Just like back in the day, Jenna Johnson’s fingerprints were all over a recent victory by the Utah State University women’s basketball team. The 5-foot-10 starting guard out of Wasilla High scored, rebounded and played hard in an 81-69 victory over Nevada. But she also brought something new to the court – a defensive attitude,… Read more »
Most kids in this country fantasize about scoring touchdowns, smashing home runs and posterizing slam dunks. But in Alaska they dream of gold medals. Just ask 19-year-old Andrew Dougherty of Anchorage. For years the standout cross-country skier and his buddies have spiced up training days with Olympic races, much like basketball players battling for the… Read more »
Sean Rash of Anchorage used to be lights out on TV. Now it seems he has suffered a blackout. Rash, of Jewel Lake Bowl fame, lost to eventual champion Chris Barnes 246-176 in the semifinals of the PBA World Championship in Las Vegas. Rash, 28, was the No.2 qualifier but slipped to third after losing… Read more »
Anchorage’s Kevin Winford returned to a place he hasn’t visited much since the beginning of the college basketball season. He got back to double figures for only the third time in the last seven games. The 5-foot-11 sophomore guard with Eastern Washington University bagged 14 points in 31 minutes during today’s 71-59 loss at Montana… Read more »
One of the best butterfly swimmers at Northwestern University helped the women’s 400-meter relay team achieve greatness this weekend. During a Big Ten double dual meet that also included Notre Dame and Michigan, Meghan Cavanaugh of Anchorage helped Northwestern finish second in the relay with a season-best time of 3 minutes, 45.34 seconds. The junior… Read more »
The hottest women’s college basketball team in the country includes a familiar face. Sylvia Bullock of Anchorage is a starting forward who logs 25 minutes per game for the University of Miami, which extended its 16-game winning streak after crushing ACC foe Clemson 77-48 in Coral Gables. Bullock, who starred at both Service High and… Read more »
Anchorage’s Marcus Lowe supplied some of the few highlights for the Rochester Institute of Technology men’s basketball team during a 66-53 loss to Utica in D3 action. The 5-foot-8 playmaker collected 8 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal in 28 minutes. Lowe, of Service High fame, was coming off a career-best 10-assist performance.
In gymnastics, a slight stumble can be the difference between victory and defeat. Just ask Southern Utah University, which upset No. 5 UCLA by three-tenths of a point last night in front of a home crowd of 5,000. Anchorage’s Shannon Coughlin sealed the deal when she delivered a gold-medal performance on the floor in the… Read more »
When people think of last season’s University of Kentucky men’s basketball team, they imagine the five first-round NBA draft picks. Not Ramon Harris of Anchorage. But Kentucky coach John Calipari hasn’t forgotten Harris. The 6-foot-7 forward didn’t put up monster numbers because his role was defined by defense and dirty work, a take-one-for-the-team mindset Calipari… Read more »
Dane Ebanez of North Pole came to the University of Oregon in search of a soccer scholarship, but he nearly landed a national championship instead. Ebanez is a redshirt wide receiver with the Ducks, which lost to Auburn in Monday’s BCS title game. He played in one game this season, but was primarily a scout… Read more »
