A total of 1,600 people voted for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2014, the third highest vote total in the eight-year history of the Hall. Last year 1,750 people voted. The record is 2,000. “We received a great deal of positive feedback from the public about the voting process,” said executive director… Read more »
Undefeated mixed martial arts fighter Lauren Murphy of Eagle River hasn’t been inside the octagon in five months, but that will change Saturday night. Murphy will face Muay Thai specialist Miriam Nakamoto in the co-main event for Invicta Fighting Championship 7 in Kansas City. “It’s going to be a bloodbath,” Murphy told The MMA Corner…. Read more »
Not even his best effort is good enough for Devon Bookert of Anchorage. His expectations are sky high. “I don’t think I’ve played a complete game,” he told me. “I want to.” If anybody could shoot for the stars and make it, though, Bookert is your guy. The sophomore standout at Florida State University is… Read more »
Freshman defensive lineman Lincoln Johnson of Kenai finished up a strong rookie season with the Greenville College. The 6-foot, 200-pounder started nine of 11 games and helped Greenville [9-2] finish second in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and earn a berth in the NCCAA Victory Bowl. Johnson, of Nikiski High fame, collected 25 tackles, seven… Read more »
With a group of friends from his hometown on hand to watch, Adam Klie of Anchorage put on a show in San Diego. The UC-San Diego freshman guard accounted for 19 points, eight rebounds and three steals – all career highs – in a 77-59 win over Academy of Art in NCAA D2 play. Just… Read more »
Most 32-point losses are forgettable, but not this one. Not for Connor Devine of Wasilla. The freshman at South Dakota State had his best game of the season in the 92-60 loss to Stanford at the Legends Classic in California. The 6-foot-10 forward set career highs in minutes [21], points [7], rebounds [7] and dunks… Read more »
The season started with him beating out a fellow freshman for primary punting duties at Saint John’s University. It ended with Griffin Toomey of Anchorage ranked as one of the best in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Toomey earned all-MIAC honors after averaging 37.1 yards on 41 punts with a league-best punt of 64 yards…. Read more »
Don’t forget to vote! You have until midnight AST on Wednesday to help select the people, moments and events to be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2014. Visit the vote page on the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s homepage and submit your choices. The accumulative public vote will be the… Read more »
With a 4-6 record, Viernheim sits in the middle of the pack in Germany’s second division Bundesliga. Could you imagine where the team would be without rookie Alysa Horn of Kodiak? The former UAA star has emerged as the best player for the German pro team as the top scorer and rebounder after the first… Read more »
