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Around The Rinks (Minor Pro Edition): Sniper Drake Glover of Anchorage voted First-Team All-SPHL forward after leading league in goals (plus, SPHL-ECHL notes)
Drake Glover won’t get the postseason possession he undoubtedly wanted most – the President’s Cup as champion of the Southern Professional Hockey League – but he bagged a considerable consolation prize Wednesday. The 28-year-old forward from Anchorage, who led the...
Pro Hoops: Alissa Pili & Ruthy Hebard collab drops next month in WNBA
Linked by Alaska and connected by generational talent, the basketball careers of Alissa Pili and Ruthy Hebard have run parallel to each other for years. Both were three-time Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year selections and 2,000-point scorers in high school. Both...
David Carle of Anchorage named Alaska Athlete of the Week after coaching Denver Pioneers to NCAA hockey championship
University of Denver hockey coach David Carle was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after guiding the No. 3-ranked Pioneers to their second NCAA championship in the last three years with Saturday's 2-0 victory over No. 1-ranked Boston College in St. Paul, Minn....
Pro Hoops: With the eighth pick in Monday’s WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx select Alissa Pili of Anchorage
Alissa Pili’s day started at the Empire State Building and ended on Cloud 9 after she was selected eighth in Monday’s WNBA Draft in New York City. The two-time All-American out of the University of Utah became the fifth Alaskan to be drafted, the third to go in the...
College Track & Field: Eliyah Dominique leads the NWAC; Ava Earl, UAA set program records; Plus other notable performances
Fairbanks’ Eliyah Dominique has been on fire this season. The Lane Community College freshman capped the weekend with three wins and currently leads the NWAC in the 200 and 400, with times of 21.90 and 48.80 seconds respectively, in addition to the 4x100. He also...
Around The Rinks (Puck Potpourri): Drake Glover rocked, but his team upset in SPHL playoffs; Cayden Cahill’s OT dagger (plus minor pro and junior notes)
Drake Glover of Anchorage won the Southern Professional Hockey League’s goal-scoring title with 33 markers to help lift his Birmingham Bulls to the President’s Cup as regular-season champions. The former Seawolves forward kept it up in the playoffs last week. His...
Pro Hoops: Anchorage’s JT Thor delivers NBA highs of 20 points, 9 boards, 3 blocks in breakthrough performance
Let him cook. It took until the final game of the 82-game regular season, but the Charlotte Hornets finally fit 21-year-old JT Thor of Anchorage with a chef’s hat. Given space to operate on Sunday, he used that leeway to leverage his breakthrough NBA performance...
Around The Rinks: Wolverines lose regular season-ending shootout in Fairbanks, but seize 1st NAHL Midwest Division title, playoff home ice
The Anchorage Wolverines didn’t savor a great weekend in Fairbanks to close the North American Hockey League regular season, but they did just enough – the bare minimum – to seize their first Midwest Division title in their three-season existence. The Wolverines’...
Around The Rinks (Final NCAA Edition): Anchorage’s David Carle is just 34, and he’s already coaching legend after leading Denver to 2nd NCAA title in 3 years
David Carle is just 34, and already a coaching legend. The Anchorage native on Saturday guided the University of Denver to its second NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship in three years with Saturday’s 2-0 textbook victory over No. 1-ranked Boston College in...
College Baseball: Chugiak native Justin Nevells’ 150th career hit comes on a double as he moves closer to Alaska’s top 10
With four base knocks in Friday’s doubleheader, Doane University junior infielder Justin Nevells of Chugiak became the 13th Alaskan and fifth player from the Anchorage area to record 150 hits at the college level. The starting third baseman went 2-for-3 in Game 1...
Alpine Skiing: Palmer’s Andrew Kurka picks up a North American championship in his final race of the season
Palmer's Andrew Kurka ended the season on a winning note this week when he captured the giant slalom title at the North American para-alpine championships in Winter Park, Colorado. Kurka, still one of the world's top sit-skiers at age 32, won both GS runs Wednesday...
Pro Hoops: JT Thor becomes fifth Alaskan to surpass 500-point NBA benchmark
Anchorage’s JT Thor helped bring the Charlotte Hornets back from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit Wednesday and made some personal history as well. The 6-foot-10 forward threw down a dunk and finished with six points in 18 minutes off the bench in a 115-114...
Pro Soccer: Anchorage teen Obed Vargas nets third career assist in MLS, ranks fifth on Sounders with 89.6 passing percentage
Anchorage’s Obed Vargas was a 15-year-old prodigy when he made his Major League Soccer debut for the Seattle Sounders in 2021. Three years later, the starting midfielder doesn’t come off the field, rarely makes mistakes and has a habit of frustrating opponents as...
Tales From The Track: After 3 years away from the oval, Allie Ostrander has sights set on U.S. Olympic Trials steeplechase
After strong performances in the mountains last fall and on the trails this winter and spring, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander this week announced she’s headed back to the track. The 27-year-old from Soldotna, who is based in Seattle, said on her YouTube channel of more...
Eagle River rugby star Alev Kelter tabbed Alaska Athlete of the Week after shining for Team USA
Alev Kelter is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after a standout performance for Team USA at the World Rugby Sevens Series stop in Hong Kong. The Eagle River native proved she's still one of the best players in the world over the weekend, outscoring Fiji and France...
Directors Awards: Pili, Schumacher, Foy and Robinson collect Pride of Alaska honors; Keil, Gilbert and Petersburg basketball team also honored
Five athletes, one team and a man who widened horizons for Alaskans with disabilities have been selected as the 2024 recipients of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Directors Awards. The Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors picked the winners from a pool of nearly five...
