The Rewind: West bests East on gridiron, UAA volleyball heats up, and Alaskans in pro sports find success

Sep. 19—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 sixth week of the 2023 Alaska high school football season featured rivalry games at the Division I and II levels and a Division III contender stayed hot in a rare Sunday showdown. On the college sports scene, the University of Alaska Anchorage volleyball team bounced back in a big way over the weekend. On the national stage, three Alaskans on NFL teams were in uniform in Week 2, and a professional hoopster signed with a new NBA team. Also a former prep volleyball standout made history at the collegiate level and a professional endurance athlete conquered a mountain trail and steep elevation.

Headlines and highlights

The game of the week in high school football certainly lived up to the hype for the first three quarters when Bettye Davis East Anchorage hosted crosstown rival West Anchorage. The Cook Inlet Conference clash and potential playoff preview unfolded like a heavyweight bout with both teams matching each other blow for blow until the Eagles were able to distance themselves late. A pair of fourth-quarter turnovers proved to be the turning point and senior quarterback Azariah Atonio was able to lead West to a statement victory over his former team.

"It means everything," he said. "I transferred over here looking for a fresh start, and that's what they gave me. Every opportunity was taken and we took off from there."

[West High football pulls away from East late with key defensive plays]

In other rivalry gridiron action, Service pulled away from South to claim the Southside Cup for the second year in a row on Friday night, and Eagle River shut out Chugiak in a Thursday night edition of the Battle of the Bridge. Elsewhere in Division II, Soldotna continued its dominant start to the season and stayed undefeated by blowing out West Valley with its fifth straight game of scoring 60 or more points.

Red-hot Barrow had to have its matchup with Kodiak pushed back to Sunday because weather complications forced a delay in the Kodiak team's flight. That didn't bother the Whalers at all as they would still go on to notch their fourth victory in a row in lopsided fashion over the Bears and improve to 4-1 on the year.

In 9-man football action the Seward Seahawks remained unbeaten and improved to 5-0 after beating Nikiski by double figures for the second time this season on Saturday night.

Three-time reigning Cook Inlet Conference flag football champion Dimond remained undefeated through the first five weeks of the season with another pair of shutout victories for the third week in a row. The first came against Chugiak on Tuesday night and the second came over Bartlett on Wednesday as the Lynx finished the week with a massive point differential of 67-0.

The East volleyball team stayed undefeated in regular-season action with a pair of 3-1 victories over West and South last week to extend its winning streak to seven in a row. Meanwhile, defending champion Dimond rattled off two straight-set sweep victories over Bartlett and South after suffering its first defeat of the regular season to the Thunderbirds a week prior.

In other prep volleyball action, Service extended the CIC's second-longest winning streak to four in a row with a sweep of Chugiak last Tuesday and a five-set victory over Palmer on Thursday. Against the Moose, the Cougars were led in kills by Paige Miller with 11. in digs by Rylie Widener with 12, in blocks by Patri Ferran with four, and in assists by Kiara Iloilo with 28.

Cross-country runners from all four grade classifications across the Anchorage School District faced off and competed against their peers from the same grade in the annual Class Race at Bartlett High onpast Friday. Luke Shaw and Nathan Vander Lugt of Eagle River are teammates and best friends and braved the muddy course together on their way to claiming first and second place in the boys sophomore division race.

"One of the main things that helps me in my time is (Vander Lugt)," Shaw said. "During the race he'll always push ahead of me a little bit and I'm like, 'OK, I have to speed up,' even if I'm dying."

[Split by grade, Anchorage XC runners relish the competition on a mud-splashed course]

The prep swimming season raged on and among this past Friday's dual meet action, the defending Division I state champion Dimond girls bested reigning Region IV champ South. The Lynx outscored the Wolverines 101-74 and their boys completed the team by outscoring their South boys by an even wider margin of 131-40.

On the college scene, the UAA volleyball team rattled off four straight victories including the first three in three-set sweeps over the weekend at the Reddie-Tiger Invitational in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Junior outside hitter Bethany Tuchardt was integral to the Seawolves success during the tournament and earned Great Northwest Athletic Conference's volleyball offensive player of the week as a result. She averaged 3.31 kills per set on .475 hitting, hit .429 or better in all four contests, and recorded career-highs in kills on back-to-back days with 14 and 16 kill performances.

The Anchorage Wolverines had the strongest showing of the three Alaska teams that took part in the annual NAHL Showcase that took place at the NSC Super Rink in Minnesota this past week. First-year head coach Nick Walters guided his team to a 2-1-1 record at the four-day event thanks in larger part to the contributions from Belarusian forward Fedya Nikalayenya who recorded a team-leading five goals.

