Brown University – featuring junior defensive end Patxi Colbern of Anchorage – is the preseason pick to finish fourth in the Ivy League. Brown received two first-place votes but finished behind Penn, Harvard and Yake in a media vote. Colbern, of South High fame, played in nine of 10 games last season. The 6-foot-4, 255-pounder… Read more »
After a couple seasons at running back for Saint John’s University, Dustin Baxter of Fairbanks is moving to defense. He will contend for a starting linebacker job at the D3 school in Minnesota. Baxter, of West Valley fame, is an All-American wrestler and one of the few two-sport college athletes from Alaska. He didn’t play… Read more »
It’s only one exhibition game, but Daniel Hardy of Anchorage looked like he belonged on a NFL field. The rookie tight end with the Tampa Bay Bucs played from the second quarter on and caught two passes for 37 yards in a 25-0 win at the Kansas City Chiefs. Sporting No. 88, the 6-foot-4, 249-pounder… Read more »
Bristol Bay’s Damian Hill narrowly missed getting one of those giant paychecks, finishing one place out of the money at the Sooke International Triathlon in British Columbia. The 6-foot-2, 165-pounder placed sixth out of 20 racers in the men’s pro field. He covered the challenging course featuring a 1.5-K swim, 40-K bike and 10-K run… Read more »
If nothing else, Joe Newby of Soldotna has proven to be one of the more versatile pitchers for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He’s been an emergency starter, a long reliever, a set-up man, a scheduled starter and a middle reliever. Newby, 29, is one of only three pitchers on the team to appear in 20… Read more »
A part-time starter last season, the point guard job appears to be Anthony Cousin’s to lose. The 5-foot-11 junior started last night’s exhibition for Illinois State University in a 76-68 loss to the Montreal All-Stars in Canada. Cousin, of South High fame, helped the Redbirds build a 36-32 lead at halftime. Then the reserves played… Read more »
Alaska’s top prep basketball player hasn’t decided on his college plans, but it’s not like Devon Bookert of Anchorage doesn’t have options. In fact, he’s a hot commodity. The 6-foot-2 all-state guard has impressed college coaches at a couple summer showcase national tournaments and is being recruited by several schools coast to coast. “I visited… Read more »
David Garness of Anchorage kicked off his football career at the University of Southern California this weekend with his first official practice. The 6-foot-5, 290-pound offensive lineman will compete for the starting job at right tackle with sophomore Kevin Graf, although Graf missed this year’s spring practice while recuperating from a 2010 shoulder injury. Graf… Read more »
Anchorage’s Ramon Harris matched his season high with five assists last night to help his team climb back to the .500 mark in China’s National Basketball League. The 6-foot-7 starting forward added 13 points and seven rebounds as Ningzia Hanas beat Guangzhou FM 114-90 to claim sixth place in the standings. Harris, of West High… Read more »
