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....
Undefeated and undaunted, Bethel Regional High wrestler Landon Smith wasn’t completely unfazed by the burden of chasing history. Riding a three-year unbeaten streak and attempting to tie a national record will test even elite athletes. “There was a little pit of...
Landon Smith was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after completing his senior season with a 36-0 record and winning a fourth straight Alaska state wrestling championship. The Bethel High School wrestler wrapped up a historic high school career with a second period pin...
It’s still early, but Anchorage’s Evan Bockman looks to already be in midseason form after he upset two nationally ranked opponents. The 197-pound wrestler for Utah Valley University delivered a divine performance at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, where he...
Bethel’s Hayden Lieb turned disappointment into delight at the Colorado Mesa Open. The 165-pound wrestler for the University of Wyoming bounced back from a tough loss in the quarterfinals to place third in the 16-man tournament bracket. Lieb finished 5-1 on the...
Michaela Hutchison of Soldotna put women’s wrestling on the map in 2006 when she became the first girl in the country to win a high school state title against boys. But she didn’t stop there. Hutchison, of Skyview High fame, went on to wrestle for Oklahoma City...
Jeremy Bockert of Fairbanks threw his weight around at the USA Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. He threw his opponents around as well. The Greco specialist clinched the 126-pound championship in impression fashion, racking up...
World Cup ski race champion Rosie Brennan of Anchorage, Olympic Trials wrestling qualifier Sydnee Kimber of Sitka and UFC fighter Lauren Murphy of Eagle River were named by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors as finalists for the 2021 women’s Pride of...
Palmer’s Caleb Hopkins picked up a win and got a shoutout from ESPN, making his first day at the NCAA Championships a big success. The Campbell University sophomore went 1-1 at 184 pounds, with his victory coming in the first round with a 7-6 decision over the Big...
Sitka’s Sydnee Kimber was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning her second straight National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship. The All-American junior at McKendree University was so dominant during the event that nobody scored a point off her in...
Sitka’s Sydnee Kimber was so dominant at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships that nobody scored a point off her in four matches. The All-American junior at McKendree University won the 191-pound championship after pinning each of her four opponents...