Anchorage’s Jordan Smelker scored an insurance goal and assisted on the third goal as the Boston Pride beat the Connecticut Whale 3-0 to stay undefeated in the National Women’s Hockey League. It was the first two-point game of the season for the 23-year-old forward as Boston improved to 5-0. Smelker, of Service High fame, has… Read more »
Colorado School of Mines goalkeeper Sam Zumbro of Anchorage came up big when the team needed her most. With the all-conference senior standout facing the potential of playing her final college game, she didn’t allow a goal in regulation and overtime before making several key saves in the shootout as the sixth-ranked Orediggers beat Dallas… Read more »
Highline College sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Thompson of Kenai made all eight saves in a 2-0 victory over CC Spokane in the semifinals of the Northwest Athletic Conference Soccer Championships in Tukwila, Washington. It was Thompson’s 25th shutout in 41 career starts. With the win, Highline advanced to Sunday’s NWAC championship game against Peninsula College and… Read more »
There aren’t a ton of Alaskans players playing in the NCAA D1 Women’s Soccer Tournament, but a few of them could square off. If both Oklahoma State and Alabama State win first-round games they would meet in the next round. Oklahoma State’s Holly Brehmer of Eagle River is part of a Cowboys team that will… Read more »
Anchorage’s Logan Williams led the Iowa Central Community College bowling team at the Jayhawk Collegiate Challenge in Lawrence, Kansas. Despite being matched up against competition from larger schools, the sophomore rolled a 188 average to finish 20th in a field of 115. Williams, of Bartlett High fame, finished with 1,128 pins in six games. Through… Read more »
Jo Reid of Anchorage helped Team USA win an international event over the weekend while enjoying a personal victory in the new sport of footgolf. Footgolf combines soccer and golf, with players kicking a soccer ball rather than hitting a golf ball. Reid, the East High girls soccer coach, was part of an American team… Read more »
Twice they’ve had their hearts broken, losing the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game in 2013 and 2015 that cost them a trip to the NCAA Tournament. But this was different. Driven by the past, present and possibility of Sunday being their final game together at Alabama State University, twin sisters Ariela and Aaliyah Lewis of… Read more »
Running a smart, savvy race, Rachel Roelle of Anchorage was rewarded for her strategy at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships in Salem, Oregon. The Eastern Oregon University redshirt junior earned all-conference honors with a fifth-place finish out of 78 college women. “She came into the meet ranked 15th and ran a superb tactical race on… Read more »
The University of Dubuque football team won the Key City Clash for the sixth straight year, thanks to quarterback Conor Feckley of Anchorage. The NCAA D3 national leader in touchdown passes threw five more in a 60-22 victory over Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Feckley completed 17-of-27 passes for 353 yards, connecting on scoring strikes… Read more »
As the last line of defense, sophomore Shelby Namen of Anchorage will often clean up an opposing team’s scoring chances before the goalkeeper is forced to make a save. She was the centerpiece of a Milwaukee School of Engineering defense that yielded just 0.89 goals per game this season en route to winning the Northern… Read more »
