Juneau’s Jacob Calloway feels like he’s starring in a movie about his own life. After a recent three-month vacation with his fiancé in France, he’s now in Switzerland for training camp in preparation for his rookie season in the Swiss Basketball League. “It’s kind of weird because the only time you see these places are… Read more »
Anchorage’s Chad Trammell turned in a terrific second-place finish at the Leadville Trail 100-miler in Colorado. The men’s race featured 650 starters and took participants through the heart of the Rocky Mountains, with the race course climbing and descending 15,000 feet with elevations ranging from 9,200 to 12,620 feet Ryan Smith of Boulder (CO) won… Read more »
Daishen Nix, Alaska’s first five-star high school basketball recruit since Mario Chalmers in 2005, has announced where he will play in college. One day after narrowing down his top five finalists, the nation’s No. 1-ranked point guard for the Class of 2020 has committed to the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. Nix, who was… Read more »
Anchorage’s Aislinnn Waite extended her career-best three-game points streak for the Southern Oregon University women’s soccer team. The senior midfielder assisted on the first goal in a 3-0 win over No. 11 Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California. Facing nationally ranked competition has brought out the best in the Alaskan. Waite, of Service High fame,… Read more »
Desperate for a win, the 3 Headed Monsters needed of a hero. So, they turned to Rio. Anchorage’s Mario Chalmers pumped in a season-high 19 points and drilled a game-winning 3-pointer to seal a 52-46 win over Power in Week 9 of the BIG3 in Dallas, Texas. The former nine-year NBA veteran converted six field… Read more »
Anchorage’s Caleb Holley stepped into a time machine for the Ottawa Redblacks and delivered his most receiving yards since 2017 in the Canadian Football League. The fourth-year wide receiver made five receptions and racked up 83 yards in a 21-7 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 9 of the season. His 83-yard effort tied… Read more »
Anchorage’s Kamryn Frisk is moving on up the college softball ladder. After two productive seasons at junior college with the Northwest Kansas Tech Lady Mavericks, the two-way star is headed to the University of Minnesota Crookston. Frisk, of Service High fame, has signed with the NCAA D2 school as a pitcher. Minnesota Crookston plays in… Read more »
Anchorage sisters Zoe Hickel and Tori Hickel will represent the United States at the inaugural Aurora Games before heading off to play professionally in Sweden. The Aurora Games is an all-women’s sports and entertainment festival that runs Aug. 20-25 in Albany, New York. More than 175 athletes will take part in the festival, which will… Read more »
When it comes to the Mountain West Conference, there is Kenai’s Allie Ostrander and then there is everybody else. The former Boise State University track and field and cross-country running star became the conference’s first three-time winner of its Athlete of the Year award. Ostrander, of Kenai High fame, was named the MWC Female Athlete… Read more »
Anchorage’s Jo Reid kicked the competition to the curb at the American FootGolf League National Championships at Winton Farm in Amherst, Virginia. The 44-year-old soccer coach picked up her fourth tournament title in 2019, with this championship cementing her status as the country’s best footgolf women’s player. Reid fired a 13-under-par after rounds of 68-66-69… Read more »
