Alaskans competing at the Boston Marathon have always had to train through the tough winter months in advance of the April event. However, for the first time in its 125-year history, the granddaddy of marathoning was moved to October due to the coronavirus — and this allowed Alaskans to train through a pleasant summer instead… Read more »
Anchorage’s Hunter Strand delivered a dynamite debut for Notre Dame over the weekend. The freshman center from Anchorage pumped home a power-play goal Saturday in the season opener for the No. 19-ranked Fighting Irish, who topped visiting Long Island University, 5-2. Stationed near the inside edge of the right circle, Stand accepted a pass, flicked… Read more »
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 »
The Alaska Baseball Academy has traveled to the Arizona Senior Fall Classic for two decades and this year was maybe the best showing by the guys from The Last Frontier. Led by Curtis Hebert and Oliver Brown, the Alaskans won four of five games against elite competition at the scout showcase. This event provides players… 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 »
Anchorage’s Ashton Jessee has cemented herself among the greatest blockers in Pac West Conference history. The University of Hawaii Hilo senior has racked up 342 career total blocks to move into an eighth-place tie on the Pac West’s all-time list. Jessee has a great chance to reach the top 5, needing just 12 more blocks… Read more »
Anchorage’s Edefuan Ulofoshio is the most productive University of Washington Huskies defensive player from Alaska in 30 years. The All-Pac-12 linebacker has averaged 10.2 tackles over his last nine games after making 13 stops against Michigan in a 31-10 road loss. Ulofoshio has surpassed the century mark for his career with 114 tackles in 22… Read more »
Anchorage’s Alex Nowka of the University of Jamestown has anchored her soccer team’s 3-0 start to the NAIA season. The junior goalkeeper has allowed only one goal while posting two shutouts as the Jimmies have outscored the opposition 8-1 so far. Nowka, of South High fame, has posted 13 shutouts and a sparkling 0.92 goals… Read more »
Emilye Grace Williams of Anchorage continues to be a sparkplug for the Master’s University volleyball team. The senior spiker registered 22 kills on a .275 hitting percentage in back-to-back sweeps as the Mustangs improved to 3-0 since Aug. 27 when the Alaskan reaches double figures. She collected a .300 attack percentage on 11-for-30 hitting with… Read more »
The youngest of nine children, Eve Stephens of Palmer was born to be competitive. Board games, sports, grades, it doesn’t matter. She wants to win. No matter what. “We’ve broken bones playing football in the yard,” Stephens said with a laugh. “All in good fun.” That win-at-all-costs mentality is what lured the former Colony High… Read more »
