The Rewind: West High earns cross country, tennis titles and Alaskan open water swimmer gets closer to making history

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 final week of the 2023 Alaska high school football season featured blowouts as well as some nail-bitters at all three levels of competition. On the college sports scene, the University of Alaska Anchorage volleyball team split two home conference matches last weekend while the hockey team got its season underway with an exhibition contest. On the national stage, an Alaskan swimmer has one big event left to join a prestigious club, a former prep standout led her collegiate squad to victory over her hometown team, two local hockey studs helped their junior team stay undefeated and a former prep star recorded a career-first in Division I football.

Headlines and highlights

The 2023 Alaska high football regular season came to a close last weekend, and West High ended it as the team began it, with a dominant show of force. The Eagles absolutely overwhelmed Service in what was supposed to be the game of the week on their way to securing the Cook Inlet Conference title and the top seed in the playoffs with a shutout victory. They did so on the strength of a punishing 141-yard rushing performance from senior running back Davis Iloilo, who led the team with three scores. The West defense dominated from start to finish, recording three interceptions and nearly reaching double figures in sacks.

“It feels really good to have the one-seed, but we know the second season is where crazy stuff happens,” West coach Tim Davis said. “We’re focused on one game and one play at a time.”

[West football claims CIC crown and top seed with shutout of Service in regular-season finale]

In other prep football regular season finale action, Bettye Davis East won the annual Boot Game over rival Bartlett courtesy of a last-second, goal-line stand in which senior Austin Johnson reeled in an interception in the end zone to seal the victory.

Palmer edged Wasilla in the annual Potato Bowl in Division II and Barrow avenged its season-opening loss by defeating defending Division III champion Homer. After blowing out Eielson on Saturday, Nikiski earned a spot in the first ever 9-man football championship and will face undefeated Seward for the third time this season this weekend.

Three-time reigning Cook Inlet Conference flag football champion Dimond bounced back in a big way in the final week of the regular season after suffering its first loss the prior week to West. The Lynx shut out Eagle River last Tuesday and pulled away from South on Thursday in what began as a back-and-forth contest. Dimond outscored its opponents by a combined 85-13 and heads into the postseason as the top seed.

The 2023 high school tennis postseason got underway with regional tournaments across the state over the weekend. Defending state champion West won its sixth-straight Region IV championship on Saturday thanks to depth and a strong showing in the finals where the Eagles were represented in all but one division.

Eagles swept all three of the doubles titles, which included a pair of long-time friends in Cyrus Clendaniel and Will Sedwick, who have known each other since childhood. The duo played doubles together as freshmen and are back together with a goal of winning another state title.

“I’ve looked forward to playing with Cyrus again,” Sedwick said. “I knew that when my senior year came, I was going to play with him. We both knew that we’d be playing boys doubles and that we’d have a chance at winning.”

[West tennis cruises to 6th straight regional title with depth and strong showings in the finals]

The 2023 high school cross-country postseason was in its first week of action as well and saw usual suspect and reigning Division I state champion Chugiak dominate on the girls side. But the Mustang that crossed the finish line first surprised herself. Sophomore Hannah Shaha continued the upward trajectory that she’s been on all season by recording another sub-20-minute mark run with her first-place time of 19 minutes, 23 seconds to earn the region crown.

“I was hoping to get top 5, but I didn’t think I was going to do what I just did and to win it by that much,” Shaha said. “I was surprised when I turned around and there was no one there.”

[Sophomores surprise at Region IV Cross Country Championships]

In the boys division, West completed a title hat trick for the school’s teams by winning the team regional title after having five finishers in the top 15 to edge South for first place with its top finisher being Blake Hanley, who came in third.

On the prep volleyball scene, undefeated Wasilla was in town for the annual Spiketacular Volleyball Tournament at West High School and won all nine of its abbreviated matches against teams from all around the Last Frontier. The tournament victories increased the Warriors’ winning streak to a whopping 35 in a row. The Warriors especially enjoyed going up against teams from the Cook Inlet Conference, which has produced 19 of the previous state champions.

