Lyon Kopsack rekindled a family tradition and Christy Marvin joined the 6-winner club on Saturday as Palmer runners dominated the 32nd Matanuska Peak Challenge in their hometown on Saturday. Kopsack, 24, became the first Palmer man to win since his father Lance in 1998. With a time of 2:59:57, Kopsack snuck in as the third… Read more »
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 »
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 »