Alaska stars shining Outside

All three of the Alaska-born rookie players in the NFL were in uniform in Week 2. Two of them saw action on the field and two of the teams were victorious. Anchorage's Brandon Pili played five snaps in the Miami Dolphins' 24-17 win over the New England Patriots with two on defense and three on the field-goal block unit. Palmer's Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu made his regular-season debut in the Baltimore Ravens' 27-24 win over the Cincinnati Bengals although he was only active as a backup and didn't see the field. Anchorage's Tyree Wilson played a season-high 38 snaps and recorded a career-high two total tackles, including his first solo in the Las Vegas Raiders' 38-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

[Anchorage's Brandon Pili earned his way onto the Miami Dolphins roster for his NFL debut]

Born in Fairbanks and raised in Anchorage, Daishen Nix is joining the Minnesota Timberwolves on a one-year deal. The 21-year-old spent his first two seasons in the NBA with the Houston Rockets with time on their G-League and active roster appearing in 81 games and making seven starts last season. Thus far in his career, he has totaled 226 points, 172 assists, 131 rebounds, and 46 steals according to Basketball Reference.

Eagle River's Cheyenne Young made program history for the Husson University volleyball team in a five-set loss to Saint Joseph's College of Maine on Thursday. The former Chugiak prep standout became the first player for the Eagles to record a triple-double in a match when she recorded a career-high 17 assists, a season-high 13 kills and 10 digs.

Soldotna's Allie Ostrander overcame the arduous altitude adjustment that comes with competing thousands of feet above sea level when she finished 20th in the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon on Saturday. The professional endurance and mountain runner completed the 13.3-mile trail race in 3 hours, 4 minutes, 52 seconds.

Last week's results

Prep

Football

Thursday

Eagle River 18, Chugiak 0

Friday

Service 33, South 21

West 41, East 22

North Pole 21, Palmer 14

Dimond 8, Bartlett 6

Colony 19, Juneau 6

Soldotna 69, West Valley 14

Saturday

Houston 13, Homer 8

Kenai Central 84, Redington 0

Lathrop 49, Wasilla 14

Seward 34, Nikiski 18

Eielson 24, Valdez 20

Sunday

Barrow 44, Kodiak 12

NFHS/ASBN Week 5 Poll

1. Soldotna 6-0 v. Chugiak

2. West 5-2 v. Juneau

3. Lathrop 4-2 v. North Pole

4. Eagle River 5-1 v. Service

5. East 4-2 v. Dimond

6. Dimond 5-1 v. East

7. Service 4-2 v. Eagle River

8. Houston 5-1 v. Kodiak

9. Barrow 4-1 v. Kenai Central

10 Seward 5-0 v. Ben Eielson

Flag Football

Tuesday

Dimond 35, Chugiak 0

West 20, East 0

Bartlett 14, Eagle River 6

South 13, Service 0

Wednesday

Dimond 32, Bartlett 0

Eagle River 26, Service 6

South 14, Chugiak 7

Volleyball

Tuesday

Service 3, Chugiak 0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-21)

East 3, West 1 (25-20, 25-15, 20-25, 25-23)

Bartlett 3, Eagle River 2 (25-18, 13-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-10)

Dimond 3, South 0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23)

Wasilla 3, Colony 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-19)

Redington 3, Grace Christian 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-17)

Monroe Catholic 3, West Valley 0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-21)

Thursday

East 3, South 1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19)

Colony 3, Eagle River 1 (19-25, 26-24, 25-11, 25-15)

Service 3, Palmer 2 (18-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-13, 15-5)

Tennis

Monday

South 5, Service 4

Boys Singles 1: Ulysses Escobar (Se) def. Aaron Griffin (So) 6-2, 7-5

Boys Singles 2: Nivek Thompson (So) def. Declan Sorich (Se) 6-2, 6-3

Girls Singles 1: Veronica Bogdziewicz (So) def Elise Richardson (Se) 4-0, retired

Girls Singles 2: Hannah Katchen (Se) def Kelly Baldridge (So) 6-0, 6-0

Boys Doubles 1: Marshall Lavalley/Phoenix Perkins (Se) def Spencer Henry/Kyle Fisk 3-6, 6-0, 13-11

Boys Doubles 2: Caleb Bailey/Beck Morman (So) def Morgan Maeves/Scott McKay (Se) 6-0, 6-2

Girls Doubles 1: Kamila Navia/Veronica Kester def. Ivory Sobek/Zirah Sethi 6-4, 6-3

Girls Doubles 2: Ellie Kennedy/Sophia Scholer def. Maddy Rennard/Keiko Wilson 6-4, 4-6, 10-4

Mixed Doubles: David Kim/Danika Brandorff (Se) def Troy Johnson/Scarlett Brown (So) 6-4, 6-3

Tuesday

West 7, Eagle River 2

Boys Singles 1: Tommy Molloy (ER) def Noah Marx (W) 6-3, 7-5

Boys Singles 2: Braden Meisner (W) def Ryan Mullen (ER) 6-2, 6-1

Girls Singles 1: Skyler McCasland (ER) def Sophie Chisholm (W) 6-1, 6-2

Girls Singles 2: Mckena Hanson (W) def Kylee Dietz (ER) 2-6, 6-4, 10-6

Boys Doubles 1: Will Sedwick/Cyrus Clendaniel (W) def Ben Charlestream/Ben Utterback (ER) 6-0, 6-1

Boys Doubles 2: Jack Boots/Jackson Pannkuk (W) def Ethan Herkey/Jacob Battz (ER) 6-0, 6-0

Girls Doubles 1: Nora Houston-Speckman (W) def Rori Corrigan/Cate Utterback (ER) 6-3, 6-4

Girls Doubles 2: Ruth Green/Lavinia Li (W) def Isabella Mills/Beverly Reed (ER) 6-0, 6-0

Mixed Doubles: Henry Carr/Sarah Kim won by default.

