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Anchorage Martial Artist Claims Collegiate Title
Channel 2 SportsTyler Sawyer of Anchorage claimed his fourth straight title over the weekend in the National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships, held in Colorado Springs. Sawyer fought his way through a 16-person bracket to win the bantamweight division. His previous... -
Junior Native Youth Olympics Wrap Up In Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsThis weekend in Anchorage, hundreds of students from across the state competed in the Junior Native Youth Olympic games at Begich Middle School. The event features traditional Alaska Native contests like the Eskimo Stick Pull and the High Kicks. They're... -
Junior NYO Games: Hundreds Compete at Begich Middle School
Channel 2 NewsHundreds of elementary school students from across the state are expected to compete in the Junior Native Youth Olympics taking place from Feb. 17-19 at Begich Middle School. The games are open to both Alaska Native and non-Native students and include... -
No. 5 Story of 2011: Registe Earns Silver at Pan-Am Games
Channel 2 SportsIn Alaska, Palmer's David Registe has long been a track and field standout. In 2008, the long-jumper became the first UAA athlete to win an NCAA track and field individual championship. In 2011, Registe forced the rest of the world to take notice....Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Awards and Prizes, Dominica, Awards and Prizes, Pan American Games
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WEIO Games Open in Fairbanks
The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics have opened in Fairbanks.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says people gathered Tuesday for the opening ceremony on the banks of the Chena River in the same place they gathered 50 years ago for the first Eskimo Olympics....Tags: Elections, Politics
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Ski Jumping Program in Anchorage Takes Off
Channel 2 NewsThe ski jumping program in Anchorage got a running start this summer, as the Karl Eid Ski Jumps near Hilltop Ski Area received a much-needed makeover thanks to thousands of dollars in donations and hours of work by local volunteers. "The 40-meter jump,...Tags: Ski Jumping, 10 km and 15 km Combined Skiing, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Cross Country Skiing
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Special Olympic Athletes Leave for Summer Games in Greece
Friday night, three Special Olympics athletes received an Alaskan send-off, hours before boarding a plane, headed overseas. Christopher Cavanaugh of Kodiak, Jan Pendleton of Anchorage, and Melissa Adams of Wasilla, are part of Team USA and will join...Tags: Summer Olympics, Special Olympics, Athletes, Multi-Sport Events, Human Interest
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Dena'ina House on the Drawing Board
Channel 2 NewsTwo Alaska Native organizations are teaming up to help Native teens who are on the streets find a place to call home. The vision: to build the Dena’ina House on the Alaska Native Heritage Center Campus. “It couldn’t be more ideal, as...Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Students, Minority Groups, Alaska
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Kikkan Randall's career just now peaking
Channel 2 SportsAnchorage is the perfect environment for an aspiring cross-country skier, but Kikkan Randall was also blessed with the bloodline to turn that opportunity into success. “I had an aunt and uncle that were Olympians in cross-country skiing,”...Tags: Career and Workplace, Multi-Sport Events, Soccer, Awards and Prizes, Cross Country Skiing
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Junior Native Youth Olympics held in Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsA new generation learned about old ways Sunday at this weekend's Junior Native Youth Olympics in Anchorage. Over the course of the three-day event, hundreds of students from across the state gathered at Begich Middle School to celebrate Alaska's...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, High School Sports, Culture, Arts and Culture, Sports
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What to do this weekend in Anchorage
Are you in Anchorage this weekend with no plans? If so, here are our top picks to get you out and about.
Pulse Dance Company takes to the stage for their first official performance Friday and Saturday nights.
The new modern dance company was created...Tags: Anchorage, Alaska, Human Interest
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Randall reflects on finish that puts her at top of America's books
by John Carpenter
Thursday, February 18, 2010
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Kikkan Randall had a big day Wednesday, with the best finish ever by an American woman in an Olympic sprint race.
Thursday, she was still pretty jazzed about her performance....Tags: Multi-Sport Events, John Carpenter, Sports
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