When Olyvia Mamae enters the field, she is composed, methodically assessing the opposing team and searching for gaps in its defense. On a breezy evening at the East High football field, Mamae and her teammates entered the arena as underdogs, facing the ever-present...
You don’t throw for 1,000 yards in a season without spreading the ball around and Greta Helgeson has become a master delegator. The Service quarterback has a bevy of playmakers in Zoe Witter, Lily Rygh and Nora Simmons to chose from and together they make up one of...
With the early season in the rearview, state leaders have continued to emerge, setting the pace and going head-to-head with small and large school competition. Campbell Peterson has been on fire, storming to her fifth straight win and continuing her undefeated streak...
With Juneau banged up, quarterback Jarrell Williams got down. The senior signal caller furnished five touchdowns and accounted for 199 yards of total offense to power the Huskies to a 35-13 victory over South in Anchorage. Williams rushed for four scores and threw for...
Historically and with reason, plays in the passing game seldom make much of a memorable mark for the Bartlett High football program. Averaging nearly 7 yards per carry tends to negate most “airing it out” needs. Still, let’s give Golden Bears senior Jordan Mua a few...
On the ninth day of September, the funk-a-rific Earth, Wind and Fire classic commemorating the month played loud and proud during pregame warmups at West Anchorage Alumni Stadium. Seemed about right. As the early Friday evening’s breeze stiffened, sending rain drops...
Juneau’s Jamal Johnson put the Colony defense in a meat grinder Friday night, chewing up the Knights for 337 rushing yards in a 42-13 victory in the Valley. He carried the ball 25 times and scored three touchdowns on runs of 45, 7 and 59 yards. He broke off another...
In the annals of football gabbing, maybe no greater statement’s been made than some time ago when the former pro coach publicly exclaimed “you play to win the game.” Obvious? Sure. But it’s also an honest assessment for anyone strapping on a helmet and lacing up...
The Bartlett football team cleans up nicely. Eager to scrub away mistakes made in last week’s loss to Juneau, the Golden Bears on Saturday played a spotless first half on their way to posting a 32-14 win over East in the annual battle for “The Boot.” Bartlett led 20-0...
Colony’s Jack Nash has implemented a ‘No-Fly Zone’ in the Cook Inlet Conference. One week after grabbing two interceptions, the junior defensive back picked off four passes and won the game with a pick-six late in the fourth quarter as the Knights scored a stunning...
With the Juneau football team tied atop the Cook Inlet Conference standings entering Week 3, head coach Rich Sjoroos had a message for his players: Don’t get comfortable. The longtime Juneau coach is determined to keep the Huskies hungry and avoid complacency after...