A downhill skier on a breathtaking upward trajectory. A backup goaltender in a front-and-center role for the best team in the National Hockey League. A pair of players who have scored more points than any other girls in the history of Alaska high school basketball – and who are on course to meet as rivals… Read more »
A mother who resumed her track career while still breastfeeding, a musher who rescued a rival in the middle of nowhere and a runner who halted his race to help a teammate are among the finalists for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Trajan Langdon Award. The award honors leadership, sportsmanship and inspiration, and there’s… Read more »
Men and women succeeding on the national level and beyond are the finalists for the 2023 Pride of Alaska awards. NCAA champion swimmer Lydia Jacoby of Seward, NCAA Division II volleyball player of the year Eve Stephens of Palmer and All-America basketball player Alissa Pili of Anchorage are the finalists for the women’s award. For… Read more »
A teenager who ruled the ski slopes and five who reigned as state champions are in the running for the 2023 Pride of Alaska youth awards. The six were chosen from a field of 24 athletes and one team nominated for the annual awards presented by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors…. Read more »
Dallas Seavey’s five titles in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are tied for the most of all-time. When it comes to the Pride of Alaska Award, though, he’s in a class all by himself. Seavey became the first two-time men’s Pride of Alaska Award winner after a vote by the Alaska Sports Hall of… Read more »
When Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan won back-to-back World Cup ski races last December it marked a significant day in U.S. Ski Team history as only one other American had ever accomplished the feat. The one and only Kikkan Randall. Any time you can follow in the footsteps of a legend, you are in rarified air. Brennan’s… Read more »
Richard Knowles got his start in coaching in the 1970s in Kodiak with the help of Joe Floyd. Winning the 2021 Joe Floyd Award has brought his career full circle. Knowles was selected the award winner by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors over fellow finalists Dr. Charles Scott of Fairbanks and… Read more »
In a year defined by hardship, the worst brought out the best in Billy Strickland. The Alaska School Activities Association executive director was selected by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors as the winner of the 2021 Trajan Langdon Award. The award honors leadership, sportsmanship and inspiration. Strickland has had to make… Read more »
The only unanimous winner among the seven Directors’ Awards handed out this year, Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby has made everyone a believer. Jacoby lapped the field in winning the girls Pride of Alaska Youth Award after all eight Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors picked her No. 1 among the three finalists. It’s… Read more »
In a close vote that came down to a photo finish, three-time Gatorade Alaska Runner of the Year Tristian Merchant edged recent MLS rookie call up Hunter Sulte to win the boys Pride of Alaska Youth Award. Merchant prevailed by only a 14-12 count in a vote by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Board… Read more »
