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...
The West High football team outgained Colony by a nearly 3-to-1 margin and dominated on defense Friday night to kick off the Cook Inlet Conference season with a 33-0 road win. Quarterback Jethro DeCastro threw for 236 years and two touchdowns while running back...
The Eagle River Wolves used an aluminum bat to break through a glass ceiling Sunday. Despite having two teams get close in recent years, the state of Alaska had never won an American Legion baseball regional tournament before Eagle River made history under a beautiful...
Service head coach Willie Paul hands out compliments like hugs; in other words, never. But in 2022, he labeled a skinny, baby-faced infielder as a can’t-miss prospect to keep an eye on. These days, you can’t keep your eyes off Rilen Niclai. Now that his big brother is...
Kolby Jensen has always been known as Tony Wylie’s grandson, but Wednesday night he made a name for himself in the kind of setting that made his grandfather a legend. Jensen etched his name in the record book in more ways than one as the right-hander pitched the...
Rilen Niclai walks, talks and looks like a baseball player. The dude exudes confidence and at times can make a hard game look easy. His star power was on display Monday night as Niclai lit up the scorebook to lead the top-seeded Service Cougars to a 10-3 win over...
The Eagle River Wolves have been so good at the American Legion baseball state tournament over the last four years that they are close to lapping some of the greatest teams in Alaska history. Eagle River beat Kenai 8-1 Sunday at Mulcahy Stadium to extend its...
From golden sombrero to gold glove, Service Legion Post 28 baseball player Andrew Hickman proved his moxie when it mattered most Wednesday night. Despite striking out in each of his four at-bats, Hickman shook off his struggles at the plate and made the defensive play...
The River Bandits from Napoleon, Ohio, are kings of Alaska again. Napoleon capped a 13-0 road trip through the Land of the Midnight Sun with a 4-3 victory in extra innings over three-time defending Alaska state champion Eagle River in Sunday’s championship game of the...
No local team has had more success in the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic over the years than the Chugiak Mustangs. They were the first Alaska team to advance to the title game in 1995, the first to win the tournament in 1997 and their six appearances in the championship...
Carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning is a performance that's supposed to be a rarity, but Alaska Legion pitchers were throwing 'em around like candy Friday at Mulcahy Stadium. Service’s Rilen Niclai and Kenai’s Trenton Ohnemus took dueling no-hitters into the...