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Nation’s 17th-ranked boys team Hoover headlines Alaska Airlines Classic
The Alaska Airlines Classic has never lacked star power, especially of late. In 2020, the high school boys basketball tournament featured future NBA player Dashien Nix. In 2022 and 2024, it was future McDonald's All-American Tounde Yessoufou. In January, it will be...
Kenai’s Shelden closes in on 100 games played at Brown (plus AK notes/stat updates)
As Anna Shelden and the No. 15 Brown University women’s hockey team prepares for a weekend home-and-home series with Yale, the senior forward from Kenai nears one of those landmark moments she’ll certainly appreciate later in life. An appearance Friday followed by...
Zimmerman has 182 receiving yards; Chambers throws for 352 yards; Reed & Casey score in same game again
Two games, two historic performances for Anchorage's Deuce Zimmerman. Last time out he became the first Alaska wide receiver to catch four touchdowns in a NCAA football game. Over the weekend he hauled in eight catches for 182 yards, the third-highest receiving...
Eagle River swimmer Wes Mank named Alaska Athlete of the Week after record-breaking performance at State
Eagle River High School swimmer Wes Mank is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning four events at the Alaska high school state championship swim meet. The senior swimmer broke his own state record in the 100-yard backstroke in 48.65 seconds. He added an...
Pili signs with Seahawks two days after getting released by Dolphins; “Being closer to home is a huge bonus”
Brandon Pili is coming back to the West Coast. The NFL defensive tackle from Anchorage who played his senior season of high school football in Oregon and college ball at USC was picked up on waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, two days after getting released...
UAF women, UAA’s Peckham earn bids to D2 nationals with Beloy and Miller
A dream four years in the making finally came to fruition for the Nanooks. Two days after placing fourth at West Regionals, the UAF women received an at-large bid to compete at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, marking their first team appearance...
Butcher nears ECHL milestone; DeGeorge set to open PWHL camp with Montreal (plus AK pro stat updates)
Anchorage’s Alec Butcher scored his sixth goal of the young season for the ECHL’s Tulsa (Okla.) Oilers on Sunday doing what any hockey player worth their shin pads should. “I was just there at the crease, making sure my stick was one the ice,” said Butcher, 30. “I...
Fordham captures regional title, qualifies for D2 nationals with Kramer, Wright and Walsh
Rosie Fordham had the race of her life Saturday at the West Region Cross Country Championships. The UAF senior used a scorching final kilometer to blow away the field in the 6-K race at Amend Park in Billings, Mont., clocking a jaw-dropping 19 minutes, 52 seconds —...
Nix nets 45-point near triple-double in G League, keys win with late steal and assist
As if scoring 45 points in an NBA G League game wasn’t magical enough, showman Daishen Nix dazzled with a near triple-double before his final act of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. With the Iowa Wolves in need of a defensive stop against a Sioux Falls...
Dimond Lynx roar back from sweep, win CIC championship in if-necessary match
You could call it a comeback. Moments after getting swept by the South Wolverines to force the if-necessary set, the Dimond Lynx battled back to win the Cook Inlet Conference volleyball championship by winning a 30-23 winner-take-all bonus set Saturday night to cap...
Wild third period sends Wolverines to 6-3 home win, sets up Sunday’s finale
Anchorage’s own Toby Carlson left Sullivan Arena on Saturday thrilled to head to his childhood home for a good night’s sleep. Only he and the rest of Anchorage Wolverines didn’t have a lazy Sunday ahead of them. Nope, they’ll be right back in action to complete the...
Nix becomes first Alaskan to reach 400-assist benchmark in NBA G League
Great point guards from Anchorage don't grow on trees, but they do come in threes. We had 500-assist men like Muff Butler, Doron Perkins and Da'Zhon Wyche at the college level. In the pros, it's been Brooks Thompson, Mario Chalmers and Daishen Nix. Nix, 22, who was...
Dimond outlasts South in 5-set CIC Tournament semifinal thriller
The Dimond Lynx outlasted the South Wolverines in a 5-set thriller on Friday night, staying undefeated in the Cook Inlet Conference Tournament and advancing to tonight’s championship match. In front of a fired-up crowd, the 25-16, 13-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-11 win...
Mack pumps in 13 of 18 points in second half as UAA women win
UAA guard Elaina Mack of King Cove caught fire in the second half Friday night to keep the Seawolves hot on the hardwood. Mack pumped in 13 of her 18 after halftime while Jaisa Gamble and Jazzpher Evans each added 14 points as UAA women's basketball team beat...
Reimers bags first double-double since sophomore season for UAF women
Anchorage's Destiny Reimers connected on a career-high nine free throws and finished with a double-double as the UAF women's basketball team won its season opener 83-75 over Cal Poly Humboldt in Rocklin, Calif. Reimers finished 9-of-12 from the foul line and scored...
