From undrafted to unflinching, Brandon Pili of Anchorage has had quite the journey in the NFL, and it's been only three years. In that time, however, the 26-year-old has pieced together several key performances to fuel his rapid rise in the pecking order among the 14...
Junior college isn’t for everyone. It’s an arduous route, which demands sacrifice and tests a player’s love for the game, no matter the sport. Fairbanks football standout Earl Parker threw himself into the fire after graduating from Lathrop High School and picked one...
Anchorage's Aaron Hampton recorded two solo tackles and finished with five stops Wednesday for the UC Berkeley football in a 35-31 loss in the Hawaii Bowl. The sophomore linebacker and 2023 Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year out of West High surpassed the 40-tackle...
In the nearly 40-year history of the Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year award, a large majority of the winners played on both sides of the ball. Several winners played only on offense, but only a handful played primarily on defense. It can be tough for nose tackles,...
Deuce Zimmerman is bound for the Big Sky Conference. The decorated college wide receiver from Anchorage today posted on social media he will sign with Northern Arizona out of the NCAA transfer portal, making the jump to the FCS after spending his first three seasons...
At West High School, Aaron Hampton was an offensive star as a flex player. Now he's flexing on opponents in college, and earlier this month the Cal-Berkeley sophomore from Anchorage etched his name into the Alaska football record book. The 2023 Gatorade Alaska Player...
Seattle Seahawks nose tackle Brandon Pili earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after a historic showing. The 26-year-old from Anchorage made the most of extended playing time by registering two tackles on defense and forcing a fumble on special teams in a 38-14...
Anchorage’s Brandon Pili did something Sunday he hasn’t done since he was a teenager, and it helped make possible something that hasn’t happened in the NFL since 2011. The 26-year-old nose tackle for the Seattle Seahawks made the most of extended playing time by...
South High football player Austin French earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after leading the Wolverines to the football state championship. French led his team in rushing with 89 yards, thanks to a 75-yard scoring sprint in the final minutes of a 37-3 victory...
After being held in check in the early stages of Friday night’s state title game, the South football team moved some pieces after halftime and declared checkmate. The Wolverines scored more points in the final 11 minutes than Bartlett had given up in a single game all...
Points will be at a premium when the Bartlett and South high school football teams take the field Friday night at 7 for the ASAA First National Bowl at Colony High School. Bartlett enters the title tilt allowing just 6.8 points per game and having shut out out three...