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Winter
Wells Fargo Polar Bear Jump Off Basketball
Tourney Jan 3 & 4, 09
Cupid's Cup Coed
Volleyball Tourney Sat, Feb 14
Breeze Inn Avalanche Classic Basketball
Tournament: March 6 - 8
UYBL Season end tourney: March 14
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Spring
TelAlaska
Spring Classic
Co-ed Volleyball
Tourney: April 4
Dodgeball Tourney:
TBA
Polar Bear Pink Cheeks Triathlon:
Thanks for coming!
Exit Glacier Run 5K
or 10K: May 16
QDMT Recreation
Softball Tourney
QDMT Competitive Softball
Tourney
Bite the Bug Coed
Softball Invitational Tourney
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Summer
First National Bank Alaska's Youth Soccer Play Day:
TBA
Bear's Den B&B's
Bear Bell Run: Just for Kids, Fri, June 12
Chamber of Commerce 2 x 2 Hoops Tourney: Sat, July 4
Yoly's Market
presents: Hoopin' in the Harbor,
3 x 3 Basketball Tourney; TBA
Alaska SeaLife
Center's Rescue Run: Sat, Aug TBA
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Fall
QDMT Competitive Volleyball Tourney, TBA Oct
QDMT Barbeque League Volleyball Tourney, TBA Fall
Harvest 2-on-2 Teen Basketball
Tourney: Fri, Oct TBA, 09
Holiday Coed Volleyball
Invitational Tourney: Sat, Nov TBA, 09
Turkey Reverse Coed Volleyball Tourney,
Wed, Nov 25, 09
Wells Fargo Polar Bear Jump Off Basketball Tourney:
Fri night, Sat & Sun: Jan 3 - 4, 2008
Annual adult men's
basketball invitational tourney. A double-elimination event. Hosted near the Polar Bear Festival which is
always the third Saturday in January. In 2004, Team
Clarence took home over $600. The 2003
winner, Northwest Strategies
from Anchorage, took home $1,000 prize.
Our goal is
to give away $1,000 each year. Top Gun contest
features three-point shooting, free throws and most years, a slam-dunk
exhibition.
Fee: $325 due Dec 31
Save & pay $299 by Dec 24
Late fee after Dec 31 Call 224.4054 (if space available)
Contact
Shari, 224.4054.
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2004 Press Release
See 2005 pictures in our
photo gallery
 | Christo's Cupid's Cup (Co-ed) Volleyball Tourney:
Sat, Feb 14, 2009
Two divisions: Open through E. (D& E in
one gym; and C and Open in the other gym. Your team will
be placed with similar-ranked teams.)
Round robin into single elimination. Three matches guaranteed.
USAVolleyball
rules and officials.
 Fee:
$135 due Mon, Jan 28
Save & pay $115 by Mon, Jan 22
Late fee (if space available) $150 after Mon, Jan 28, 2008
Contact
Shari, 224.4057 or
Maggie, 224.4054
Tourney 08 PDF
Breeze Inn "Avalanche Classic" Basketball Tournament:
Fri, Sat & Sun, March 6, 7 & 8, 2009
Annual adult men's basketball invitational
tourney. Generally a round-robin to a
single-elimination format, with three games usually guaranteed. Last three years
have been straight double-elimination. Hosted at the
height of "avalanche season" so allow extra time for travel. Top Gun contest
features three-point shooting and free throws. Teams come from all over Alaska.
Tourney web page.
TelAlaska Spring Classic Co-ed Volleyball Tourney:
Sat, April 4, 2008 |
Adult co-ed Volleyball tourney, held
on one long Saturday each spring. Invitational, most teams
come from the Anchorage area or the Kenai Peninsula. Round-robin to a
single-elimination format, three matches guaranteed.
All teams are welcomed. The
2006 tourney will host two divisions: D&E in one gym; and C & Open in the
other gym.
Tourney web page.
Thanks, TelAlaska for your
support and sponsorship!
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Adult Dodgeball Tourney:
Sat, April TBA
This
will be a nutty, fun, fast tourney with stinging excitement throughout. Our SPRD
rules are a wonderful hybrid of international, US rules mixed with the silliness
of the movie hit, Dodgeball. Draft
rules and registration forms are now
available from 224.4054.
In this our first tourney, we are targeting adults, and you must be at least 16
years old. If this one is a success, we'll happily coordinate more for other age
groups.
The USCG Cutter
Mustang Blue won
first place in 2005
Officials Wanted: SPRD will pay you, and we need Dodgeball officials.
Please call, 224.4054.
Format:
Round Robin to single-elimination. (top teams advance)
Location:
Sports & Rec Gym, 4th Ave
Requirements: 7 players (6 players on the
court at one time.) Maximum roster =
X
Players must be ages 16+ and coed is optional and encouraged
Early Fee:
$50, due Sat, TBA
Fee:
$65, due Sat, TBA, if spaces is available
Late Fee:
$80 after Sat, TBA, if space available
5K run
10K bike
900 yard
swim in the pool.