Friday

West 7, Chugiak 2

Boys Singles 1: Jude Cebrian (W) def Ethan Rocereta (Ch) 6-1, 6-0

Boys Singles 2: Noah Marx (W) def Ryan Urbanus (Ch) 6-0, 6-2

Girls Singles 1: Lana Cebrian (W) def Riley Strzempka (Ch) 6-0, 6-0

Girls Singles 2: Sophie Chisholm (W) def Mary Jo Landon (Ch) 6-1, 6-1

Boys Doubles 1: Jack Boots/Jackson Pannkuk (W) def Cole Erickson/Will Curtis (Ch) 6-0, 6-1

Boys Doubles 2: Vernon Lindemuth/VIncent Caterinichio (W) def Matthew Fleischhacker/Gavin Doseck (Ch) 6-1, 7-5

Girls Doubles 1: Emerson Sims/Meadow Lewis (Ch) def Alice KIm/Nora Houston-Speckman (W) 6-2, 6-3

Girls Doubles 2: Timber Fleischhacker/Ally Anshutz (Ch) def Kira Bold/Mckena Hanson 6-4, 6-4

Mixed Doubles: Henry Carr/Sarah Kim (W) won by default

Eagle River 8, Bartlett 1

Girls Singles 1: Skyler McCasland (ER) def. Maryisa Zelatek (B) 4-6, 6-2, 10-8

Girls Singles 2: Kylee Dietz (ER) def Hlee Lao (B) 7-6, 6-0

Boys Singles 1: Tommy Malloy (ER) won by forfeit

Boys Singles 2: Ryan Mullen (ER) def. Carlo Rodrigeuz (B) 6-3, 6-3

Girls Doubles 1: Nkauj Mi Xiong/Syrianna Albritton (B) def. Rori Corrigan/Wendy Attebery (ER) 6-0, 6-0

Girls Doubles 2: McKenzie Shelton/Domanis Ascencion-Manzuz (ER) def. Ellie Burke/Ava Pantoja 6-2, 6-1

Boys Doubles 1: Cole Smith/Tristan Shephard (ER) won by forfeit

Boys Doubles 2: Ben Charlesstream/Ben Utterback (ER) def. Sam Forsyth/Andy Rust 6-0, 6-1

Mixed Doubles: Jonathan Charlesstream/Cate Uetteback (ER) def. Aidan Willet/Adelyn Baqui (B) 5-7, 6-3, 12-10

Swimming

Friday

Eagle River 403, Bartlett 109

Girls Team Scores

1. Eagle River, 191; 2. Bartlett, 75

Boys team scores

1. Eagle River, 212; 2. Bartlett, 34

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Lola Woodward, Bryn Baldwin, Caitlyn Rumph, Sophia Trembath), 2:00.04; 2. Eagle River, 2:01.57

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Wes Mank, Dean Toole, Nate Shockley, Matthew Baker), 1:45.58; 2. Eagle River, 1:51.67

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 1:57.17; 2. Reese Woodward, Eagle River, 2:00.28; 3. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 2:04.41

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 1:44.23; 2. Jackson Rasmussen, Eagle River, 2:16.83; 3. Conner Russian, Eagle River, 2:17.29

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Traci Rogers, Eagle River, 2:49.34; 2. Aura Perkins, Bartlett, 3:25.00

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Nate Shockley, Eagle River, 2:13.00; 2. Eli Rumph, Eagle River, 2:13.96; 3. Dean Toole, Eagle River, 2:14.72

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Caitlyn Rumph, Eagle River, 27.86; 2. Ashlyn Paynter, Eagle River, 28.83; 3. Marissa Reyna, Bartlett, 58.13

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Matthew Baker, Eagle River, 24.32; 2. Jackson Delacruz, Eagle River, 25.73; 3. Benjamin Hancock, Eagle River, 27.31

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Sophia Sidgman, Eagle River, 185.20

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Reese Woodward, Eagle River, 58.87

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Amadrion Reynier-Wilson, Eagle River, 1:09.05; 2. Karsten Wolz, Eagle River, 1:14.01

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 58.65; 2. Bryn Baldwin, Eagle River, 59.90; 3. Caitlyn Rumph, Eagle River, 1:00.16

