The BSU crowd brought out the best in Boise State’s Allie Ostrander. The Boise State University redshirt freshman from Kenai smashed the stadium record in the women’s 5,000-meter race at the Dona Larsen Park facility with a time of 16:09.27 to win the event Saturday at the Border Clash in Boise, Idaho. Her time virtually… Read more »
Kodiak’s Levi Thomet made a little history in the 5,000 meters at the Oregon State High Performance meet in Corvallis, Oregon. The University of Oregon freshman used a strong finish to outkick one runner down the stretch and nearly catch another before finishing with a terrific third-place showing out of a 40-man field that featured… Read more »
A couple of champions from the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and a legend from the Native Games world are headed to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Dog mushing moguls Martin Buser and Jeff King joined World Eskimo Indian Olympics icon Nicole Johnston as individuals inducted with the Class of 2017 at tonight’s… Read more »
It took Travante Williams half the season to prove he’s all that. The rookie from Anchorage highlighted the Eurobasket.com All-Georgian A League selections despite playing in only eight of his team’s 15 games. The 6-foot-4 scoring machine averaged 32 points for Tskaltubo and was named Forward of the Year, Import of the Year and First… Read more »
Three-time Olympic alpine skier Hilary Lindh of Juneau recently left her hometown and moved to Whitefish, Montana, where she accepted a job as an environmental specialist with a civil engineering firm. She left behind some of her things in storage, even a piece of her heart. “It will always be my home no matter where… Read more »
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After taking small steps of improvement in the last few seasons, Italy’s Moncada Solar Agrigento turned to Hydaburg’s Damen Bell-Holter to take the next step. The 6-foot-9 first-year forward helped the team earn a franchise-best fourth-place finish in West division and snag a berth to the Serie B playoffs. Agrigento [17-13] will face F. Konatatto… Read more »
When Doron Perkins of Anchorage started playing professional basketball overseas a dozen years ago, he took his passport. But not a linguist. Maybe he should have because over the years the 33-year-old has traveled the globe. The all-star guard has played in 11 countries after joining Naft Abadan in Iran’s Superleague this season. Like always,… Read more »
Worried that she wouldn’t be seen by college volleyball coaches, Emma Kleven of Anchorage jumped on a plane and went clubbing. The 18-year-old spent many long weekends in Portland, Oregon, over the last two winters playing club volleyball for the Portland Waves. “Going out of state was what put me over the edge,” she told… Read more »
Dickinson State slugger Sagan Osborne of Anchorage has produced back-to-back NAIA baseball seasons with at least 40 RBIs. The senior third baseman actually has driven in more runs this year [42] than last year [41] in 14 fewer games. Osborne, of Dimond High fame, is now chasing the venerable 50-RBI mark. The 6-foot-3 right-hander hitter… Read more »
