The stars came out for the South baseball team Thursday night in the Cook Inlet Conference Tournament title game. The terrific trio of Isaac Johnson, Oliver Brown and Curtis Hebert played a huge role in helping the No. 1 seed Wolverines hold off No. 2 Eagle River 3-2...
Topping the podium at last weekend's region meets involved a slew of four-event winners, with Palmer’s Katey Houser leading the statewide octet. The senior carved a rare path, relying on her versatility and resilience in amassing six kilometers of track racing. Houser...
The art of the first touch, a soccer player’s ability to control a pass and make the ball do what they want, is practiced regularly and seldom perfected. Dimond freshman Kalei Ganotsi remembered one of her first high school workouts. During a drill, older teammates...
A no-hitter was just about the only thing the South baseball team hadn’t accomplished during its 36-game winning streak. Curtis Hebert changed that Monday night. The senior right-handed pitcher threw the third no-no in school history and the 15th in the Cook Inlet...
They say counting outs during a no-hitter is bad luck, but West pitcher Caden Greenhalgh didn’t care. He couldn’t help himself. The more zeros he put up, the longer the game went, the more the junior righty looked up at the giant green board in right field. “I was...
If you’ve been paying attention to high school distance running in recent years, the name Daniel Abramowicz may ring a bell. The West Valley senior has made a gradual return to the track this season, however, his times suggest anything but rust. After opening his...
Dimond pitcher Trinity Miller may hold the game in her hand, but it’s catcher Malia Ogee who really holds the power. Ogee sets the defense and calls the pitches, sometimes overriding Miller’s preference to throw a certain pitch and a certain time. “I will shake her...
Olyvia Mamae is off to a phenomenal start to her junior campaign. Representing the East Anchorage Thunderbirds, she is the current state leader in all four of her events: 100, 200, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. After competing at the state meet last spring, Mamae is...
South’s Oliver Brown set the table and set the tone for the Wolverines in a 9-0 victory over Service on Monday Night Baseball at Mulcahy Stadium. The senior shortstop led off the game with a single and scored the first run as part of a five-run first inning that...
Every sports season is a journey in some form or fashion. On a picturesque Friday evening in Anchorage, Eagle River added more mileage to its travels by closing strong. In comparison, its opponent has barely moved at this point. The trio of Emily Larson, Emma Lento...
Like so many high school athletes, Zyiah Mikes built a recruitment video showcasing various skills. Hers featured soccer specifics such as disrupting attacking offensive players and ball distribution through the air and along the ground. Mikes closed out the YouTube...