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Regional top seeds South and Chugiak opened the Cook Inlet Conference volleyball tournament with three-game sweeps on Wednesday, placing both programs one victory away from advancing to the state tournament. South, which finished league play 14 and 0, took down Bartlett, 25-13, 25-19, 25-9. The Wolverines will face either East or Eagle River in the semifinals. Chugiak defeated West, 25-13, 25-18, 25-19. Either Service or Dimond awaits the Mustangs. The top three teams qualify for next week's state tourney.

Name: Bob Lupo Occupation: Retired U.S. Army, with service in U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and Alaska Army National Guard. (Vietnam and Desert Storm time periods). Registered Political Party: Veterans Party of Alaska (Chair) Last book you read: Gun Digest Favorite movie: "Being there. " Why are you running for the Anchorage Assembly?: I am 70 years old. I have served my country and I have served my state; now I would like to serve my city.

In high-school hockey action Saturday night, Dimond edged out South 2-1 to finish the year unblemished, while Chugiak topped Service 3-1. The Cook Inlet Conference tournament is set to begin next week. Contact Charlie Sokaitis at csokaitis@ktuu.com

In Cook Inlet Conference flag football Wednesday afternoon, Chugiak faced Service on Dimond's field. The Cougars were up 13-8 in the third quarter, but Kendra Bulawa led a charge to change that, finding Jessi McMullen for a touchdown that put Chugiak on top 14-13. On the next Mustangs drive, Chugiak took advantage of a blown coverage spotted by Bulawa, who sent the ball to Kendra Harter on a streak down the right side, raising the score to 21-13 Chugiak. The Mustangs added one more touchdown before game’s end,  coming away with a 28-19 victory over the Cougars.

by Channel 2 News staff Tuesday, May 4, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Chugiak Mustangs will kick off the next football season at Tom Huffer Sr. Football Stadium after the Anchorage School Board approved a name change of the facility. Huffer was the first football coach in Chugiak history, starting in 1969, and guided the Mustangs to two state championships. Still a ubiquitous presence at myriad high school athletic events throughout the school year even in retirement, Huffer has been dubbed Mr. Football within the community.

There should be plenty of parity in Alaska football this season; there's already a new No. 1 in the ASBN large school poll. Chugiak moves up following an opening win over Palmer, coupled with pre-season No. 1 Service losing to West. No. 2 in the poll: Juneau after a 55-8 spanking of South. Service was knocked out of the poll completely. The Cougars visit Kenai this week - the Kardinals are ranked No. 1 in small schools. Soldotna and Kodiak, No. 2 and 3, meet on Saturday.

Chugiak and Bartlett were both 2 and 2 in the Cook Inlet Conference at the kickoff of their Week 6 contest Saturday, each school striving to improve its CIC record. The home-team Mustangs pounded the pigskin in the first quarter, with Greg Ghram motoring up the middle like a Mack truck, scoring first blood for Chugiak on a 25-yard run. Bartlett returned fire as Mark Cox made a 4-yard plunge to tie the game at 7. In the fourth quarter, the Golden Bears were down by 3 with five (minutes?

by Rebecca Palsha Sunday, May 9, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A fire destroyed a Chugiak house Sunday afternoon, leaving a family of five without a home. The Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department says the fire started about 1 p.m. Sunday on Tundra Rose Avenue. The people inside -- two adults, two children and a baby -- were able to escape and firefighters saved four dogs and a bird, but officials say several other animals died in the fire. The homeowners were active in animal rescue and had been housing the animals until they could find permanent homes.

A small experimental plane was forced to crash-land in Chugiak Sunday morning, right on the edge of the Old Glenn Highway, according to Anchorage police. Police say the pilot, Craig Walls, was not injured. Officers on scene say it appears the plane was having engine problems. "It was pefectly in the ditch, the wing wasn't even in the highway. So he did a really good job on his crash landing," said Melody Gilliland who works at the Rural Discount Center, just feet away from where the crash-landing happened.

