Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Volleyball tryouts to be held
Palmer High School will hold volleyball tryouts beginning Aug. 6. The schedule for tryouts is freshmen and sophomores, 2-4 p.m., juniors and seniors 4- 6 p.m. For more information call Steve Reynolds at 746-6625.
Palmer is in the Region III conference and will compete against Palmer, Wasilla, Colony, Kodiak, Kenai, Skyview, Soldotna and Homer this season.
Mat-Su Softball Association Standings
The Mandingos from Talkeetna are the current leaders in the Men's D/E League, while the Mugshot Saloon has top spot for the Coed D/E. E&E Autmotive is leading four other teams in Women's league, and the Farm Loop team hasthe top spot in the Coed E League.
Standings through July 24
Coed E League
W L %
Farm Loop 16 2 89
Valley Rollers 15 3 83
Trauma Junkies 14 3 82
Valley Hospital 10 6 63
Big Lake Baptist 9 9 50
Allstate 7 11 39
Short Circut 6 12 33
MEA 5 12 29
Wells Fargo 4 14 22
PJ's Bandits 1 17 5
Women's D/E League
W L %
E & E Automotive 13 3 87
Extreme Sports 8 8 50
Alaska Rim Engineering 9 7 56
Valley Chiropractic 7 9 44
Back in Action 3 13 19
Coed D/E League
W L %
Mugshot Saloon 11 1 92
Extreme Sports 13 3 81
Valley Chiropractic 9 5 64
Royce & Brain 7 5 58
Excell Physical Therapy6 7 46
Carpet World 6 8 43
Tony's/Wendy's 6 6 50
Palmer Vet 5 7 42
Four Corners 5 9 36
Newman's Hilltop 4 10 29
First National Bank 1 13 7
Mens D/E League
W L %
Mandingo's 14 2 88
H & K Cubs 12 3 80
Carpet World 11 3 79
Wasilla Bar 8 7 53
Rogers Cablesystems 5 9 36
FOAST 4 10 29
Dragonfyre Mechanical 2 13 13
Beach Bums 1 14 7