Born without a leg, nothing slows down this Chugiak teenager
Leighanna Kolp, steadied at times by her father and brother, needed 72 minutes to finish the 5K at the Mayor's Marathon on Saturday. That's 20 minutes faster than she did it last year.
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Racing in front of his wife and kids for the first time, Kiplagat beats his brother for his 4th Mayor’s Marathon title
The women's title went to Keri McEntee of Fairbanks, who broke the three-hour mark to finish 10th overall.
Gold medals land Alaska skiers Randall, Kurka on ESPY ballot
Kikkan Randall and teammate Jessie Diggins are nominated for best Olympic moment, and Andrew Kurka is in the running for best male athlete with a disability. Fans will decide the winners via online voting.
Alaska runner clocks fastest steeplechase preliminary time at national championships
Isaac Updike of Ketchikan sliced more than five seconds off his previous best while winning his heat at the national track and field championships in Des Moines, Iowa.
Is anything better than ski jumping under the midnight sun?
Summertime ski jumping went past sunset (11:42 p.m.) at the Midnight Sun Ski Jump-A-Thon.
Peninsula Oilers boast big ABL lead — and the league’s RBI leader
Ryan Koch of Cal State-Bakersfield has hit three home runs and driven in 12 runs for the Oilers, the only Alaska Baseball League team with a winning record.
Fast on the track, Ostrander and Kurgat are academic champs too
Both runners collected first-team NCAA All-America academic honors this week.
Veteran NASCAR driver will make his first racing appearance in Alaska
Ken Schrader, who won four NASCAR Cup races during a career that lasted three decades, has raced in 48 states.
Celebrate solstice by catching a ballgame or watching ski jumpers
The inaugural Midnight Sun Ski Jump-a-Thon is in Anchorage and the 113th annual Midnight Sun baseball game is in Fairbanks on Thursday, the longest day of the year.
Norris, Yeaton fastest racers up Bird Ridge
A pair of late additions to the field at the Robert Spurr Memorial Hill Climb took home titles Sunday as Anchorage’s David Norris and Jessica Yeaton turned the brutal 3,400-foot march up Bird Ridge into a breeze.
Kamaka Hepa captures gold medal with US basketball team
The Barrow High graduate was part of an American team that won Saturday's title game at the FIBA U18 Championships.
Alyeska-trained skier returns home to race for UAA
Sky Kelsey, who learned to ski as a member of the Alyeska Ski Club, is coming home after spending several years training in Colorado, including four as a member of the U.S. Ski Team's national training group.
150 years ago on St. Paul Island, Knock Down and Skin ‘Em became Alaska’s first baseball team
The team, whose nickname is a nod to the island's seal industry, was formed in July 1868, according to Major League Baseball's Memory Lab.
Wasilla sees a familiar face at New Mexico basketball camp
Dane Kuiper went to the camp as an incoming freshman for the Warriors seven years ago. He is about to begin his senior season as a Lobo.
Kamaka Hepa gets golden opportunity with US basketball team
Hepa and his teammates will play in Saturday's gold-medal game at the FIBA U18 Americas Championships in Ontario.
It was a great day to be a Seawolf: Tim McDiffett on 37 years in UAA athletics
Tim McDiffett, the longtime athletic department administrator, raised 10 daughters in Anchorage and has 11 grandkids and counting
A year after a fatal bear attack, family will return to Bird Ridge for ‘Jack’s Run’
Jack Cooper was 16 when he was killed by a black bear during a trail race. On Sunday, his family will return to the mountain, where runners will pass a granite bench that memorializes the teenager and his adventurous spirit.
3 Seawolves honored for their success in the classroom and on the playing field
Hockey goalie Olivier Mantha and cross-country skier Hailey Swirbul both earned first-team All-America academic awards, while runner Carolina Kurgat picked up two conference awards.