Matanuska-Susitna Valley sports briefs

Mat—Su adult softball finals finished

MAT-SU — The Mat—Su Softball Association wrapped up its season last week.Carpet World came out on top in the men's league with 14 wins and two losses.The H & K Cubs took second with 13 wins four losses and the Mandingos came in third (14—5).In the Coed D/E league category, Xtreme Sports edged out Mug-Shot Saloon with an 18—2 record against Mug-Shot's 17—3 record.E & E Automotive won the women's D/E league with 15 wins and five losses. Extreme Sports came in second place with 12—8 record.The coed league winner was Farm Loop, with an 18—2 record, followed by Valley Rollers with a 16—4 record.

Coed E league

Team W L %

Farm Loop 18 2 90

Valley Rollers 16 4 80

Trauma Junkies 15 5 75

Valley Hospital 14 6 70

Big Lake Baptist 10 10 50

Allstate 7 13 35

Short Circuit 6 14 30

Wells Fargo 5 15 25

MEA 5 15 25

PJ's Bandits 1 19 5

Women's D/E leagues

Team W L %

E & E Automotive 15 5 74

Xtreme Sports 12 8 58

Alaska Rim

Engineering 11 9 56

Valley Chiropractic 9 11 44

Back in Action 3 17 17

Coed D/E Leagues

Team W L %

Xtreme Sports 18 2 9

Mug-Shot Saloon 17 3 85

Valley Chiropractic 14 6 70

Tony's/Wendy's 11 9 55

Royce & Brain 11 9 55

Excel Physical

Therapy 10 10 50

Palmer Vet 8 12 40

Carpet World 8 12 40

Four Corners 7 13 35

Newman's Hilltop 4 16 20

First National Bank 2 18 10

Men's D/E leagues

Team W L %

Carpet World 14 2 88

H & K Cubs 13 4 76

Mandingos 14 5 74

Wasilla Bar 10 7 59

Rogers Cablesystems 10 9 53

FOAST 8 12 40

Dragonfyre

Mechanical 3 17 15

Beach Bums 2 18 10

Race director and crew chief tie the knot on the track

MAT-SU — A wedding took place on the track at North Star Speedway during the intermission Saturday. Anna Branson, race director, and Jim Adams, crew chief for Rae's Racing, tied the knot while all drivers and spectators watched. Bud Black, driver of the Tesoro 2Go late model officiated at the ceremony.

Results

Mini—stocks — 1) John Schwochert; 2) Chris Hawley; 3) Mark Blair; 4) Brenda Hecht; 5) Theresa Page. Baby grands — 1) John Klayum; 2) Willie Creech; 3) Larry Theobald; 4) Mike Thomas; 5) Lash LeRew; 6) Larry Hutchins. Legends — 1) Doug Sheldon; 2) Erik Johnson; 3) Michelle "Mitch" Kyte; 4) Mike Braddock; 5) Steve Marineau; 6) Ken Johnstone; 7) Ken Downs; 8) Jeffery Jensen. Sportsman/Truck Combination — 1) Ron Harvey; 2) Dean Thompson;3) Brian Kirk; 4) Alan Braden; 5) Al Ulman; 6) R.D. Mandell. JAGS (Just All Girls) — 1) Kim Johnson; 2) Martha Quark; 3) Angie Hoppe; 4) Kitty McKeown. Late Models — 1) J.P. Hoff; 2) Kevin Patrick; 3) Corey LaCosta; 4) John Hecht; 5) Bud Black; 6) Mike Hansen.

Capitol Speedway race results

WILLOW — Andy Matthews took the top spot in all four races Sunday at Capitol Speedway in Willow.

Matthews cruised to victory in all heats plus the main event of the mini stock class.

Race results (Saturday)

Mini-Mods

Trophy dash n 1) Jerry Mitchell; 2) Jeff Evans; 3) Darla Evans; 4) Bruce Postlewait. Main event n 1) Jeff Mitchell; 2) Jerry Evans; 3) Darla Evans; 4) Bruce Postlewait.