Around The Rinks (Minor Pro Edition): Sniper Drake Glover of Anchorage voted First-Team All-SPHL forward after leading league in goals (plus, SPHL-ECHL notes)
Drake Glover won’t get the postseason possession he undoubtedly wanted most – the President’s Cup as champion of the Southern Professional Hockey League – but he bagged a considerable consolation prize Wednesday. The 28-year-old forward from Anchorage, who led the...
Pro Hoops: Alissa Pili & Ruthy Hebard collab drops next month in WNBA
Linked by Alaska and connected by generational talent, the basketball careers of Alissa Pili and Ruthy Hebard have run parallel to each other for years. Both were three-time Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year selections and 2,000-point scorers in high school. Both...
David Carle of Anchorage named Alaska Athlete of the Week after coaching Denver Pioneers to NCAA hockey championship
University of Denver hockey coach David Carle was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after guiding the No. 3-ranked Pioneers to their second NCAA championship in the last three years with Saturday's 2-0 victory over No. 1-ranked Boston College in St. Paul, Minn....
Pro Hoops: With the eighth pick in Monday’s WNBA Draft, the Minnesota Lynx select Alissa Pili of Anchorage
Alissa Pili’s day started at the Empire State Building and ended on Cloud 9 after she was selected eighth in Monday’s WNBA Draft in New York City. The two-time All-American out of the University of Utah became the fifth Alaskan to be drafted, the third to go in the...
College Track & Field: Eliyah Dominique leads the NWAC; Ava Earl, UAA set program records; Plus other notable performances
Fairbanks’ Eliyah Dominique has been on fire this season. The Lane Community College freshman capped the weekend with three wins and currently leads the NWAC in the 200 and 400, with times of 21.90 and 48.80 seconds respectively, in addition to the 4x100. He also...
Around The Rinks (Puck Potpourri): Drake Glover rocked, but his team upset in SPHL playoffs; Cayden Cahill’s OT dagger (plus minor pro and junior notes)
Drake Glover of Anchorage won the Southern Professional Hockey League’s goal-scoring title with 33 markers to help lift his Birmingham Bulls to the President’s Cup as regular-season champions. The former Seawolves forward kept it up in the playoffs last week. His...
Pro Hoops: Anchorage’s JT Thor delivers NBA highs of 20 points, 9 boards, 3 blocks in breakthrough performance
Let him cook. It took until the final game of the 82-game regular season, but the Charlotte Hornets finally fit 21-year-old JT Thor of Anchorage with a chef’s hat. Given space to operate on Sunday, he used that leeway to leverage his breakthrough NBA performance...
Around The Rinks: Wolverines lose regular season-ending shootout in Fairbanks, but seize 1st NAHL Midwest Division title, playoff home ice
The Anchorage Wolverines didn’t savor a great weekend in Fairbanks to close the North American Hockey League regular season, but they did just enough – the bare minimum – to seize their first Midwest Division title in their three-season existence. The Wolverines’...
Around The Rinks (Final NCAA Edition): Anchorage’s David Carle is just 34, and he’s already coaching legend after leading Denver to 2nd NCAA title in 3 years
David Carle is just 34, and already a coaching legend. The Anchorage native on Saturday guided the University of Denver to its second NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship in three years with Saturday’s 2-0 textbook victory over No. 1-ranked Boston College in...
College Baseball: Chugiak native Justin Nevells’ 150th career hit comes on a double as he moves closer to Alaska’s top 10
With four base knocks in Friday’s doubleheader, Doane University junior infielder Justin Nevells of Chugiak became the 13th Alaskan and fifth player from the Anchorage area to record 150 hits at the college level. The starting third baseman went 2-for-3 in Game 1...
Alpine Skiing: Palmer’s Andrew Kurka picks up a North American championship in his final race of the season
Palmer's Andrew Kurka ended the season on a winning note this week when he captured the giant slalom title at the North American para-alpine championships in Winter Park, Colorado. Kurka, still one of the world's top sit-skiers at age 32, won both GS runs Wednesday...
Pro Hoops: JT Thor becomes fifth Alaskan to surpass 500-point NBA benchmark
Anchorage’s JT Thor helped bring the Charlotte Hornets back from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit Wednesday and made some personal history as well. The 6-foot-10 forward threw down a dunk and finished with six points in 18 minutes off the bench in a 115-114...
Pro Soccer: Anchorage teen Obed Vargas nets third career assist in MLS, ranks fifth on Sounders with 89.6 passing percentage
Anchorage’s Obed Vargas was a 15-year-old prodigy when he made his Major League Soccer debut for the Seattle Sounders in 2021. Three years later, the starting midfielder doesn’t come off the field, rarely makes mistakes and has a habit of frustrating opponents as...
Tales From The Track: After 3 years away from the oval, Allie Ostrander has sights set on U.S. Olympic Trials steeplechase
After strong performances in the mountains last fall and on the trails this winter and spring, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander this week announced she’s headed back to the track. The 27-year-old from Soldotna, who is based in Seattle, said on her YouTube channel of more...
Eagle River rugby star Alev Kelter tabbed Alaska Athlete of the Week after shining for Team USA
Alev Kelter is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after a standout performance for Team USA at the World Rugby Sevens Series stop in Hong Kong. The Eagle River native proved she's still one of the best players in the world over the weekend, outscoring Fiji and France...
