Sports & Recreation

UAF men's and women's basketball teams each open with two 100-point wins

UAF's men's and women's basketball teams each opened with two 100-point wins, and the women forced 61 turnovers in one game. Next stop: Hawaii.

by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read

Bethel parks committee to discuss a $1 fitness center fix projected to save $46,000 a year

A $1 change to YK Fitness Center ventilation settings could save the Bethel center nearly $46,000 a year, an audit says. A city committee discusses it Monday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Forest Service hires company to clear brush on Portage Pass and other Chugach trails

The Forest Service hired a Colorado company to cut back alder and devil's club on Chugach trails, including one where the crew has to take the train to work.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

Fairbanks borough to show Growden and Kiwanis park renovation concepts Nov. 5

Fairbanks gets a first look Thursday at new playgrounds for Growden and Kiwanis parks, part of a $2.25 million fix-up borough budgets have carried for years.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Assembly to consider $587,000 contract to rebuild Creekside Park paths and playground

Creekside Park's worn paths and playground could get rebuilt. The Assembly takes up a $587,000 contract Wednesday, with work expected done by summer 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Juneau's all-winter recreation pass goes on sale at $250, up $50

Juneau's all-you-can-swim-and-skate Winter Pass is back, now $250 plus tax, $50 more than last year. A regular adult swimmer breaks even in about 30 visits.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Seward council member asks for $75,000 to start making beach fishing spots accessible

A Seward council member wants $75,000 to start building beach access so anglers in wheelchairs and older anglers can get over the rocks to snag salmon.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to weigh $587,000 contract for Creekside Park paths and playground

Kids from nearby schools helped pick Creekside Park's new playground. The Anchorage Assembly votes Nov. 4 on a $587,000 contract for it and new paths.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Cordova's pool loses its only full-time lifeguard Friday, with little money for temps

Cordova's only full-time pool lifeguard leaves Friday, and $25,000 for temps covers about three months of October's hours. Nonprofit fees are in play too.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Fairbanks borough panel backs grant bids for a Chena Lake loop and a Tanana Lakes trailhead

A Fairbanks borough panel backed grant bids to start a paved loop around Chena Lake and add a toilet and better parking at Tanana Lakes' Flicker Trailhead.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Juneau reopens Lemon Creek playground with fencing meant to keep out bikes

Sigoowu Ye Park was closed more than a year for a renovation, and bikes damaged its new surface within weeks. It's open again, with fencing meant to stop them.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 21

Wasilla council votes Monday on $200,000 contract for a new parks plan

Wasilla may pay $200,000 for a plan to guide its parks for 20 years. A city official already has a question: can sales tax keep paying for them?

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cordova council weighs charging nonprofits for city recreation facilities

Cordova lets nonprofits use about $45,000 a year in city facilities for free. The council talked about charging them Wednesday, then decided to keep thinking.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cordova's Bob Korn pool reopens Thursday after boiler repairs

Cordova's pool reopens Thursday after a boiler failure shut it again, about a month after it came back from a 16-month closure. The city thanked swimmers.

by Alaska News3w ago1 min read

Mat-Su Assembly accepts $2.5 million to refrigerate the ice at Big Lake's rink

Big Lake's rink waits on cold weather to make ice. The Mat-Su Assembly took $2.5 million from the Mat-Su Health Foundation to make its own instead.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Mat-Su Assembly weighs $2.5 million grant to refrigerate the ice at Big Lake rink

Cordova to show concepts for a future recreation and aquatic facility Oct. 20

Cordova's pool reopened after 16 months shut. On Tuesday, residents get a first look at concepts for a future rec and pool building, and a say in it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Haines trail group and State Parks seek federal money for a Chilkat State Park cabin

A cabin halfway down Chilkat State Park's coastal trail would give Haines families and elders a roof for the night, if federal trail money comes through.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readFrom Sep 30

Kodiak parks fees rise to $6 a session for adult swimming, skating and racquetball

A swim, a skate or an hour of racquetball in Kodiak now costs adults $6, a dollar more than before. Renting the whole pool or rink went up a lot more.

by Alaska News4w ago2 min read

Kenai commission backs grant bid for $800,000 Old Town Park playground and court plan

Kenai's Old Town Park would get a new playground and basketball court under an $800,000 plan, about half the cost of the bulldoze-and-start-over version.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kenai parks commission puts tennis and pickleball courts ahead of shop design

