South FB wins State, UAA Hockey splits with FBX and more…
THE SOUTH WOLVERINES FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IN STYLE FRIDAY, DOWNING THE SERVICE COUGARS 27-13 TO CLAIM THE ASAA-FIRST NATIONAL BANK CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE ANCHORAGE FOOTBALL STADIUM. STOUT DEFENSE THAT FORCED TURNOVERS AND AN OPPORTUNISTIC OFFENSE BUOYED THE WOLVERINES, WHO CAPTURED THEIR FIRST STATE TITLE SINCE 2014 AND THEIR FOURTH OVERALL SINCE THE SCHOOL OPENED IN 2004. SOUTH FINISHED THE SEASON AT 7-4. THE COUGARS BOWED OUT AT 8-3.
UAA HOCKEY OPENED THEIR HOME SCHEDULE AT THE SEAWOLF SPORTS CENTER WITH A SPLIT WITH RIVAL FAIRBANKS…LOSING FRIDAY 2-1, BUT ROARING BACK TO TAKE SATURDAY’S GAME 4-0. FRIDAY, BRAYDEN CAMRUD SCORED HIS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL, BUT THE NANOOKS HELD ON TO THE FRANTIC END. SATURDAY, THE SEAWOLVES CAME ALIVE WITH FRESHMAN NICK WICKS SCORING HIS FIRST TWO COLLEGIATE GOALS, AND GOALTENDER KRISTIAN STEAD GETTING THE SHUTOUT. UAA HOSTS NEBRASKA-OMAHA THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY…BOTH GAMES STARTING AT 7:07.
ANOTHER RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE FOR ANCHORAGE RUNNING SUPERSTAR AARON FLETCHER AS HE DEMOLISHED THE FRIGHTENING 4K RECORD DOWNTOWN SATURDAY BY 41 SECONDS, TOURING THE COURSE IN 10 MINUTES, 49 SECONDS. ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE, ADRIANNA PROFFITT’S TIME OF 14 MINUTES, 2 SECONDS WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE WIN.
UAA CROSS COUNTRY BOASTS TWO MORE GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS. EMMA CHELIMO WON HER SECOND STRAIGHT INDIVIDUAL TITLE, AND FELIX KEMBOI HIS FIRST AS THE SEAWOLVES WOMEN’S TEAM FINISHED SECOND AND THE MEN IN THIRD. THE NCAA DIVISION 2 WEST REGION IS NEXT ON NOVEMBER 9TH.