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 47.37; 2. Owen Hasenstab, Eagle River, 51.92; 3. Matthew Baker, Eagle River, 56.15

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 5:28.84; 2. Teagan Drury, Eagle River, 7:38.22; 3. Sarah King, Eagle River, 7:48.73

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Conner Russian, Eagle River, 6:05.66; 2. Jackson Rasmussen, Eagle River, 6:08.32; 3. Aiden Nordstrom, Eagle River, 6:16.98

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Lelaina Trembath, Caitlyn Rumph, Maya Solomonson, Lola Woodward), 1:46.59; 2. Eagle River, 1:48.40; 3. Bartlett), 2:29.24

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Eli Rumph, Tristan Popa, Nate Shockley, Wes Mank), 1:34.44; 2. Eagle River, 1:36.94

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 1:05.95; 2. Aura Perkins, Bartlett, 1:32.59

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Owen Hasenstab, Eagle River, 1:04.20; 2. Amadrion Reynier-Wilson, Eagle River, 1:09.42; 3. Tristan Popa, Eagle River, 1:09.68

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Teagan Drury, Eagle River, 1:42.09; 2. Ella Dunlap, Bartlett, 1:42.85

Dimond 232, South 114

Girls Team Scores

1. Dimond 101; 2. South, 74

Boys Team Scores

1. Dimond 131; 2. South, 40

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Dimond (Leena Edais, Maizy Kass, Zaylee Mullinax, Paula Morales), 2:01.85; 2. Dimond, 2:07.56; 3. South, 2:10.03

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Dimond (Will McKinley, Roman Fosberg, Andy Zhang, Jonathan Szymanski), 1:48.17; 2. South, 2:00.99; 3. Dimond, 2:06.09

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Kaia Reeg, South, 2:08.39; 2. Zoe Fencil, South, 2:10.23; 3. Holly Dittman, Dimond, 2:13.76

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Dax O'Brien, Dimond, 2:03.45; 2. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 2:05.52; 3. Max Yagodin, South, 2:06.80

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Caroline Waters, Dimond, 2:16.84; 2. Elizabeth Bingham, South, 2:29.33; 3. Ireland Kass, Dimond, 2:30.38

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Samuel Randall, Dimond, 2:15.60; 2. Kieran Erwin, Dimond, 2:22.40; 3. Drew Dittman, Dimond, 2:39.84

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Charlotte Griffith, South, 26.11; 2. Mia Sperbeck, Dimond, 26.49; 3. Maizy Kass, Dimond, 26.85

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Will McKinley, Dimond, 23.05; 2. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 23.66; 3. Liam Carr, South, 26.22

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Genevieve Sperbeck, Dimond, 141.56

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1. Josh Christian, South, 223.95; 2. Roman Billings, Dimond, 222.50

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 1:07.01; 2. Lindsey Tatakis, South, 1:07.59; 3. Ireland Kass, Dimond, 1:08.07

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Will McKinley, Dimond, 57.97; 2. Max Yagodin, South, 1:04.01; 3. Cyrus Fosberg, Dimond, 1:20.06

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Mia Sperbeck, Dimond, 58.18; 2. Emma Clayton-Brunelle, Dimond, 1:02.14; 3. Audrey Simmons, South, 1:02.22

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Dax O'Brien, Dimond, 55.35; 2. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 55.69; 3. Creed Cvancara, Dimond, 1:01.12

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Caroline Waters, Dimond, 5:32.04; 2. Alexa Kotter, South, 5:49.66; 3. Zoe Fencil, South, 5:52.39

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 5:13.79; 2. Samuel Randall, Dimond, 5:30.15; 3. Jonathan Szymanski, Dimond, 5:46.29

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Mia Sperbeck, Maizy Kass, Leena Edais, Caroline Waters), 1:45.36; 2. South, 1:49.35; 3. South, 1:50.42

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Dax O'Brien, Will McKinley, Kieran Erwin, Jonathan Szymanski), 1:36.17; 2. Dimond, 1:36.76; 3. South, 1:50.28

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Zoe Zipsir, South, 1:07.35; 2. Elizabeth Bingham, South, 1:07.72; 3. Leena Edais, Dimond, 1:08.82

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Kieran Erwin, Dimond, 1:05.43; 2. Drew Dittman, Dimond, 1:11.94; 3. Shamus Kelly, Dimond, 1:16.87

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Stella Baldessari, South, 1:13.48; 2. Maizy Kass, Dimond, 1:14.20; 3. Kaia Reeg, South, 1:14.56

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 1:05.29; 2. Alan Wu, Dimond, 1:13.49; 3. Ryan Solberg, South, 1:20.05

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Caroline Waters, Zaylee Mullinax, Mia Sperbeck, Paula Morales), 3:54.05; 2. South, 4:06.71; 3. Dimond, 4:11.27

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Dax O'Brien, Andy Zhang, Caeden Kullander, Drew Dittman), 3:41.28; 2. Dimond, 3:43.29; 3. South, 4:07.80

