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Anchorage football player Deuce Zimmerman named Alaska Athlete of the Week after 4TD collegiate performance
Anchorage football player Deuce Zimmerman hauled in 11 catches for 124 yards and four touchdowns for Western New Mexico in in a 41-34 loss to Eastern New Mexico in NCAA Division II football. He scored on catches of 11, 10, 11 and 5 yards to become the fifth Alaskan...
CIC hockey teams wake up to new season with more morning practices
Carson Lake first laid eyes on the social media post announcing the start of the South High hockey team’s tryouts and practice schedule and needed a second or two to reassess. “Looking on Instagram, I thought it was a typo,” said Lake, a Wolverines senior forward....
Pili named MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year in football
The best quarterback from the state’s best high school football team is now the MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year. Dimond’s Cayden Pili earned the honor Tuesday to go with the Cook Inlet Conference Offensive Player of the Year award he won earlier this month and...
Zimmerman is Alaska’s first NCAA football player to catch 4 TDs in one game
The Deuce was loose Saturday for the Western New Mexico University football team. Deuce Zimmerman of Anchorage hauled in 11 receptions for 124 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-34 loss to Eastern New Mexico on the NCAA Division II gridiron, just missing the Lone...
Bagnole’s OT goal with 0.8 left lifts Wolverines to thrilling 5-4 win
With the evening’s extra time nearly expired, Danny Bagnole made one final poke at the puck. He hit paydirt and sent the Sullivan Arena crowd into delirium. Bagnole’s overtime goal with 0.8 seconds remaining on the clock Saturday clinched a 5-4 North American...
UAF’s Kramer wins 3rd straight GNAC title; Nanooks place second, Seawolf teams finish third
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice. But for UAF’s Kendall Kramer and Rosie Fordham, the duo defied the odds and went 1-2 for the second straight year at the GNAC Cross Country Championships. Kramer collected her third consecutive GNAC title, conquering the...
South Wolverines sweep Lynx to earn Dimond/Service tournament crown
The South Anchorage Wolverines claimed the Dimond/Service volleyball tournament crown on Saturday night, sweeping the Dimond Lynx 25-17, 25-15 in the championship match. “I had so much confidence in our team,” said South junior setter Ellie Kleven, who was also...
No. 9 Colorado College secures weekend sweep of UAA (Swanson bags first goal for UND)
Homecoming weekend for Anchorage’s Bret Link morphed into Colorado College teammate Kaidan Mbereko’s days of dominance. A junior goaltender from Aspen, Colo., Mbereko spun an 18-save shutout Saturday night to lead No. 9 CC to a 2-0 win over UAA at the Avis Alaska...
Soldotna runs over Lathrop 49-28 for D2 title; Easaw surpasses 2K rushing benchmark
The relentless wing-T rushing attack of the Soldotna High football team wore down Lathrop on Saturday in the ASAA Division II First National Bowl as the Stars ran away with the game in the second half to win 49-28 at Colony High School. Soldotna racked up 330 yards...
Dimond’s defense delivers to lead Lynx to 14-7 win over West in First National Bowl
Defense was the name of the game Friday night as the Dimond Lynx stacked the box and dared their opponent to beat them through the air on a windy evening in the Valley. The plan worked, but barely, as the West Eagles took it down to the wire before defensive...
Wolverines take care of business with 6-3 home win over Wisconsin
Sports enthusiasts around Anchorage and the surrounding area enjoyed a full menu of viewing opportunities Friday night. Two high-level hockey games, featuring the Anchorage Wolverines and UAA, happened in Anchorage proper, separated by about only three miles. The...
Seawolves win season opener for coach Osborne’s 350th career victory
Players come and go, but coach Rusty Osborne has been a mainstay for the UAA men’s basketball team for two decades. People who reach milestones joke about how they are getting old, but winning never gets old, and Osborne has done a lot of it since taking the helm...
UAA gives No. 9 Colorado College all it can handle in 2-1 Tigers win
The final score offered the Seawolves no solace Friday night, and they’ve not shown interest in moral victories, either. Who would? The UAA hockey team tallied a late power-play goal Friday night but couldn’t again solve Colorado College’s Kaidan Mbereko in the...
Keeping up with the Pilis: Dimond QB aims to continue family legacy
Winning isn’t optional in the Pili family. Whether it’s board games, card games or backyard ball, they play for keeps. “Ever since we were younger, me and my little brothers and my siblings are always super competitive. It’s just part of our nature,” said Dimond...
Perennial power West revels in underdog role in return trip to state final
After seeing its roster ransacked by graduation, naysayers looked at what was left of the West High football team and casted doubt on the 2024 season. Mid-major at best, they said. Not a contender. Rebuild mode. “Trust me, we heard it all,” said senior captain...
Another home series, another top-ranked foe for UAA (plus D1 stat leaders from AK)
With only 13 chances to show out before their devoted home fans this season, the Seawolves might’ve considered lightening the scheduled opponent load. At least in the early going. Yeah, no. Three weeks removed from welcoming top-ranked Denver to town, the UAA...
