by Van Williams | Apr 10, 2024 | Cover Story, Soccer
Anchorage’s Obed Vargas was a 15-year-old prodigy when he made his Major League Soccer debut for the Seattle Sounders in 2021. Three years later, the starting midfielder doesn’t come off the field, rarely makes mistakes and has a habit of frustrating opponents as he...
by Doyle Woody | Apr 10, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
After strong performances in the mountains last fall and on the trails this winter and spring, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander this week announced she’s headed back to the track. The 27-year-old from Soldotna, who is based in Seattle, said on her YouTube channel of more than...
by Beth Bragg | Apr 9, 2024 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Cover Story, Directors' Award, Pride of Alaska Award
Five athletes, one team and a man who widened horizons for Alaskans with disabilities have been selected as the 2024 recipients of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Directors Awards. The Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors picked the winners from a pool of nearly five...
by Doyle Woody | Apr 9, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
These Anchorage Wolverines long ago passed the point of being impressive, have rounded the corner on ridiculousness and left it buried in ice shavings on the way to absurdity. C’mon, a franchise-record 19-game point streak? Wrap your melon around this: Dudes haven’t...
by Doyle Woody | Apr 9, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
With time winding down in regulation Saturday on the final night of the Southern Professional Hockey League regular season in Evansville, Ind., Birmingham Bulls forward Drake Glover of Anchorage was tied for the league lead in goals. The Bulls trailed 2-1 in the final...
by Arielle Himelbloom | Apr 8, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
More than 950 athletes from 34 teams competed at The Dome for the 13th edition of the Russ Edwards Big C Relays. Chugiak’s Alliyah Fields was unstoppable in her quest for individual and relay glory, collecting four wins, which included a personal best, a meet record,...
