Half Marathon Results

Women’s

1. Taylor Deal, Anchorage, 1:22:25; 2. Sam Longacre, Anchorage, 1:26:49; 3. Bekah Sterkel, Anchorage, 1:28:33; 4. Whitney Bennett Bouchard, Anchorage, 1:29:54; 5. Molly Templin, Anchorage, 1:30:59; 6. Mandy Vincent-Lang, Anchorage, 1:31:42; 7. Christine Patterson, Miller Place, NY 1:38:17; 8. Adriane Horn, Anchorage, 1:38:24; 9. Lucy Swygman, Girdwood, 1:39:20; 10. Megan Neale, Anchorage, 1:39:36.

Men’s

1. Jake Moe, Anchorage, 1:14:30; 2. Cody Priest, Anchorage, 1:17:13; 3. Nathan DeHaan, Bethel, 1:17:29; 4. Patrick Conway, Anchorage, 1:20:16; 5. James Miller, Anchorage, 1:21:09; 6. Joshua Taylor, Wasilla, 1:21:30; 7. Pete Pounds, Anchorage, 1:23:48; 8. Jeff Young, Anchorage, 1:24:06; 9. Matias Saari, Anchorage, 1:25:39; 10. Charles Procknow, Anchorage, 1:25:53.

Fast forward

Prep

Football

South v. West at Service, Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

The top-seed red-hot Eagles will take on the surging seventh-seeded Wolverines in the final round of the Division I playoffs. The two teams faced off in Week 2 of the regular season and the West came away with a dominant 42-14 road victory over South.

Lathrop v. Soldotna at Service, Saturday at 1 p.m.

The Malemutes and Stars will face off in the Division II state title bout for the fourth straight time dating back to 2019 and for the second time this season. Lathrop will be looking to avenge their season-opening loss to their rivals by claiming their third straight championship. Soldotna will be determined to not let their seniors be the first graduating class who weren’t crowned champion at least once in their high school careers in nearly two decades.

Wrestling

East at South, Wednesday at 6 p.m.

The reigning Division I state champion Wolverines will open the 2023 season with a dual meet against the formidable Thunderbirds. Later in the week on Saturday, there will be a tournament held at West where many of the top wrestlers around the conference will be in attendance.

College

Hockey

UAA v. Air Force at vis Alaska Sports Complex, Friday at 7:07 p.m.; Saturday at 5:07 p.m.

The Seawolves will be back home this week to play a two-game series. Both games will take place at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex with the first on Friday at 7:07 p.m. and the second on Saturday at 5:07 p.m.

Volleyball

UAA v. Simon Fraser, Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Seawolves with continue their two-week home stand at the Alaska Airlines Center with the opportunity to avenge their first two losses to GNAC foes. They will host the Red Leafs on Thursday night and the Vikings of Western Washington University on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.

Cross Country

GNAC Championships at Kincaid Park, Saturday at 11 a.m.

The top-seeded Seawolves will be hosting the 2023 Great North West Conference Cross Country Championships this weekend with the women’s 6K race starting at 11 a.m. and the men’s 8K race starting at noon.

NAHL

Anchorage Wolverines v. Janesville Jets at Ben Boeke Arena, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

The hometown junior hockey franchise will be back at Ben Beoke Ice Arena for the third weekend in a row where they will host their Midwest division foes for a two-game series. The first game will take place on Friday at 7 p.m. and the second at the same time on Saturday night. After being swept by the Jets in a two-game road series last month, the Wolverines will be looking to return the favor this weekend.