NCAA All-American basketball star Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks and junior World Champion cross-country skier Gus Schumacher of Anchorage have been selected as 2020 Pride of Alaska Award winners by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors. Hebard recently wrapped...
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Lefever, Hooe, Brooks and AWG headline Hall’s Class of 2018
Anchorage's Dolly Lefever didn't set out to climb all of the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, but that's exactly what she did. Lefever made mountaineering magic in 1993 when she reached the top of Australia's Mount Kosciuszko to become the first American...
AKtive Spring 2018 Newsletter
Alaskans, We hope you enjoy “AKtive”, the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame/Healthy Futures newsletter. Click here to read our Spring 2018 Newsletter!
AKtive – Spring 2017 Newsletter
Alaskans, We hope you enjoy “AKtive”, the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame/Healthy Futures newsletter. Click on the image to read our Spring 2017 edition!
Hooe, Norris headline 2017 Directors’ Awards recipients
Two fierce competitors setting new standards and two athletes dedicated to youth mentorship comprise the 2017 Directors' Awards Class. The Directors' Awards recipients will be honored at the annual Alaska Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony and reception on...
Iditarod champs Buser, King join Native Games star Johnston in Class of 2017
A couple of champions from the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and a legend from the Native Games world are headed to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Dog mushing moguls Martin Buser and Jeff King will join World Eskimo Indian Olympics icon Nicole Johnston as...
AKtive – Fall 2016 Newsletter
Alaskans, We hope you enjoy "AKtive", the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame/Healthy Futures newsletter. Click on the image to read our Fall 20016 edition!
Work hard, have fun, savor the process, Hall of Famers say
It’s easy for fans to see the bright lights of success, but being a star athlete has a dark side too. Most people don’t see the sweat, sacrifice and solitude. “First and foremost you have to love it, whatever you’re doing – baseball, gymnastics, soccer, track and...
Clary, DeLoach headline 2016 Hall of Fame ceremony
Inarguably Alaska’s greatest runner and the state’s best track and field athlete both went to the Olympics, and now they are headed to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Don Clary and Janay DeLoach will headline the Class of 2016 induction ceremony tonight at Ted Stevens...
Brush with Olympian ignited DeLoach’s love for long jump
After winning the state long jump title all four years at Eielson High School and earning a college scholarship to Colorado State University, Janay DeLoach of Fairbanks was totally committed to track and field. Yet she wasn’t in love with the sport. “Most of it was a...
Some of his records are gone, but Clary’s legacy will live forever
Don Clary of Anchorage hasn’t been a competitive runner since the turn of the century, but people still recognize him. Going to the Olympics can make you a celebrity. Clary is arguably Alaska’s greatest runner and was the first Alaska runner to qualify for the...