Monthly Archives: November 2017

Brackett does it all, flirts with triple-double for Holy Cross

November 30, 2017

Anchorage’s Travon Brackett had the best all-around game of his Holy Cross career as he flirted with a triple-double in a 73-50 win over Robert Morris during NAIA play in Notre Dame, Indiana. The 6-foot-4 senior guard delivered 24 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals in 39 minutes. He sank 9-of-16 field goals… Read more »

All-American Ostrander wins prestigious NCAA Elite 90 Award

November 29, 2017

Even when she isn’t running, Kenai’s Allie Ostrander is still winning. The reigning steeplechase track national champion and multiple winner in cross country from Boise State earned her fourth career All-American honor after finishing fourth at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. She was also the recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, given to the… Read more »

Oleson nets 19 points to help UCAM Murcia win in Spain

November 28, 2017

He might be the oldest player on his team, but Brad Oleson of North Pole looked a lot like his younger self in UCAM Murcia’s 82-71 win over Retabet in Spain’s top division. The 34-year-old played a team-high 33 minutes, pumped in 19 points and earned the game’s highest player ranking. He knocked down 4-of-5… Read more »

Hausinger assists on game-winner, now has 30 career points

November 27, 2017

Anchorage’s Kenny Hausinger set up the game’s only goal as UMass Lowell edged UConn 1-0 in Hockey East action in Hartford, Connecticut. The sophomore winger assisted on the goal with a rush up the right half wall off of a UConn turnover midway through the second period. The assist was Hausinger’s 30th career point. The… Read more »

Swayman packs A-game on trip to Northern Ireland tournament

November 26, 2017

The significance of playing a college hockey tournament in the United Kingdom wasn’t lost on Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman. The Maine freshman goaltender packed his A-game to help the Black Bears secure third place at the Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He stopped 52-of-57 shots on the weekend and backstopped Maine’s 4-2 victory over… Read more »

Miller leads SW Oregon in scoring, ranks top-20 in NWAC

November 25, 2017

The progression of Anchorage’s Moses Miller has come fast and furious. The Southwestern Oregon freshman has steadily seen his minutes surge and his scoring increase through the first four games of his junior college career with the NWAC school in Coos Bay. The 6-foot-2 guard is averaging 19 points to lead the Lakers and tie… Read more »

Bemidji State gets big boost from forwards Wright, DeGeorge

November 24, 2017

After a slow start, the Bemidji State women’s hockey team has found its stride. And a couple Alaskans have helped make it possible. Senior forward Bailey Wright of Anchorage and freshman forward Clair DeGeorge each delivered their first three-game points streaks to lead the bounce back. Bemidji State has busted off a recent 3-2-1 stretch… Read more »

Williams passes Lewis for most college wins by an Alaskan

November 23, 2017

Back in 2009, Whitney Williams moved to Alaska and the first opponent she faced in her first tennis tournament was Emma Lewis. It’s fitting because the two players have been linked ever since. The younger Williams beat Lewis in three sets that day, but since then she’s always looked up to Lewis, who is four… Read more »

Drammeh cleans glass late to complete win, first double-double

November 22, 2017

Anchorage’s Pindo Drammeh grabbed 10 rebounds, including a few huge boards late in the game that set up the go-ahead points, to key Clarke’s 79-76 win over Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. The 6-foot-9 center finished with 10 points to complete his first double-double in seven games with his new NAIA team from Iowa…. Read more »

Central Wyoming undefeated when White reaches double digits

November 21, 2017

The college basketball season just started, but Central Wyoming has already discovered a winning formula with Marquis White of Anchorage. The JC is 5-0 when the freshman reaches doubles figures. Central Wyoming remained undefeated after White pumped in a season-high 21 points in 21 minutes in a 106-101 win over Eastern Wyoming. White, of East… Read more »