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College Hoops Report: Alissa Pili punches ticket to Sweet 16; Jeriah Coleman named WJCAC Defensive POY; Bishop Tosi wins NWAC title
Two days after her 33-point barrage set a record for most points by an Alaskan at the NCAA Tournament, Alissa Pili’s encore left her opponent seeing double. The All-American forward from Anchorage registered her first career postseason double-double with 28 points...
Goaltending Galore: Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman is a shutout machine lately; and Pheonix Copley is locked in too
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage has been unbeatable lately. That’s not hockey hyperbole. The 24-year-old dismissed 26 shots in a 7-0 matinee demolition at Buffalo on Sunday to seize consecutive shutouts for the first time in his three-season...
College Swimming: Lydia Jacoby wins NCAA title in 100 breaststroke, earns All-American honors in 400 medley relay
Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby admitted her life got a little dull after winning a gold medal in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics the summer before her senior year of high school. She graduated a semester early and sort of checked out of swimming, experiencing burnout and...
Around The Rink: With the feet of a dancer, Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik propels Mankato into the NCAAs
As a third-line left wing for Minnesota State Mankato, Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik is known more for grinding than glory. Yet the sophomore unleashed a dance-then-dangle move Saturday night in overtime and delivered the dagger that capped a remarkable comeback,...
Prep Hoops: Ninilchik uses 20-0 run to fuel 66-52 win over Tikigaq, repeats as Class 2A boys champ
Held scoreless until the final minute of the first half, Colvin Moore heated up just in time to ignite the Ninilchik boys basketball team in Saturday’s state title game. Moore scored 21 points, most of them coming in a decisive run that carried the defending...
Prep Hoops: ‘Title town’ Tikigaq claims 4th Class 2A girls state title since 2018 after beating Metlakatla
Just call Tikigaq ‘Title Town.’ Led by sophomore superstar Jennifer Nash, the Point Hope girls basketball team mauled Metlakatla 55-33 in the Class 2A title game of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska state tournament in Anchorage. Tikigaq has won four state...
Prep Hoops: Kadake nets 31, Kake boys cap 24-0 season after beating Aniak 67-49 in Class 1A state final
After getting a scare in the semifinals, the Kake boys basketball team looked scary-good in Saturday’s state final. Senior sharpshooter Ethan Kadake outscored Aniak by himself in the first half and the Thunderbirds used a ten-point run to start the third quarter to...
Prep Hoops: Lumen Christi holds off Shaktoolik 32-30 to win Class 1A girls state championship
The Lumen Christi girls basketball team built a double-digit lead with five minutes to play and then hung on for dear life, holding off Shaktoolik 32-30 in the state title game Saturday. Lilly Muller’s layup on a nice assist from Emily Ross inside the final two...
Biathlon: Maxime Germain wins bronze at World Junior Championships
Maxime Germain can proudly say he’s a World Junior Championship medalist. Germain raced to a career-best third place as a junior in the 10-kilometer sprint on March 11 at the IBU World Junior Biathlon Championships March 11 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. ...
College Wrestling: Levi Hopkins, Evan Bockman each post wins at NCAAs; Caleb Hopkins fifth 3-time qualifier from Alaska
A pair of college wrestlers from Alaska picked up wins at the NCAA Championships this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma while a third Alaskan saw his stellar career end after two tough losses. Campbell University junior Levi Hopkins of Palmer finished 1-2 on the big stage....
Around The Rinks: Wasilla’s Darci Matson wins Laura Hurd Award as best player in NCAA Division III women’s college hockey, and Wasilla’s Kaylee Merrill was a finalist
The jaw-dropping statistics Darci Matson of Wasilla piled up for Aurora University as a sophomore sniper reaped rink rewards this week, when she won the Laura Hurd Award as the best player in NCAA Division III women’s hockey and was also voted a First-Team...
Nordic Skiing: Wappett and Houser again pace Alaska as Junior Nationals conclude
Wells Wappett and Katey Houser did their part in trying to bring the Alaska Cup back to the host team — but in the New England’s depth reigned supreme. Wappett earned his third medal of the US Cross Country Ski Junior National Championships in Fairbanks on Thursday...
College Hoops: Alissa Pili’s career-high 33 points are most scored by Alaskan at NCAA Tournament
Anchorage’s Alissa Pili on Friday dazzled in her NCAA Tournament debut as she scored a career-high 33 points to highlight Utah’s 103-77 win over Gardner-Webb in Salt Lake City. Pili also grabbed eight rebounds and dished off a career-high eight assists in an epic...
College Hoops: NWAC Final Four features 13 Alaskans, from Tuisaula and Tosi to Coach Sokaitis
With seven Alaska women on its basketball roster, Peninsula College must feel like a home away from home for players from the Last Frontier. Many of them used to be high school rivals. Bartlett’s Adam Kaganak, Service’s Eden Hopson faced West’s Lupe’lani Vaaia...
Prep Hoops (March Madness Notebook): Shishmaref girls receive wardrobe assist; Point Hope’s Joelian Lane scores big, dreams big; Noatak’s Abraham Swan wins 3-point contest
Shortly before the final Class 1A girls quarterfinal tipped off Thursday at the Alaska Airlines Center, Service High activities principal James Bell sat near the baseline and mimicked an exaggerated cheering motion, hands waving above his head. “We made it to...
