Angelo State University in Texas is unbeaten since Shaquan Rhoades of Eagle River joined the men’s basketball team. The NCAA D2 Rams are off to the best start in school history at 12-0 and rank No. 6 nationally. Rhoades, of Eagle River High fame, is a junior transfer in his first season with the team…. Read more »
Devon Bookert of Anchorage broke out of a month-long shooting slump with 11 points as Florida State beat Florida 73-71. The 6-foot-3 senior guard made 4-of-8 field goals, including 3-of-7 3-pointers. He made as many threes tonight as he had in five previous games in the month of December [3-for-22]. He’s too good of a… Read more »
Colter Lasher of Anchorage scored 15 points in just 22 minutes as Houston Baptist rolled to a 101-46 win over Ecclesia in Texas. The 6-foot-7 junior made 7-of-10 shots from the field, including a 3-pointer. He also had 15 points in last year’s win over Ecclesia. Tonight he grabbed five rebounds and handed out a… Read more »
Togiak’s Drew Carlos and Nome’s Shayla Johnson played a huge role in helping Wenatchee Valley win a weird women’s basketball game in the first round of the Chemeketa Holiday Tournament. The two starting sophomores combined for 31 points in a 67-37 win over the Mt. Hood Saints in Salem, Oregon. Mt. Hood finished with just… Read more »
He’s only 23, but Andrew Kurka of Palmer has put his body through hell. Three times he has broken his back, most recently during a training run for the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. His go-for-broke mentality on the ski slopes has paid dividends, yet he’s paid the price as Kurka is yet to… Read more »
Dayna Colang of Fairbanks is such a gifted scorer that the University of Vermont women’s hockey team moved her from the blue line to the front line. She made the switch last season from defenseman to forward and her scoring production has only gotten better. The 5-foot-7 senior leads the Catamounts with 7-6–13 totals in… Read more »
Evergreen State College is counting its lucky stars for having junior transfer Gabi Fenumiai of Juneau. Let’s be real, the NAIA women’s basketball team in Olympia, Washington, would be lost without her. The Geoducks have a 1-9 record and that’s with the Juneau product playing like a candidate for Cascade Collegiate Conference MVP. The 6-foot… Read more »
Ramon Harris of Anchorage wasn’t having a very good month of December on the basketball court until last night. The Fort Wayne Mad Ants forward broke out of his slump with a 12-point, 19-minute performance in a 129-114 home win over Reno in NBA D-League action. The points and minutes were both month highs. He… Read more »
He was recruited as a defensive specialist, but Michael Joseph of Anchorage is showing Pacific University in Oregon he can do much more. The 6-foot-1 guard is among the team leaders in points, rebounds and assists while maintaining his reputation as a defender. Joseph, of West High fame, has reached the 20-point plateau twice and… Read more »
Just call Damen Bell-Holter chairman of the board. The 6-foot-9 center from Hydaburg has made a living out of being a remarkable rebounder. Some guys shoot, others defend. He rebounds. During his college career at Oral Roberts University he finished his career with 878 rebounds – more than any Alaskan at the NCAA D1 level…. Read more »