Hello, Cleveland! Thor and Perkins continue Alaska’s legacy with Cavs
Two Anchorage guys from different generations will join forces with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. Former West High Eagle JT Thor is a forward and former Bartlett High Golden Bear Doron Perkins is an assistant coach for the Cavaliers' affiliate that will...
Nation’s 17th-ranked boys team Hoover headlines Alaska Airlines Classic
The Alaska Airlines Classic has never lacked star power, especially of late. In 2020, the high school boys basketball tournament featured future NBA player Dashien Nix. In 2022 and 2024, it was future McDonald's All-American Tounde Yessoufou. In January, it will be...
Kenai’s Shelden closes in on 100 games played at Brown (plus AK notes/stat updates)
As Anna Shelden and the No. 15 Brown University women’s hockey team prepares for a weekend home-and-home series with Yale, the senior forward from Kenai nears one of those landmark moments she’ll certainly appreciate later in life. An appearance Friday followed by...
Zimmerman has 182 receiving yards; Chambers throws for 352 yards; Reed & Casey score in same game again
Two games, two historic performances for Anchorage's Deuce Zimmerman. Last time out he became the first Alaska wide receiver to catch four touchdowns in a NCAA football game. Over the weekend he hauled in eight catches for 182 yards, the third-highest receiving...
Eagle River swimmer Wes Mank named Alaska Athlete of the Week after record-breaking performance at State
Eagle River High School swimmer Wes Mank is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning four events at the Alaska high school state championship swim meet. The senior swimmer broke his own state record in the 100-yard backstroke in 48.65 seconds. He added an...
Pili signs with Seahawks two days after getting released by Dolphins; “Being closer to home is a huge bonus”
Brandon Pili is coming back to the West Coast. The NFL defensive tackle from Anchorage who played his senior season of high school football in Oregon and college ball at USC was picked up on waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, two days after getting released...
UAF women, UAA’s Peckham earn bids to D2 nationals with Beloy and Miller
A dream four years in the making finally came to fruition for the Nanooks. Two days after placing fourth at West Regionals, the UAF women received an at-large bid to compete at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, marking their first team appearance...
Butcher nears ECHL milestone; DeGeorge set to open PWHL camp with Montreal (plus AK pro stat updates)
Anchorage’s Alec Butcher scored his sixth goal of the young season for the ECHL’s Tulsa (Okla.) Oilers on Sunday doing what any hockey player worth their shin pads should. “I was just there at the crease, making sure my stick was one the ice,” said Butcher, 30. “I...
Fordham captures regional title, qualifies for D2 nationals with Kramer, Wright and Walsh
Rosie Fordham had the race of her life Saturday at the West Region Cross Country Championships. The UAF senior used a scorching final kilometer to blow away the field in the 6-K race at Amend Park in Billings, Mont., clocking a jaw-dropping 19 minutes, 52 seconds —...
Nix nets 45-point near triple-double in G League, keys win with late steal and assist
As if scoring 45 points in an NBA G League game wasn’t magical enough, showman Daishen Nix dazzled with a near triple-double before his final act of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. With the Iowa Wolves in need of a defensive stop against a Sioux Falls...
Dimond Lynx roar back from sweep, win CIC championship in if-necessary match
You could call it a comeback. Moments after getting swept by the South Wolverines to force the if-necessary set, the Dimond Lynx battled back to win the Cook Inlet Conference volleyball championship by winning a 30-23 winner-take-all bonus set Saturday night to cap...
Wild third period sends Wolverines to 6-3 home win, sets up Sunday’s finale
Anchorage’s own Toby Carlson left Sullivan Arena on Saturday thrilled to head to his childhood home for a good night’s sleep. Only he and the rest of Anchorage Wolverines didn’t have a lazy Sunday ahead of them. Nope, they’ll be right back in action to complete the...
Nix becomes first Alaskan to reach 400-assist benchmark in NBA G League
Great point guards from Anchorage don't grow on trees, but they do come in threes. We had 500-assist men like Muff Butler, Doron Perkins and Da'Zhon Wyche at the college level. In the pros, it's been Brooks Thompson, Mario Chalmers and Daishen Nix. Nix, 22, who was...
Dimond outlasts South in 5-set CIC Tournament semifinal thriller
The Dimond Lynx outlasted the South Wolverines in a 5-set thriller on Friday night, staying undefeated in the Cook Inlet Conference Tournament and advancing to tonight’s championship match. In front of a fired-up crowd, the 25-16, 13-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-11 win...
Mack pumps in 13 of 18 points in second half as UAA women win
UAA guard Elaina Mack of King Cove caught fire in the second half Friday night to keep the Seawolves hot on the hardwood. Mack pumped in 13 of her 18 after halftime while Jaisa Gamble and Jazzpher Evans each added 14 points as UAA women's basketball team beat...
Reimers bags first double-double since sophomore season for UAF women
Anchorage's Destiny Reimers connected on a career-high nine free throws and finished with a double-double as the UAF women's basketball team won its season opener 83-75 over Cal Poly Humboldt in Rocklin, Calif. Reimers finished 9-of-12 from the foul line and scored...