by Matias Saari | Jul 1, 2022 | Cover Story, Mountain Running
Olive Jordan could hardly believe her ears when told her that she was needed at the 2021 junior girls podium ceremony. Her legs, lungs and heart had done extraordinary work, powering the 11-year-old from Seward to a 12-minute improvement from her rookie effort in...
by Matias Saari | Jun 14, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, FootGolf
Jo Reid of Anchorage and Jeremy Johnson of Palmer recently helped Team USA win FootGolf’s Jansen Cup in Orlando, Fla., to earn Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. Team USA defeated Team United Kingdom 55-29 and Reid and Johnson performed well in both the...
by Matias Saari | Jun 8, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Cover Story, Softball
Emily McCutcheon is the Alaska Athlete of the Week after her hitting powered South Anchorage to the state high school softball title. McCutcheon, a shortstop, went 9-for-15 at the plate with three home runs, five doubles and seven RBIs in the state championship...
by Matias Saari | Jun 1, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Cover Story, Track and Field
Daniel Abramowicz of West Valley High School swept the distance races and anchored the Wolfpack’s 4X400 relay to victory at the state Division I track and field championships. Abramowicz, who will run at the University of San Francisco this fall, won the 3200-meter...
by Matias Saari | May 25, 2022 | Cover Story, Curling
Anne O’Hara of Fairbanks is taking home some international curling hardware. O’Hara, 19, was vice skip of the U.S. team that won a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships in Jonkoping, Sweden. The squad earned a spot in the semifinals following a...
