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Kodiak players huddle during the Northern Lights Conference boys basketball championship game against Colony Saturday at Colony High School. (John Cannon photo)

Kodiak boys, girls open state with evening games
Kodiak High School’s girls and boys basketball squads both qualified for this year’s 4A state championships, the first time that has happened since 1985. The Alaska School Activities Association unveiled the state brackets during a live webcast Su...

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Kodiak’s Hannah Wandersee tips the ball away from Colony’s Ashley Turcotte during the Northern Lights Conference championship game Saturday at Colony High School. (Photo courtesy of The Frontiersman)

Kodiak girls win first NLC title since 1985
A dominant scoring spree paved the way for Kodiak’s first regional title in more than two decades. Down by eight points, the Bears closed the first half on a 17-2 run and never looked back, earning a 64-43 victory over Colony in the Northern Light...

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Kodiak High School’s boys basketball team celebrates after winning the Northern Lights Conference championship with a 56-50 victory over Colony Saturday at Colony High School. (John Cannon photo)

Kodiak boys win first NLC title since 2001
For the first time since the 2001 undefeated season, Kodiak’s boys are Northern Lights Conference champions. The Bears won the title with an entertaining 56-50 win over top-seeded Colony in the NLC basketball championship game Saturday at Colony H...

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Kodiak girls basketball coach Amy Fogle watches a play from the sideline during a game against Wasilla on Saturday, March 1 at KHS. (Derek Clarkston photo)

Girls enter postseason perfect
Amy Fogle doesn’t get nostalgic very often. But when the topic of the 2001 Kodiak High School boys basketball undefeated season comes up, even she cracks a smile. More than a decade after coaching the boys to an undefeated season, she has the Kodi...

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Kodiak’s Billy Alcaide guards Kenai’s Josh Jacman during a high school boys basketball game Friday at Kodiak High School. (Derek Clarkston photo)

Kodiak boys look to finish strong at NLC tourney
Kodiak’s boys basketball team was a possession away from possibly playing in last year’s Northern Lights Conference championship game. Trailing by three in the closing seconds of a semifinal game, a Palmer player swiped the ball from a Kodiak guar...

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Playbook

Parks and Rec Schedule: March 7-14
AQUATICS Daily Schedule: Following is the daily schedule for the pool. Friday, March 7 Morning Lap 5:30 – 7:30 a.m. Noon Lap 11 – 1 p.m. Evening Open 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Evening Lap 8 – 9 p.m. Saturday, March 8 Lap/Aerobics 9 – 10:30 a.m. Afternoon O...

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Playbook: March 7
Friday, March 7 Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Wasilla at the Northern Lights Conference Championships at Colony High School, 3:15 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Wasilla at the Northern Lights Conference Championships at Colony High School, 1:30 p...

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Playbook: Feb. 28
Friday, Feb. 28 Boys basketball: Kodiak at Wasilla. C squad, 4 p.m.; junior varsity, 5:30 p.m.; varsity, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Wasilla at Kodiak High School. C squad, 4 p.m.; junior varsity, 5:30 p.m.; varsity, 7 p.m. Saturday, March...

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Parks and Rec: Feb. 28-March 7
AQUATICS Daily Schedule: Following is the daily schedule for the pool. Friday, Feb. 28 Morning Lap 5:30 – 7 a.m. Noon Lap 11:30 – 12:15 p.m. Kingfishers 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. Evening Open 6:30 – 8 p.m. Evening Lap 8 – 9 p.m. Saturday, March 1 KKF Meet ...

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Playbook: Feb. 27
Friday, Feb. 28 Boys basketball: Kodiak at Wasilla, 7 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Wasilla at Kodiak High School. C squad, 4 p.m.; junior varsity, 5:30 p.m.; varsity, 7 p.m.

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Scoreboards

NLC football standings

	NLC	Overall
Kenai	4-0	6-0
Soldotna	3-0	6-0
Kodiak	1-2	3-2
Houston	1-2	1-4
Homer	1-3	1-4
Skyview	0-3	1-4

Local Sports

Alumni update: VanMatre finishes season
Tucker VanMatre concluded his collegiate wrestling career over the weekend. VanMatre, a senior at Southern Oregon University, went 1-2 at the NAIA National Championships in Topeka, Kansas. The Kodiak High School graduate received an opening-round ...

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Women’s volleyball tourney is Saturday
The Kodiak Island Volleyball Club is hosting a women’s volleyball tournament Saturday at Kodiak High School. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. and is a fundraiser for the Kodiak Island Volleyball Club. Teams must have at least four players. Registra...

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Local Results: March 7
Girls Little Dribblers Thursday, Feb. 27 F/V Halcyon 12, Wingspan 12 Stephanie Topula 8 points and Kiera Blondin 4 points for F/V Halcyon. Ariana Kenese 8 and Kaitlyn Deal 4 points for Wingspan. Kodiak Dog Kennels 17, AIM Maintenance 8 Aurora Berg...

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Kathy Moody holds the local Special Olympics Athlete of the Year award Saturday, March 1, at East Addition Park. (Derek Clarkston photo)

Moody receives Special Olympics top honor
Kathy Moody has won enough Special Olympic medals to fill an entire room. Two weeks ago, she added another big award to the room. For the second time in her career, Moody was named the local Special Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2013. “I just fe...

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Alumni update: Dunbar falls short of second 4-minute mile
Trevor Dunbar fell short of breaking the 4-minute mile barrier for the second time in his career. The University of Oregon senior clocked a 4:04.59 mile at the indoor track and field MPSF Championships Saturday in Seattle, Wash. Dunbar won his hea...

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