Last home game meant one last time to shine for Anchorage’s Michael Joseph. The senior matched his career high with four 3-pointers on his way to scoring a season-high 16 points in a 76-70 victory over Puget Sound in Forest Grove, Oregon. Joseph, of West High fame, increased his scoring average to 8.9 points in… Read more »
Juneau’s Jacob Calloway had his first double-figure scoring game since before Christmas to help Southern Utah University snap a long losing streak. The freshman came off the bench to drain five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 16 points in an 84-68 win over Northern Arizona in Cedar City, Utah. The win snapped SUU’s 11-game… Read more »
Anchorage’s NeNe Hale and Kodiak’s Jerica Nelson are basketball teammates at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. They are also among the NAIA D1 stat leaders. Hale, a 5-foot-8 All-American guard, is fifth nationally with 511 points in 25 games. Nearly 38 percent of her points have come on 3-pointers while 87 have come from… Read more »
Da’Zhon Wyche of Anchorage continued his second-half surge for Laramie County in a 92-75 win over North Platte in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The freshman guard delivered his second double-double of the season with a 16-point, 11-assist effort. She added three steals. Wyche, of West High fame, leads Laramie County with 440 points, 129 assists and 50… Read more »
Anchorage’s Desmond Johnson is doing his best Russell Westbrook impersonation in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference. The dynamic sophomore point guard is a triple-double threat every game with South Mountain. Johnson, of East High fame, is averaging 19.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 9.0 rebounds in 14 games. He’s been even better over the last… Read more »
Evergreen State College senior Gabi Fenumiai of Juneau flirted with her school record while keeping the Geoducks in playoff contention. The 6-foot center pumped in a season-high 34 points, two shy of her school record set last season, on a night when Evergreen beat Walla Walla 102-68 to set a team record for most points… Read more »
Livi Schellekens of Fairbanks hit the trifecta with Dodge City Community College. She will play soccer, pursue her dream of being an athletic trainer and have her best friend as a teammate. Schellekens, of West Valley High fame, will sign her letter of intent Wednesday to make it official. “Hopefully I’ll get the experience both… Read more »
Jalil Abdul-Bassit of Anchorage is a lucky man because he’s going to get paid to do what he loves. In Australia, no less. The 24-year-old basketball star has signed with the Toowoomba Mountaineers of the Queensland Basketball League, the country’s second division. “I’m ecstatic to go there and play,” he told me. “The most exciting… Read more »
Anchorage’s Iziah Sherman-Newsome collected his second double-double of the season and played a season-high 35 minutes to help Simon Fraser University post its biggest win of the season. The 6-foot-4 junior scored 17 points and ripped down 11 rebounds in a 68-63 win over Western Oregon. It was Simon Fraser’s first win in the Great… Read more »
Peninsula College’s Jalon McCullough of Fairbanks was twice as nice in a win against Everett in NWAC basketball action in Port Angeles, Washington. The freshman guard doubled his scoring and assist averages with a 23-point, 6-assist performance to highlight an 88-79 victory that kept Peninsula in sole possession of first place in the North Region…. Read more »