Chugiak 184, West 178

Girls Team Scores

1. West, 98; 2. Chugiak, 83

Boys Team Scores

1. Chugiak, 101; 2. West, 80.

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Chugiak (Abigail Doepken, Samaria Klayum, Trinity Philbrick, Kalea Davis), 2:07.96; 2. West Anchorage High School, 2:14.18; 3, Chugiak 'B', 2:33.53.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Chugiak (Tyson Morgan, Blake Fazio, Chris Michael, Packer Lowell), 1:51.97; 2. West Anchorage High School, 2:19.61; 3. Chugiak 'B', 2:33.46.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Kalima Glascott, West Anchorage, 2:16.65. 2, Ellie Cutting, West Anchorage, 2:17.07. 3, Alaina Vik, Chugiak, 2:29.90.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Packer Lowell, Chugiak, 2:01.74; 2. McKinley Cook, West Anchorage, 2:29.88; 3. Thaddeus Adkison, West Anchorage, 2:33.72.

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Abigail Doepken, Chugiak, 2:37.20; 2. Casey Eischens, West Anchorage, 2:47.06; 3. Trinity Philbrick, Chugiak, 2:47.15.

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Jack Beltzer, West Anchorage, 2:20.66; 2. Nathan Bloom, Chugiak, 2:33.88; 3. London Begich-Bal, West Anchorage, 2:33.90.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Olivia Croy, West Anchorage, 27.03; 2. Kalea Davis, Chugiak, 27.65; 3. Drew Congdon, West Anchorage, 27.86.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Blake Fazio, Chugiak, 24.14; 2. Sayeed Mahmood, West Anchorage, 24.27; 3. Hussain Elerian, West Anchorage, 26.35.

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Grace Lang, Chugiak, 198.35; 2. Iona Snyder, West Anchorage, 106.45; 3. Sarina Germany, West Anchorage, 62.25.

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1. Jake Light, Chugiak, 170.00; 2. Caleb Dobson, Chugiak, 122.20; 3. Mackias Runyan, Chugiak, 35.55.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Kalea Davis, Chugiak, 1:05.50; 2. Kalima Glascott, West Anchorage, 1:05.82; 3. Trinity Philbrick, Chugiak, 1:18.34.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Tyson Morgan, Chugiak, 58.72; 2. Nathan Bloom, Chugiak, 1:19.09; 3. Rowan Skinner, West Anchorage, 1:31.83.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Payton Curtis, West Anchorage, 1:02.84; 2. Brooke Wagner, West Anchorage, 1:04.49; 3. Moriah Anderson, Chugiak, 1:04.67.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Packer Lowell, Chugiak, 54.35; 2. Sigge Mellerstig, West Anchorage, 56.21; 3. Al Hasan Elerian, West Anchorage, 1:05.86.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Alaina Vik, Chugiak, 6:38.88; 2. Scout Gramse, West Anchorage, 6:42.42; 3. Casey Eischens, West Anchorage, 6:59.86.

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. London Begich-Bal, West Anchorage, 5:53.72; 2. Corbin Wolz, Chugiak, 6:11.00; 3. Kael Bradley, Chugiak, 6:30.33.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. West Anchorage High School (Drew Congdon, Kalima Glascott, Payton Curtis, Olivia Croy), 1:53.20; 2. Chugiak, 1:55.99; 3. Chugiak 'B', 2:02.80.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Chugiak (Tyson Morgan, Chris Michael, Kael Bradley, Blake Fazio), 1:38.60; 2. West Anchorage High School, 1:39.79. 3. Chugiak 'B' 1:56.89.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Abigail Doepken, Chugiak, 1:10.6;. 2. Olivia Croy, West Anchorage, 1:10.90; 3. Payton Curtis, West Anchorage, 1:16.18.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Tyson Morgan, Chugiak, 58.81; 2. Sayeed Mahmood, West Anchorage, 1:01.36; 3. Chris Michael, Chugiak, 1:01.91.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Samaria Klayum, Chugiak, 1:25.02; 2. Jane Carr, West Anchorage, 1:32.46; 3. Lacey Westerlin, Chugiak, 1:33.24.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Sigge Mellerstig, West Anchorage, 1:09.50; 2. Blake Fazio, Chugiak, 1:11.30; 3. Jack Beltzer, West Anchorage, 1:15.65.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. West Anchorage High School (Olivia Croy, Ellie Cutting, Kalima Glascott, Payton Curtis), 4:19.68; 2. West Anchorage High School 'B', 4:44.37; 3. Chugiak 'B', 4:56.62.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. West Anchorage High School (Sayeed Mahmood, Hussain Elerian, Sigge Mellerstig, Jack Beltzer), 3:46.89; 2. Chugiak, 4:34.62; 3. West Anchorage High School 'B', 4:40.06.

