Palmer’s Eve Stephens was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after leading the University of Alaska Anchorage volleyball team back from the dead in a wild five-set victory over Biola. Down two sets to none, the Seawolves rallied behind the 6-foot-1 All-American from the Mat-Su Valley as she slammed 15 of her 20 kills over the… Read more »
Anchorage’s Danae Stokes carried the Multnomah University Lions to a four-set win over Warner Pacific in NAIA volleyball. The 5-foot-9 outside hitter hammered 20 kills for a .239 attack percentage on 46 attempts to finish the match as the top offensive player. She added seven digs and an ace. She finished one shy of her… Read more »
They won a state title together in high school, but now Anchorage’s Tristian Merchant and Blake Bennett are on different sides in college. They faced off for the first time at the George Kyte Classic in Flagstaff, Arizona. Both former ACS standouts landed in the top 10, but Merchant earned bragging rights as the top… Read more »
Senior tight end Sione Tuifua of Utqiagvik has never lost a season-opening game in his four years with the Morningside University football team. This time he got into the scoring act in a 63-7 win over Concordia with a touchdown in the third quarter of the NAIA matchup in Sioux City, Iowa. Tuifua caught two… Read more »
Not even a 652-day break could disrupt the rhythm of Sierra College quarterback Qyntyn Pilcher-Colbert of Anchorage. The sophomore signal caller threw a 36-yard touchdown pass on the first drive of the game against San Francisco on opening day in the California Community College Athletic Association. He finished 8-for-15 for 97 yards and two scores,… Read more »
Emilye Grace Williams of Anchorage continues to be a sparkplug for the Master’s University volleyball team. The senior spiker registered 22 kills on a .275 hitting percentage in back-to-back sweeps as the Mustangs improved to 3-0 since Aug. 27 when the Alaskan reaches double figures. She collected a .300 attack percentage on 11-for-30 hitting with… Read more »
Anchorage’s Harry Weigle is one of many two-sport college athletes from Alaska. But he’s unique. He’s the only golfer-bowler combo. Weigle is entering his third season of competing in both sports for Waldorf University, an NAIA school in Forest City, Iowa. “I am lucky the competition schedule really doesn’t overlap,” Weigle said. His two practice… Read more »
Palmer’s Eve Stephens came alive down the stretch to bring the University of Alaska Anchorage volleyball team back from the dead in a wild five-set victory over Biola. Down two sets to none, the Seawolves rallied behind the 6-foot-1 All-American from the Mat-Su Valley as she slammed 15 of her 20 kills over the final… Read more »
