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...
Three Alaska wrestlers have already bagged podium finishes at the US Open Championships in Las Vegas while another is set to go for gold. Caleb Hopkins of Palmer placed sixth his weight class and Levi Hopkins of Palmer joined Jeremy Bockert of Fairbanks as...
The finalists for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Directors Awards set the bar incredibly high, but the winners took it to another level. They were out of this world. Swimmer Lydia Jacoby won an Olympic gold medal. Obed Vargas made his Major League Soccer debut at age...
PRIDE OF ALASKA FEMALE FINALISTS For Consistent Excellence in Athletic Competition – For an athlete or athletes, team or coach who not only excelled in sports in the past year or recent years, but did so with integrity and sportsmanship so as to be a positive role...
PRIDE OF ALASKA BOYS FINALISTS For Consistent Excellence in Athletic Competition – For an athlete or athletes, team or coach who not only excelled in sports in the past year or recent years, but did so with integrity and sportsmanship so as to be a positive role model...
Wrestler Sydnee Kimber is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after completing her second straight undefeated season and earning her third straight collegiate national championship. The Sitka wrester was once again untouchable at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling...
Sitka’s Sydnee Kimber was untouchable at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships. Again. For the second consecutive year opponents were unable to score a point against the Alaskan, who posted a 4-0 record en route to winning the 191-pound championship....