Service High School 278, East 58

Girls — Team Rankings — Through Event 24

1. Service, 140, 2. East, 31

Boys — Team Rankings — Through Event 24

1. Service, 138, 2. East, 27

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Service 'A' 2:10.62, 2. Service 'B' 2:24.44, 3. East 'A' 2:40.87

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Service 'A' 1:42.12, 2. Service 'B' 1:58.36, 3. East 'A' 2:10.52

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Wirschem, Molly L, East, 2:08.96; 2. Hostetter, Natalie T, Service, 2:17.34; 3. Ramos, Caitlin M, East, 2:17.62; 4. Bennett, Keena, Service, 2:32.29; 5. Rufner, Annika, Service, 2:58.78

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Kwon, Preston, Service, 1:56.97; 2. Connolly, Paradorn P, Service, 2:08.83; 3. Emerson, Luke M, East, 2:21.82; 4. Olson, Theodore, Service, 2:23.61

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Struna-Meyer, Casey D, Service, 2:33.73; 2. Oakley, Noelle, Service, 2:43.30, McRee, Madison R, Service, DQ

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Beck, Jan M, Service, 2:07.08; 2. Zawko, Keegan, Service, 2:27.24; 3. Algiene, Jamey A, East, 2:34.49; 4. Hermano, Mark, East, 2:40.85

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Delara, Destiny J, Service, 28.01; 2. Murray, Siberia, Service, 30.51; 3. Harper, Macey, Service, 32.47; 4. Finch, Erica, East, 34.88; 5. Toolie, Arista, East, 38.06; 6. Simantel, Aaden, East, 38.08

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Balaban, Tomasz J, Service, 23.12; 2. Altman, Jake M, Service, 25.26; 3. Huelskoetter, Hunter, Service, 27.18; 4. Holtz, Luc, East, 30.82

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Colman, Faith, Service, 245.60; 2. Denmon, Kensley, Service, 201.15; 3. Bond, Lexi E, Service, 168.95

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1. Altman, Bentley D, Service, 253.35; 2. Williams, Reubin J, Service, 224.50

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Katchen, Hannah B, Service, 1:09.47; 2. Bennett, Keena, Service, 1:21.66; 3. Grochowski, Wiktoria, Service, 1:44.00

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Connolly, Paradorn P, Service, 1:02.99; 2. Zawko, Keegan, Service, 1:03.62

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Brooks, Anna R, Service, 59.75; 2. Hostetter, Natalie T, Service, 1:01.39; 3. Delara, Destiny J, Service, 1:01.80; 4. Stierwalt, Tana R, East, 1:07.37; 5. Robinson, Isabel A, East, 1:19.29

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Price, Ben A, Service, 48.96; 2. Kwon, Preston, Service, 51.67; 3. Balaban, Tomasz J, Service, 52.21; 4. Novero, Gabriel, East, 1:07.99; 5. Michaud, Michael, East, 1:08.85; 6. Holtz, Luc, East, 1:09.76

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Struna-Meyer, Casey D, Service, 5:58.70; 2. Oakley, Noelle, Service, 6:20.05; 3. McRee, Madison R, Service, 6:45.71

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Altman, Bentley D, Service, 6:21.28; 2. Olson, Theodore, Service, 6:23.35; 3. Burns, Finn, East, 6:25.35; 4. Emerson, Luke M, East, 6:27.67; 5. Hermano, Mark, East, 7:02.57; 6. Royce, Shawne, Service, 7:12.42

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Service 'A' 1:51.29; 2. Service 'B' 2:01.48; 3. East 'A' 2:10.29; 4. Service 'C' x2:10.81

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Service 'A' 1:45.33; 2. East 'B' 1:57.20; 3. Service 'B' 2:00.10; 4. East 'A' 2:04.72; 5. Service 'C' x2:06.52

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Ramos, Caitlin M, East, 1:08.76; 2. Wirschem, Molly L, East, 1:11.25; 3. Tuers, Linai, Service, 1:11.63; 4. Grochowski, Wiktoria, Service, 1:22.03. 5. Romero, Leah, Service, 1:27.04; 6. Stierwalt, Tana R, East, 1:32.13

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Huelskoetter, Hunter, Service, 1:10.78. 2. Royce, Shawne, Service, 1:18.61. 3. Kitchen, Duncan D, Service, 1:19.53.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Brooks, Anna R, Service, 1:15.17. 2. Katchen, Hannah B, Service, 1:23.06. 3. Jiang, Emory, Service, 1:28.72. 4. Robinson, Isabel A, East, 1:42.79, Burch, Sydney V, Service, X1:40.10.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Beck, Jan M, Service, 1:02.16; 2. Price, Ben A, Service, 1:04.39; 3. Altman, Jake M, Service, 1:10.07; 4. Algiene, Jamey A, East, 1:17.67

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Service 'A' 4:09.06; 2. Service 'C' 5:38.55; 3. Service 'B' x5:39.40

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Service 'A' 3:25.23; 2. Service 'B' 4:15.57; 3. Service 'C' x4:48.80

