A week ago, Lorrie Clifford of Eagle River needed a machine to help her breathe. Thankfully now she’s able to do that on her own. The 25-year-old Alaska athlete continues to make slow strides in her recovery after fracturing her vertebrae in a violent vehicle crash last week while on vacation in Honolulu, Hawaii. Clifford,… Read more »
Jeff Overbaugh’s NFL dream won’t come true in Los Angeles this year. The Rams today released more than a dozen players, including the undrafted Anchorage long snapper out of San Diego State as the deadline looms for NFL teams to trim their rosters down to 53 players. “My time with the Rams was incredible,” Overbaugh… Read more »
It didn’t take Allison Leigh of Palmer long to make her presence felt. Back on the volleyball court for Quinnipiac University, the senior middle hitter was instrumental on both sides of the ball as the Bobcats won three of four matches at the La Salle Invitational in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 3-1 start is the best… Read more »
Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks has seemingly stepped right into a significant role with the University of Oregon women’s basketball team. The 6-foot-4 freshman forward logged major minutes and displayed delightful defensive skills in Saturday’s exhibition doubleheader against Spanish club teams in Barcelona. She started the first game and delivered a double-double in the second game…. Read more »
It’s been only two games with his new team, but Anchorage’s Caleb Holley has made an immediate impact with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 6-foot-3 wide receiver hauled in five receptions for 80 yards in last night’s 33-25 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League. Holley, of East High fame, now has 12… Read more »
Lorenzo Froehle of Anchorage is adjusting to life in the big city after a few weeks at Manhattan College in New York. “It was definitely hard in the beginning. I definitely struggled at first because I was homesick, but now I’m loving it here,” he told The Riverdale Press. “I don’t call home much because… Read more »
With an awesome athletic resume that has stretched a decade and included a stint on this year’s Team USA women’s rugby team, Lorrie Clifford of Eagle River had an aura of invincibility. But even our strongest people are vulnerable to accidents. Clifford, 25, was involved in a violent vehicle accident over the weekend in Hawaii… Read more »
Exposure is tough to come by for high school football players from Alaska. If college coaches don’t see you play, they don’t know who you are. Brandon Pili of Anchorage made a point of getting his name out there. This summer the 6-foot-4, 310-pound all-conference senior defensive lineman from Dimond High traveled to Seattle to… Read more »
The Quinnipiac University volleyball team has welcomed back a big piece of the puzzle. Middle hitter Allison Leigh of Palmer has returned for her third season with NCAA D1 school in Hamden, Connecticut, after missing last year with an injury. “Allison’s return from injury has been such a blessing,” Quinnipiac coach Kris Czaplinski told me…. Read more »
Iziah Sherman-Newsome of Anchorage has agreed to play college basketball next season for a school in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The 6-foot-4 guard has committed to Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia in Canada for his final two seasons. Simon Fraser plays in the same league as UAA and UAF. The team is… Read more »
