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Around The Rinks: Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman delivers another gem to lift Bruins over Maple Leafs (plus, Mac Swanson, Cayden Cahill notes)
Granted, tiny sample size (two games), but Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage woke up Thursday as the NHL playoff leader in goals-against average (1.51) and save percentage (.955), and tied for the lead in wins (2). Swayman, who has owned the...
UAA volleyball lands reigning Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year Emma Beck of Kenai
It wasn’t a matter of whether Kenai Central High volleyball star Emma Beck would play in college, but where she’d play. She was recruited by junior colleges and Division III schools in addition to Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Anchorage. In the end, she picked the...
Jeff Young earns age-group podium, Jerry Ross shows heart at London Marathon
Even on a challenging day, Jeff Young is among the fastest marathoners in his age group, as he again proved at the London Marathon. Even when faced with a heart issue, Jerry Ross showed he can excel and was rewarded Sunday with a special medal. The Alaskan duo was...
Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sterling playoff performance for Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman got the start in Game 1 of a Stanley Cup playoff series for the first time in his NHL career and delivered 35 saves, the most he's made in a playoff game. His performance in Saturday's 5-1 home-ice victory over the Toronto...
Hennen’s heroics lead Wolverines to 2-1 overtime win and 2-0 playoff series advantage
For more than three hours Saturday night, two hockey teams comprised of young adults sped up and down an ice rink, going after one another all while limiting much freedom to maneuver or time to think. A shorthanded breakaway here, and a singularly successful...
Around The Rinks (Playoff Edition): Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman still owns Maple Leafs, backstops Bruins to Game 1 win (plus, Nolan Walker, Alec Butcher, Cayden Cahill, Mac Swanson notes)
Who would start in goal for the Boston Bruins – Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage or reigning Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark -- in Saturday night’s Game 1 of an NHL series opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs remained a mystery until shortly before the biscuit...
For Tammy: Service High baseball players dedicate win to coach’s mother who passed away
Tammy Paul rarely missed her son's baseball games. From Little League to Legion, whether playing or coaching, Willie was a staple at the Anchorage fields, and so was his mom. A hard-nosed catcher, Willie played high school and Legion ball for Service throughout the...
Shungnak wrestler Spencer Woods drops 3-1 decision in third round of best-of-3 finals at Olympic Trials
The U.S. Olympic Trials ended Saturday night in heartbreaking fashion for Greco Roman wrestler Spencer Woods of Shungnak. The 25-year-old Alaskan dropped a grueling best-of-3 finals battle with Payton Jacobson of Wisconsin in the 87kg division, losing 3-1 in the...
Beerman’s 33-save shutout propels Wolverines to 4-0 win over Minnesota in Robertson Cup playoff opener
With a few, final seconds still remaining on the Ben Boeke Arena scoreboard clock Friday, teammates ignored the puck’s whereabouts and turned attention to Liam Beerman and his position in the Anchorage Wolverines’ crease. As the celebration commenced in front of...
Anchorage pitcher Brody Jessee strikes out 8 of 12 hitters for High-A Dayton, hits 95 on radar gun
Brody Jessee pounded the strike zone and decimated the Fort Wayne Tincaps’ lineup in Wednesday night’s 3-2 victory as the High-A Dayton Dragons reliever from Anchorage struck out eight of 12 batters and earned the winning decision at Day Air Ballpark in Ohio. He...
Thirty-five years ago, Tommy Moe rebounded from a disappointing start to become king of his homecoming at the 1989 World Junior Alpine Championships
Five years before he became an Olympic downhill champion, Tommy Moe was a 19-year-old shouldering the weight of enormous expectations at the World Junior Alpine Ski Championships. The week-long race series was held at the Alyeska Ski Resort in April 1989, one of a...
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...
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....
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: Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman delivers another gem to lift Bruins over Maple Leafs (plus, Mac Swanson, Cayden Cahill notes)
Granted, tiny sample size (two games), but Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage woke up Thursday as the NHL playoff leader in goals-against average (1.51) and save percentage (.955), and tied for the lead in wins (2). Swayman, who has owned the...
UAA volleyball lands reigning Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year Emma Beck of Kenai
It wasn’t a matter of whether Kenai Central High volleyball star Emma Beck would play in college, but where she’d play. She was recruited by junior colleges and Division III schools in addition to Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Anchorage. In the end, she picked the...
Jeff Young earns age-group podium, Jerry Ross shows heart at London Marathon
Even on a challenging day, Jeff Young is among the fastest marathoners in his age group, as he again proved at the London Marathon. Even when faced with a heart issue, Jerry Ross showed he can excel and was rewarded Sunday with a special medal. The Alaskan duo was...
Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sterling playoff performance for Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman got the start in Game 1 of a Stanley Cup playoff series for the first time in his NHL career and delivered 35 saves, the most he's made in a playoff game. His performance in Saturday's 5-1 home-ice victory over the Toronto...
Hennen’s heroics lead Wolverines to 2-1 overtime win and 2-0 playoff series advantage
For more than three hours Saturday night, two hockey teams comprised of young adults sped up and down an ice rink, going after one another all while limiting much freedom to maneuver or time to think. A shorthanded breakaway here, and a singularly successful...
Around The Rinks (Playoff Edition): Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman still owns Maple Leafs, backstops Bruins to Game 1 win (plus, Nolan Walker, Alec Butcher, Cayden Cahill, Mac Swanson notes)
Who would start in goal for the Boston Bruins – Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage or reigning Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark -- in Saturday night’s Game 1 of an NHL series opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs remained a mystery until shortly before the biscuit...
For Tammy: Service High baseball players dedicate win to coach’s mother who passed away
Tammy Paul rarely missed her son's baseball games. From Little League to Legion, whether playing or coaching, Willie was a staple at the Anchorage fields, and so was his mom. A hard-nosed catcher, Willie played high school and Legion ball for Service throughout the...
Shungnak wrestler Spencer Woods drops 3-1 decision in third round of best-of-3 finals at Olympic Trials
The U.S. Olympic Trials ended Saturday night in heartbreaking fashion for Greco Roman wrestler Spencer Woods of Shungnak. The 25-year-old Alaskan dropped a grueling best-of-3 finals battle with Payton Jacobson of Wisconsin in the 87kg division, losing 3-1 in the...
Beerman’s 33-save shutout propels Wolverines to 4-0 win over Minnesota in Robertson Cup playoff opener
With a few, final seconds still remaining on the Ben Boeke Arena scoreboard clock Friday, teammates ignored the puck’s whereabouts and turned attention to Liam Beerman and his position in the Anchorage Wolverines’ crease. As the celebration commenced in front of...
Anchorage pitcher Brody Jessee strikes out 8 of 12 hitters for High-A Dayton, hits 95 on radar gun
Brody Jessee pounded the strike zone and decimated the Fort Wayne Tincaps’ lineup in Wednesday night’s 3-2 victory as the High-A Dayton Dragons reliever from Anchorage struck out eight of 12 batters and earned the winning decision at Day Air Ballpark in Ohio. He...
Thirty-five years ago, Tommy Moe rebounded from a disappointing start to become king of his homecoming at the 1989 World Junior Alpine Championships
Five years before he became an Olympic downhill champion, Tommy Moe was a 19-year-old shouldering the weight of enormous expectations at the World Junior Alpine Ski Championships. The week-long race series was held at the Alyeska Ski Resort in April 1989, one of a...
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...
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....
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...
