Derek Clarkston

The puck dropped on the Alaska State Hockey Association tournaments last week.

There have been 63 games in the history of Kodiak High School hockey. Seniors Rylee Otto and Miles Grimes have played in every game. They are the only two skaters

Sunny days are Corey Gronn’s favorite. Kids climbing on playground equipment. Skaters on the halfpipe. Walkers on the track. Tennis players on the courts.

Here is a brief look at what Northern Lights Conference basketball teams did last week.

That is a wrap for another year. And that means it is time to unveil the top Kodiak sports stories of 2024. Of course, this is just one man’s opinion.

The Bethel Warriors spoiled Kodiak’s season-opening basketball games, taking a coed doubleheader on the first day of the 56th Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament Friday evening at Kodiak High School.

“Overtime. Overtime. Overtime,” the capacity crowd inside the Kodiak High School gym chanted.

In what might be a first in the 56-year history of the Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament, the state’s longest-running prep basketball tournament will end on a Sunday.

An onlooker might mistake a Kodiak girls basketball practice for a cross country practice. The team spends the first 40 minutes of each practice running.

Everybody loves Santa Claus, even high school hockey players, this time of the year.