Pink Cheeks Competition
Rules
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| Exit Glacier Run 5K or 10K
Sat, May 16, 2009 |
Another Alaskan favorite, this is a
great race to indoctrinate youth
into
lifetime running. Could anyone dream up a better location?
The race course is safe
and visually stimulating, as runners converge
on the paved road winding along
Resurrection River banks with amazing
views of Exit Glacier. Each participant
receives a highly coveted and
collected Exit Glacier race shirt.
Registration form PDF.
Check-in and bib pick up is at Resurrection Roadhouse. Contact
Shari, 224.4054.
2009 Results: It was
another beautifully sunny day at the Glacier and at the Resurrection Roadhouse!
Exit
Glacier 5K overall results
Exit
Glacier 5K age group results
Exit Glacier 5K women / men results
Exit
Glacier 10 K overall results
Exit Glacier 10 K age group results
Exit Glacier 10K women / men results
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click for larger photo, first place 2008 5K Race David Apperson.
click on 2004 5K Start photo
The Roadhouse will offer a race lunch special, so treat you and your family to a
good meal after the race.
Race Fees:
Earlybird: $18/$15 due Sat,
April 25
$20/$17 due Sat, May 2
$25/$22 after May 2
Results 08:
Exit Glacier 5K Race 2008 Age group results
Exit 5K 2008 Overall Race results
Exit Glacier 10K Race 2008 Age group results
Exit 10K 2008 Overall Race results
Results 07:
Exit Glacier
5K Overall Results
Exit
Glacier 10K Overall Results
Exit
Glacier 5K Age Group Results
Exit Glacier 10K Age Group Results
Results 06:
Exit Glacier 5K Age Group Results PDF
Exit Glacier 5K Overall Results PDF
Exit Glacier 10K Age Group Results PDF
Exit Glacier 10K Overall Results PDF
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| Softball QDMT Quick & Dirty Mini Tourney:
May
Choose:
☼ Competitive
or
☼ Recreational
 This is just for our locals, and it’s a great team 'first practice.' Gather at
least six guys and
six gals to sign up for this short and sweet softball
event. Most likely, a round-robin format,
we'll play abbreviated, 30-minute
games of one-pitch style. Each batter comes to the plate
with two strikes and
two balls. The games fly by, and teams get to see what the season’s
competition will be like. Your number of games depends on the number of team
entries.
At least four teams are required in each division. QDMT teams are
NOT required to be the
same as your summer league team. If you're not sure
which division your league team will
fit into, sign up for both QDMTs to see
how you shake out.
Comp Division QDMT
REC Division QDMT
Serious, skilled, competitive, have game experience
Just for fun.
No egos, showboats.
Sportsmanship!
Date: Sun, May
23 Date:
Sat, May 22
Time: Noon to 9 pm
Time: Noon to 9 pm
Location: Boulder Stadium
Location: Boulder Stadium
Fees
for either Division
$45, Earlybird due Fri, May 7
$65, Regular fee due Fri, May 14
$85, Late fee, after May 14, if space is available
PRIZES:
First Place: $45 off team softball league fee, 2008
Second Place: practice softballs
Team
managers will be required to submit team waivers and rosters of 6 men + 6
women and the fee at the deadline.
Note games are scheduled on Boulder Stadium
and its accompanying a sandy, gravel terrain. If the weather and field
conditions allow, we MAY move to Jon Perry or Citizens Fields, but teams who
do not care for Boulder Stadium field
should not register. Contact
Shari, 224.4057.
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| Bite the Bug Softball Tourney
Sat & Sun, June 3 & 4
 Just
when the bugs are drivin’ you batty, get outside and bite back with softball
fever!
Team prizes to the top three teams and prizes to first
place individuals.
Coed D & E teams.
(Teams must be registered with ASA, )
Contact Shari, 224.4057.
Date:
Sat & Sun, June 4 & 5
Format: Round Robin, top teams advance to
single-elimination
2 games guaranteed; we try to give you 3 games.
Prizes: 1st - 3rd Team trophy
1st Place Team individual prizes
Tourney All-Stars and Man & Woman MVPs
Location: Jon Perry & Citizens Fields
Fees:
$199 Earlybird, due Fri,
May 20
$235 Regular fee due Fri, May 27
$270 Late fee after May 27, if space is available.
rev 3/25 |
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| Youth Soccer Play Day:
Sun, June 7
Sponsored by
Join us on a sunny Sunday afternoon 2 pm
Kids ages 4 - 12 play quick scrimmages, skill games and fun
drills. This is the league-teaser, for the season which starts in early July,
after Seward Little League wraps up.
Volunteer coaches and trainers are
needed. More info TBA. Contact
Maggie, 224.4054.
 BEAR
BELL RUN:
Fri, June 5, 09
Just for Kids
Run the 1 mile loop of Iditarod Trail.
Win a bear bell!
