Connecting you with Alaska athletes.
Connecting you with Alaska athletes.
In other news…
CIC Flag Football: East’s Olyvia Mamae turns track speed into touchdowns
When Olyvia Mamae enters the field, she is composed, methodically assessing the opposing team and searching for gaps in its defense. On a breezy evening at the East High football field, Mamae and her teammates entered the arena as underdogs, facing the ever-present...
Jack Green sets up equalizer, scores go-ahead goal as American University rallies to beat Bucknell 2-1
Anchorage’s Jack Green isn’t a magician, but he played one for the American University men’s soccer team late in the first half against Bucknell. The senior midfielder danced, deked and delivered the primary assist on the equalizing goal and later bagged the...
Another NHL goalie’s new deal indicates Anchorage’s Jeremy $wayman is gonna get paid on his next contract
The NHL’s Florida Panthers on Tuesday announced they have signed young goaltender Spencer Knight to a three-year deal worth $13.5 million, and if you’re wondering what in the hockey world that has to do with Alaska sports, here’s your answer: Boston Bruins young...
North Pole’s Pheonix Copley crushes his preseason debut with the NHL’s LA Kings
Barring injury to either or both of the Los Angeles Kings’ projected goaltending tandem, North Pole’s Pheonix Copley is likely ticketed to the Ontario Reign, the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate. Monday, on a night when one of those projected starters, Cal...
Eve Stephens wins record 11th GNAC weekly honor, UAA volleyball team moves up to No. 11 in national poll
At this point, the GNAC might as well just name its player-of-the-week award after Eve Stephens. The UAA volleyball star from Palmer earned her record 11th honor after leading the Seawolves to a pair of wins over the weekend. Stephens slammed 34 kills on .291...
Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix pockets sixth career win, and $192,400
Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix is proving prolific and prosperous in 2022. Hendrix on Monday won his sixth career title when he seized the Poker Masters Event #4, a No-Limit Hold ‘em game, at the ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to earn $192,400. The victory...
National trail running champ Anna Dalton named Alaska Athlete of the Week
Anchorage runner Anna Dalton earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after seizing her first national title by winning the USA Track and Field Half-Marathon Trail Running Championship in Cable, Wisconsin. Her time of1 1 hour, 30 minutes, 17 seconds put her more...
Arneson and Cherok post victories at Kenai Marathon, Anchorage team wins 109-mile Klondike Road Relay
Lars Arneson returned to where he grew up and set a new record Sunday at the Kenai River Marathon. Arneson, now of Anchorage, completed the 26.2-mile road course that starts and ends in Kenai in 2 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds. Arneson eclipsed the previous...
CFB Notebook: Metcalf has 71-yard scoop-and-score, Cummings collects 26th TD, Heartwell picks, Rolston kicks
Soldotna’s Hudson Metcalf didn’t need any help to score his first college touchdown. The Colorado Mesa University sophomore linebacker hit the TD trifecta with the strip, scoop and score on a 71-yard fumble return in a 31-28 loss to Black Hills State in Spearfish,...
Tales From The Trails: Juneau’s Sophie Tuckwood is clutch for Gonzaga’s nationally-ranked women’s cross-country running team
Gonzaga University’s burgeoning cross-country program is getting big help from Juneau’s Sadie Tuckwood, a former state champion and Gatorade Alaska Runner of the Year. Tuckwood (Juneau-Douglas High), a sophomore, on Friday finished 19th in a loaded field at the...
CIC Football: First-place Juneau runs for 494 yards behind Williams & White in 49-32 win over Service
Juneau got rushing touchdowns from four different players and the Huskies racked up 494 yards on the ground to run over Service 49-32 in the capital city. Jarrell Williams, Lucas White, Jayden Johnson and Payton Grant each found the end zone as Juneau scored a...
Anchorage’s Anna Dalton is a titan of the trails, and a national champion
The 90 minutes Anchorage’s Anna Dalton spent racing on the American Birkebeiner trails in Cable, Wis., on Saturday made her feel like she was home. Punchy hills, muddy sections, some single-track terrain. “It really felt just like running at Kincaid Park,” Dalton...
CIC Flag Football: East’s Olyvia Mamae turns track speed into touchdowns
When Olyvia Mamae enters the field, she is composed, methodically assessing the opposing team and searching for gaps in its defense. On a breezy evening at the East High football field, Mamae and her teammates entered the arena as underdogs, facing the ever-present...
Jack Green sets up equalizer, scores go-ahead goal as American University rallies to beat Bucknell 2-1
Anchorage’s Jack Green isn’t a magician, but he played one for the American University men’s soccer team late in the first half against Bucknell. The senior midfielder danced, deked and delivered the primary assist on the equalizing goal and later bagged the...
Another NHL goalie’s new deal indicates Anchorage’s Jeremy $wayman is gonna get paid on his next contract
The NHL’s Florida Panthers on Tuesday announced they have signed young goaltender Spencer Knight to a three-year deal worth $13.5 million, and if you’re wondering what in the hockey world that has to do with Alaska sports, here’s your answer: Boston Bruins young...
North Pole’s Pheonix Copley crushes his preseason debut with the NHL’s LA Kings
Barring injury to either or both of the Los Angeles Kings’ projected goaltending tandem, North Pole’s Pheonix Copley is likely ticketed to the Ontario Reign, the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate. Monday, on a night when one of those projected starters, Cal...
Eve Stephens wins record 11th GNAC weekly honor, UAA volleyball team moves up to No. 11 in national poll
At this point, the GNAC might as well just name its player-of-the-week award after Eve Stephens. The UAA volleyball star from Palmer earned her record 11th honor after leading the Seawolves to a pair of wins over the weekend. Stephens slammed 34 kills on .291...
