Surging West upends undefeated Service, UAA Volleyball wins and more…

UAA VOLLEYBALL BOUNCED BACK FROM A TUESDAY LOSS AT FAIRBANKS WITH A 3-1 WIN OVER MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS SATURDAY AT THE ALASKA AIRLINES CENTER. SOPHOMORE EVE STEVENS BLASTED 22 KILLS AND SOPHOMORE SETTER ELLEN FLOYD DISHED OUT 52 ASSISTS FOR THE SEAWOLVES. NEXT UP FOR UAA, A THURSDAY NIGHT MATCH AT HOME AGAINST CENTRAL WASHINGTON.

 

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES OF NOTE FROM THE WEEKEND…THE WEST EAGLES CONTINUE THEIR LATE SEASON SURGE AS THEY TOOK DOWN PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED SERVICE 37-14 ON THE COUGARS HOME FIELD FRIDAY NIGHT. BARTLETT EARNED A SPOT IN THE PLAYOFFS WITH A 58-35 WIN OVER WASILLA. SOUTH UPENDED CHUGIAK 39-14, COLONY DUMPED JUNEAU 28-20 AND SOLDOTNA WHOLLOPED EAGLE RIVER 81-7.

 

THE ARCTIC SEAHAWKS EARNED A SPOT IN THE ALASKA FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH A 25-18 OVERTIME WIN OVER THE VALLEY STEELERS YESTERDAY. THE SEAHAWKS WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF THURSDAY’S GAME BETWEEN THE ANCHORAGE COWBOYS AND THE EAGLE RIVER BRONCOS.

 

UAA CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER WESLEY KIRUI FINISHED IN SECOND PLACE IN THE NCAA PRE-NATIONALS INVITATIONAL SATURDAY. TEAMMATE FELIX KEMBOI WAS FOURTH.

THE SOUTH GIRLS AND THE DIMOND BOYS WERE WINNERS AT THE COOK INLET CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY MEET SATURDAY AT BARTLETT.

WINNERS SATURDAY AT THE OCTOBERFEST 5 AND 10K RACES WERE MANDY VINCENT-LANG AND WESLEY MCQUILLEN IN THE 10K, AND KAMIE MILLER AND RYAN OLBERDING IN THE 5K.