The older he gets, the better he gets. The bigger the game, the better Andre Laws of Anchorage seems to play basketball. The 34-year-old guard with Sao Jose in Brazil turned back the clock during the playoffs against defending league champ Flamengo before losing in a decisive Game 5 in the quarterfinals. He’s playing like… Read more »
The reigning MVP in the American Ultimate Disc League isn’t letting up this year. Beau Kittredge of Fairbanks leads the league in blocks and has the San Jose Spiders undefeated after six games and in first place in the West Division. He posted a +12 rating in a 20-18 victory over San Francisco. Kittredge, of… Read more »
North Pole’s Brad Oleson contributed double figures in limited playing time as Barcelona won a key game in the Spanish League to remain in the hunt for the No. 2 seed for the playoffs. The 6-foot-3 guard came off the bench to score 10 points and hand off 4 assists in just 17 minutes as… Read more »
With his national berth in the 1,500 meters already secured, Jani Lane of Anchorage figured he’d push his luck in the 800 at the North Central last-chance meet in Illinois. The Michigan Tech University junior runner tried to hit an NCAA D2 provisional mark in the 800 and started with a bang before fading at… Read more »
Former University of Oregon running star Trevor Dunbar returned to his old stomping grounds and put on a show. Dunbar and current NCAA champion and former teammate Edward Cheserek crushed it on the track en route to crushing the field in the men’s 3,000 meters at historic Hayward Field. Cheserek won in 7:57.97. Dunbar was… Read more »
Hannah Souders of Anchorage has added her name to the University of Portland track and field record books for the fourth time. The junior sprinter ran a PR in the 400 meters at the Oregon State University High Performance meet. She won her heat in 58.56 seconds, the No. 10 fastest 400 time in Portland… Read more »
Grinnell College junior Julia Rumley of Anchorage found the winning touch at the end of the tennis season. She and doubles partner Sydney Banach won their final four matches and finished the year 9-1, including an 8-0 mark in dual meets. Rumley, of East High fame, won 13 of 19 doubles matches overall and has… Read more »
Sitka’s Brian Way was 4-0 as a reliever and now he’s undefeated after two starts. And Edmonds Community College is 12-0 when he pitches. There’s no doubt the 6-foot-7, 270-pound freshman has been a lucky charm, but there’s nothing lucky about what he’s done on the mound. The right hander is 6-0 with a pair… Read more »
Some stereotypes about Alaska aren’t misconceptions; like the one about how many remarkable runners the state produces. Add Allan Spangler’s name to the list. The 28-year-old from Anchorage dominated the Capitol Peak 50-miler in Washington, winning by 50 minutes and posting the second-fastest time in race history of 6 hours, 32 minutes, 12 seconds. “This… Read more »
Anchorage’s Adam Manzer hit his third home run of the season and set a career-high with 3 RBIs for Sonoma State University in California. He collected all his RBIs on one swing, a three-run shot in the third inning against Cal State Monterey Bay in NCAA D2 action. The junior outfielder finished 2-for-4 to raise… Read more »
