Anchorage’s Jo Reid kicked the competition to the curb at the American FootGolf League National Championships at Winton Farm in Amherst, Virginia. The 44-year-old soccer coach picked up her fourth tournament title in 2019, with this championship cementing her status as the country’s best footgolf women’s player. Reid fired a 13-under-par after rounds of 68-66-69… Read more »
Anchorage’s Jo Reid and Palmer’s Jeremy Johnson helped an American Footgolf League all-star team win the first of two legs against Team Mexico in the Battle of the Border event in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Both players competed in doubles and scored a single point in Team USA’s 10-1 victory. The second leg is Nov. 7-8… Read more »
When it comes to the top college baseball home run hitters from Alaska, the main power source hails from the Valley. Wasilla’s Ben Ross of Corban University and Palmer’s Matthew Palmer of Waldorf University have combined for 13 of the state’s 24 home runs and rank 1-2 in the race to be the home run… Read more »
Palmer’s Jeremy Johnson was part of the U.S. National Team that captured a bronze medal at the FIFG Footgolf World Cup in Marrakesh, Morocco. “It was an awesome experience,” he told me. The 44-year-old longtime Alaska soccer star was part of Team USA victories over Portugal, Argentina and Spain. “I played really well in the… Read more »
Jeremy Johnson of Palmer has always dreamed of representing his country on the world stage. He will finally get his chance at age 44, although it wasn’t in the sport he planned. The longtime Alaska soccer specialist has been named to the U.S. National Footgolf Team that will participate in the World Cup next month… Read more »
Palmer’s Jeremy Johnson and Anchorage’s Jo Reid both came home with major hardware from the American FootGolf League Tour’s U.S. National Championship in Orlando, Florida. Johnson helped the West Coast Club beat defending champ Oakland 6&2 to win a national title, making a key conversion on the 13th hole to extend the match-play competition. The… Read more »
A terrific Texas showing has pushed Palmer’s Jeremy Johnson into the top 10 on the American FootGolf League Tour. The 43-year-old finished fifth out of 30 men at the Lone Star Classic, an AFGL 250 event Johnson dubbed a mid-major. Majors are 500 events. Johnson carded a two-day total of 143 after shooting a 3-over-par… Read more »
Jeremy Johnson of Palmer picked up his second victory of the season in the American Footgolf League Tour to catapult in the national rankings. The 43-year-old won an AFGL 50 event over the weekend in Illinois in a playoff after tying for first place at 14-under par. “It was a great facility and the staff… Read more »
Palmer’s Jeremy Johnson was victorious in his first tournament of the season on the American Footgolf League Tour in Kissimmee, Florida. The 43-year-old longtime Colony High soccer coach carded a sizzling 60 on the 18-hole, par-72 Reunion Resort to score a two-shot victory over a competitive field that featured the reigning national runnerup. “The conditions… Read more »
The Missouri small town of Fayette isn’t on the radar of most Alaskans, but John Palmer of the Mat-Su Valley is one of seven Alaska athletes doing big things there. The 5-foot-10 starting guard leads NAIA Central Methodist University in assists and 3-point shooting percentage, showing off the skills that made the Palmer playmaker an… Read more »