Around The Rinks: Jeremy Swayman and Pheonix Copley tormented NHL shooters Thursday night (plus, Bret Link and Mac Swanson get it done in USHL)
As befitting two Alaskans who play in the planet’s best hockey league, Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage and Pheonix Copley of North Pole engineered world-class goaltending Thursday night. Swayman earned his career high-tying third shutout of the season when he stopped...
College Hoops Report: Alissa Pili punches ticket to Sweet 16; Jeriah Coleman named WJCAC Defensive POY; Bishop Tosi wins NWAC title
Two days after her 33-point barrage set a record for most points by an Alaskan at the NCAA Tournament, Alissa Pili’s encore left her opponent seeing double. The All-American forward from Anchorage registered her first career postseason double-double with 28 points...
Goaltending Galore: Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman is a shutout machine lately; and Pheonix Copley is locked in too
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage has been unbeatable lately. That’s not hockey hyperbole. The 24-year-old dismissed 26 shots in a 7-0 matinee demolition at Buffalo on Sunday to seize consecutive shutouts for the first time in his three-season...
College Swimming: Lydia Jacoby wins NCAA title in 100 breaststroke, earns All-American honors in 400 medley relay
Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby admitted her life got a little dull after winning a gold medal in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics the summer before her senior year of high school. She graduated a semester early and sort of checked out of swimming, experiencing burnout and...
Around The Rink: With the feet of a dancer, Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik propels Mankato into the NCAAs
As a third-line left wing for Minnesota State Mankato, Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik is known more for grinding than glory. Yet the sophomore unleashed a dance-then-dangle move Saturday night in overtime and delivered the dagger that capped a remarkable comeback,...
Prep Hoops: Ninilchik uses 20-0 run to fuel 66-52 win over Tikigaq, repeats as Class 2A boys champ
Held scoreless until the final minute of the first half, Colvin Moore heated up just in time to ignite the Ninilchik boys basketball team in Saturday’s state title game. Moore scored 21 points, most of them coming in a decisive run that carried the defending...
Prep Hoops: ‘Title town’ Tikigaq claims 4th Class 2A girls state title since 2018 after beating Metlakatla
Just call Tikigaq ‘Title Town.’ Led by sophomore superstar Jennifer Nash, the Point Hope girls basketball team mauled Metlakatla 55-33 in the Class 2A title game of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska state tournament in Anchorage. Tikigaq has won four state...
Prep Hoops: Kadake nets 31, Kake boys cap 24-0 season after beating Aniak 67-49 in Class 1A state final
After getting a scare in the semifinals, the Kake boys basketball team looked scary-good in Saturday’s state final. Senior sharpshooter Ethan Kadake outscored Aniak by himself in the first half and the Thunderbirds used a ten-point run to start the third quarter to...
Prep Hoops: Lumen Christi holds off Shaktoolik 32-30 to win Class 1A girls state championship
The Lumen Christi girls basketball team built a double-digit lead with five minutes to play and then hung on for dear life, holding off Shaktoolik 32-30 in the state title game Saturday. Lilly Muller’s layup on a nice assist from Emily Ross inside the final two...
Biathlon: Maxime Germain wins bronze at World Junior Championships
Maxime Germain can proudly say he’s a World Junior Championship medalist. Germain raced to a career-best third place as a junior in the 10-kilometer sprint on March 11 at the IBU World Junior Biathlon Championships March 11 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. ...
College Wrestling: Levi Hopkins, Evan Bockman each post wins at NCAAs; Caleb Hopkins fifth 3-time qualifier from Alaska
A pair of college wrestlers from Alaska picked up wins at the NCAA Championships this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma while a third Alaskan saw his stellar career end after two tough losses. Campbell University junior Levi Hopkins of Palmer finished 1-2 on the big stage....
Around The Rinks: Wasilla’s Darci Matson wins Laura Hurd Award as best player in NCAA Division III women’s college hockey, and Wasilla’s Kaylee Merrill was a finalist
The jaw-dropping statistics Darci Matson of Wasilla piled up for Aurora University as a sophomore sniper reaped rink rewards this week, when she won the Laura Hurd Award as the best player in NCAA Division III women’s hockey and was also voted a First-Team...
Nordic Skiing: Wappett and Houser again pace Alaska as Junior Nationals conclude
Wells Wappett and Katey Houser did their part in trying to bring the Alaska Cup back to the host team — but in the New England’s depth reigned supreme. Wappett earned his third medal of the US Cross Country Ski Junior National Championships in Fairbanks on Thursday...
College Hoops: Alissa Pili’s career-high 33 points are most scored by Alaskan at NCAA Tournament
Anchorage’s Alissa Pili on Friday dazzled in her NCAA Tournament debut as she scored a career-high 33 points to highlight Utah’s 103-77 win over Gardner-Webb in Salt Lake City. Pili also grabbed eight rebounds and dished off a career-high eight assists in an epic...
College Hoops: NWAC Final Four features 13 Alaskans, from Tuisaula and Tosi to Coach Sokaitis
With seven Alaska women on its basketball roster, Peninsula College must feel like a home away from home for players from the Last Frontier. Many of them used to be high school rivals. Bartlett’s Adam Kaganak, Service’s Eden Hopson faced West’s Lupe’lani Vaaia...
Prep Hoops (March Madness Notebook): Shishmaref girls receive wardrobe assist; Point Hope’s Joelian Lane scores big, dreams big; Noatak’s Abraham Swan wins 3-point contest
Shortly before the final Class 1A girls quarterfinal tipped off Thursday at the Alaska Airlines Center, Service High activities principal James Bell sat near the baseline and mimicked an exaggerated cheering motion, hands waving above his head. “We made it to...
