Cal State East Bay senior guard Laci Effenberger of Ketchikan tied a school record in a 73-69 OT win over the Academy of Art in Hayward, California. She made seven 3-pointers – one for every knee surgery she has had in her basketball career. Effenberger, 23, finished with a career-high 23 points. “This weekend was… Read more »
It’s still early, but Kelsey Griffin of Eagle River is making a strong case for MVP of Australia’s Women’s National Basketball League. Through 11 games she is the only player in the league to accumulate at least 175 points, 100 rebounds, 25 assists, 25 steals and 10 blocked shots. Griffin, of Chugiak High fame, leads… Read more »
The Mountain West Conference has named Anchorage’s Sam Wicks the Swimmer of the Week for the second time in her career. The Boise State senior was coming off a record-setting weekend at the Art Adamson Invitational in College Station, Texas, where she posted conference-best times in three individual races and three relays, and set a… Read more »
The Cleveland Indians have given Dylan Baker of Juneau a tip of the cap. The MLB team added the 23-year-old pitcher to its 40-man roster, the ultimate compliment given Baker threw only five innings in 2015. “I was pretty surprised. I knew I had a chance but also knew so many players had good years,… Read more »
After a slow start to the college basketball season, Laci Effenberger of Ketchikan has come on in a hurry. In Cal State East Bay’s recent two-game trip to Colorado, the senior guard set new career highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals and 3-pointers in back-to-back nights. Against UC Colorado Springs, she pumped in a career-high… Read more »
It’s no accident the Memphis Grizzlies have posted a 5-1 record since acquiring Anchorage’s Mario Chalmers from the Miami Heat. The only player in Alaska history to win championships in high school, college and the NBA brought his winning persona to Memphis. The veteran guard is averaging 14 points in 19 minutes while coming off… Read more »
A couple Alaska players were on the field when 10th-ranked Saint John’s beat No. 18 Dubuque 51-7 Saturday in Collegeville, Minnesota, in the first round of the NCAA D3 college football playoffs. Anchorage’s Griffin Toomey is the punter for Saint John’s and Conor Feckley of Anchorage is the backup quarterback for Dubuque. Toomey, of South… Read more »
Junior guard Adam Klie of Anchorage scored 14 points as UC San Diego upset No. 10 Colorado School of Mines 86-74. He made 4-of-4 free throws, grabbed four rebounds and played 35 minutes. Klie, of Service High fame, has reached double digits in 14 of his last 15 games. In the season opener, he led… Read more »
Her season ended with a silver medal, but Allie Ostrander of Kenai is still Boise State’s golden girl. The freshman runner capped her remarkable cross country season with a second-place finish among 254 women at the NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. Ostrander earned All-American honors and led Boise State to an 11th–place… Read more »
Dallas Dickerson of Anchorage pumped in a season-high 11 points to help Fort Lewis College beat Texas-Permian Basin 69-54 at the Lubbock Christian Tournament in Texas. The sophomore guard didn’t score until the final play of the first half when she made at the buzzer. Dickerson carried that momentum into the second half as the… Read more »
