Anchorage native Edefuan Ulofoshio was front and center alongside Heisman Trophy finalist Michael Penix Jr. for the awards ceremony Monday night after No. 2 Washington held off No. 3 Texas 37-31 at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. His performance on the defensive side...
West Anchorage High School football playmaker Aaron Hampton was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after a standout performance in the ASAA Division I First National Bowl. The senior rushed for 137 yards and scored two touchdowns as West beat South 34-21. The...
As one of the best wide receivers in the state, West’s Aaron Hampton is at his best after the catch. On Saturday night, the Eagles removed the middleman and went straight to the source. The Oregon State University-bound playmaker moved to running back and rushed for a...
Soldotna’s formidable full-house backfield ran like a finely tuned machine Saturday afternoon as it churned out 600 yards of offense and chewed up the Malemutes at Service High School. The Stars' 64-14 victory over Lathrop came in the ASAA Division II First National...
No matter what happens in Saturday night’s ASAA Division I First National Bowl, history will be made for one head coach. South's John Lewis and West's Tim Davis each are shooting for a fourth state title, which would tie the record shared by Bruce Shearer and Byron...
The stars come out when the Eagles take the field. Loaded with an awesome artillery of weapons, West has blown away Alaska opponents by an average score of 45-12 in nine games. The Eagles (9-2) have been the state’s top-ranked team all season. With one game left, they...
Even though it was summer, South coach John Lewis took his players to school. Call it Gridiron 101. Lewis and his staff held four-hour practices – 60 minutes in the weight room, 60 minutes in the classroom and 120 minutes on the field. “That truly helps build...
Hard to fault Cole Yarrington if his head was spinning after the craziness that transpired shortly before halftime on this soggy Saturday afternoon. Jump ahead almost two full quarters of football later, and Yarrington made one final twisting twirl of his body. That...
Snow berms surrounded Lathrop’s field and you could see the breath of players as the temperature dipped into the 30s. This was Fairbanks football weather. Once the Malemutes warmed up they rode a second-quarter heater to power Saturday's 42-18 win over Eagle River in...
Running over everything in their path, the West Eagles resembled a runaway train Friday night. They were unstoppable. The offense racked up 420 yards, the defense recorded five sacks and a safety, and special teams scored on a kickoff return. It added up to a 51-0...
And down the stretch they come. The race for the state’s player-of-the-year award has tightened between the three frontrunners with two weeks left in the high school football season. West's Azariah Atonio, Soldotna's Wyatt Faircloth and Lathrop's Solomon Wade will all...