Cross Country

Anchorage Class Race

at Bartlett High

Freshman Boys

1. Thomas Ringsmuth, Chugiak 10:01; 2. Miles Gastrock, South Anchorage 10:04; 3. Katahdin Staples, East Anchorage 10:04; 4. Maksim Millwood, Dimond 10:14; 5. Arlo Jespersen, West Anchorage 10:18; 6. Braxton Thornley, South Anchorage 10:19; 7. John Golick, South Anchorage 10:37; 8. Rollin Beardslee, Chugiak 10:37; 9. Jaxson Cook, Chugiak 10:57; 10. Elias Williams, West Anchorage 10:57

Freshman Girls

1. Miyana Kam-Magruder, Service 11:52; 2. Ellie Stull, Dimond 12:10; 3. Alise Elliot, South Anchorage 12:17; 4. Madeleine Lojewski, East Anchorage 12:19; 5. Lyla Ingram, Eagle River 12:20; 6. Shayla Lee, South Anchorage 12:26; 7. Emiko Wilson, Service 12:29; 8. Kyra Walter, Chugiak 12:41; 9. Saida Felix, West Anchorage 12:45; 10. Reine Soule, Service 12:48

Sophomore Boys

1. Luke Shaw, Eagle River 9:48; 2. Nathan Vander Lugt, Eagle River 9:50; 3. Elias Oswald, Service 10:00; 4. Kohen Galloway, Chugiak 10:27; 5. Oliver Casurella, Service 10:31; 6. Micah Redfearn, Dimond 10:37; 7. Creed Cvancara, Dimond 10:38; 8. Nicholas Glover, Dimond 10:42; 9. Haro Ross, Service 10:48; 10. Zachary Taylor, South Anchorage 10:49

Sophomore Girls

1. Hannah Shaha, Chugiak 11:21; 2. Hannah Bodkin, Chugiak 11:31; 3. Petra Knox, Chugiak 11:36; 4. Mia Stiassny, South Anchorage 11:41; 5. Addison Bailey, South Anchorage 11:58; 6. Maya Tirpack, South Anchorage 12:17; 7. Adele Matthews, South Anchorage 12:22; 8. Katie Mackin, Bartlett 12:25; 9. Anna Green, South Anchorage 12:30; 10. Molly McBride, Dimond 12:33

Junior Boys

1. Jarrett Jackson, Dimond 9:47; 2. David Penfield, Chugiak 10:07; 3. Levi Knickerbocker, Service 10:11; 4. Noa Kam-Magruder, Dimond 10:16; 5. Andrew Krellner, Eagle River 10:17; 6. Dylan Autrey, Service 10:20; 7. Mason Newell, Chugiak 10:21; 8. Maximilian Erickson, West Anchorage 10:23; 9. Logan Cuddy, Service 10:27; 10. Jack Schamber, Chugiak 10:46

Junior Girls

1. Alliyah Fields, Chugiak 11:22; 2. Allison Macy, Chugiak 12:01; 3. Avrey Campbell, Dimond 12:04; 4. Merridy Littell, West Anchorage 12:05; 5. Finn Rigby, East Anchorage 12:13; 6. Zoe Rodgers, West Anchorage 12:25; 7. Piper Sears, West Anchorage 12:26; 8. Ryleigh Ervin, Chugiak 12:27; 9. Ellen Kruchoski, Chugiak 12:43; 10. Gabriella Kern, South Anchorage 12:53

Senior Boys

1. Blake Hanley, West Anchorage 9:48; 2. Owen Hayes, Chugiak 9:50; 3. Dylan Soberay, West Anchorage 10:00; 4. Elias Soule, Service 10:04; 5. Ruben Rhodes, West Anchorage 10:05; 6. AJ Glover, Dimond 10:11; 7. Oliver Wright, West Anchorage 10:13; 8. Ethan Stiller, Dimond 10:17; 9. Dash Dicang, Dimond 10:23; 10. Caleb Lillo, South Anchorage 10:37

Senior Girls

1. Berit Meyers, West Anchorage 11:22; 2. Emily Moore, Chugiak 11:27; 3. Elizabeth Page, South Anchorage 11:52; 4. Adria Wuerth, Service 12:06; 5. Scarlet Parr, West Anchorage 12:09; 6. Ella Atteberry, South Anchorage 12:19; 7. Madison Dahlstrom, South Anchorage 12:23; 8. Madilyn Gifford, South Anchorage 12:25; 9. Samantha Jensen, Chugiak 12:44; 10. Ava Trembath, Eagle River 12:48

Boys Team Results (Top 2 from each team in each class race)

1. Dimond 45; 2. Chugiak 59; 3. Service 74; 4. West Anchorage 90; 5. Eagle River 93; 6. South Anchorage 96; 7. East Anchorage 209; 8. Bartlett 621.