“It’s been fun to see the other teams,” Wasilla coach Katie Oxspring said. “We hadn’t seen them since August at the Chugiak Invite. It’s always fun to see the Anchorage teams and even teams from down in the Peninsula and Juneau.”

[‘Great for Alaska volleyball’: A loaded Cook Inlet Conference is as competitive as it’s been in years]

Oxspring believes that the key to her team’s success this season has been “staying disciplined and confident.”

“That’s the biggest thing that we talk about all the time,” she said. “Not to have a big rise or fall but to have a steady pace going in and then to go up from the start so not starting too high or too low.”

The second week of the prep riflery season saw South triumph over East 7-0 to remain unbeaten. The Wolverines were led by Cora Anderson with a score of 287-17x while the Thunderbirds’ sharpest shooter was Samuel Woolley with a team-high score of 257-6x.

On the college scene, the UAA volleyball team went 1-1 last week in a pair of conference matches on its home court. On Thursday, the Seawolves swept Montana State University at Billings, outscoring the Yellowjackets by 10 or more points in all three sets. On Saturday, they fell in four sets to Seattle Pacific University in a tightly contested match. The leading scorers for the team this past week were senior Nicole Blue with 23 kills and junior outside hitter Bethany Tuchardt with 22 over the course of the two contests.

The UAA hockey team opened its 2023 season with an exhibition bout at home Friday night and comfortably defeated Vancouver Island University. Senior forwards Matt Kinash and Matt Allen each scored a pair of goals to lead the Seawolves in scoring as the hometown team starts off its second season since being fully reinstated on the right foot.

“As a group it was a good opportunity for our freshmen to get some game reps and for some guys to try and build some chemistry,” said head coach Matt Shasby in a statement. “We see we have some things to focus on this week in practice to be ready for next Saturday. We really appreciate Vancouver Island for making the trip.”

Alaska stars shining Outside

Anchorage’s Jordan Iverson officially finished two-thirds of her quest to complete the Triple Crown of open water swimming last month. The former Service standout completed the 20.7-mile Catalina Channel swim on Sept. 21. She started at 10:20 p.m. from Catalina Island and finished 13 hours and 5 minutes later after reaching shore at Smugglers Cove in California. Earlier this year, Iverson completed the first leg of the Triple Crown when she swam 28.5 miles around the island of Manhattan, New York, known as the 20 Bridges Swim.

“The English Channel will be my last swim that I need to finish, to join an elusive group of just over 300 swimmers worldwide who have completed the Triple Crown, and will be the first Alaskan,” Iverson said in an email. “I hope to attempt the English Channel during my window of June 21-28, 2024.”

[This Anchorage swimmer is on a quest to complete the grueling open water triple crown]

Anchorage’s Brooke Dexter was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week last Monday. The former West High standout is a redshirt junior outside hitter at Simon Fraser and helped lead the Red Leafs to a pair of victories to earn the third weekly honor of her career. One of those wins came in a 3-0 sweep over her hometown team UAA in which she recorded 11 kills, nine digs and an ace.

Anchorage’s Mac Swanson and Camden Shasby combined to record four assists on the trio of goals that were scored by the undefeated Fargo Force in the team’s 3-0 win over the Omaha Lancers on Saturday. The two Division I commits are three games into their second year in the USHL and will look to continue being key contributors for the Force this season. Last year, Swanson made the all-rookie team after recording 12 goals, 43 assists and 55 total points in 57 games.

Anchorage’s Edefuan Ulofoshio recorded his first career touchdown as a member of the University of Washington football team Saturday. The former South High standout returned a gift of an interception that was thrown right to him 45 yards to the house to give the Huskies their first points in an eventual 59-32 victory over the University of California on Sept. 23.

