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...
After spending most of his life on the football field and serving as a high school head coach since 2000, David DeVaughn of Fairbanks is ready to hand off his whistle. The longtime bench boss has officially retired after a star-studded 26-year coaching career at West...
Jace Henry of Fairbanks made only one catch for the University of Nevada football team on Saturday, but it landed him in the Alaska record book. The senior tight end grabbed his 35th career reception to move into the top 10 on the state's all-time list among players...
Termination dust covering the mountain tops is a sign that the season is changing and the same could be said about the Anchorage high school football rivalry between South and West. After losing 11 of the previous 12 meetings coming into Saturday, the Wolverines...
Anchored by its historically stout defense, second-seeded Bartlett used a fourth-quarter touchdown pass and a last-second goal-line stand Saturday to earn a 9-2 victory over fourth-seeded Service in the ASAA large-schools state semifinals at Bartlett High School. The...
Steven Burns threw a pair of touchdown passes and the Mariners picked off a pair of passes as the Homer football team won its second consecutive state title and third in the last four seasons. Burns shined on both sides of the ball in Saturday’s 20-0 victory over...
Challenged early in the second half on Friday night, the Soldotna football team responded with three touchdowns on three offensive snaps to pull away for its third straight state title and 15th in school history. Chase Hall furnished two of his three touchdowns in the...
The biggest weekend of the Alaska high school football season is here. Four playoff games, three divisions, two state champions and one step closer to determining matchups for the ASAA large-school First National Bowl, the granddaddy of them all. It all kicks off...
PJ Levao is his name and eating up ballcarriers is his game, and the Service defensive lineman was in rare form Saturday night. The all-state senior highighted a dominating front four that manhandled the T-birds to control the line of scrimmage and lead the Cougars to...
Being a passer in South’s offense means riding shotgun to the ground game, but that doesn’t mean Jim Massey can’t chuck it. On the baseball field, he catches and plays outfield, two positions that require a strong arm. Saturday on the football field, the quarterback...
Colt Jardine rushed for three first-half touchdowns and quarterback Tatum Pogtis added a pair through the air Saturday to lead No. 2 seed Bartlett a decisive 34-18 victory over No. 7 Dimond in the ASAA large-schools state quarterfinals. The Golden Bears outgained the...