Jordan Rodenberger
Sports Director
Anchorage, Alaska
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Jordan Rodenberger was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska where his love for sports flourished. After graduating with a Broadcast Journalism degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage, he returned to his hometown to report on the players, teams and activities of Interior Alaska at KTVF. Now, he is the newest member of the sports team at Alaska's News Source in Anchorage.
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The reigning champion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has scratched from this year’s race.
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Brent Sass claims victory in 2022 Iditarod, beating defending champion Dallas Seavey Tuesday morning in Nome.
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Messing, in a nod to his Alaskan and Canadian roots, donned a red and black flannel shirt while skating to a season-best score of 172.37 for an 11th overall finish at the Olympics.
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It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time to watch and vote on the top 5 plays of the week. Brought to you by the Plumbers and Pipefitters.
It is Tuesday, and we have another loaded i5 for you, brought to you by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375.
It is Tuesday, and we have another loaded i5 for you, brought to you by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375.
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It is Tuesday, and we have another loaded i5 for you, brought to you by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375.
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Four women clocked in under Kristy Marvin's 2018 Equinox Marathon record of 3:15:06, while Lars Arneson won the men's race.
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Jessie Craig will take over the program after four years as an assistant.
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The historic and unforgiving Equinox Marathon returns Saturday.
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The Fairbanks Ice Dogs take down the Maine Nordiques 4-1 in the NAHL Showcase opener.
It is Tuesday, which means it is time for the i5. Here are your top five plays of the week from around the Interior, brought to you by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375.
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West Valley came out of the gates strong in their 52-14 win over Eielson.
The Ice Dogs responded to Minnesota all night, but were unable to close it in shootouts.
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Lathrop didn't miss a beat after having last week off, taking down Chugiak handily.
Fairbanks officially begins its season Friday against the Minnesota Magicians.
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A memorable 2021 season at the Mitchell Raceway is in the books, but many of the vehicles that spent the summer circling ‘the northern most dirt track in the world’ have one more race left in them before they hit the garages.
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A healthy mix of offense and defense led to a 30-0 Lathrop win over Hutchison Tuesday.
A new season of the i5 is here with your top five plays from fall sports so far. Brought to you by the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375
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Fans at all locations owned and operated by UAF must wear a face covering at all times, regardless of vaccination status.
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The prep cross country season continues with West Valley in Kodiak, while the rest of the Region VI schools gathered in Delta.
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Former West Valley standout Naomi Bailey took first as the women defeat UAA once again.
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From the opening quarter, Redington dominated both sides of the ball in a 42-20 victory over #1 Monroe.
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Parayko, who skated with the Nanooks from 2012-14, is now locked in with the St. Louis Blues until 2030.
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With the reinstatement of the UAA hockey program, comes the reinstatement of the Governor's Cup in 2022-23.
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Three meets down, three more to go for the Region VI high school cross country running season, which saw 85 runners striding through the Chena Lakes Nature Trails Saturday.
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This past weekend saw all of the schools from Region VI dive into the waters at Hamme Pool for the Lathrop Invitational.
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Through three games of the 2021 Alaska high school football season, the Monroe Catholic Rams (3-0) have outscored opponents 152-34, with their largest margin of victory coming in a 62-12 win over Eielson Saturday.
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While it was expected that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic would impact high school sports, it has been a consistent battle for football in the interior, as every weekend so far this season has featured a game canceled due to the virus protocols.
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Two No. 1 ranked programs met under the Friday night lights as Division II’s #1 Lathrop visited Division I’s #1 East Anchorage in a week three showdown.
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UAF runners Kendall Kramer, Rosie Fordham, and Naomi Bailey swept the top three spots at the Blue & Gold Race Saturday.
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The Nanook volleyball program is looking to make some noise in the GNAC in 2021.
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North Pole won't play for the next two weeks, but was able to reschedule a conference game with Lathrop.
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The Yukon 550 will begin on February 5 in Tok and conclude in Fairbanks.
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North Pole opened its 2021 season with a four-set win over Monroe.
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West Valley showed out once again at the Interior Invite Saturday.
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The Wolfpack fell 59-20 to the Palmer Moose in their first game of the season.
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All three facets of the game came together in an emotional 36-0 win over the Kenai Kardinals.
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UAF student-athletes helped alleviate some first day jitters by welcoming in elementary kids into the new school year.
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A late score gave the Wolfpack the 6-0 victory over their cross-town rivals.
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Lathrop snapped Soldotna's 22-game win streak, taking over as the top team in Division II.
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Only have of the matches scheduled this week were played out, while the start date to the season was pushed back a day.
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Quarterback Robert McGee accounted for 7 total touchdowns in Monroe's big time win over Nikiski.
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Fairbanks Soccer Club defeated Pioneer United FC 6-2 to claim the Last Frontier Division.
By October 29, all student-athletes must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved waiver.
West Valley swept the day as Riga Grubis and Shane Fisher came out as individual winners.
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Fairbanks youth skaters spent four days learning from the Division players of their backyard.
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The Patriots controlled all three facets of the game in their season-opening victory.
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The Monroe Catholic Rams took down the Seward Seahawks 38-8 in
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The Alaska Goldpanners fell to the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox 5-3 in the first round of the WCWS, concluding their season.
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