The ultimate pocket passer, Conor Feckley of Anchorage picked apart defenses on the gridiron with surgical precision. The quarterback threw for nearly 12,000 yards in high school and college combined – the most for a player from Alaska at both levels. His 2016 season at the University of Dubuque was one for the ages. His… Read more »
Anchorage’s Alex Nowka of the University of Jamestown has anchored her soccer team’s 3-0 start to the NAIA season. The junior goalkeeper has allowed only one goal while posting two shutouts as the Jimmies have outscored the opposition 8-1 so far. Nowka, of South High fame, has posted 13 shutouts and a sparkling 0.92 goals… Read more »
After not having a women’s GNAC Cross Country Runner of the Week for almost a decade, the University of Alaska Fairbanks has claimed two in a row. Fairbanks’ own Naomi Bailey took home this week’s honor to give the Nanooks back-to-back recipients after another Fairbanks runner, Kendall Kramer, won week one. Bailey, of West Valley… Read more »
Juneau’s Sadie Tuckwood posted her first college victory for the Gonzaga University cross country team at the Clash of the Inland Northwest in Cheney, Washington. The freshman seized control early and never relinquished it with a wire-to-wire win in a women’s field of 72 runners from surrounding schools. Tuckwood’s time of 14:15 was the fifth-fastest… Read more »
Anchorage’s Danae Stokes carried the Multnomah University Lions to a four-set win over Warner Pacific in NAIA volleyball. The 5-foot-9 outside hitter hammered 20 kills for a .239 attack percentage on 46 attempts to finish the match as the top offensive player. She added seven digs and an ace. She finished one shy of her… Read more »
They won a state title together in high school, but now Anchorage’s Tristian Merchant and Blake Bennett are on different sides in college. They faced off for the first time at the George Kyte Classic in Flagstaff, Arizona. Both former ACS standouts landed in the top 10, but Merchant earned bragging rights as the top… Read more »
Senior tight end Sione Tuifua of Utqiagvik has never lost a season-opening game in his four years with the Morningside University football team. This time he got into the scoring act in a 63-7 win over Concordia with a touchdown in the third quarter of the NAIA matchup in Sioux City, Iowa. Tuifua caught two… Read more »
Not even a 652-day break could disrupt the rhythm of Sierra College quarterback Qyntyn Pilcher-Colbert of Anchorage. The sophomore signal caller threw a 36-yard touchdown pass on the first drive of the game against San Francisco on opening day in the California Community College Athletic Association. He finished 8-for-15 for 97 yards and two scores,… Read more »
Emilye Grace Williams of Anchorage continues to be a sparkplug for the Master’s University volleyball team. The senior spiker registered 22 kills on a .275 hitting percentage in back-to-back sweeps as the Mustangs improved to 3-0 since Aug. 27 when the Alaskan reaches double figures. She collected a .300 attack percentage on 11-for-30 hitting with… Read more »
Anchorage’s Harry Weigle is one of many two-sport college athletes from Alaska. But he’s unique. He’s the only golfer-bowler combo. Weigle is entering his third season of competing in both sports for Waldorf University, an NAIA school in Forest City, Iowa. “I am lucky the competition schedule really doesn’t overlap,” Weigle said. His two practice… Read more »
