November 10, 2015
Thanks to all of you that tune in to the Alaska Sports Blog! Here is a look at the stories with the most social shares over the past six months. .
Posts By: Harlow Robinson
Inductee Update: Catching Up With Trajan Langdon
November 2, 2015
Trajan Langdon of Anchorage has worked in the front office for the San Antonio Spurs since 2012. He even got a ring when they won the 2014 championship. The Spurs are one of the most successful and respected teams in the NBA. And he’s leaving it all behind. Langdon has accepted a… Read more »
Alaska Sports Blog Feature From the Fall 2015 Newsletter: Wilcox Breaking Records
Lael Wilcox of Anchorage didn’t set out to break records on her mountain bike. It just worked out that way. Wilcox rides everywhere; to work, on errands, for fun. Unlike most commuters, though, she racks up miles like frequent fliers – 100,000 in the last seven years. She has pedaled from Anchorage… Read more »
Read our fall 2015 newsletter – AKtive
October 30, 2015
Click here to read the fall 2015 edition of AKtive Welcome to our first newsletter! Our story goes back more than a decade. In 2004, the founders of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame (Brad Precosky, Chris Myers and myself ) wanted to do more than put plaques on a wall. We intended for Teach, Honor, Inspire to… Read more »
Olympians highlight Fast and Female this weekend
September 21, 2015
Join Olympians Kikkan Randall, Holly Brooks, and Sadie Bjornsen for an afternoon of athletic inspiration and fun on Sunday, September 27th at East Anchorage High School. No sports experience necessary and there are special sessions for teens. Visit www.fastandfemale.com for more information and registration.
Join us for the Tough Slusher Tomorrow!
April 6, 2015
Alaskans of all ages are welcome to come out for the Tough Slusher this Saturday at Service High School in Anchorage Alaska and help raise money for ASHOF’s Healthy Futures program! Registration closes at midnight AK time Friday, April 10th. Register HERE! The Tough Slusher is a non-competitive event for the whole family. The course… Read more »
Charter Inductee George Attla passes away
February 16, 2015
George Attla, the “Huslia Hustler” whose mushing achievements made him an Alaska rock star during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, died Sunday at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. He was 81, and beloved across the state. “May my Dad rest in peace,” Amanda Attla wrote on her Facebook page Sunday evening. “He’s at… Read more »
Induction Ceremony set for Tonight!
February 2, 2015
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame ceremony to honor the Class of 2015 inductees and annual Directors’ Awards winners will take place tonight at the Anchorage Museum auditorium at 625 C Street in downtown Anchorage. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be from 7:30-9pm with a receiving-line reception to follow in… Read more »
Healthy Futures – The Year So Far
(From the Play Every Day Blog) It’s been an exciting first half of the 2014/15 school year for Healthy Futures. Our program had a record number of students from 173 Alaska schools participate in the Fall 2014 Healthy Futures Challenge — nearly 18,500 kids, in fact. The Spring Healthy Futures Challenge starts this Sunday, Feb…. Read more »
#Posterized: 6-foot Derrick Wilson dunks on Georgetown
January 24, 2015