The ASAA large and small school softball state tournaments got under Friday at the Cartee Field complex in Anchorage.  East Anchorage and Sitka are defending champions. ASAA Softball Large Schools Tournament--Opening Round Games East def. Colony, 12-1 Juenau def. Chugiak, 16-8 West def. West Valley, 8-0 Lathrop def. South, 5-1 Winners Bracket East def. Juneau, 10-7 Lathrop def. West, 3-2 Elimination Bracket West Valley def. South, 10-9 Chugiak def. Colony, 5-3   West def. Chugiak, 6-4 Juneau def. West Valley, 11-2 *East, Lathrop Juneau, & West still alive ASAA Softball Small Schools Tournament--Opening Round Games Sitka def. Kodiak, 13-5 Ketchikan def. Hutchison, 24-0 Winners Bracket Ketchikan def. Homer, 6-4 Sitka def.

The Alaska Schools Activities Association has unveiled the first round matchups and quarterfinal times for the state boys and girls soccer tournaments that are being co-hosted by Chugiak and Eagle River High Schools this week. A quick glance at the draw reveals that all four boys region champions are in the same half of the bracket. In the girls tournament, powerhouse schools Dimond and South will hook up in the quarterfinals. ASAA Boys Soccer Quarterfinals--Thursday Juneau vs. Colony, 3:45 ( Eagle River )

The future of Alaska's culinary scene went knife to knife in an Iron Chef style cooking competition held in Anchorage. On Saturday, the 2013 Alaska ProStart Invitational was held at the Lucy Cuddy Hall at the University of Alaska Anchorage. High school teams from across the state competed in a restaurant management competition and a culinary challenge. Seven teams were given one hour and challenged to create two identical dishes that included one appetizer, one entree' and one dessert.

Blowing up ice - that's exactly how crews are clearing ice jams in Chugiak caused by the devastating September flooding . Due to dropping temperatures, houses along Aurora Borealis Road are now surrounded by ice as a result of Peters Creek flooding. Statewide Blasting and Perforating Service has been detonating dynamite placed underneath the ice. They hope this will cause the water to drop to normal levels - and ice that is surrounding those homes will in turn recede back into Peters Creek.

Homeowners in Chugiak are facing an unusual battle against Mother Nature for this time of year, flooding. Despite dropping temperatures water is coming from somewhere and creating frozen ponds that are getting bigger every day. It's a big issue for artists Karla Morreira and her husband Roy. The two are used to shaping things like glass and metal but ice is their newest challenge. “We had a pea gravel trail right here which is about 2 and half feet under right now,” said Karla.

An attorney for a former Chugiak High School clerk told an Anchorage judge on Monday that his client has already begun trying to make amends. As part of a plea deal, Brenda Burge of Wasilla will pay the school back $60,000. Her attorney says Burge has so far paid $12,000 in restitution. Burge, 55, was fired and arrested last year after the school found almost $75,000 in student fees missing. She was charged with three felonies: theft, scheming to defraud and falsifying business records.

South Anchorage beat Service 28-19 for the Large Schools Football State Championship on Saturday.  The victory marks the first time the Wolverines have beaten the Cougars sine 2008.  It is also the first loss that Service has suffered against an Alaskan opponent in two years and snaps a streak of 19 straight victories over in-state competition.  And it gives the Wolverines sweet vengeance for losing last year's title game to the same Service squad....

Jarred Laws caught three touchdowns as East used a big first half to beat Chugiak on Friday, 38-7 to secure the fourth and final playoff spot out of the Cook Inlet Football Conference.  East finishes the regular season 4 and 3 in league play and will visit Palmer for next week's state quarterfinals. Speaking of the Moose, Palmer wrapped up an unbeaten regular season by smashing Wasilla, 41-12 in the 34th annual Potato Bowl.  James Nisbett rushed for over 300 yards in the victory as Palmer reached 8 and 0 for the first time since 1996.

Week 7 Saturday Scoreboard Homer @ Kodiak POSTPONED @EIELSON over Barrow 53-0 @EAST over Eagle River 43-18 CHUGIAK over @Bartlett 28-0