Last week’s results

Prep

Football

Friday

Kenai Central 49, Kodiak 6

Palmer 14, Wasilla 7

West 41, Service 0

Chugiak 33, North Pole 30

Colony 25, Dimond 14

Saturday

Nikiski 40, Ben Eielson 6

South 46, Juneau 0

Barrow 22, Homer 16

Soldotna 55, Eagle River 7

East 20, Bartlett 18

Lathrop 71, West Valley 20

Houston 60, Redington 0

NFHS/ASBN End of Season Poll

1. Soldotna 8-0 v. Chugiak

2. West 7-2 v. Juneau

3. Lathrop 6-2 v. Wasilla

4. East 5-2 v. South

5. Kenai 6-2 v. Homer

6. Seward 6-0 v. Nikiski

7. Houston 7-1 v. Barrow

8. Barrow 4-2 v. Houston

9. Colony 5-3 v. Bartlett

10 Eagle River 6-2 v. Palmer

Flag Football

Tuesday

Dimond 39, Eagle River 0

West 20, Bartlett 0

South 12, Service 0

Chugiak 25, East 7

Thursday

Dimond 46, South 13

Service 20, Chugiak 6

East 19, Bartlett 0

Volleyball

Tuesday

Lathrop 3, West Valley 1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19)

Wasilla 3, Palmer 1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-16,25-13)

Houston 3, Grace Christian 2 (25-21, 16-25, 22-25, 26-24, 17-15)

Chugiak 3, East 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-14)

Dimond 3, West 0 (25-8, 25-17, 25-22)

Service 3, Bartlett 0 (25-7, 25-9, 25-10)

South 3, Eagle River 0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-7)

Thursday

Ninilchik 3, Cook Inlet Academy 1 (26-24, 28-26, 11-25, 25-18)

North Pole 3, Lathrop 0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-18)

Wasilla 3, Thunder Mountain 0 (25-8, 25-15, 27-25)

West 3, Juneau-Douglas 0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-20)

Mountain City Christian Academy 3, Grace Christian 0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-20)

Colony 3, West Valley 0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-13)

Soldotna 3, Nikiski 0

Friday

Sitka 3, Mt. Edgecumbe 1 (25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 27-25)

Saturday

Riflery

Friday

South - 2960, East - 2310

A Team:

South (1123) - Anderson 287, Gust 279, Kincaid 279, Anderson 278

East (957) - Woolley 257, Sabado 248, Harstab-Bell 232, Whitson 220

B Team:

South (1079) - Stinson 275, McEwen 270, Eltrapolsi 267, Kersten 267

East (802) - Sobrepena 206, Martin 203, Yim 198, Dupree 195

C Team:

South (758) - Saugier 265, Garzel 254, Porter 239

East (551) - Dezzeuw 162, Falabella 159, Anderson 124, Fosi 106

Swimming

Friday

Dimond v. Service v. Bartlett

Girls - Team Scores

1. Dimond 120; 2. Service 62

1. Service 135; 2. Bartlett 31

1. Dimond 146; 2. Bartlett 23

Boys - Team Scores

1. Service 94; 2. Dimond 92

1. Service 143; 2. Bartlett 21

1. Dimond 153; 2. Bartlett 17

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Dimond (Holly Dittman, Maizy Kass, Ireland Kass, Paige Antrobus), 2:05.17; 2. Service, 2:07.08; 3. Dimond 2:12.50

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Dimond (Will McKinley, Roman Fosberg, Samuel Randall, Jonathan Szymanski), 1:44.39; 2. Service, 1:52.03; 3. Dimond 1:53.57

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 2:07.48; 2. Mia Sperbeck, Dimond, 2:09.25; 3. Casey Struna-Meyer, Service, 2:10.27

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Jan Beck, Service, 1:49.25; 2. Will McKinley, Dimond, 1:50.44; 3. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 1:51.83

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Maizy Kass, Dimond, 2:24.36; 2. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 2:26.08; 3. Mia Sperbeck, Dimond, 2:29.80

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Preston Kwon, Service, 2:05.94; 2. Samuel Randall, Dimond, 2:14.01; 3. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 2:18.80

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Caroline Waters, Dimond, 25.66; 2. Casey Struna-Meyer, Service, 27.73; 3. Ireland Kass, Dimond, 28.90