Truck

Trophy dash n 1) Dale Brummer; 2) Brad Cooke; 3) Jr. Carpenter. Main event n 1) Dale Brummer; 2) Jr. Carpenter; 3) Brad Cooke.

Sportsman

Trophy dash n 1) Dennis Plourd; 2) Guy Hamilton; 3) Terry Bundtrock; 4) Dennis Sims. Main event n 1) Chip Defendorf; 2) Dennis Plourd; 3) Guy Hamilton; 4) Terry Bundtrock; 5) Dennis Sims.

360 Sprints

Trophy dash n 1) Bob Erdman; 2) John McCarthy; 3) Tim Wallace; 4) Dave Hughes. Main event n 1) Bob Erdman; 2) John McCarthy; Dave Hughes.

410 Sprints

Trophy dash n 1) Larry Frazier; 2) Todd Vanhausen; 3) Squeeks O'Conner. Main event n 1) Larry Frazier; 2) Squeeks O'Conner; 3) Todd Vanhausen.

Hobby Stock

Trophy dash n 1) Dan Mingo; 2) John Howe; 3) Bob Widner; 4) Jay Irving. Main event n 1) Bob Widner; 2) John Howe; 3) David Long; 4) Jay Irving; 5) Harold Holton; 6) Curt Martin; 7) Dan Mingo.

Mini Stock

Trophy dash n 1) Andy Matthews; 2) Tom Wilson; 3) Linda Conway; 4) Brad Cutway. Main event n 1) Brad Cutway, 2) Andy Matthews; 3) Dave Burke; 4) Tom Wilson; 5) Dave Barren; 6) Gary Kellar; 7) Linda Conway; 8) Tommy Carpenter; 9) John Ace.

Stock

Trophy dash n 1) Scott Burns; 2) Bo Stanberry; 3) Jake Baker; 4) Mike Kriger. Main event n 1) Bo Stanberry; 2) Scott Burns; 3) Raymond Shade; 4) Mike Kriger; 5) Jake Baker; 6) George Parks; 7) David Meyer; 8) Ralph Gobert; 9) Buddy Rookard; 10) Brian Lawler.

Sunday's Race Results

Mini Mods

Trophy dash — 1) Jerry Mitchell; 2) Larry Fletchenhier; 3) Darla Evans; 4) Jeff Evans. Main event — 1) Larry Fletchenhier; 2) Darla Evans; 3) Bruce Postlewait; 4) Jeff Evans.

Truck

Trophy dash — 1) Dale Brummer; 2) Jr. Carpenter; 3) Brad Cooke. Main event — 1) Dale Brummer; 2) Jr. Carpenter; 3) Brad Cooke.

Sportsman

Trophy dash — 1) Guy Hamilton; 2) Dennis Plourd; 3) Terry Bundtrock; 4) Chip Defendorf. Main event — 1) Terry Bundtrock; 2) Dennis Plourd; 3) Dennis Sims; 4) Guy Hamilton; 5) Chip Defendorf.

Hobby Stock

Trophy dash — 1) John Howe; 2) Bob Widner; 3) David Long; 4) Dan Mingo. Main event — 1) Bob Widner; 2) Jay Irving; 3) John Howe; 4) David Long; 5) Dan Mingo; 6) Chris Boren; 7) Harold Holton.

Mini Stock

Trophy dash — 1) Andy Matthews; 2) Tommy Carpenter; 3) Dave Burke; 4) Tom Wilson. Main event — 1) Andy Matthews; 2) Tommy Carpenter; 3) Dave Barren; 4) Dave Burke; 5) Linda Conway; 6) Tom Wilson.

Stock

Trophy dash — 1) Mike Kriger; 2) Jake Baker; 3) Scott Burns; 4) Raymond Shade. Main event — 1) Scott Burns; 2) Mike Kriger; 3) Jake Baker; 4) David Meyer; 5) Ralph Gobert; 6) Raymond Shade; 7) Robert Watkins; 8) George Park; 9) Bo Stanberry.

