After struggling in the first game of the season, Keiahnna Engel of Anchorage came back to deliver her first double-double of her college career. The sophomore starting guard scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 76-68 win over Lewis-Clark State. Engel, of Dimond High fame, made 3-of-9 shots, incuding one 3-pointer, and sank… Read more »
Isaac Updike of Ketchikan nearly won another major title, but he settled for getting Eastern Oregon University to the national championships instead. Updike finished second at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships in Caldwell, Idaho, covering the 8-K race in 25:47. Last spring he won a national title in the steeplechase. The top 12 finishers earned… Read more »
Even at birth, Ariela and Aaliyah Lewis of Anchorage were a package deal. The twin sisters were born six minutes apart and they have been close ever since. They can communicate without saying a word, an unspoken language that comes in handy on the soccer field for Alabama State University. “We have always worked off… Read more »
Sawyer Kisken of Fairbanks finished his soccer career at the University of Chicago the same way it started – by scoring a goal. The senior defensive midfielder found the net in the 16th minute in a 4-3 overtime loss to Washington University of St. Louis after he buried an 18-yard shot in his final game…. Read more »
Freshman quarterback Zach Lujan of Anchorage has put Chabot College in the California JC playoff picture after leading the team to a 5-1 record over the last six weeks. He turned in another terrific performance in a 49-14 victory over West Hills Coalinga, completing 17-of-25 passes and throwing three touchdowns. Lujan, of South High fame,… Read more »
It’s one thing to have your best season, but then to do it while helping your team enjoy its best season in two decades. That’s the best of both worlds. Welcome to Deanna Nielson’s world. The Gonzaga University sophomore has benefitted from a position change and the Bulldogs have benefited from her stellar play, with… Read more »
Anchorage’s Devon Bookert has been handed the keys to the Florida State offense, responsible for driving the team to success. The sophomore starting point guard ran on all cylinders in tonight’s season opener, a 91-67 victory over Jacksonville. The 6-foot-3 Alaskan bagged 16 points and a career-high nine rebounds and five steals in 32 minutes…. Read more »
If first impressions are any indication, Hannah Mattson of Fairbanks will have the green light to shoot the ball this season. The University of Portland freshman guard came off the bench to jack up 14 shots, the most of any player from either team, in an 81-47 exhibition win over Concordia. Mattson, of West Valley… Read more »
Last year’s Cook Inlet Conference Diver of the Year Katilin Friedli of Eagle River didn’t waste any time establishing herself as the No. 1 diver at Colgate University. The freshman in her collegiate debut swept both springboard events aginast Lehigh in Patriot League action in Bethlehem, Pa. Friedli, of Chugiak High fame, accounted for 18… Read more »
Welcome to the new virtual home of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame! Patrick Stinson at Vedana Media designed a site that is both classic and high-tech. Highlights of the new site include the inductee galleries, the interactive voting page, the new look for the Alaska Sports Blog, and homepage slideshow. Other pages including the… Read more »
