Two volleyball players from Alaska are proving to be a cut above the competition in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Palmer’s Eve Stephens of UAA and Anchorage’s Brooke Dexter of Simon Fraser rank 1-2 in the league in scoring average, a good barometer of their offensive prowess. Another indicator is how many times they have… Read more »
Anchorage’s Brooke Dexter is the most lethal offensive weapon in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The Simon Fraser University freshman in the only volleyball player in the league this year to rank in the top 5 in both kills and hitting percentage. She also leads the GNAC in scoring at 4.9 points per set in… Read more »
Wasilla’s Olivia Davies didn’t miss a single shot on her way to scoring 16 points as the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine pulled away for an 81-67 win over Cal State Bakersfield in the Big West Conference tournament. The redshirt freshman went 3-for-3 from the field and 8-for-8 from the line to record her second-highest scoring output… Read more »
Sullivan Menard of Wasilla is making up for lost time at Western Wyoming Community College. After sitting out last season as a redshirt, the DePaul transfer is back on the court and playing his first starring role since high school. The 2019 Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year ranks third on his team in scoring… Read more »
Isiah Brown of Anchorage keeps improving his career high each time he laces ‘em up for Weber State University. The senior guard pumped in 26 points in the season opener against Adams State. Then in the second game he poured in 29 points against Westminster. His career high was 21 through his first 90 college… Read more »
Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks continues to cross off major milestones as a rookie in the WNBA. First game. Check. First points. Check. First double-figure scoring performance. Check. Hebard, of West Valley High fame, amassed double digits for the first time after scoring a season-high 11 points for the Chicago Sky in an 89-71 loss to… Read more »
Ketchikan’s Ashley Huffine scored four straight points at the end of the second quarter to give Centralia College some breathing room before the Blazers suffocated Tacoma in a 71-46 win. Huffine carried that momentum into the second half with eight of her 15 points as she reached double figures for the fourth time in 23… Read more »
Lyndon Prayer of Anchorage tied his season high with five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 20 points for Imperial Valley College men’s basketball in an 89-65 loss to Southwestern in California. This was the second time in 22 games this season that the sophomore guard has reached the 20-point plateau. His season his is… Read more »
Anchorage’s Danielle VanOrd led the Western Oregon University women’s soccer team to a historic victory. The junior forward bagged her first goal of the season to provide a 1-0 win over Concordia, snapping the team’s four-game winless streak at Tuominen Yard in Portland, Oregon. VanOrd, of Bartlett High fame, buried a shot in the top… Read more »
Casey Bailey of Anchorage has set the ECHL ablaze with six goals in his first six games to lead the league in scoring. The 28-year-old forward with the South Carolina Stingrays ranks second in the league with seven points. The Alaskan’s hot start has helped the Stingrays post a 5-1 record for 10 points, good… Read more »
