Already one of the most accurate hitters in the PacWest Conference, Anchorage’s Ashton Jessee zeroed in her arm swing even more to help deliver three road wins for the University of Hawaii Hilo volleyball team. She was rewarded by being named Vulcans Pepsi Athlete of the Week. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker crushed a .629 hitting… Read more »
Jesse Ward of North Pole loves to play Findlay College. The Ohio Dominican senior guard collected career highs with 23 points and 7 rebounds in a 73-63 loss in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It was almost exactly one year ago to the day that Ward posted then career highs of 17 points and… Read more »
After leaving Southwest Baptist University earlier this summer, Jesse Ward of North Pole was looking for a fresh start. He found it with UAF and new head coach Mick Durham. The 6-foot-5 all-state guard has signed with the Nanooks and will begin his freshman season this fall. “I’m ready to get started,” Ward told me…. Read more »
Ever since he was a little kid, North Pole’s Jesse Ward has been taught to work for everything in life. It’s a work ethic instilled in him by his father, Bob. “He’ll be like, ‘Nothing comes easy. If you don’t do this and you don’t do that you’re not going to get anywhere,’ ” Ward… Read more »
The greatest collection of Alaska baseball talent ever assembled on one field will take place at Mulcahy Stadium on Tuesday and Wednesday nights when the Legion Legends face off against the Alliance All-Stars. It’s the best players from the past against the best players from today in a unique two-game series to showcase Alaska baseball…. Read more »
Five Alaskans are primed for the biggest race of their lives on Saturday — the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta, Georgia. They’ve run countless miles on ice and snow in the heart of winter as well as around indoor tracks and on monotonous treadmills. Some have trained mostly solo and squeezed in 100-mile weeks… Read more »
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The Missouri small town of Fayette isn’t on the radar of most Alaskans, but John Palmer of the Mat-Su Valley is one of seven Alaska athletes doing big things there. The 5-foot-10 starting guard leads NAIA Central Methodist University in assists and 3-point shooting percentage, showing off the skills that made the Palmer playmaker an… Read more »
Three years after playing his final basketball game, Carl Arts will finally have his No. 34 jersey retired by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The rugged 6-foot-6 forward from Valdez was an All-American player who was the centerpiece on the ’08 squad that went to the NCAA Tournament Final Four and won a school record… Read more »
In the movies, Clark Kent goes into a phone booth and transforms into Superman. Anchorage prep star Keiahnna Engel will be changing uniforms Saturday when she goes from the Big C Relays at The Dome to the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Game at Colony. And given the time crunch between the last… Read more »