Mack, Swanson and their ranked teams square off this weekend (plus DI stat leaders from AK)
Anchorage’s Sullivan Mack is the first Alaskan skater to ever suit up for the NCAA Division I Cornell men’s hockey team. As the start of his senior season nears, Mack is primed to make a home state connection when he looks over at the Big Red’s opponent. Mack and...
Singleton gets on-the-job training at Wyoming; Pili has NFL tackle; Kingsland signs with AF1 (plus AK player notes)
Thrust into an expanded role for the University of Wyoming football team, Malique Singleton of Anchorage has earned significant snaps on defense this year. The sophomore nickelback has filled the void left by two injured starters and his on-the-job training has...
Anchorage football player Deuce Zimmerman named Alaska Athlete of the Week after 4TD collegiate performance
Anchorage football player Deuce Zimmerman hauled in 11 catches for 124 yards and four touchdowns for Western New Mexico in in a 41-34 loss to Eastern New Mexico in NCAA Division II football. He scored on catches of 11, 10, 11 and 5 yards to become the fifth Alaskan...
CIC hockey teams wake up to new season with more morning practices
Carson Lake first laid eyes on the social media post announcing the start of the South High hockey team’s tryouts and practice schedule and needed a second or two to reassess. “Looking on Instagram, I thought it was a typo,” said Lake, a Wolverines senior forward....
Pili named MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year in football
The best quarterback from the state’s best high school football team is now the MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year. Dimond’s Cayden Pili earned the honor Tuesday to go with the Cook Inlet Conference Offensive Player of the Year award he won earlier this month and...
Zimmerman is Alaska’s first NCAA football player to catch 4 TDs in one game
The Deuce was loose Saturday for the Western New Mexico University football team. Deuce Zimmerman of Anchorage hauled in 11 receptions for 124 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-34 loss to Eastern New Mexico on the NCAA Division II gridiron, just missing the Lone...
Bagnole’s OT goal with 0.8 left lifts Wolverines to thrilling 5-4 win
With the evening’s extra time nearly expired, Danny Bagnole made one final poke at the puck. He hit paydirt and sent the Sullivan Arena crowd into delirium. Bagnole’s overtime goal with 0.8 seconds remaining on the clock Saturday clinched a 5-4 North American...
UAF’s Kramer wins 3rd straight GNAC title; Nanooks place second, Seawolf teams finish third
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice. But for UAF’s Kendall Kramer and Rosie Fordham, the duo defied the odds and went 1-2 for the second straight year at the GNAC Cross Country Championships. Kramer collected her third consecutive GNAC title, conquering the...
South Wolverines sweep Lynx to earn Dimond/Service tournament crown
The South Anchorage Wolverines claimed the Dimond/Service volleyball tournament crown on Saturday night, sweeping the Dimond Lynx 25-17, 25-15 in the championship match. “I had so much confidence in our team,” said South junior setter Ellie Kleven, who was also...
No. 9 Colorado College secures weekend sweep of UAA (Swanson bags first goal for UND)
Homecoming weekend for Anchorage’s Bret Link morphed into Colorado College teammate Kaidan Mbereko’s days of dominance. A junior goaltender from Aspen, Colo., Mbereko spun an 18-save shutout Saturday night to lead No. 9 CC to a 2-0 win over UAA at the Avis Alaska...
Soldotna runs over Lathrop 49-28 for D2 title; Easaw surpasses 2K rushing benchmark
The relentless wing-T rushing attack of the Soldotna High football team wore down Lathrop on Saturday in the ASAA Division II First National Bowl as the Stars ran away with the game in the second half to win 49-28 at Colony High School. Soldotna racked up 330 yards...
Dimond’s defense delivers to lead Lynx to 14-7 win over West in First National Bowl
Defense was the name of the game Friday night as the Dimond Lynx stacked the box and dared their opponent to beat them through the air on a windy evening in the Valley. The plan worked, but barely, as the West Eagles took it down to the wire before defensive...
Wolverines take care of business with 6-3 home win over Wisconsin
Sports enthusiasts around Anchorage and the surrounding area enjoyed a full menu of viewing opportunities Friday night. Two high-level hockey games, featuring the Anchorage Wolverines and UAA, happened in Anchorage proper, separated by about only three miles. The...
Seawolves win season opener for coach Osborne’s 350th career victory
Players come and go, but coach Rusty Osborne has been a mainstay for the UAA men’s basketball team for two decades. People who reach milestones joke about how they are getting old, but winning never gets old, and Osborne has done a lot of it since taking the helm...
UAA gives No. 9 Colorado College all it can handle in 2-1 Tigers win
The final score offered the Seawolves no solace Friday night, and they’ve not shown interest in moral victories, either. Who would? The UAA hockey team tallied a late power-play goal Friday night but couldn’t again solve Colorado College’s Kaidan Mbereko in the...