Sports Briefs

Warriors in search

of football coach

Wasilla High School is currently accepting applications for its vacaant head varsity football coach position.

Applicants with prior successful experience coaching or competiing at a highly competitive level are asked to submit a letter of application and current reseme to the Wasilla High activities office.

The deadline for application is Feb. 14.

Contact Wasilla activities director Paul Cossette (paul.cossette@matsuk12.us) or assistant principal (daniel.michael@matsuk12.us) for more.

Tri-Valley registration open

Registration is now open for the 2011 Tri-Valley Wrestling Club season at trivalleywrestling.com. A membership meeting is scheduled for Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at Colony High.

Wrestlers aged 5 to adult, regardless of experience, are welcome to participate. Call David or Kristina Booth at 746-5775 for more.

Mid-Valley Wrestling Club

season starts in February

Mid-Valley Wrestling Club, a Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Folkstyle Wrestling club in Wasilla is inviting all girls and guys of any skill level, ages Pre-K to adult to join. Season runs beginning February to beginning May.

Cost: $50. Mid-Valley Wrestling Club fee, $40 USA Wrestling card fee.

New wrestlers will receive a free team t-shirt. Practices are at Wasilla High School from 6pm to 8pm Mondays thru Thursdays. We are holding two different Registration Nights at Wasilla High School Commons from 2:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Thursday January 20th and Monday January 24th. Request registration packets via email: midvalleywrestling@live.com and bring to one of the registration nights along with the club fee. For more information, contact Shar Diederich 373-5155.

Spring leagues start Jan. 26

The National Wrestling Alliance professional wrestling is coming to Colony High School at 7 p.m., April 1, sponsored by the Colony Knights Boosters as a fund-raiser for the football team.

Main event will be an NWA Midsouth title match featuring “The Human Highlight Reel” Austin Lane against Midsouth Idol Derrick King. NWA is also working on adding former ECW champion, TNA XDivision and WWE Lightweight champion Jerry Lynn for a possible three-way main event. Semi-main event is a tag-team match featuring Ft. Richardson’s own Chainsaw Charlie and Wasilla’s own AK Lighting taking on MK 2 and Atomic Dog. The feature match for the Alaska State Heavyweight Title pits champion Michael Maddness against.

Adult tickets are $10, while students grades five through 12 get in for $5. Younger children admitted free with paid adult. Tickets go on sale Feb. 7 and can be purchased through members of the Colony Knights Boosters, Colony football coaches and members of the team. For more information, call Kirk Bricker at 907-715-1160.

MYFA early registration

The Mat-Su Youth Football Association is hosting early registration for the 2011 youth football season.

The registration fee is $235 and can be done online at myfa.net.

Call 373-6000 for more information.

Mount Marathon

applications accepted

Applications for the 84th running of the Mount Marathon race in Seward during the July 4th holiday will be accepted through March 31. Race veterans and 2010 finishers have priority, with the remaining slots filled through a lottery system. Lottery results will be announced mid-April. Applications are online at seward.com. Cost is $45 for adults and $25 for juniors. For more information, call (907) 224-8051.

Vintage races rev up

An AMMC Vintage Series snowmachine race will begin at noon, Jan. 30 at Houston Lodge. Cost is $25 per class and racers pay $5 fee each day. Door prizes, warming areas and food will be available. A second vintage event is at noon, Feb. 5 at Willow Lake. Cost is $25 for the first class per sled and $15 per each additional class. For more information, contact ammcracing@hotmail.com, or visit ammcracing.com.

To submit information for the Mat-Su Sports Briefs, email sports@frontiersman.com.

WDMA hosting mid-distance race

Willow Dog Mushers Association is offering its first middle-distance race, the Willow-Tug 300, on Feb. 4, a qualifier for the Iditarod and Yukon Quest. Organizers will limit the field to 30 teams and post veteran mushers at checkpoints to help rookies. Several Iditarod veterans including hometown musher DeeDee Jonrowe have signed up. Cost is $500 for association members, $525. For more information, visit willowdogmushers.com/WillowTug300.html.

Kids can ice fish Feb. 5

An ice-fishing derby for kids will be held at Knik Lake from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 5. Children ages 3 to 16 are invited to participate. Cost is $10 and all proceeds benefit the Alaska Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more information, call 715-4435.