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Tomasz Balaban, Service, 23.11; 2. Jonathan Szymanski, Dimond, 23.85; 3. Dax O’Brien, Dimond, 24.21

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Faith Colman, Service, 233.10; 2. Kensley Denmon, Service, 184.65; 3. Genevieve Sperbeck, Dimond, 164.60

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1. Bentley Altman, Service, 267.30; 2. Reubin Williams, Service, 262.40; 3. Roman Billings, Dimond, 258.30

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Ireland Kass, Dimond, 1:09.76; 2. Leena Edais, Dimond, 1:11.19; 3. Siberia Murray, Service, 1:25.62

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Tomasz Balaban, Service, 56.43; 2. Samuel Randall, Dimond, 57.26; 3. Bentley Altman, Service, 1:03.77

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Emma Clayton-Brunelle, Dimond, 1:01.56; 2. Natalie Hostetter, Service, 1:01.85; 3. Linai Tuers, Service, 1:02.75

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 51.18; 2. Kieran Erwin, Dimond, 53.12; 3. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 54.94

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Holly Dittman, Dimond, 5:58.33; 2. Leena Edais, Dimond, 6:12.33; 3. Kaelyn Szefler, Dimond, 6:13.51

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Conrad Fawcett, Service, 4:53.84; 2. Dax O’Brien, Dimond, 5:24.76; 3. Paradorn Connolly, Service, 5:44.95

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Mia Sperbeck, Zaylee Mullinax, Leena Edais, Paula Morales), 1:49.21; 2. Service, 2:08.30; 3. Service, 2:08.60

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Service (Tomasz Balaban, Preston Kwon, Conrad Fawcett, Ben Price), 1:32.99; 2. Dimond 1:34.06; 3. Service, 1:49.40

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Caroline Waters, Dimond, 1:03.95; 2. Natalie Hostetter, Service, 1:08.58; 3. May Kibodeaux, Dimond, 1:14.44

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Will McKinley, Dimond, 55.74; 2. Ben Price, Service, 57.52; 3. Conrad Fawcett, Service, 59.41

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Maizy Kass, Dimond, 1:14.06; 2. Linai Tuers, Service, 1:24.58; 3. Paula Morales, Dimond, 1:28.72

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 1:04.82; 2. Ben Price, Service, 1:07.25; 3. Jake Altman, Service, 1:09.87

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond (Caroline Waters, May Kibodeaux, Holly Dittman, Maizy Kass), 4:06.51; 2. Service, 4:14.24; 3. Dimond 4:18.88

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Service (Tomasz Balaban, Preston Kwon, Conrad Fawcett, Ben Price), 3:22.73; 2. Dimond 3:28.54; 3. Dimond 3:45.06

South v.Chugiak v. East

Girls - Team Rankings

1. South, 107; 2. Chugiak, 47. 3. East, 13

Boys - Team Rankings

1. Chugiak, 78; 2. South, 74. 3. East, 25

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. South (Zoe Fencil, Stella Baldessari, Megan McLaughlin, Charlotte Griffith), 1:56.65; 2. Chugiak, 2:07.17; 3. South ‘B’, 2:11.80

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. South (Aiden Simmons, Gabriel Simmons, Ryan Solberg, Liam Carr), 2:00.41; 2. Chugiak ‘B’, 2:10.36; 3. South ‘B’, 2:23.86

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Megan McLaughlin, South, 2:09.68; 2. Jane Merizon, Chugiak, 2:22.83; 3. Abigail Doepken, Chugiak, 2:23.14

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Blake Fazio, Chugiak, 1:55.64; 2. Corbin Wolz, Chugiak, 2:13.92; 3. Kael Bradley, Chugiak, 2:13.97

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Zoe Fencil, South, 2:25.00; 2. Elizabeth Bingham, South, 2:31.24; 3. Lindsey Tatakis, South, 2:31.51

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Max Yagodin, South, 2:16.58; 2. Packer Lowell, Chugiak, 2:18.71; 3. Ryan Solberg, South, 2:24.07

