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Kodiak High School’s Dylan Kavanaugh, center, signs a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Mayville State University Sunday at Kodiak High School. Kavanaugh’s parents Dan, left, and Margaret look on. (Rick Langfitt photo)

Kavanaugh signs with Mayville State
Dylan Kavanaugh plays one high school sport and that sport is taking him to college. On Sunday, Kavanaugh, a Kodiak High School senior, signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball for Mayville State University, an NAIA school in North Dak...

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Bigley, Carino win USGWA state titles
Kodiak’s female wrestlers picked up where the boys left off. Kodiak claimed two individual titles and placed all eight of its wrestlers at the Alaska USGWA Girls State Championships Saturday at Service High School in Anchorage. “They did very ...

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Kodiak evens NLC record with convincing wins
DAILY MIRROR STAFF Kodiak’s girls snapped their six-game losing skid with a pair of convincing Northern Lights Conference basketball victories over the weekend. On Friday, three Kodiak players scored in double figures as the Bears steamrolled S...

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Bears get first NLC victories
Call it a winning streak. The Kodiak boys earned their first two Northern Lights Conference victories of the season with a pair of come-from-behind wins against Skyview and Homer over the weekend. On Friday, Kodiak trailed by 10 points in the ...

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Jenny Valdez wrestles teammate Shannon Armstrong during a Kodiak High School and Kodiak Middle School wrestling practice Wednesday. (Derek Clarkston photo)

Bears send eight wrestlers to USGWA championships
The boys had their fun — now it’s the girls’ turn. Kodiak’s wrestling team is taking eight girls — six high school and two middle school — to the Alaska USGWA Girls State Championships Saturday at Service High School. “It is just a chance for t...

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Playbook

Playbook: Feb. 17
Today Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Skyview at Skyview High School. C squad, 1 p.m.; junior varsity, 4 p.m.; varsity, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Skyview at Skyview High School. Junior varsity, 2:30 p.m.; varsity, 5:30 p.m. C squad at G...

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Parks and Rec: Feb. 17-24
Feb. 17-Feb. 24 GIRL DRIBBLERS BASKETBALL Girl Dribblers is a basketball program for girls from second through seventh grades. Following is the schedule for this week. All practices and games are in North Star gym. Saturday, Feb. 18 Practices ...

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Playbook: Feb. 16
Today Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Colony at Colony High School, 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Skyview at Skyview High School. C squad, 1 p.m.; junior varsity, 4 p.m.; varsity, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Skyview ...

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Parks and Rec: Feb. 10-17
Feb. 10-Feb. 17 GIRL DRIBBLERS BASKETBALL Girl Dribblers is a basketball program for girls from second through seventh grades. Following is the schedule for this week. Everything, practices and games, are in North Star gym. Saturday, Feb. 11 P...

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Playbook: Feb. 10
Today Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Kenai at Kodiak High School. C squad, 4:30 p.m.; junior varsity, 6 p.m.; varsity, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Kenai at Kenai High School. C squad, 3 p.m.; junior varsity, 4:30 p.m.; varsity, 6 p.m. ...

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Local Sports

Lindquists make mark at Alaska Open
The Lindquist family put on quite a swimming show at the Great Alaska Open Saturday at Bartlett High School in Anchorage. Tahna Lindquist claimed two individual titles, while younger brother Talon set five state long-course records. Long cours...

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City League volleyball crowns champions
Lighthouse’s Erica Rodas, right, Yajaira Monge, center, and Tabatha Leiva hold their trophies after beating KDM 25-23, 25-13, 25-22 in the B Division City League Volleyball championship match Monday at Kodiak High School. Selma Cortez, Olivia Benn...

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Kodiak alumni update: Eggemeyer second at NAIA West
A pair of former Kodiak wrestlers competed in an NAIA qualifying tournament over the weekend. Southern Oregon University’s Jimmy Eggemeyer placed second at 149 pounds in the NAIA West Qualifying Tournament Saturday in Ashland, Ore. Eggemeyer w...

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Christiansen wins snowy Valentine’s Fun Run
Kodiak High School junior Cole Christiansen captured the Valentine’s 5-kilometer Fun Run Saturday at Nemetz Gazebo. Christiansen, accompanied by Potter the dog, completed the course in 19 minutes, 18 seconds amid snowy conditions. KHS senior J...

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Chris Bullert competes in a snowshoe race during Kodiak’s Special Olympics Winter Games, Saturday at Joe Floyd Track and Field. Arne Tveit and Julia Wiley also competed in the snowshoe event. (Derek Clarkston photo)

An athlete's perspective on Kodiak's Special Olympics Winter Games
I like the excitement of the game. I love the cheering for the athletes and partners. Everyone did a good job! When I play, I feel proud and strong in my heart. At first, I felt nervous being on the team for floor hockey and doing the individua...

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