Chugiak

EIELSON over @Valdez          53-6 @HOMER over Kenai             20-0 @SITKA over Monroe            29-28 @SOUTH over Bartlett           49-0 @WEST over Chugiak           48-7 @PALMER over Kodiak          49-7 NORTH POLE over @Juneau  46-27

@WEST VALLEY over Chugiak 35-12 PALMER over @Soldotna 27-7 @COLONY over Skyview 57-6 @HOUSTON over Valdez 26-0 WASILLA over @Bartlett 21-14 SITKA over @Ketchikan 30-8 @EIELSON over Homer 26-6 @MONROE over Barrow 16-0 JUNEAU over @Thunder Mt. 45-7

2011 Chugiak High School graduate Kelly Cobb has been selected to represent the United States at the Under 20 World Cup of Soccer that takes place in Japan, August 19th to September 8th.  The Alaskan is one of six forwards and 21 players total named to the American women's roster. Cobb, a high school All-American as a senior at Chugiak, scored 11 goals in her freshman season at Duke, helping the Blue Devils to the NCAA championship game.  She had surgery on her left ankle following the season.

A longtime Chugiak store owner is leaving quite a legacy. Hundreds of items from Art Wallace's estate were auctioned off Saturday afternoon at the Egan Center, with all the proceeds benefiting Alaska's Healing Hearts . The organization helps military members from all branches of the service recover from post war trauma by providing outdoor activities free of charge. "I want everyone out there to understand, and know that we try to make sure that even grandmas' quarters are taken care of," said Healing Hearts organizer Dan  McDowell.  "We want to make sure every donation goes to help the battle weary and battle wounded.

A Chugiak man suffered serious head injuries on Knik-Goose Bay Road Friday when his motorcycle went down in a single-vehicle crash, according to Alaska State Troopers. AST spokesperson Megan Peters says troopers were called at about 12:35 p.m. to the scene, at Knik-Goose Bay's intersection with Vine Road. Michael Butler, 41, was riding his motorcycle outbound on Knik-Goose Bay when he encountered a line of cars stopped for a vehicle making a turn. Butler, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle when it locked and went down on the road.

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 Service Cougars, who rolled to the second perfect league season in Cook Inlet Conference history, will open the ASAA Baseball Tournament against Kenai in Thursday's quarterfinals.  If the Cougars survive that game, they could face a formidable challenge, as four-time state champion Juneau awaits on the same side of the bracket.  The Crimson Bears take on Monroe in the round of eight. Action takes place at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage starting May 31 with the champion crowned on Saturday.

The Cook Inlet Conference Baseball season is a 10-game sprint that allows little time for a slump.  The Service Cougars and South Wolverines have avoided that, and have now also clinched berths in the ASAA tournament with two games to play. Service defeated Dimond, 3-2 on Friday to remain perfect at 8 and 0.  After falling behind 2-0 after three innings, the Cougars rallied with two in the fifth to tie the game.  Then in the sixth, Trace Woodruff collected the go-ahead RBI single with two outs.  Dimond loaded the bases in the top of the seventh, but could not push the tying run across.  The Lynx drop to 4 and 4 and fall out of contention.

In Chugiak, fire crews fought a blaze that began at about 6:30 a.m. on the 19000 block of Baidarka St on Sunday. The Chugiak Volunteer Fire Deparment responded to a call of a structure fire and upon arrival found that about 30 percent of the home was engulfed in flames. Chugiak Fire Cheif Tom Reinbolt says no one was in the home at the time because it was undergoing construction.  The owner was living in the house next door, which was also threatened by extreme heat of the fire.