Wrestlemania, Alaska style, brought more than a thousand wrestlers from across the state to Wasilla for the annual Lancer Smith Memorial tournament. The Lancer Smith is the biggest and maybe the baddest regular-season tournament on the high school calendar, and it...
Alaska wrestler Spencer Woods was one and done Thursday at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Woods, who grew up in Shungnak and Kotzebue, lost 5-3 in his opening-round match in the Greco-Roman 82-kilogram weight class. The man who beat him,...
For Alaska wrestler Spencer Woods, there’s a world of difference between the leadup to last year’s World Championships and the leadup to this year’s World Championships. It’s the difference between happy-to-be-there and belonging there. A year ago, Woods was a...
Anchorage wrestler Manny Novelli was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after achieving a spectacular double at the USA Wrestling Kids Nationals in Farmington, Utah on June 26th and 27th. Novelli was named National Champion in both wrestling styles (freestyle and...
Spencer Woods of Shungnak was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning his second major wrestling title this year and earning a spot on Team USA’s World Championship team. With the 2024 Olympics looming, the Kotzebue High grad took the 82-kg crown Saturday...
Spencer Woods of Shungnak won the 82kg Greco-Roman title at the US Open wrestling championships in Las Vegas. Woods, who wrestled at Kotzebue High School, defeated two-time Olympian Ben Provisor in the finals of the meet which is considered one of the most prestigious...
A teenager who ruled the ski slopes and five who reigned as state champions are in the running for the 2023 Pride of Alaska youth awards. The six were chosen from a field of 24 athletes and one team nominated for the annual awards presented by the Alaska Sports Hall...
A pair of college wrestlers from Alaska picked up wins at the NCAA Championships this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma while a third Alaskan saw his stellar career end after two tough losses. Campbell University junior Levi Hopkins of Palmer finished 1-2 on the big stage....
Sydnee Kimber of Sitka was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning an Alaskan women's record fourth collegiate national wrestling title. The McKendree University senior used a headlock takedown in the final 30 seconds the title match to pin Traeh Haynes of...
With history on the line, Sydnee Kimber went for broke. And it paid off. Big time. The McKendree University senior wrestler from Sitka used a headlock takedown in the final 30 seconds of Saturday’s title match to pin Traeh Haynes of North Central and win the 191-pound...
Shungnak’s Spencer Woods was the only U.S. wrestler to advance to Sunday's medal round at the Zagreb Open Greco Roman tournament in Croatia. Woods placed fifth in the 180-pound weight class after dropping a 7-2 decision in the bronze medal match against Peter Doemoek...