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Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:39 PM AKST
PALMER — At some points during the prep wrestling season, the average crowd consists mostly of other wrestlers. There may be a few parents, but aside from the final round of the major tournaments, the typical wrestling crowd is far from standing-room only.

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Colony coach steps down

PALMER — Jamie Mayo’s tenure as the head coach of the Colony High School football program may be finished, but the longtime football mentor is positive his coaching career is far from over.

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Rollergirls bring fast-paced action to Valley

PALMER — Raven Hall at the Alaska State Fairgrounds will be taking some hard hits on Saturday as Alaska’s Rage City Rollergirls take on Seattle’s Rat City Rollergirls’ Grave Danger.

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Mat-Su Ravens rally to score girls hockey win

PALMER — Mikhayla Waugaman scored twice during a 14-second span to push the Mat-Su Ravens to a 3-2 win over Service-East at the Palmer Ice Arena Tuesday.

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Palmer senior goalies step out of net

PALMER — There’s an old hockey belief that the best player on defense is the goalie.

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Knights win John Tobin Invitational

NORTH POLE — The Colony Knights used five individual champions to win the team title of the John Tobin Invitational at North Pole High School on Saturday.

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Local youth team wins basketball tourney

PALMER — The Mat-Su Lady Mavericks recently captured the team title of the Interior Youth Basketball Veterans Day Tournament in Fairbanks.

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PREP STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: SIOBHAN JOHANSEN

Colony High School senior Siobhan Johansen has been named the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman Prep Student-Athlete of the Week.

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JUST SHORT

ANCHORAGE —Colony took a magnificent leap into volleyball elite, but ultimately the Knights fell just short of the highest feat.

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Arctic Predators primed to announce Valley franchise

PALMER — The Arctic Predators are hosting a press conference Monday at 3 p.m. at the Curtis D. Menard II Sports Complex to officially announce the arrival of indoor professional football to the Mat-Su Valley.

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The shots just keep on coming

WASILLA — Goaltenders better get plenty of sleep the night before playing the Wasilla Warriors.

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Hard work pays off for overhauled Palmer squad

PALMER — After losing four players to graduation, two to the major midget level, one to the call of the United States Hockey League and another to a career-ending injury, as Palmer entered the 2009-10 season, the Moose knew they had their work cut out for them.

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Soldotna serves Palmer a sweep in state tourney play

ANCHORAGE — The 2009 season has been a virtual roller coaster ride for the Palmer Moose.

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Avs come on strong to down Kenai River

SOLDOTNA — Aided by two Zach Smith goals in the third period, the Alaska Avalanche defeated Kenai River 3-0 on Friday at the Soldotna Sports Center.

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Dimand and North Pole to meet in Menard final

WASILLA — A pair of teams from outside the Mat-Su Valley will skate in the championship game of the Curtis C. Menard II Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Menard Arena on Saturday.

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Sports Briefs

Mat-Su sports briefs

AT&T hosting hoops tourney

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Outdoors

Salmon salute

WASILLA — The second annual Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium is being held tomorrow and Thursday at the Mat-Su Public Safety Building on Swanson Avenue in Wasilla.

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Stories from the road

To fulfill their duties and obligations, the Alaska Board of Fisheries members must travel, sometimes a lot.

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