Congrats to this week’s winner! Richie Diehl February 19th, 2021 Aniak musher Richie Diehl won the Kuskokwim 300, a race he grew up watching and dreaming of winning. Diehl, 35, posted a time of 36 hours, 8 minutes and took a 43-minute win over his good friend, Pete Kaiser, a five-time champion from Bethel who… Read more »
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Childers enjoys instant success moving from defense to offense
Shortly after Madison Childers of Anchorage joined the Southern Oregon University women’s soccer team her world was turned upside down. She was moved from defense to offense after the coach changed her position. “I usually play center back so striker has actually been a change,” she told me. “I definitely have to be more creative… Read more »
Alaska Run For Women
Once a year on a Saturday in June, women and girls from across Alaska take over the Anchorage Football Stadium, ready to paint the town pink. They wear pink tutus, boas, tank tops, socks, shorts, hair — pink because that’s the color associated with breast cancer, and the Alaska Run for Women is both a women’s-only footrace and a fundraiser for breast cancer-related charities.
Hall of Fame selects 2019 winners for annual Directors’ Awards
Incredible and inspiring Alaska athletes were selected to be honored by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame with the Class of 2019 Directors’ Awards. The Hall of Fame created the annual Directors’ Awards in 2012 as a way to pay tribute to the state’s community leaders. The awards were expanded last year to include youth… Read more »
Schumacher, Jager part of historic USA gold medal in Finland
The United States has really never been known for cross-country skiing. But Anchorage’s Gus Schumacher and Luke Jager are changing that. The Alaskans helped Team USA make history with the country’s first gold medal in the U20 men’s 4x5K relay at the World Junior Championships in Lahti, Finland. Jager skied the first classic leg, Vermont’s… Read more »
Van Allen nets game-winner for Northern Arizona in 83rd minute
Anchorage’s Haleigh Van Allen helped the Northern Arizona University women’s soccer team erase another early mistake with some late-game magic. The senior forward converted a crossing pass in the 83rd minute to provide a 3-2 victory over Idaho State in Big Sky Conference action in Flagstaff, Arizona. The offense was a huge part of the… Read more »
Wilcox pedals to prosperity in 9-day, 1,300-mile French Divide
Record-breaking bikepacking veteran Lael Wilcox of Anchorage is well rehearsed in overcoming obstacles on the trail, but nothing could have prepared her for what she experienced in the French Divide. A relativity new race, the 1,300-mile event is still working out some kinks with its route and many times had riders breaking trail. “The concept… Read more »
Will Norris remain king? Mt Marathon men’s Top 10 predictions
– By Matias Saari, Alaska Sports Blog Contributor Picking the top-10 for the men’s race at Mount Marathon is a crapshoot as perhaps 20 guys are capable of achieving that result. Standing out from the crowd are the course record holder, a couple of pros sponsored by Salomon, the “Gang of Four” mountain fanatics, a 40-something… Read more »
Roelle rips off two PRs, wins three medals at conference meet
Anchorage’s Rachel Roelle of Eastern Oregon University ripped off a massive 11-second personal record in the 1,500-meter run at the Cascade Conference Championships in Hermiston, Oregon. The senior clocked a time of 4:34.01 to break a 9-year-old school record and hit the NAIA national qualifying mark in earning a silver medal in the women’s final…. Read more »