Chugiak’s Ed Hall has been a defensive stalwart this year for the University of Idaho football team. The 6-foot, 212-pound linebacker has registered 32 total tackles in five games, including seven solo tackles today against Troy. Hall, of Eagle River High fame, is coming off a career performance against UNLV in which the sophomore stud… Read more »
Freshman linebacker Ed Hall of Chugiak had his best game for the University of Idaho football team. The 6-foot, 209-pounder had four solo tackles to give him seven in four games this season. Hall, of Eagle River fame, ranks in the top 10 in solo tackles on the team despite limited playing time. He’s also… Read more »
He saw the field on special teams for the University of Idaho football team in last week’s season opener. This week, though, Edward Hall of Chugiak recorded his first career tackle and played a little bit on defense. The freshman linebacker had two tackles for the Vandals in a 59-9 loss to No. 8 Southern… Read more »
A pair of Anchorage soccer players scored big goals to help their college teams win their first game of the season. Jordan Edwards of The Master’s College in California provided the tying goal in the 81st minute of a 3-2 victory over Bethesda in NAIA action, snapping a five-game winless streak by the Mustangs. Edwards,… Read more »
Just call Liberty University the decathlon capital of the Big South Conference. The school has won the individual title seven times in the last 11 years, and Anchorage’s Drew Edwards could be next. The 6-foot junior finished fourth at the conference championship for the second consecutive season, collecting 6,041 points. He was more than 800… Read more »
If The 5 Tournament is a dress rehearsal for his return to the NBA, Anchorage’s Mario Chalmers looks the part. The 34-year-old, two-time NBA champion cooked up a 50-burger on Day 3 of the 3-on-3 halfcourt basketball tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada. Never mind Chef Boyardee, this was Chef Boy-Still-Got-Game. Chalmers, of Bartlett High fame,… Read more »
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Anchorage’s Jonny Homza hit his second home run of the season off an opposing pitcher who doesn’t give up many long balls. The 19-year-old San Diego Padres prospect blasted a solo shot against Dodgers right-hander Edward Cuello in the sixth inning in a 5-2 loss in the rookie-level Arizona League. Homza, of South High fame,… Read more »
Back-to-back two-hit games helped Scooter Bynum of Fairbanks raise his batting average 56 points in one day for the Northern Illinois University baseball team. The junior transfer went a combined 4-for-9 at the plate in a doubleheader loss to Southern Illinois during NCAA D1 play in Edwardsville, Illinois. Three of his four hits went for… Read more »
Being that Ben Welch was born and raised in Alaska, he still feels a strong connection with his home state even though he now lives in La Grande, Ore. Maybe that’s why the Eastern Oregon University cross country and track coach surrounds himself with Alaska runners. There are nearly a dozen competing for the NAIA… Read more »
