Eagle River High School’s Braden Olmstead graduates after an outstanding baseball career. His senior season was canceled due to COVID-19, but during his first three years of high school Braden was a two-time team MVP, at two-time All Conference pitcher, and a two-time All Conference outfielder. Braden also played football, basketball, and tennis for the… Read more »
Kake High School’s Willow Jackson was a standout basketball player for the Thunderbirds. Over her four years on the varsity team she helped lead her squad to two Region V 1A Championships and runner up finishes. She will be attending Bellevue College and playing basketball for the Bulldogs next fall!
West High School’s Kiara Melendez was a standout soccer player. Named varsity team MVP and first team All Region on her freshman year and second team All Region on her sophomore year. Manager of the girls soccer team on her junior year while recovering from injury and her senior year canceled due to Covid-19. She… Read more »
Kavya Riedman graduates with honors from South Anchorage High School, having achieved both academic and athletic distinction. As a four-year varsity soccer player for the Wolverines, Riedman was a uniting force in the midfield, playing a key role in the team’s successes as State Finalists in 2017 and 2019, and State Champions in 2018. In the… Read more »
Wasilla High School’s Carter Huston was a key member of the Warriors first ever State Championship baseball team. The four-year varsity player threw the last pitch of the dramatic 2019 state championship game. He was brilliant in closing the game out with 3.2 scoreless innings and was named to the state All Tournament team. He… Read more »
South High School’s Gage Webster is off to pitch for the University of Utah after a decorated high school career on the diamond and in the classroom. The left handed pitcher won numerous awards over his four years on the Wolverines varsity squad including being invited to the 2020 Langley Blaze Scout team, the 2019… Read more »
Thunder Mountain High School’s Rory Hamilton and Allison Rivera have both been exemplary dance team members and great role models for the team the past four years. The Team Captain, Rory held titles of Officer, 1st Lieutenant, and now Captain. She is an energetic dancer who shines bright on the basketball court! Rory was named… Read more »
Wasilla High School’s Waylon Payne was a key member of the 2019 Warrior squad that took home the school’s first-ever baseball State Championship. The catcher, infielder, and pitcher was a three-year varsity baseball player and also a two-year varsity football player. Waylon was named Captain of the 2020 team (the season was canceled due to… Read more »
Service High School’s Henry Helgeson was a star on the football field and a star in the classroom. He graduates Summa Cum Laude with the 4.12 GPA and plans to play football for D1 Valparaiso this fall while studying Biochem. Playing wide receiver in Alaska’s largest and most competitive classification, Henry separated himself as the… Read more »
North Pole High School’s Gavin Fischer concludes a brilliant career for the baseball team. The Team Captain played varsity since his freshman year, was All Conference as a junior, and ASAA Player of the game at the 2019 State Tournament. Last season he led the Patriots on the mound with a 2.14 ERA while tossing… Read more »
