When it mattered most, East’s Katahdin Staples delivered. The sophomore became the first Thunderbirds boy to win the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Running Championships in 50 years, covering the five-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 30 seconds....
Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe has been a force all season, but a late move in the fourth kilometer sealed the deal for the sophomore. Giacobbe ran away with her first state title, covering the five-kilometer course in 19 minutes, 4 seconds at the ASAA/First National Bank...
Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett ended his season where he started: at the top. The senior completed an undefeated season and defended his state title, conquering the five-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 14 seconds at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross...
A year after narrowly missing out on qualifying for state, East’s Katahdin Staples returned with a vengeance. The sophomore captured his first region title at Kincaid Park in 16 minutes, 34 seconds, while South’s Mia Stiassny embodied her dark horse mentality,...
When the East High Thunderbirds toe the line on Saturday at Kincaid Park, they will be on the precipice of making history. Rosie Conway and the T-birds are in a prime position to qualify for state as a team for the first time in 12 years, while teammate Katahdin...
Their names are Syriana Albritton, Hlee and Nou Lao, and Mimi Xiong, but you can call them the ‘Golden Girls’ after the seniors helped the Bartlett Golden Bears’ tennis team serve up a historic win last weekend. Experienced in the agony of a program that traditionally...
A defensive battle boiled down to one big third-quarter play Thursday as host Dimond stunned previously unbeaten South 6-0 in a Cook Inlet Conference flag football game on a rainy night at Don Winchester Field. Facing a 3rd-and-17 at her own 43-yard line, Dimond...
More than 800 prep athletes representing 25 teams toed the line at the Ted McKenney Invitational, going head-to-head against competitors statewide. Colony’s Ella Hopkins and Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett defended their titles by significant margins over the...
The NFL called on Alaska, and the South High flag football team answered in a big way against a team from The Big Easy. Jillian Preston threw for two touchdowns and the Wolverines picked off four passes on defense in Thursday’s 13-0 victory over reigning Louisiana...
If Taurian Phillip was nervous before Saturday’s game, he didn’t show it. He was too busy showing out. The first-year starting quarterback for the Service High football team accounted for four touchdowns in Saturday’s 32-7 win over South in the annual Southside Cup...
The Toa Samoa era under center for the East High football team started with a thud and ended with a dub. A near fumble on the first play of the game almost resulted in disaster, but Samoa quickly settled things down and led the T-birds to touchdowns on their first two...