Kenai's parks commission wants to shift $150,000 from a parks shop design to fixing tennis and pickleball courts. The pickleball crowd wants concrete.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Cordova pool hours hit the limit of the temp staff budget

Cordova's pool is running more hours than its temporary staff budget allows, forcing the parks director to choose between expanding recreation programs or cutting existing ones.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kenai River Marathon marks 20th year with Sunday races

The Kenai River Marathon runs Sunday with full marathon, half marathon, relay, and 5K options starting from the visitor center on the Kenai Spur Highway.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Alaska's universities fall outside parts of an advancing college sports bill

A college sports bill is moving in the Senate with both Alaska senators behind it. UAA and UAF play Division II, so only some of it would reach them.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Both Alaska senators back advancing a federal NIL bill

Fairbanks grant would fix the Davis Road turf fields and start closing Kiwanis Field

A federal grant application before the Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation Commission on Monday would pay for upgrades at the Davis Road turf complex.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Three UAA hockey teams become the first teams in the Hall of Fame

Three early-1990s Seawolf hockey teams will be the first teams ever inducted into UAA's Hall of Fame, which has honored only individuals since 2001.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

In Arctic Village, a growing race carries running, remembrance and recovery

Arctic Village's third annual John Fredson Day race drew its biggest turnout yet — 35 runners and walkers honoring loved ones, with one runner completing her first 10K in recovery and sobriety.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read

The state says Girdwood's Moose Meadow trails are trespassing

Four beloved Girdwood trails cross onto state airport land, and the state now calls using them trespassing — just as residents push to make them official.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

High water has Southcentral anglers waiting it out

Flooding has Southcentral anglers mostly sidelined — weirs underwater, creeks blown out, and 12-foot waves hitting the Kenai dipnet beaches.

by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Chugiak High softball wins second state title in four years

Chugiak High softball won its second state title in four years despite playing only 11 games before playoffs, with more than half the roster batting above .400.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

Hikers take two days. Crow Pass runners do it in hours

The Crow Pass Crossing sends 150 runners 23.5 miles across glaciers, brush, and a cold river Saturday, with no aid stations. Hikers take two days; the fastest finish in about three hours.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read

Anchorage weighs $4M in park fencing as it works to hold reclaimed space

Anchorage votes July 21 on up to $4M in park fencing — a routine-looking contract that lands as the city works to hold parks it cleared of homeless camps.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

A downtown Anchorage race with trail miles and maybe a Denali view

Anchorage's Skinny Raven Half & 10K hits the Delaney Park Strip Sunday — trail miles, maybe a Denali view, and an easy one to spectate. Sign up before prices jump Thursday night.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read

Juneau proposes handing North Bridget Cove trail to state in budget-driven swap

Juneau proposes giving Alaska State Parks the remote North Bridget Cove trail to cut $75,000 in maintenance costs, gaining city control of closer Mt. Juneau and Granite Basin trails instead.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Juneau advisory committee to vote on banning Class 2 and 3 e-bikes from city trails

Juneau's Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will vote July 7 on banning throttle-equipped and high-speed e-bikes from city trails, allowing only pedal-assist Class 1 models.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Juneau proposes trading trail maintenance with state to offset $75K budget cut

Juneau Parks proposes swapping trail maintenance with Alaska State Parks to offset a $75,000 budget cut that eliminated brushing on city trails in the coming fiscal year.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Glacier View sends cars off 300-foot cliff for Fourth of July

Glacier View River Retreat launched decorated cars off a 300-foot bluff above the Matanuska River on Saturday for its annual Fourth of July tradition near Sutton.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read

Anchorage trails plan is 27 years old. A replacement is in the works.

Anchorage is replacing its 27-year-old trails plan with a new guide for trail building and maintenance across Anchorage and Chugiak-Eagle River, aiming for approval this summer.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read

Juneau may bar the fastest e-bikes from its trails — but not the most common ones

Juneau may keep pedal-assist e-bikes on its trails but bar the faster throttle kinds — a split that roughly tracks what the limited research actually shows.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 4mo ago2 min read

Soccer came home this summer — Where to watch the World Cup in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is happening across North America with viewer-friendly Alaska timing, and Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau have free or easy watch parties through mid-July.

by Cale Green4mo ago3 min read

Alaska throws a nine-day baseball party for America's 250th

For nine days, Alaska swaps the rink for the diamond: free kids' clinics, midnight-sun ball, a "Sandlot" screening, and a Fourth of July finish in Fairbanks.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read