If it seems like Caleb Hopkins has been around forever, it’s because he has. This is his sixth season at Campbell University in a career extended by a redshirt season and COVID. Longevity doesn’t guarantee success, but he has found both in Buies Creek, North Carolina....
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Bethel’s Hayden Lieb places third in 16-man tournament bracket for University of Wyoming
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...
Friday Flashback: Michaela Hutchison gave women’s wrestling credibility
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...
Bockert makes impressive title run in Greco at Junior Nationals
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...
Brennan, Kimber, Murphy finalists for women’s Pride of Alaska
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...
Hopkins first Alaska wrestler to win first-round match at NCAAs in 9 years
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...
National Champion Kimber named Alaska Athlete of the Week
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...
Kimber wins college national title, qualifies for Olympic Trials
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...
Hopkins is 4th Alaska wrestler to qualify for NCAAs since 2012
Campbell University wrestler Caleb Hopkins of Palmer won his weight class at the Southern Conference Championships over the weekend to secure his first berth to the NCAA Championships. He is just the fourth Alaskan to qualify for the national championships at the D1...
Gerlach, Bockman are top two leading scorers for Cap Baptist
The top two leading scorers for the California Baptist University wrestling team are from Alaska. Glennallen’s Caden Gerlach and Anchorage’s Evan Bockman have combined to score 47 of the team’s 123 points in seven dual meets against D1 competition. That’s 38 percent...
Akiak’s Agatha Andrews named Alaska Athlete of the Week
Akiak’s Agatha Andrews was named Alaska Alaska Athlete of the Week after defending her No. 1 national wrestling ranking in style by winning the Grand View Open title in Des Moines, Iowa. She pinned all three opponents, including the fourth ranked wrestler in the...