Girls Team Results (Top 2 from each team in each class race)

1. Chugiak 36; 2. South Anchorage 71; 3. West Anchorage 78; 4. Dimond 112; 5. Service 113; 6. Eagle River 134; 7. Bartlett 405; 8. East Anchorage 496.

Team Grand Champion Results (Combines the above for grand champion)

1. Chugiak 95; 2. Dimond 157; 3. South Anchorage 167; 4. West Anchorage 168; 5. Service 187; 6. Eagle River 227; 7. East Anchorage 705; 8. Bartlett 1026.

College

Volleyball

Friday

UAA 3, Union 0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-14)

UAA 3, Ouachita Baptist 0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-21)

Saturday

UAA 3, Arkansas-Monticello (25-12, 25-15, 25-11)

UAA 3, Henderson State 1 (25-23, 25-15, 9-25, 25-17)

Hockey

NAHL

Wednesday

Rochester Jr. Americans 5, Anchorage Wolverines 4, OT

Thursday

Anchorage Wolverines 2, New Mexico Ice Wolves 1, OT

Friday

New Hampshire Mountain Kings 5, Anchorage Wolverines 3

Saturday

Anchorage Wolverines 5, North Iowa Bulls 0

Alaska Men's Run

Kincaid Chalet

Men's 5 Mile Overall

1: Andrew Stavich, Anchorage, 34:55; 2: Brad Hillwig, Anchorage, 35:07; 3: Mark Fineman, Anchorage, 35:17; 4: Daren Holm, Shelley, ID 36:31; 5: Victor Melendez, Anchorage, 36:36; 6: Christian Pankhurst, Anchorage, 37:31; 7: Everett Scott, Anchorage, 38:20; 8: Peter VanDyne, Anchorage, 38:22; 9: Zachary Ricketts, Anchorage, 39:03; 10: Joseph Bredar, Anchorage, 39:58

Women's 5 Mile Overall

1: Aubrey Olson, Dallas, TX 35:05; 2: Marcie Stavich, Anchorage, 41:19; 3: Kathy Jacobsen, Anchorage, 44:15; 4: Claudia Tio, Anchorage, 44:16; 5: Janette Casilla, Anchorage, 45:12; 6: Monica Gaupp, Eagle River, 46:08; 7: June Takagi, Anchorage, 46:32; 8: Kristen Bearden, Eagle River, 47:54; 9: Andrea Castelblanco, Anchorage, 48:24; 10: Jinny Cooper, Palmer, 48:40

Men's 2 Mile Walk

1: Max Scott, Anchorage, 29:31; 2: Gary Scott, Anchorage, 29:32; 3: Luke Huston, Palmer, 33:45; 4: Mark Johnson, Anchorage, 35:45; 5: Keith Guyer, Anchorage, 36:23; 6: Lee Sandbak, Anchorage, 39:07; 7: Tate Huston, Palmer, 42:25; 8: Cody Lehnhausen, Wasilla, 42:28; 9: Jeremy Huston, Palmer, 42:28; 10: Jack Huston, Palmer, 42:28

Women's 2 Mile Walk

1: Lila Scott, Anchorage, 27:11; 2: Terri Agee, AnchorageAnchorage, 27:13; 3: Heidi Dial, Palmer, 27:29; 4: Sydney Dial, Palmer, 27:34; 5: Lindi Lehnhausen, Wasilla, 27:36; 6: Cristina Holm, Shelley, ID 31:25; 7: Sarah Sandbak, Anchorage, 37:56; 8: Cynthia Ferguson, Anchorage, 39:32; 9: Lejane Ferguson, Anchorage, 39:32; 10: Lily Harman, Palmer, 42:25

Fast forward

Prep

Football

East at Dimond, Saturday at 6 p.m.

The best matchup in town this week will be between two of the top three teams in the CIC standings as the 5-1 Lynx will host the 5-2 Thunderbirds. Dimond will need certainly need to reach double figures in scoring this weekend if it wants to stay atop the standings against a talented East team that will be looking to bounce back on the road.

Volleyball

Service at East, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

The top prep volleyball matchup of the week will be a CIC clash between the undefeated Thunderbirds and the surging Cougars. East has yet to lose a match since the regular season got underway while Service has won its last four and will be looking to avenge its first loss of the regular season in which the Cougars were swept on their own court.

Cross Country

Smokin' Stampede 5K, Saturday at Chugiak at 10 a.m.

High school endurance runners from around the state will be competing in the last major race before the postseason gets underway. The annual 5K race will be hosted by the reigning girls Division I state champion Chugiak Mustangs, who are likely to have another strong showing as they prepare to defend their title in the coming weeks.

College

Hockey

UAA Green and Gold Scrimmage, Saturday at Avis Alaska Sports Complex at 3 p.m.

With their 2023-2024 season set to get underway at the end of the month, the Seawolves will be holding their annual scrimmage Saturday at the Avis Alaska Sports Complex at 3 p.m. This year's team features six Alaskans, including some that played for the Anchorage Wolverines and Kenai River Brown Bears of the NAHL the past two years.