Sitka

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

A capsized fishing vessel's crew was rescued by good Samaritans near Sitka after it rolled while pulling in loaded salmon nets, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard Sector Juneau was informed at about 7:45 a.m. that the 50-foot seiner Evening Star sank in about 300 feet of water in Slocum Arm, 40 miles northwest of Sitka. All five crewmen aboard were rescued in good condition by the fishing vessel Chickamene, which took them to Sitka. About 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel were still aboard the Evening Star when it sank.

A search is under way in Port Protection, about 50 miles north of Klawock, for a 13-year-old girl who did not return from a hike Sunday evening according to Alaska State Troopers. A Monday AST dispatch says Makayla McRoberts was supposed to return from the hike, on a trail near the end of a boardwalk on Port Protection Road, by 5 p.m. Sunday. She was reported missing to Ketchikan troopers at about 9:30 p.m. The trail area was being searched Monday by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, as well as local volunteers and volunteer rescue squads from Ketchikan and Klawock.

Friday produced a pair of thrilling semifinals in the ASAA 4A boys basketball tournament.  when the smoke cleared, Dimond and Service emerged with title hopes still alive. Dimond outlasted 2001 champion Bartlett in two overtimes, 83-76, thanks to 22 points from Ryden Hines and 20 by Colter Lasher.  The end of regulation and the two extra periods were dramatic.  Bartlett's Treshawn King-Dunbar nailed a pair of free throws with seven seconds left in the fourth quarter to force overtime.  Then in OT, the Golden Bears' Iziah Sherman-Newsome hit a shot with four seconds left to send the game to a second OT. Finally, Lasher took command with two field goals in the seconds extra frame to left Dimond.  In the other semi, Service took down top seed Wasilla, 50-46 behind 16 points from Adam Klie and 15 by Amu Aukusitino.  The upset denied Wasilla a chance to send both its boys and girls into the finals.  The defending champion Warrior girls team had no problem with Colony in the semifinals, winning 47-32.  Wasilla led 19-6 after one quarter.  The Warriors will face West Valley for the title, after the Wolfpack downed Juneau, 42-35.

Registered voters in Wasilla will decide whether to recall city council member Steve Menard Tuesday night. The city council adopted a resolution in December, which set the special election for February 7 th to ask voters whether Steve Menard should be recalled. The recall stems from an incident in August when Menard traveled to Sitka for a business trip. A bill from the Westmark Hotel in Sitka detailed damages including vomit on the carpet, urine of furniture, a burned mattress, and evidence of smoking.

Junior Quarterback Amu Aukusitino rushed for 154 yards, accumulated 354 yards of total offense, and ran a punt back 75 yards for a touchdown as top ranked Service dominated in all three phases in a 48-13 win over South Anchorage on Friday night.  The victory keeps the Cougars undefeated against Alaska competition, while the Wolverines drop to 3-2 in the Cook Inlet Conference. Aukusitino dashed 62 yards for a score on Service's initial drive to make it 7-0.  It was 28-0 by halftime.  Matt Ilalio also had a big game for the Cougars with three rushing touchdowns.  Jonathan Jenkins blocked a punt a returned it for six points, the first of two special teams scores for Service.

Service's 42-7 win over Dimond on Saturday was enough to put them at the top of this week's Alaska Sports Broadcasting Netowrk Football Poll. Chugiak jumped up to the number two spot from last week after stomping Eagle River 35-14. Juneau jumps into the poll as well with a 2-0 record.  South's riveting win agianst Bartlett on a late two-point conversion threw the Wolverines in the poll, while Bartlett's loss dropped the Golden Bears down from number one to number five.

A Wasilla councilman is under fire after a recent trip to Sitka on city business on the city's dime. It involves the condition of council member Steve Menard's hotel room that left the room out of service for three days while staff cleaned and repaired the room. The Westmark hotel in Sitka was where Menard and several other council members were staying last week for the Alaska Municipal League conference. The hotel said there were incidents of damage like this in the past, but not to this extent.