by Beth Bragg | Apr 28, 2023 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Basketball, Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Football
Alaska celebrated some of its finest and most inspiring athletes Thursday night at the annual Alaska Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony — among them, a football player who spent a decade playing in the NFL, a cross country skier who won an Olympic gold medal and a...
by Beth Bragg | Apr 27, 2023 | Alpine Skiing, Cover Story
It was a surprise when Anchorage skier Finnigan Donley learned he’d been selected to the U.S. team for January’s World Junior Alpine Championships days before the competition began in Austria. “I had no clue,” he told the Anchorage Daily News. It was no surprise at...
by Beth Bragg | Apr 5, 2023 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Alpine Skiing, Basketball, Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Hockey, Track and Field
A downhill skier on a breathtaking upward trajectory. A backup goaltender in a front-and-center role for the best team in the National Hockey League. A pair of players who have scored more points than any other girls in the history of Alaska high school basketball...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 31, 2023 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Basketball, Cover Story, Directors' Award, Flag Football, Football, Hockey, Other Sports
Two Fairbanks men and an Anchorage woman are the finalists for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Joe Floyd Award for significant and lasting contribution to Alaska through sports. Vying for the honor are martial arts teacher Charles Scott of Fairbanks, hockey...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 30, 2023 | Adventure, Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Basketball, Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Directors' Award, Nordic Skiing, Sled Dog Racing, Track and Field
A mother who resumed her track career while still breastfeeding, a musher who rescued a rival in the middle of nowhere and a runner who halted his race to help a teammate are among the finalists for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Trajan Langdon Award. The...
