The Fairbanks Ice Dogs’ best season since 2021-22 came to an unsavory end Friday against an in-state rival. Here are four statistics that help define the Ice Dogs’ 2024-25 campaign.
The school year wrapping up in the month ahead coincides with UAA, prep sports and the Anchorage Wolverines all finishing out their seasons. As such, this is the penultimate Anchorage sports check-in of the 2024-25 academic year, and the next will cover how teams fared in the postseason.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District sent 20 students between two teams to the Senior Native Youth Olympics over the weekend.
Local high school baseball teams have begun their seasons and are now approaching the start of conference play. Here’s a look at where each team stands as things heat up.
The Wolfpack boys lost to Dimond 3-2, falling behind 2-0 early in the second half after the match was scoreless at halftime, and then coming back to tie the match momentarily. The Wolfpack girls lost 6-0.
One day after being shut out in their season opener, Lathrop’s boys soccer team responded with a resounding win over Bartlett.
The Ice Dogs’ season was on the line Friday in Anchorage, where they faced the Wolverines in a must-win third game against their rivals. Fairbanks came up short in a 3-2 loss, bringing their playoff run to an end in the Midwest Division Semifinals.
The Fairbanks Adult Amateur Baseball League (FAABL) is gearing up for another season of action. With roots tracing back decades, the league still goes strong and aims to add another team this year while carrying forward a long-standing tradition of summer baseball in the city.
The West Valley girls won in their first home match of the season, while West Valley's boys picked up their first win of the season via forfeit.
After dropping the first two games of their playoff series against the Anchorage Wolverines, the Ice Dogs now have to fight off elimination heading into a pivotal third game of the best-of-five series as they travel south in hopes of keeping their postseason run alive.
Monroe Catholic's girls scored late to avoid their third tie against North Pole of their last four meetings, while the Rams' boys scored the final two goals of their match to tie the Patriots.
UAF’s athletics year is usually over by mid-March. This year, however, 18 different Nanooks competed in a series of track meets throughout the month of April.
