Alaska High School Sports News

COMPETITIVE EDGE: Anchorage-area events have much at stake. Published: December 10th, 2009 10:58 PM Last Modified: December 11th, 2009 12:43 AM Hungry for high school sports? Get ready for a feast this weekend, as athletes in wrestling, volleyball, basketball, skiing, hockey and riflery will show their stuff on one of the busiest weekends of the ...

Seward Tsunami meet, Candy Cane Splash, had 87 swimmers on Saturday, December 12th, at the Seward pool located in the Seward High School.

Photo by Camron Wyatt - Larry Croft works to pin his opponent at the Northern Lights Conference Championship in Wasilla over the weekend.

By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune It's not like living in the tiny, remote, Old Believer Russian Village near the head of Kachemak Bay doesn't already come with its fair share of challenges.

A Dessert Auction will kick off the event. Additional information is available at www.juneauskatingclub.org or at the rink.

FROM STAFF REPORTS sports@newstopic.net All three Caldwell County high school wrestling teams, as well as a number of teams from the Unifour area, will gather at Hibriten High School today for the annual Jamie Tuttle Invitational tournament.

RANKED PAIR ELIMINATED: Fox, Pempek are reduced to being volunteers at conference meet.

It's tipoff time in the TVRAA South. The senior boys basketball season opens on two fronts Thursday with the defending champion Central Elgin Titans travelling to West Lorne to meet the West Elgin Wildcats, while the East Elgin Eagles host the Arthur Voaden Vikings.

FROM STAFF REPORTS sports@newstopic.net Amanda Bolick picked up a pair of wins and Rachel Ponti added a win as South Caldwell finished third in girls swimming Tuesday afternoon in a tri-team meet at Lenoir Aquatic Center.

John Parrella's young Valley Christian High football team sure has arrived in a hurry.

The Mariner wrestlers have their sights set on regional competition in Wasilla after a strong weekend at the Glenn Vandergram Dimond Classic in Anchorage.

Monroe Catholic High School senior Lizzy Bennett, center, signs a National Letter of Intent to swim for the University of New Mexico on Monday afternoon between her parents Marilis, left, and Jim.

Former high school and college All-American Trevor Hurd is the new head tennis professional at the Lookout Mountain Fairyland Club.

" L to R: Coach Kathy Zrum, Tynan Leong-Best, Jessica Bakica, Luke Bakica, Camille Saunders and Nicole Wawryk from the Whitehorse Glacier Bears were in Alaska last weekend for the Wishbone Invitational Swim Meet.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Starry eyed children around the world are writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole, but this holiday season they'll not likely to get a response from Santa or his helpers.

The Northern Lights Conference Tournament in Wasilla this past weekend proved the end of the road for the Homer Mariner volleyball squad's 2009 season, and a tough one at that.

The Lambuth football team can continue its perfect season in front of a home crowd after the NAIA announced Sunday that the Eagles will host a first-round playoff game.

HOMER TRIBUNE/Aaron Selbig - Homer's DJ Marsengill, left, takes on Cordova's John Tabilas during a dual meet Nov.

The Chugiak High School volleyball team played some of its best volleyball of the season, going 3-0 in the Cook Inlet Conference tournament en route to a three-game sweep over South Anchorage, 25-19, 29-27, 25-20, in the title game Saturday at Service High.

Abilene High running back Herschel Sims has been named Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week for Class 5A.