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Charlotte Griffith, South, 26.02; 2. Molly Wirschem, East, 26.83; 3. Stella Baldessari, South, 27.11

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Tyson Morgan, Chugiak, 23.14; 2. Chris Michael, Chugiak, 24.00; 3. Liam Carr, South, 26.07

Girls 1 meter Diving

1. Grace Lang, Chugiak, 167.25

Boys 1 meter Diving

1. Joshua Christian, South, 266.75; 2. Jake Light, Chugiak, 190.80; 3. Caleb Dobson, Chugiak, 187.30

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Charlotte Griffith, South, 1:17.24; 2. Alyiah Hufana, South, 1:23.91; 3. Kristina Kagerer, South, 1:54.61

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Chris Michael, Chugiak, 58.82; 2. Liam Carr, South, 1:07.25; 3. Nathan Bloom, Chugiak, 1:14.98

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Zoe Zipsir, South, 58.43; 2. Zoe Fencil, South, 59.44; 3. Lindsey Tatakis, South, 1:01.04

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Gabriel Simmons, South, 59.18; 2. Christopher Cooke, South, 1:00.17; 3. Aiden Simmons, South, 1:01.99

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Megan McLaughlin, South, 5:49.40; 2. Reese Romspert, South, 6:09.32; 3. Londyn Koncaba, Chugiak, 6:55.60

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Blake Fazio, Chugiak, 5:14.81; 2. Tyson Morgan, Chugiak, 5:16.52; 3. Michael Michaud, East, 8:32.47

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. South (Elizabeth Bingham, Megan McLaughlin, Stella Baldessari, Charlotte Griffith), 1:45.87; 2. Chugiak, 1:56.13; 3. South ‘B’, 2:00.94

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. South (Ryan Solberg, Christopher Cooke, Aiden Simmons, Max Yagodin), 1:44.58; 2. East, 2:04.03; 3. South ‘B’, 2:07.23

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Zoe Zipsir, South, 1:06.96; 2. Elizabeth Bingham, South, 1:08.64; 3. Caitlin Ramos, East, 1:08.98

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Max Yagodin, South, 1:04.01; 2. Ryan Solberg, South, 1:08.53; 3. Corbin Wolz, Chugiak, 1:13.93

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Greta Faignant, South, 1:21.29; 2. Trinity Philbrick, Chugiak, 1:23.30; 3. Molly Wirschem, East, 1:25.01

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Mark Hermano, East, 1:17.36; 2. Packer Lowell, Chugiak, 1:17.52; 3. Nathan Bloom, Chugiak, 1:17.87

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. South (Zoe Fencil, Stella Baldessari, Lindsey Tatakis, Zoe Zipsir), 3:59.48; 2. South ‘B’, 4:12.89; 3. Chugiak, 4:20.62

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Chugiak (Chris Michael, Corbin Wolz, Kael Bradley, Packer Lowell), 3:47.64; 2. South, 3:52.89; 3. Chugiak ‘B’, 3:59.88

West v. Eagle River

Girls - Team Rankings

1. Eagle River; 100. 2. West, 70

Boys - Team Rankings

1. Eagle River; 111. 2. West, 58

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Lola Woodward, Bryn Baldwin, Reese Woodward, Lelaina Trembath), 1:57.26; 2. West, 2:12.83; 3. West ‘B’, 2:30.05

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. West (Sayeed Mahmood, Sigge Mellerstig, Jack Beltzer, Hussain Elerian), 1:53.65; 2. Eagle River ‘B’, 2:03.17; 3. West, 2:16.15

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 2:06.04; 2. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 2:06.24; 3. Caitlyn Rumph, Eagle River, 2:11.57

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Dean Toole, Eagle River, 2:02.31; 2. Sigge Mellerstig, West, 2:10.43; 3. Conner Russian, Eagle River, 2:13.79

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Reese Woodward, Eagle River, 2:18.82; 2. Olivia Croy, West, 2:34.40; 3. Traci Rogers, Eagle River, 2:49.08

