For as good as outside hitter Emma Beck can be, the Kenai Central volleyball team isn’t a solo act. The Kardinals have balance and depth and flexed that versatility in a four-set victory over Valdez in Saturday’s Class 3A state tournament title match to cap a 22-1...
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Anchorage’s Nyanuer Bidit takes over 2nd set, nets 7 blocks for Southern Miss
Southern Mississippi middle blocker Nyanuer Bidit of Anchorage slammed the door on McNeese with seven blocks, including five in the second set when the 5-foot-10 playmaker took over the NCAA Division I match. She scored four of her team’s final six points on a kill...
Palmer’s Eve Stephens, North Pole’s Ainsley Smith lead Alaska contingent in GNAC’s first weekend
The state of Alaska took center stage over the weekend when the GNAC volleyball season tipped off in Hawaii. The UAA Seawolves went 3-0 and the UAF Nanooks posted a 3-1 record in the 808 state, with homegrown stars Eve Stephens of Palmer and Ainsley Smith of North...
All-Americans Eve Stephens, Brooke Dexter look to extend streak of Alaskans earning first-team All-GNAC honors
A year ago, Palmer’s Eve Stephens and Anchorage’s Brooke Dexter gave the state of Alaska two first team All-GNAC selections in the same season for the first time since 2016. Head coaches in the league think they will do it again after both big hitters were picked for...
PREP SPOTLIGHT: Susitna Valley volleyball team captures school’s second Class 2A crown
Unbeknownst to them, the Susitna Valley High volleyball players and coaches played a starring role in the 40th anniversary edition of the famed Talkeetna Bachelor Auction over the weekend. “It happened Saturday and one of the guys working (the event) from the radio...
Eve Stephens, Brooke Dexter named All-West Region day before playing in NCAA Tournament
The ACVA Division II All-Region Awards announced today featured some thunder and lightning from Alaska. Big hitters Eve Stephens of UAA and Brooke Dexter of Simon Fraser were named to the West Region Team. Stephens, of Palmer, is the only player in the West Region...
Ashton Jessee becomes third Hawaii Hilo player to reach famed 400-block benchmark
Anchorage’s Ashton Jessee has a tendency to get defensive on the volleyball court and put up a wall. Her behavior is to block everything, which is a mechanism of a marvelous middle blocker. And Jessee is one of the best in the 43-year history of the University of...
Prep Game of the Week: South outlasts Dimond in if-necessary set for 4A state title
A day full of musical merriment – boogieing and what not – ended with all the South Wolverines falling to the floor. It was just the way senior Tracy Rasavong and her teammates wanted it to go – in a joyous pile of state volleyball champions near center court of the...
Prep Spotlight: Valdez High volleyball team
Masen Holmes said she’ struggled with voice hoarseness during most of the volleyball season because the constant emotion and adrenaline involved doesn’t make for quiet times. “Now, I get to rest it all up,” the Valdez High junior said Saturday afternoon. She and all...
Ellie Scherffius slams career-high 16 kills to propel Montana to 5-set win in Big Sky
Eagle River’s Ellie Scherffius took over the fifth set to lead the University of Montana to a 5-set volleyball win over Idaho in the Big Sky Conference. The sophomore middle blocker single-handedly spearheaded a 5-0 run with four kills to get the Griz going in the...
Friday Flashback: Leisa Wissler led Ohio State to 1991 Final Four, named Big Ten Player of the Year
Wasilla's Leisa Wissler was a big deal in the Big Ten from 1988 to 1991. The Ohio State University volleyball star was a powerful presence at net, a booming hitter and devastating blocker who could also play the back row and serve. Wissler was named Big Ten Player of...