Dimond High School's do-it-all speedster Mai Mateaki was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week winner after leading the Lynx to a decisive win over South High in the conference championship game. The senior ran for 113 yds and two touchdowns. She also threw a TD pass...
When a few flocks of geese soared overhead during halftime of Thursday night’s Cook Inlet Conference flag football title game, a few things were certain. One, those birds were likely headed in a southerly direction because the area’s first measurable snowfall landed...
At 18 years of age, Cook Inlet Conference flag football is technically old enough to vote. You know, if that was a thing high school sports leagues actually did. Regardless, credit the West Eagles. They certainly used these past few weeks to bolster their candidacy as...
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 coach and...
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...
The defensive dominance of Maile Wilcox, Lauren Tufaga, Ayla Ertekin and their Dimond High teammates may’ve been the only thing crisper than Thursday evening’s frigid air. Wilcox and Tufaga also did plenty on offense, and the Lynx added more layers to their Cook Inlet...
Two things stand out with the South flag football team: The defense and quarterback Olivia Heartwell. The Wolverines (12-3) are tied with defending Cook Inlet Conference champion Dimond for the league lead in shutouts with seven. But when it comes to Heartwell, she’s...
When Olyvia Mamae enters the field, she is composed, methodically assessing the opposing team and searching for gaps in its defense. On a breezy evening at the East High football field, Mamae and her teammates entered the arena as underdogs, facing the ever-present...
You don’t throw for 1,000 yards in a season without spreading the ball around and Greta Helgeson has become a master delegator. The Service quarterback has a bevy of playmakers in Zoe Witter, Lily Rygh and Nora Simmons to chose from and together they make up one of...
On the ninth day of September, the funk-a-rific Earth, Wind and Fire classic commemorating the month played loud and proud during pregame warmups at West Anchorage Alumni Stadium. Seemed about right. As the early Friday evening’s breeze stiffened, sending rain drops...
Historically, it’s rare for Anchorage’s first measurable snowfall to accumulate like it did around town. The flakes arrived a few days earlier than the reported average. Unlike the unpredictability of the Thursday’s wintry weather, the certainty that is Dimond High’s...