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Lathrop earns tie with West Valley in girls matchup
Photo by John Wagner
May 11, 2008
An unyielding sun blazed above the dry, dusty West Valley soccer field, sapping energy from the players toiling beneath it.
National Sports
Junior tennis players show well in Anchorage tourney
Published May 12, 2008
A pair of local tennis players turned in strong performances in t he Spring Junior Championships that concluded Sunday in Anchorage.
Utah works overtime to even series with L.A.
Published May 11, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz had plenty of chances to crumble and nearly did.
North Pole sweeps past Monroe Rams
Published May 11, 2008
Dane Ebanez won the 100-meter dash at a track meet early Saturday, then showed of his sprinter's speed for the North Pole Patriots soccer team later in the day.
Wolfpack, Malemutes split prep baseball doubleheader
Published May 11, 2008
The Lathrop Malemutes and West Valley Wolfpack used strong pitching performances to split a Mid Alaska Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Arco Field.
Warm weather allows athletes to prepare for big meets ahead
Published May 11, 2008
It seemed fitting that the last all-schools track and field meet of the regular season occurred at Lathrop High School on a 65-degree, sunny and windless Saturday. It was a stark contrast from three weeks ago, when the first meet took place at West Valley on a 30-degree, snowy and windy Friday afternoon.
Malemutes rebound to knock off Lynx
Published May 11, 2008
The Lathrop Malemutes bounced back from a tough Railbelt Conference loss to the Colony Knights on Friday night to beat the Dimond Lynx in a nonconference high school softball game Saturday at the Interior Girls Softball Association Fields.
Alaska Wild back on field; rehire coach
Published May 10, 2008
ANCHORAGE — After a week of upheaval, the latest chapter in the tumultuous history of the Alaska Wild has drawn to a close.
Flaharty, Weeg set pace in time trial
Published May 10, 2008
A record field of 42 cyclists turned out Thursday night as the Fairbanks Cycle Club opened its racing season with the annual Marsha Burnside Memorial Time Trial.
Whitehill propels Lathrop to victory over North Pole
Published May 10, 2008
When Kai Whitehill was on the field Friday, he always found himself in the right place at the right time.
Eielson’s King finds triple jump just comes naturally
Published May 10, 2008
Charles King was surprised by his first-place finish in the boys triple jump Friday afternoon in the all-schools track and field meet at Lathrop High School.
Women’s hoops search will take some time
Published May 9, 2008
While the hockey coaching search is in its final stage, the waiting continues on the women's basketball front.
Patrick states his case for Nanooks’ hockey job
Published May 9, 2008
The application process for the Alaska Nanooks head hockey coach position probably made Kevin Patrick — if he wasn’t already — a believer in second chances.
Lathrop soccer teams sweep past Hutchison
Published May 9, 2008
For the Lathrop girls, Thursday was a day of marked improvement.
Lathrop’s Davis off to Colorado Springs
Published May 9, 2008
When Anthony Davis was looking for a place to continue his running career, he wanted somewhere that felt like home.
Raeder of the Lost Blog
Kevin Patrick or Dallas Ferguson, you decide
Published May 8, 2008
OK Nanooks fans here's a forum for your voice to be heard. Which one of these two hockey coaching finalists do you want to see guiding your team? Why? 2 comments