Two Anchorage skiers each won two medals in the first two days of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championship in Houghton, Michigan. Gus Schumacher of Alaska Winter Stars racked up a gold and silver while Caitlin Patterson of the US Ski Team picked up a silver and bronze. Schumacher, of Service High fame, claimed first… Read more »
Palmer’s Alex Carlton inside he final minute assisted on the go-ahead bucket and drained two clutch free throws as North Idaho College rallied to beat Big Bend 67-62 in NWAC women’s basketball. With her team down 62-60, Carlton assisted on Sydnie Peterson’s 3-pointer with 38 seconds to go to put the Cardinals ahead for good…. Read more »
When the Spokane Community College men’s basketball team needed a lift, Kaeleb Johnson of Anchorage was there to lead the way. The freshman guard pumped in eight straight points during a pivotal second-half run that sparked the Sasquatch to an 81-73 win over Walla Walla in the NWAC. Johnson, of East High fame, scored 14… Read more »
Palmer’s Jake Heun made quick work out of an accomplished fighter with a first-round TKO victory over Satoshi Ishii in a heavyweight bout at Rizin FF 20 in Saitama, Japan. The fight lasted 72 seconds – his third-fastest win of his 24-fight MMA professional career. Heun, of Palmer High fame, improved his pro record to… Read more »
Bethel High School wrestler Hayden Lieb won a historic fourth individual state championship. His win capped an undefeated season and made him one of only 16 Alaska high school athletes in history to pull off a four-peat. Hayden won titles at 160 pounds as a senior and junior, at 145 pounds as a sophomore and… Read more »
