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Prep Spotlight: Lathrop High football player Jarren Littell
When he was younger, Jarren Littell of Fairbanks dreamed about beating a team like the Dallas Cowboys. Then he got to Lathrop High and learned about the Soldotna Stars. It reshaped his thinking for the next four years. “Beating them became the dream,” he said. Littell...
Hebard still on Cloud 9 after winning WNBA title: “I never thought I’d be in this position”
Ruthy Hebard can’t stop smiling. One day after the Fairbanks basketball star won a WNBA championship, she’s still on Cloud 9. “It’s crazy. I am so happy,” she said in a phone interview. “It’s kind of unreal still, like, dang, we really did it.” Hebard helped the...
Anchorage’s Saville bags big minutes, big wins for No. 11 Omaha hockey team
Isaiah Saville loved labor as far back as his freshman year of high school, when he owned the net for West High and spearheaded the Eagles’ drive to the 2016 Alaska state championship. Nothing much has changed since then. Saville still logs massive minutes, and he...
Anchorage runner Ross named Alaska Athlete of the Week
Anchorage runner Jerry Ross was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after placing in the top 100 and winning his age group at the Boston Marathon. Ross's time of 2:31:53 was tops in the 45-49-year-old age group. The 46-year-old Dimond High grad who now teaches and...
Put a ring on it: Hebard wins WNBA championship with Chicago Sky
Fairbanks’ Ruthy Hebard is a WNBA champion. The second-year forward out of West Valley High and the University of Oregon helped the Chicago Sky beat the Phoenix Mercury 80-74 in Game 4 to win the best-of-5 series. She became the first Alaska player to win a WNBA...
Green plays hero in overtime, sets up winning goal with masterful corner kick
Anchorage’s Jack Green has made a point this season to stay after practice with teammate Malachy McGovern and work on set pieces. That practice made perfect as Green’s masterful corner kick set up McGovern’s header in overtime that supplied the American University...