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Nanooks' Bolster captures first-team volleyball honors
Photo by Johnny Wagner
November 18, 2008
A trio of Alaska Nanooks earned Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-conference volleyball honors on Monday.
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Former Nanooks Dare to Dream
Published November 21, 2008
Since finishing up stellar basketball careers for the Alaska Nanooks, Justin Bourne has played in Israel, Andrew Smith has competed in Portugal and Travis Knutson has laced it up in South Africa.
Local prep hockey teams register sweep
Published November 21, 2008
Mid Alaska Conference high school hockey teams continued to make a strong showing against other Class 4A opponents from throughout the state by posting a clean sweep on Thursday.
Ice Dogs hope to get physical with Brown Bears
Published November 21, 2008
Ice Dogs head coach Josh Hauge predicted it would take 15 games to find out just what his junior hockey team was made of.
Nanooks streak on line at Ferris State tonight
Published November 21, 2008
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — The Alaska Nanooks and Ferris State Bulldogs each have five seniors. Alaska’s senior quintet, though, has never lost against Ferris State, and the Bulldogs’ fourth-year players have experienced only ties against the Nanooks.
Chico State rallies to slip past Nanooks
Published November 21, 2008
FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Nanooks outplayed favored Chico State for 37 minutes on Thursday.
Fairbanks Ice Dogs to battle rival Kenai Brown Bears
Published November 20, 2008
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs play in the same division as two other North American Hockey League teams in Alaska, but more than two months into the season they still haven’t played one of those teams in Fairbanks.
Alaska Nanooks women face tough three-game basketball stretch
Published November 20, 2008
Last season, Alaska Anchorage ended the women’s basketball seasons for Chico State and Sonoma State by defeating them at the NCAA Division II Tournament.
Early this season, the Alaska Nanooks hope to continue that trend by topping the California schools at the Coslet Classic in Chico.
Ex-Alaska Goldpanner Wakamatsu to lead Seattle Mariners
Published November 20, 2008
Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian-American manager in major league history. He’s also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured, generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners.
Arts to begin professional hoops career in enemy territory
Published November 20, 2008
And to think Carl Arts thought pro basketball would be his ticket south. Or east. Or west. Anywhere but north.
Talisa Rhea lights up Pac-10 women's basketball record book
Published November 20, 2008
A college basketball player getting excited and prepared for a season opener is as common as an icy winter road in Fairbanks.
Enders carves niche with Alaska Nanooks hockey
Published November 20, 2008
Scott Enders isn’t trying to fill Tyler Eckford’s skates. However, the last time the Alaska Nanooks played, the freshman defenseman showed the potential to be effective on the power play, just like Eckford was last season for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association team.
Scammers start bogus fund in Anchorage coach's name
Published November 19, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- Anchorage police say scam artists are using an Anchorage man's battle with cancer to steal money from goodhearted people.
Overtime loss ends Nanooks' California trip
Published November 19, 2008
The Nanooks are returning home winless after the most painful loss of their three-game road trip to California.
Delta skaters hold off rally from Monroe
Published November 19, 2008
Delta Junction’s hockey team survived a comeback from Monroe Catholic to win 5-3 Tuesday night.
Junior high teams dare to play before the Dream
Published November 19, 2008
Before the pros take the court in the American Basketball Association’s Dare to Dream Tournament this weekend, Alaska middle schools will square off in a tournament of their own.