Hoops star Herb Didrickson of Sitka felt like he could touch the sky when he was on the basketball court. He touched many lives as well. Didrickson, a multi-sport athlete with professional potential whose career stretched six decades from the 1940s to the 1990s, inspired generations of Alaskans during one of the most decorated lives… Read more »
Western Washington University senior Kaleb Korta of Galena earned a runner-up finish after winning a sprint finish at the Central Washington University Cross Country Invitational in Lacey, Washington. Korta clocked a 6-K time of 19:40.0 to beat Eastern Oregon’s Travis Running (19:40.9) by less than a second. Logan Hunt from the College of Idaho posted… Read more »
In a year defined by hardship, the worst brought out the best in Billy Strickland. The Alaska School Activities Association executive director was selected by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors as the winner of the 2021 Trajan Langdon Award. The award honors leadership, sportsmanship and inspiration. Strickland has had to make… Read more »
In a time defined by adversity, the worst brought out the best in the finalists for the Trajan Langdon Award. The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors has selected finalists for the award that honors leadership, sportsmanship and inspiration. In the adult category, Alaska School Activities Association executive director Billy Strickland had to… Read more »
Jason Griffin has been a strength coach with the New York Mets for two years. Before that he spent two seasons as a conditioning coach with the Oakland Raiders. Griffin is a power guy, familiar with explosive movements. Baseball, football, he said, it doesn’t matter; the concept is the same. “You want an athlete to… Read more »
Success is often found in routine, but some people are just superstitious. Either way, the Green Bay Packers and offensive lineman Daryn Colledge of North Pole aren’t about to change things now. Not with the playoffs kicking off this weekend. So if it’s Thursday, it must be time to hit somebody. For the third consecutive… Read more »