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 2:04.23; 2. Nate Shockley, Eagle River, 2:23.44; 3. Tristan Popa, Eagle River, 2:25.64

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 25.55; 2. Bryn Baldwin, Eagle River, 27.93; 3. Ashlyn Paynter, Eagle River, 29.77

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Jack Beltzer, West, 24.15; 2. Matthew Baker, Eagle River, 24.45; 3. Jackson Delacruz, Eagle River, 26.03

Girls 1 meter Diving

1. Sophia Sidgman, Eagle River, 170.60; 2. Sarina Germany, West, 64.20.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Kalima Glascott, West, 1:06.43; 2. Brooke Wagner, West, 1:24.05; 3. Melina Manning, West, 1:33.25

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Eli Rumph, Eagle River, 1:00.38; 2. Jackson Delacruz, Eagle River, 1:04.86; 3. Hussain Elerian, West, 1:10.50

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 55.61; 2. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 58.13; 3. Olivia Croy, West, 1:00.45

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Owen Hasenstab, Eagle River, 52.65; 2. Sayeed Mahmood, West, 53.26; 3. Jackson Rasmussen, Eagle River, 58.67

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 5:36.42; 2. Caitlyn Rumph, Eagle River, 5:54.94; 3. Casey Eischens, West, 6:58.96

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Nate Shockley, Eagle River, 5:32.39; 2. Dean Toole, Eagle River, 5:46.61; 3. Sigge Mellerstig, West, 6:00.23

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Reese Woodward, Sophia Trembath, Maya Solomonson, Lola Woodward), 1:46.17; 2. West, 1:55.14; 3. Eagle River, 2:02.86

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Owen Hasenstab, Eli Rumph, Matthew Baker, Wes Mank), 1:34.91; 2. West, 1:41.07; 3. Eagle River, 1:45.14

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Payton Curtis, West, 1:13.22; 2. Brooke Wagner, West, 1:22.99; 3. Ilsa Barnes, West, 1:23.65

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 54.60; 2. Sayeed Mahmood, West, 1:01.25; 3. Matthew Baker, Eagle River, 1:08.63

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Reese Woodward, Eagle River, 1:14.60; 2. Kalima Glascott, West, 1:21.37; 3. Traci Rogers, Eagle River, 1:29.70

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Amadrion Reynier-Wilson, Eagle River, 1:16.21; 2. Al Hasan Elerian, West, 1:24.28; 3. Benjamin Hancock, Eagle River, 1:25.95

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Sophia Trembath, Lelaina Trembath, Caitlyn Rumph, Bryn Baldwin), 3:57.73; 2. West, 4:47.41; 3. Eagle River ‘B’, 4:49.62

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Owen Hasenstab, Matthew Baker, Dean Toole, Nate Shockley), 3:44.72; 2. Eagle River ‘B’, 4:00.29; 3. West, 4:37.71

Tennis

Region IV Championships

Finals

Boys singles

Quarterfinals

Ulysses Escobar, Service, def. Nathan Bailly, South, 6-2, 6-0

Noah Marx, West, def. Tommy Molloy, Eagle River, 6-3, 6-0

Jude Cebrian, West, def. Declan Sorich, Service, 6-0, 6-0

Aaron Griffin, South, def. Ethan Rocereta, Chugiak, 6-2, 6-1

Semifinals

Escobar def. Marx 6-1, 6-0

Griffin def. Cebrian (injury withdraw)

Finals

Escobar def. Griffin 4-6, 6-1, 10-6 Set Tiebreaker

Girls singles

Quarterfinals

Lana Cebrian, West, def. Mary Jo Landon, Chugiak, 6-1, 6-0

Veronica Bogdziewicz, South, def. Kylee Dietz, Eagle River, 6-0, 6-1

Marianna Zelazek, Bartlett, def. Sophie Chisholm, West, 6-4, 6-2

Skylar McCasland, Eagle River, def. Grace Kolean, Dimond, 6-3, 6-0

Semifinals

McCasland def. Zelazek 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 Set Tiebreaker

