Ruthy Hebard’s got next. The 23-year-old professional basketball player from Fairbanks is up next in a long line of Alaskans who have played for a major league sports championship over the last 30 years. The second-year forward is headed to the WNBA Finals with the Chicago Sky, who will face the Phoenix Mercury in the… Read more »
Anchorage’s Kana Mateaki got her shot, and she didn’t miss. The Eastern Oregon University sophomore was added to the starting lineup for the second half and responded with three goals in a 17-minute stretch in a 10-0 victory over Multnomah College. Mateaki played a season-high 40 minutes and scored for the first time in 17… Read more »
Juneau’s Sadie Tuckwood posted her first college victory for the Gonzaga University cross country team at the Clash of the Inland Northwest in Cheney, Washington. The freshman seized control early and never relinquished it with a wire-to-wire win in a women’s field of 72 runners from surrounding schools. Tuckwood’s time of 14:15 was the fifth-fastest… Read more »
Aubrey Stacy of Fairbanks wasn’t surprised to find out that she will be the fifth Alaska woman since 2011 to play soccer at Northern Arizona University. If anything, it validated her decision. “We do have the talent to produce Division I players and Flagstaff is a great place for Alaska kids,” she said. “NAU is… Read more »
North Carolina A&T State University is leaving the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference after 50 years. Anchorage’s Lillian Bullock was recognized among the school’s greatest MEAC all-stars for a golden anniversary team. Bullock was a two-sport standout at North Carolina A&T from 2006 to 2009 in softball and women’s basketball. She was a two-time All-MEAC pick in… Read more »
Anchorage’s Johnny Meszaros became the 16th Alaskan to pitch at the professional level after he made his debut with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers , an affiliate of the Houston Astros. The 27-year-old was a MLB draft pick out of high school who opted to go to college and then saw his career derailed by elbow injuries…. Read more »