Area youth hockey preparations under way

MAT-SU — It is time once again to start preparing for youth hockey.

Big Lake Amateur Hockey Association, Matanuska Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA), and Susitna Amateur Hockey Association (SAHA) are the three youth hockey associations in the area.

Big Lake will be holding registrations on Aug. 20-21 from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the Brett Memorial Ice Arena in Wasilla. Team evaluations will also begin Aug. 20.

The association will be holding a Skate-A-Thon Oct. 20 to help defray the cost of registration. For more information, contact Dana Lipse at 892-8483.

MAHA registration forms may be picked up at the Brett arena and mailed. Bantam and Midget evaluations will be held Aug. 28 while PeeWee and Squirt evaluations take place Sep. 16. Contact Barb Marcott at 745-6912 for more information.

SAHA will be holding registrations Sept. 9 at 8 a.m. and Sept. 16 at 8:30 a.m. at the Brett arena. Registration continues until Oct. 1. For more information, contact Matt Nardini at 841-3695.

Childs shatters pro mod record

BUTTE — John Childs of Anchorage won the top eliminator class and, at the same time, shattered the pro mod record in his 1937 coupe at Alaska Raceway Park last weekend.

Childs raced his son, Jay, in the finals, setting a record pass of 6.892 seconds at 194.04 mph. Jay Childs ran his Chill Factor funny car down the track at 6.315 seconds and 222.86 mph.

Results

Pro sportsman — 1) Ron Bowerman; 2) Mike Mihalka. Top eliminator — 1) John Childs; 2) Jay Childs. ET — 1) Scott Roloff; 2) Eric Steely. ET bike — 1) John Lackey; 2) Steve Flournoy. Top sportsman — 1) Charlie Johnnie; 2) Dave Hornsby. Snowmachine — 1) Tim Wilson; 2) Mike Pederson. Jr. dragster — 1) Chance Gosch; 2) Jamie McElroy. Trophy — 1) Paul Rebaina; 2) Frank Roach.

Valley U-11 boys team takes third place

The Mat Valley Blue Lightning boys under-11 soccer team took third-place honors at the second annual Zane Cup tournament, which was held in Anchorage last week.

Age restrictions prevented the U-11 group from taking part in the State Cup Championships, also in Anchorage last weekend. The Zane Cup is a way for athletes 11 and under to compete in a tourney of their own.

To place third, the Blue Lightning took part in a shootout with the Arctic Knights of Fairbanks. At the end of regulation plus two overtimes, the game was tied 3-3. Collin Weaver, Tillerman Croon and Ryan Conroy each made a shootout goal for the Mat Valley team.

The Fairbanks Knights had one shootout goal of its own. The score ended 6-4.

Shaquille Odom made some awesome saves to secure the Lightning win. The Valley team was also presented with the Sportsmanship Award.

The Blue Lightning placed second in regular season play, coming in behind the Kamikaze team of Anchorage. In the Zane tourney, the team came in behind the Kamikazes again, which placed second, and North Pole, which placed first.

Houston football team heads to Nikiski

The Houston varsity football team travels to Nikiski this weekend to take on the defending small-school state champions on their home turf.

Houston head coach Matt Bredberg believes they have a good chance of beating Nikiski. According to Bredberg, his team's strength lies in the specialty positions. Houston returns All-State running back Travis Webb, as well as receivers Shaun Herrigan and Joe Foster. Pete Clemens is also returning to quarterback the team.

Valley adult softball

Xtreme Sports took first place in the Coed D state tournament in Anchorage over the weekend. Excel Physical Therapy placed third in tournament play at Kenai.

The women's D tournament will be played this weekend at Sherrod Field in Palmer starting Saturday morning. The men's D tournament will be played at Bumpus Field in Wasilla starting Saturday morning.