East’s Holland gets football award, UAA vs UAF Hockey fundraiser Saturday

ITS MID-JANUARY, BUT NOT TOO LATE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POST-SEASON AWARDS AS MAX PREPS, A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS NEWS AND RATINGS CLEARINGHOUSE THIS WEEK NAMED EAST T-BIRD WIDE RECIEVER AND DEFENSIVE BACK JORDAN HOLLAND THE ALASKA PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

HOLLAND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE T-BIRDS JOURNEY TO THE COOK INLET CONFERENCE TITLE AND AN UNDEFEATED SEASON THIS PAST YEAR, CATCHING 27 PASSES FOR 590 YARDS AND NINE TOUCHDOWNS. ON DEFENSE, HE CONTRIBUTED 20 TACKLES.

HOLLAND HELPED EAST TO A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2018.

THE RIVALRY ON ICE WILL BE ON DISPLAY SATURDAY AT THREE O’CLOCK AT THE BONNIE CUSACK OUTDOOR RINK AT MULCAHY, AS UAA AND UAF SQUARE OFF IN AN ALUMNI GAME TO BENEFIT THE EFFORT TO SAVE SEAWOLVES HOCKEY FROM EXTINCTION. THE GROUP “SAVE SEAWOLF HOCKEY” IS PUTTING ON THE OUTDOOR EVENT THAT WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AT SAVESEAWOLFHOCKEY.COM. ALONGSIDE THE GAME IS A YOUTH HOCKEY TOURNAMENT THAT STARTED THURSDAY. THERE WILL OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP IN THE FUND-RAISING AS THE GROUP EFFORTS TO RAISE 3 MILLION DOLLARS BY THE END OF FEBRUARY.