Cebrian def. Bogdziewicz 6-0, 6-0

Finals

Cebrian def. McCasland 6-1, 6-4

Boys doubles

Quarterfinals

Cyrus Clendaniel/Will Sedwick, West, def. Ben Charlestream/Ben Utterback, Eagle River, 6-0, 6-0

Kyle Fisk/ Spencer Hemry, South, def. Dawson Moore / Morgan Maves, Service, 7-5, 6-1

Beck Morman/Caleb Bailey, South, def. Jack Boots/Jackson Pannkuk, West, 6-2, 6-2

Jack Debenham/Spike Clark, Dimond, def. Jack Latteier/Ezra Beck, Chugiak, 6-0, 6-3

Semifinals

Debenham/Clark def. Morman/Bailey 7-5, 4-6, 10-2 Set Tiebreaker

Clendaniel/Sedwick def. Fisk/Hemry 6-1, 6-2

Finals

Clendaniel/Sedwick def. Debenham/Clark 6-4, 4-6, 10-3 Set Tiebreaker

Girls doubles

Quarterfinals

Ruth Green/Lavinia Li, West, def. Rori Corrigan/Wendy Attebery, Eagle River, 6-0, 6-0

Ally Anshutz / Meika Donahue, Chugiak, def. Keira Brandon/Zirah Sethi, Service, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 Set Tiebreaker

Syriana Allbritton/Nkauj Mi Xiong, Bartlett, def. Alice Kim/Nora Houston-Speckman, West, 6-2, 6-4

Meadow Lewis/Emerson Sims, Chugiak, def. Hannah Katchen/Ivory Sobek, Service, 7-5, 6-2

Semifinals

Green/Li def. Anshutz/Donahue 6-1, 6-0

Allbritton/Mi Xiong def. Lewis/Sims 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)

Finals

Green/Li def. Allbritton/Mi Xiong 6-4, 6-2

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals

Henry Carr/Sarah Kim, West, def. Aidan Willet/Adelyn Baqui, Bartlett, 6-0, 6-4

Scarlett Brown/Troy Johnson, South, def. Henry Couvillion/Katelyn Dennis, Eagle River, 6-4, 6-4

David Kim/Danika Brandorff, Service, def. Avery Driscoll/Olivia Kimura, Dimond, 6-2, 6-0

Timber Fleischhacker/Peyton Harr, Chugiak, def. Jonathan Charlestream/Cate Utterback, Eagle River, 6-3, 6-0

Semifinals

Fleischhacker/Harr def. Kim/Brandorff 6-2, 5-7, 10-8 Set Tiebreaker

Carr/Kim def. Brown/Johnson 6-3, 6-0

Finals

Carr/Kim def. Fleischhacker/Harr 6-2, 6-3

Hannah Bodkin and Hannah Shaha, of Chugiak High, celebrate their performance in the varsity girls Region IV Cross Country Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Bodkin finished in third and Shaha won the race. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

Cross Country

Saturday

Region IV Championships

Boys Team Results

1. West Anchorage 44; 2. South Anchorage 54; 3. Chugiak 91; 4. Service 92; 5. Eagle River 123; 6. Dimond 136; 7. East Anchorage 170; 8. Bartlett 240

Girls Team Results

1. Chugiak 17; 2. South Anchorage 79; 3. West Anchorage 94; 4. Service 122; 5. Dimond 129; 6. East Anchorage 133; 7. Eagle River 154; 8. Bartlett 235

