A nightmare injury just ended a dream season by Anchorage’s Iziah Sherman-Newsome. The Simon Fraser senior suffered a broken hand in a recent practice and is expected to miss the rest of the basketball season and end his college career. “I was trying to go for a steal on the defensive end of the floor,”… Read more »
Wasilla’s Cheyenne Matson has full-time responsibilities on defense for Buffalo State, but her recent side job on offense has paid huge dividends. The 5-foot-5 sophomore earned her fourth assist of the season over the weekend in the first game of a two-game sweep of Oswego State in Buffalo, New York. Matson has been especially effective… Read more »
For 15 weeks, the Hockey East Conference has awarded three players with individual honors to reward prolific play. Five times Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman has been named one of the three stars; that’s more than any other player in the league. The Maine freshman goaltender pushed his unbeaten streak to five games after backstopping the Black… Read more »
Most high school athletes when they get to college struggled to cope with the speed, power and pace of the game at the next level. Anchorage’s Savannah Nichols doesn’t think that’ll be a problem. “I think one thing that’ll really help me excel in college is how physical I am. College soccer gets very aggressive… Read more »
With his career winding down, Anchorage’s Jack Hobbs has ramped it up. The Hartford senior continued his strong play of late, this time scoring 18 points to help the Hawks beat UMass Lowell 77-70 in Massachusetts. Hobbs made a career-best seven field goals and matched his career-high point total. He made four 3-pointers for the… Read more »
At 6-foot-9, Pindo Drammeh of Anchorage is a defensive presence as a rim protector under the basket. If he’s not blocking shots, he’s altering shots or forcing opponents into bad decisions. But against Peru State the big man showed off his offensive skills. The Clarke University junior center converted 10-of-14 field goals and finished with… Read more »
Chugiak’s Ashlynn Burgess has been a double-double machine for Wenatchee Valley with six in just 20 games. The 5-foot-10 freshman produced 25 points and 11 rebounds in her team’s 75-68 loss to North Idaho during NWAC play in Wenatchee, Washington. She connected on 10-of-16 field goals, including two 3s. He made two steals. Six of… Read more »
After a successful college career at Houston Baptist, Colter Lasher of Anchorage had offers from professional teams in Europe, South America and Australia. He elected to go down under. The 6-foot-7 forward signed a one-year deal with the Geraldton Buccaneers of Australia’s SBL. “I’m excited but nervous at the same time,” Lasher told me. “They… Read more »
Chad Trammell of Anchorage conquered a competitive men’s field in winning the inaugural Skyline Traverse, a grueling 28K run along one of New Zealand’s most spectacular skylines. The Alaskan was first in the race in 2 hours, 43 minutes, 16 seconds to best the field of 69 finishers. Trammell finished more than 12 minutes ahead… Read more »
Anchorage’s Ramon Harris has found his groove in Greece. The NBA G League veteran is back on the international scene and playing significant minutes for Kolossos in the country’s first division. He’s the only player on his pro team to average at least 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game. He… Read more »
