Clair DeGeorge of Anchorage is headed to the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team Evaluation Camp at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota. The 21-year-old was among 53 players invited – the only one from Alaska. DeGeorge is a senior forward at NCAA D1 Bemidji State University, where she is knocking on the door of… Read more »
A promotion to a better league has brought out the best in Anchorage’s Derrick Wilson. Playing in his first game in the Turkish Basketball First League since leaving Sweden, the point guard orchestrated the offense beautifully as Sigortam beat Ankara 91-75. Wilson carved up the defense with 18 points and a 9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in… Read more »
Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks had her greatest game since joining the Turkish Super League. The 6-foot-4 rookie forward poured in 12-of-17 shots on her way to scoring a career-high 28 points to go with a career-high 15 rebounds as Nesibe Aydin won 75-58. She accomplished it all against a Turkish opponent sporting four players with… Read more »
Anchorage football player Presley Piliati anchored a devastating defense in a 23-3 win that moved Dickinson State University to 5-0 for the first time since 2010. The senior defensive lineman made a season-high seven tackles and added his first sack of the season to overwhelm Dakota State in the North Star Athletic Association battle. Piliati,… Read more »
Nothing was going to stop Marshal Chace of Fairbanks from scoring his first touchdown of the 2020 college football season. The senior wide receiver from Presentation College took a short pass over the middle and raced 59 yards to the end zone early in the third quarter of a 21-18 loss to Dakota State in… Read more »
Anchorage’s Nina Kemppel was a true trailblazer in every sense of the word, changing the landscape for American cross-country skiing in the 1990s and 2000s. Back in the day the United States racers rarely cracked the top 30 of World Cup races. But Kemppel changed that when she became the first woman in years to… Read more »
A winner at every level, Allie Ostrander of Kenai is changing lanes by going from world-class runner to volunteer coach. The 13-time NCAA All-American and Millrose Games winner looks to bring a championship culture to Seattle Pacific University. Ostrander last year moved to Seattle, where she works with the Brooks Running track club. She will… Read more »
It takes bravery to stare down booming spikes on the volleyball court, but Valley City State University defensive specialist Kylie Erickson of North Pole has never flinched. For four years she has provided the Vikings with a steady presence on the back row, although this year she has taken her game to the next level…. Read more »
Two high school athletes who turned in historic performances share Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. Anchorage Christian School senior Tristian Merchant ran the fastest ever cross country time for an Alaska high school runner when he clocked 14:41 at the Region III championships in Palmer. Chugiak High senior Josh Rolston kicked the longest field goal in Alaska high… Read more »
Anchorage’s Presley Piliati anchored a devastating defense in a 23-3 win that moved Dickinson State University to 5-0 for the first time since 2010. The senior defensive lineman made a season-high seven tackles and added his first sack of the season to overwhelm Dakota State in the North Star Athletic Association battle. Piliati, of East… Read more »
