This weekend promises up-close views of the fast-paced, howling excitement of sled dog racing. The Tustumena 200, a 200-mile race beginning and ending in Kasilof, has been altered so the 50-mile mark will be McNeil Canyon Elementary School.

The sub 35 degree weather did not scare the Mariners from competing in the Nome Subway Showdown last weekend.

With no consolation bracket and no way to make it to state without making the finals, there’s a certain finality to the first two days of play at the North Star Conference tournament. Both Kenai Central and Homer will face that finality tonight at the Soldotna Sports Center when the tournament gets under way. Homer, the No. 6 seed, faces No. 3 seed Colony at 5 p.m. No. 5 Kenai faces off with No ...