Ages:
5 - 12 years
Course:
One-mile loop along Waterfront Park: National Historic Iditarod Trail bikepath
Race Begins: 11 am
Check-in by 10:30 am
Earlybird Fee: $7 by Sat, June 4
Late fee:
$15 after due Fri, 6/10
Day Camp Special: If you are enrolled in TYC's Colorama Camp, you
pay only $5 for the race and TYC staff will transport you to/from the race
site.
2009 Results
Sasha H., winner of the Bear
Bell Run turns the loop at the half-
way mark in Waterfront Park
2009
Third place Connor S crosses the finish line in Waterfront Park at the
Wellington Picnic Site, 2009
Call Shari for
information, 224.4054.
2004 racers receive instructions
Thanks to our sponsors: Bear's Den Bed &
Breakfast, SPRD and the Teen & Youth Center.
|
Yoly's Market Hoopin' in the Harbor
3 x 3 Basketball Tourney:
Sat, TBA
What
a GREAT event!
Mark & Yoly can hardly wait for June and a BIGGER and
BETTER weekend of fun and hoops!
Thanks for your sponsorship!
Organize your 3-on-3 team
now!
Youth
divisions.
Adult divisions.
Click to enlarge 2004 photos
More info TBA. Contact Maggie,
224.4054
| Volleyball QDMT Quick & Dirty Mini
Tourney: Sat or Sun, Oct
TBA, 09
Choose:
☼ Competitive or
☼ Recreational
This is just for our locals, and it’s a great team 'first practice.' Gather at
least four guys and four
gals to sign up for this short and sweet, volleyball
season kick-off event. A round-robin format,
we will play abbreviated,
30-point games, instead of full matches. style. The games wrap up
quickly, and
teams get to see what the season’s competition will be like. Your number of
games
depends on the number of team entries. At least four teams are required
in each division. QDMT
teams are NOT required to be the same as your
volleyball season's league team, although there
is certainly a benefit to
that. If you're not sure which division your league team will fit into, sign
up
for both QDMTs to see how your team does against both.
Comp Division QDMT
REC Division QDMT
Serious, skilled, competitive, have game experience
Just for fun! No egos, showboats. Sportsmanship!
Date: Sun, Oct
3
Date:
Sat, Oct 2
Time: Noon to 10 pm
Time: Noon to 10 pm
Location: Sports & Rec Gym &/or Com Schools Gyms
Location: Sports & Rec &/or Com Schools
Gyms
Fees
for either Division
$45, Earlybird due Fri, Sept 17
$65, Regular fee due Fri, Sept 24
$85, Late fee, after Sept 24, if space is available
Prizes:
First Place: $45 off team
volleyball league fee, 08
Second Place: Volleyball
Team
managers will be required to submit team waivers and rosters of 4 men + 4
women and the fee at the deadline.
Contact
Shari, 224.4057.
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| Harvest 2-on-2 Basketball Tourney: Fri, November
20 '09
Teens unleash and whoop up on each other. Two divisions:
□ Guys &
□ Girls.
$TBA, Earlybird due Fri, Oct
TBA
$TBA, Regular fee due Fri, Oct TBA
$TBA, Late fee, after Oct TBA, if space is available
Contact Maggie, 224.5472
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| Holiday Coed Volleyball Invitational Tourney:
Sat, Nov 15, 2008
 Adult co-ed Volleyball tourney,
held on one long Saturday each fall. Invitational, most teams
come from the Anchorage area or the Kenai Peninsula. All teams are welcomed.
SPRD will
host two divisions: D& E
in one gym; and C & Open in the
other gym. Outstanding former
college players and national champions put on
quite a show for the locals. We are also
seeking a volunteer to lead a
mid-day, tourney Top Gun contest in which
players hit targets
(serving and hitting) for points. Let us know if that sounds interesting to
you. A round-robin
to a
single-elimination format; three matches guaranteed. USA rules and
officials. Contact Shari,
224.4057.
Earlybird fee: $175, due Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Regular fee: $200, due Fri, Nov 7
Late fee: $250, after 11/07/08 if space available
Prizes: First
Place: Team & Individual Prizes
Second Place: Team & Individual Prizes
Third Place: Team Prize
Match MVP Awards
All Tourney Team |
This great event needs an annual
sponsor.
If your business is interested, check out
SPONSORS.
* Serving
* Passing
* Setting
Participants provide their own setter for the Top Gun contest.
Turkey Reverse
Local netters & setters rally one
night for a reverse coed volleyball tourney, in which
the talents of the
ladies are highlighted. Men set and play defense, mostly flat-footed.
Women hit,
block, dig and direct traffic. Teams are formed that night, so soloists are
encouraged to show up. Gobble up this reverse tourney
fun!
Winners of the 2004 Turkey Reverse
Mike O'Connor, Darin Trobaugh, Peggy Ventura, Jerry Olive, Alder Olive, Lori
Mazzuca. Not pictured Richard
Call Shari
for our next local VB spotlight event, 224.4054. Thanks Peggy & Julie for the
reverse idea
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