by Natalie Osborne | Nov 21, 2023
A trailblazer on the basketball court, Jessica Moore of Palmer achieved unprecedented success for an Alaskan in college and the WNBA. Moore was a sensational athlete at Colony High School, where she led both the basketball and volleyball teams to multiple state...
by Natalie Osborne | Nov 21, 2023
Not many women were running back in the late 1960s when Marcie Trent started churning out the miles and inspiring others to do the same. She didn’t begin running until she was 50, but once she started, she never stopped. Her many accomplishments included age-group...
by Natalie Osborne | Nov 21, 2023
Anchorage’s Matt Carle was just a 19-year-old freshman for the University of Denver when he faced a daunting – and defining – challenge. Carle’s Pioneers led Maine 1-0, with a minute-plus left to play in the 2004 NCAA Division I championship game. With a 6-on-3...
by Natalie Osborne | Jun 5, 2019
Even as a toddler, Corey Cogdell was a good shot. She started off blasting tin cans in Chickaloon and by the time she hit grade school she could hit a spruce hen at 75 yards. As she grew up, her targets changed but her aim didn’t. Cogdell bagged her first moose at age...
by Natalie Osborne | Jun 5, 2019
Born with a deformed right hand, Juneau pitcher Chad Bentz was dismissed his entire life. Elementary school peers taunted him in gym class and high school opponents did the same when he stepped on the mound. Through it all, Bentz, a 1999 Juneau-Douglas High School...