Boys

1. Vebjorn Flagstad, South Anchorage 16:42; 2. Jarrett Jackson, Dimond 16:49; 3. Blake Hanley, West Anchorage 16:51; 4. Blaise Boyer, South Anchorage 16:57; 5. Owen Hayes, Chugiak 16:59; 6. Elias Oswald, Service 17:01; 7. Oliver Wright, West Anchorage 17:05; 8. Luke Shaw, Eagle River 17:07; 9. Murphy Kimball, West Anchorage 17:08; 10. Jaxon Henrie, South Anchorage 17:10; 11. Dylan Soberay, West Anchorage 17:15; 12. Levi Knickerbocker, Service 17:17; 13. Nathan Vander Lugt, Eagle River 17:18; 14. Arlo Jespersen, West Anchorage 17:22; 15. Caleb Sharrock, East Anchorage 17:22; 16. Katahdin Staples, East Anchorage 17:23; 17. Parker Larson, Chugiak 17:24; 18. Miles Gastrock, South Anchorage 17:27; 19. Thomas Ringsmuth, Chugiak 17:28; 20. Max Kiskaddon, Service 17:29; 21. Rowan Robinson, South Anchorage 17:29; 22. Elias Soule, Service 17:30; 23. David Penfield, Chugiak 17:31; 24. Gus Olson, South Anchorage 17:38; 25. Andrew Krellner, Eagle River 17:42

Girls

1. Hannah Shaha, Chugiak 19:23; 2. Alliyah Fields, Chugiak 19:55; 3. Hannah Bodkin, Chugiak 19:57; 4. Miyana Kam-Magruder, Service 19:59; 5. Skyler Belmear, Chugiak 20:08; 6. Emily Moore, Chugiak 20:31; 7. Ellie Stull, Dimond 20:52; 8. Addison Bailey, South Anchorage 21:09; 9. Allison Macy, Chugiak 21:14; 10. Merridy Littell, West Anchorage 21:18; 11. Madeleine Lojewski, East Anchorage 21:19; 12. Petra Knox, Chugiak 21:20; 13. Mia Stiassny, South Anchorage 21:20; 14. Finn Rigby, East Anchorage 21:20; 15. Adele Matthews, South Anchorage 21:25; 16. Zoe Rodgers, West Anchorage 21:28; 17. Adria Wuerth, Service 21:31; 18. Berit Meyers, West Anchorage 21:32; 19. Scarlet Parr, West Anchorage 21:33; 20. Ava Trembath, Eagle River 21:34; 21. Maya Tirpack, South Anchorage 21:36; 22. Alise Elliott, South Anchorage 21:38; 23. Avrey Campbell, Dimond 21:39; 24. Linnea Gray, Eagle River 21:41; 25. Katie Mackin, Bartlett 21:43

College

Volleyball

Thursday

UAA 3, Montana State Billings 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-15)

Saturday

Seattle Pacific 4, UAA 1 (22-25, 25-14, 25-16, 26-24)

Hockey

Friday

UAA 7, Vancouver Island 2

Fast forward

Prep

Football

Dimond at Service, Friday at 7 p.m.

The best matchup in town this week will be a rematch between the fourth-seeded Cougars (4-3) and the fifth-seeded Lynx (4-3). Both teams will be looking to end two-game losing skids to start the month of October and start a potential playoff run on the right foot. In their first matchup of the season, Service spoiled Dimond’s homecoming by handing the Lynx their first loss of the season, knocking them out of the top spot in the CIC standings in the process.

Tennis

State Championship, Thursday-Saturday at Alaska Club East

The postseason concludes this weekend with a three-day state championship tournament. The top players and doubles teams from across the Last Frontier will face off for the chance to be crowned a champion.

Cross Country

State Championships, Saturday at Palmer High School at 10 a.m.

The postseason for the high school cross-country season will also be wrapping up this weekend as runners from around the 49th state will compete for a chance to end their season on the highest note.

Hockey

UAA v. University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Saturday and Sunday at Avis Alaska Sports Complex at 4:07 p.m.

The Seawolves will take the ice for their first non-exhibition contest of the 2023-2024 season this weekend when they host the River Hawks at home for a two-game series on back-to-back days.

Anchorage Wolverines v. Kenai River Brown Bears, Friday at Ben Boeke Ice Arena at 7 p.m.

The hometown NAHL junior hockey franchise will take the ice for the first time in front of its home fans in the 2023 regular season this Friday for the first contest of a two-game weekend series with the second taking place on Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex at 7:30 p.m.