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Klas Stolpe, a sports reporter since the mid-1990s, was honored last Saturday as this year’s Region V winner of the ASAA Gold Lifetime <\/a>Pass<\/a>, presented by the Alaska School Activities Association for “extraordinary contribution to high school activities in Alaska and\/or at the national level.”<\/p>\n

The qualifications specified by ASAA are: “Significant service to high school students of Alaska through demonstrated leadership for at least twenty (20) years at the state and\/or national level. Served as activities administrator, coach\/director\/advisor, official, community supporter, or committee member.”<\/p>\n

During his career as a journalist and photographer he has worked for the Petersburg Pilot, Wrangell Sentinel, Daily Sitka Sentinel, Ketchikan Daily News, Associated Press, Juneau Empire, KTOO, KINY and also contributed to numerous other publications statewide.<\/p>\n

The award was presented during the Region V Track & Field Championships at Thunder Mountain Middle School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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