Voting for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2011 continues through Wednesday, Oct. 6. Periodically, we will share some of the write-in recommendations submitted by readers. Here are a few: Recommendation: David Morris Submitted by: Patrick Lovely Why: He was a teammate of mine at the University of Montana in the Big Sky… Read more »
On his way to the Major Leagues, former Expos and Marlins pitcher Chad Bentz of Juneau never got a chance to play college sports. But he is today. Now 30, Bentz is playing NCAA D3 football at Castleton State College in Vermont. “I still can’t believe I’m playing,” he told the Rutland Herald in this… Read more »
Nationally ranked Miami plays Pittsburgh on ESPN’s Thursday Night Football, which means face time for Anchorage’s Kylan Robinson. The senior linebacker for No. 19 Miami is having a career year in his first season of significant playing time. Robinson, of East High fame, wears jersey No. 36. UPDATE: Robinson made three tackles and recovered a… Read more »
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The name Stephen Murphy-Logue should resonate with Alaskans by now. After all, the Anchorage 21-year-old is the state’s more prolific playmaker at the college level with 13 career goals. The rugged 6-foot-3 senior forward found the net twice in a game for the first time tonight to help No. 15 Macalester College, a NCAA D3… Read more »
A reserve last season, Anchorage’s Doron Perkins has been biding his time while waiting for his chance to start at point guard. He’s getting that shot this season, and so far he hasn’t disappointed. The 6-foot-2 playmaker led Israeli power Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv to the championship of the Wroclaw Tournament in Poland, culminating with… Read more »
Voting for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2011 has begun. Periodically, we will share some of the write-in recommendations submitted by readers. Here are a few: Recommendation: Cedar Bourgeois Submitted by: Dori Hollingsworth Why: Seven consecutive Mt. Marathon women’s victories with some of the fastest times ever posted in the race. A… Read more »
Kenai’s Brandon Miles doubled his season rushing average to help the Bemidji State Beavers beat Southwest Minnesota 30-14 in NCAA D2 action in Marshall, Minn. The junior running back – who missed all of last season with a knee injury – rushed for 61 yards on 11 carries. With his team leading 20-14, Miles drove… Read more »
Anchorage’s Sean Rash had his dreams of winning a fifth professional title derailed in Korea over the weekend by an Aussie with the funny two-handed delivery. Jason Belmonte defeated Rash 210-191 in the championship match of the Korea Professional Association’s Korea Cup, pocketing $25,750. Rash got much less. Belmonte averaged a score of more than… Read more »
Anchorage’s Daniel Hardy found the end zone for the sixth career time today to help the University of Idaho beat UNLV 30-7 in Moscow. Hardy scored on a 17-yarder in the second quarter. He later hauled in a 54-yard pass. The senior tight end of West High fame also surpassed two career benchmarks in the… Read more »
