An Anchorage man who opened up the outdoors to Alaskans with disabilities, a coach who made waves as a swim coach in Kodiak and a man who, armed with either a whistle, a keyboard or radio gear, has spent more than half a century contributing to sports in Cordova are...
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ALASKA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
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Obed Vargas, Kyler Johnson, Landon Smith finalists for boys Pride of Alaska Award
PRIDE OF ALASKA BOYS FINALISTS For Consistent Excellence in Athletic Competition – For an athlete or athletes, team or coach who not only excelled in sports in the past year or recent years, but did so with integrity and sportsmanship so as to be a positive role model...
Lydia Jacoby, Marit Flora, Sayvia Sellers finalists for girls Pride of Alaska Award
PRIDE OF ALASKA GIRLS FINALISTS For Consistent Excellence in Athletic Competition – For an athlete or athletes, team or coach who not only excelled in sports in the past year or recent years, but did so with integrity and sportsmanship so as to be a positive role...
Jeremy Lane, Ian Keim, Tawny Smith finalists for Trajan Langdon Youth Award
TRAJAN LANGDON YOUTH AWARD FINALISTS For Leadership, Sportsmanship and Inspiration – For a person or team who has demonstrated leadership, integrity and sportsmanship during the past year and positively influenced and inspired others to be better sportsmen or...
Hannah Halvorsen, Andrew Kurka, Mareng Gatkuoth finalists for Trajan Langdon Adult Award
TRAJAN LANGDON ADULT AWARD FINALISTS For Leadership, Sportsmanship and Inspiration – For a person or group of people who have demonstrated leadership, integrity and sportsmanship during the past year and positively influenced and inspired others to be better sportsmen...
Beth Bragg, Kathie Bethard, Kathleen Navarre finalists for Joe Floyd Award
JOE FLOYD AWARD FINALISTS For Significant and Lasting Contribution to Alaska Through Sports – For a person or group of people who have, over a period of years, made a significant and lasting contribution to sports in Alaska. Beth Bragg, journalist Bragg retired in...
Class of 2020 Hall of Fame ceremony postponed to April 2022
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame board of directors decided to postpone the ceremony and banquet honoring the Class of 2020 until April 2022. A new class of inductees will not be selected this year. The Class of 2020 had their original induction ceremony cancelled due...
20 for 2020: These Alaska athletes brought their best this year
With 2020 in our rearview, let’s look back on the top 20 Alaska athletes from this year. Here is the list for our 20 for 2020. They represent the best of the best from The Last Frontier. History makers, record setters, world champions and more. From the ski trails to...
Hebard, Schumacher headline 2020 Directors’ Award winners
NCAA All-American basketball star Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks and junior World Champion cross-country skier Gus Schumacher of Anchorage have been selected as 2020 Pride of Alaska Award winners by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors. Hebard recently wrapped...
Cheseto, Fletcher, Schumacher lead charge for Pride of Alaska
Two runners and a cross-country skier from Anchorage are up for the men’s Pride of Alaska Award after Marko Cheseto, Aaron Fletcher and Gus Schumacher were named finalists by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors. The Pride of Alaska Award since 2012 has...
Hebard, Kimber, Maubet Bjornsen finalists for Pride of Alaska
Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks, Sydnee Kimber of Sitka and Sadie Maubet Bjornsen of Anchorage were picked by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors as finalists for the 2020 women’s Pride of Alaska Award. Since 2012, the Pride of Alaska Award has been given to...