Damen Bell-Holter won Alaska bragging rights and the game. The 6-foot-9 rookie forward from Hydaburg fueled a third-quarter rally and then made the go-ahead basket in the fourth to help Maine beat Fort Wayne and Ramon Harris of Anchorage 115-104 in NBA D-League action tonight. Bell-Holter finished with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. He came… Read more »
She’s not the tallest or the biggest, but Kelsey Griffin of Eagle River is arguably the best rebounder in Australia’s WNBL. The 6-foot-2 forward hauled in 19 rebounds for the league-leading Bendigo Spirit in a 71-57 win over Logan. It was tied for the second-highest total in the WNBL this season. Griffin grabbed a league-best… Read more »
Starting guard Keiahnna Engel of Anchorage accounted for one-third of Boise State’s point production in a 74-60 Mountain West Conference win over New Mexico. She scored six points and handed off a career-high seven assists, with five setting up 3-pointers. Engel, of Dimond High fame, made 3-of-5 shots, grabbed four rebounds and made a steal… Read more »
Juneau’s Gabi Fenumiai of Peninsula College in Washington reached the 15-rebound mark for the fifth time this season during a 76-56 win over Shoreline in NWAACC play. The 6-foot freshman center scored a season-high 22 points to go along with 15 rebounds for her 11 th double-double in 16 games. Fenumiai, of Juneau-Douglas High fame,… Read more »
Damon Sherman-Newsome of Anchorage is achieving the ultimate double-double at Colgate University in New York. He’s a double-digit scorer and honor-roll student. The 6-foot-5 junior guard and sociology major is one of the few Alaska basketball players over the years to do accomplish that kind of double-double at the NCAA D1 level, a tribute to… Read more »
Debbiey Simmers of Anchorage capped one of her biggest scoring weekends with the biggest victory over her college career at Malone University in Ohio. The 5-foot-9 senior sank a season-high four 3-pointers and scored 18 points as Malone upset defending NCAA D2 national champion Ashland 70-53 on the road. The win snapped a 16-game home… Read more »
Hydaburg’s Damen Bell-Holter had it going early and he had it going late. He was pretty good in between, too. The 6-foot-9 rookie forward pumped in a season-high 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting to help the Maine Red Claws beat Erie 115-92 in the NBA D-League. His previous career high was 21. He opened the… Read more »
Palmer’s Allie Grazulis won the game in dramatic fashion for Colorado School of Mines, converting an old-fashioned three-point play in the final seconds to produce a 55-54 road win over the UC-Colorado Springs. Grazulis made a contested jumper in the lane, was fouled, and then made the free throw with 12 seconds left. She bailed… Read more »
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 »
Anchorage’s Devon Bookert broke into double digits for the third straight game, this time scoring 11 points as Florida State beat Miami 63-53 in Coral Gables. The Seminoles are 7-0 this season when he scores 10 points or more. They are 4-4 when he doesn’t. The 6-foot-3 guard made 3-of-4 3-pointers for the second game… Read more »
