It’s easy for fans to see the bright lights of success, but being a star athlete has a dark side too. Most people don’t see the sweat, sacrifice and solitude. “First and foremost you have to love it, whatever you’re doing – baseball, gymnastics, soccer, track and field, football. Whatever it is you have to… Read more »
She goes left, she goes right and now Janay DeLoach of Fairbanks is going back to the Olympics in the long jump. Four years after qualifying for the London Games on her left leg, DeLoach today qualified for the Rio Games on her right leg in thrilling fashion at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon…. Read more »
It might sound like a cliché, but Lorenzo Froehle of Anchorage takes it to heart when he said he plays every soccer game like it’s his last. “You have to go out there every game and put it on the line. You can’t hold anything back,” he told me. “You never know who is watching.”… Read more »
After running the race of his life in the steeplechase last month, Isaac Updike of Ketchikan qualified for the Olympic Trials. He called it a dream come true. But the truth is Updike has always excelled in the steeplechase and seems to post his best times against better competition. “Mentally I’m just trying to not… Read more »
Don Clary of Anchorage hasn’t been a competitive runner since the turn of the century, but people still recognize him. Going to the Olympics can make you a celebrity. Clary is arguably Alaska’s greatest runner and was the first Alaska runner to qualify for the Olympics when he competed at the 1984 Summer Games in… Read more »
The job of a prototypical leadoff hitter is to take as many pitches as possible. But Anchorage’s Ryan Caron has a different strategy. “I’m usually swinging first pitch,” he told me with a laugh. “I don’t see many pitches.” He doesn’t miss many either. The Dawson Community College sophomore centerfielder is hitting .394 [37-for-94] in… Read more »
Matthew Seymour of Juneau played a significant role in the Whatcom Community College men’s basketball team advancing all the way to the title game of the NWAC Championship Tournament in Everett, Washington. The starting guard was the team’s second-leading scorer this season and pumped in high games of 28, 29 and 31 points. Seymour, of… Read more »
No matter how much recognition Anchorage’s Adam Klie receives for his play on the basketball court, the grind never stops for the UC San Diego junior guard. So even though the California Collegiate Athletic Association named him CCAA Player of the Week for the second time this season, Klie could still find flaws in his… Read more »
Positive Leadership for Active Alaska Youth When: February 19, 12pm-5pm and February 20, 8am-5pm Where: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Consortium Office Building, Conference Rooms 1 & 2, 4000 Ambassador Drive, Anchorage, AK SPEAKERS Welcome Comments Matt Carle Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Director Matt Carle is the Alaska Native Program Director at Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. A lifelong… Read more »
Janay DeLoach can go left and she can go right. And now she’s going to the IAAF World Championships. The world-class long jumper from Fairbanks secured a spot on Team USA and will head to Beijing, China, in August after placing third today at the USATF Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She jumped 22 feet, 9.75… Read more »
