by Doyle Woody | Mar 29, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The NCAA hockey season is a wrap for Alaskans and our no-brainer Player of the Year is sophomore sniper Darci Matson of Wasilla. All Matson accomplished for Aurora University (Ill.) this season was leading Division III women in scoring, earning the Laura Hurd Award as...
by Matias Saari | Mar 29, 2023 | Adventure, Cover Story
From the Iditarod Trail Invitational to the Lavaman Triathlon to the White Mountains 100, Alaskas excelled in multi-discipline events this past month. Here’s a round-up: The Iditarod Trail Invitational wrapped up on Monday when Takao Katada walked across Nome’s Burled...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 28, 2023 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Figure Skating, Hockey, Running, Swimming and Diving, Volleyball
Men and women succeeding on the national level and beyond are the finalists for the 2023 Pride of Alaska awards. NCAA champion swimmer Lydia Jacoby of Seward, NCAA Division II volleyball player of the year Eve Stephens of Palmer and All-America basketball player...
by Beth Bragg | Mar 28, 2023 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Alpine Skiing, Basketball, Cover Story, Directors' Award, Flag Football, Football, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Wrestling
A teenager who ruled the ski slopes and five who reigned as state champions are in the running for the 2023 Pride of Alaska youth awards. The six were chosen from a field of 24 athletes and one team nominated for the annual awards presented by the Alaska Sports Hall...
by Doyle Woody | Mar 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The team of Anchorage girls came up just short of becoming rink royalty Monday at the USA Hockey National Championships in Plymouth, Minn. Anchorage fell 2-0 to powerhouse Shattuck-St. Mary’s of Minnesota in the girls high school championship game in the Minneapolis...
by Doyle Woody | Mar 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Yeah, Pheonix Copley’s save percentage — .899 – is meh. The NHL league average this season is .904. Granted, his goals-against average of 2.72 is better than the league average of 2.98, but not ridiculously so. Yet all the 31-year-old from North Pole does is win...
