Summit snacks and dreams of lawn chairs lead to a women’s speed record in the Chugach front range
Julianne Dickerson, Abby Jahn and April McAnly climbed a dozen peaks taller than 5,000 feet in less than 24 hours.
Sports
JBER golfer claims Alaska State Amateur championship
Russell Marion shot par on the final day at Palmer Golf Course to take a five-stroke win over the defending champion.
With 7 big blasts, Mat-Su’s Justin Kirby wins the ABL home run derby
As a freshman at Kent State, Kirby hit three home runs in a single game.
Djokovic tops Federer in historic final for 5th at Wimbledon
This triumph earned Djokovic his 16th Grand Slam trophy overall, moving him closer to the only men ahead of him in tennis history: Federer owns 20, Rafael Nadal has 18.
Russell Marion takes four-stroke lead into final round of Alaska State Amateur
The 23-year-old holds a four-stroke lead over defending champion Greg Sanders.
Arnold, Lamoreaux pound the competition at Hammerman Triathlon
Both winners nailed down comfortable victories in the 17.2-mile off-road race at Kincaid Park.
Hometown runners claim titles at Bear Paw 5K
Hannah Booher and Michael Earnhart won their first career titles at Saturday’s race through downtown Eagle River.
An Anchorage man paid $1,600 for a Mount Marathon bib, and things went downhill fast after that
Taylor Turney, who placed 18th in the men’s race, zoomed down the mountain in 10 minutes, 1 second — the second-fastest known downhill time in race history.
Alaska’s ballparks: At Chugiak’s Lee Jordan Field, you can sit in the bleachers or on the grass
A welcoming vibe and free admission makes the ABL’s newest diamond a friendly place to catch a game.
Kurt Kollmann, Russell Marion share first-round lead at Alaska State Amateur
Kollmann birdied the final three holes at Palmer Golf Course to finish with a 1-under-par 71.
It’s a big week in the Alaska Baseball League
The annual Scout Showcase at Mulcahy Stadium will feature tripleheaders Friday and Saturday and a home run derby and all-star game Sunday.
Chris Walker, Erin Jordan run to Masters 10K victories
The Anchorage Running Club race was for runners 40 and older.
Alaska’s ballparks: The midnight sun in Fairbanks seldom sets on Growden Park
The farthest-north baseball stadium in the United States is a little dated and deeply quirky.
UAA hockey coach doing double-duty this week as a USA Hockey coach
Matt Curley, the second-year coach of the Seawolves, was named the head coach of a USA Hockey team preparing for an August tournament in Germany.
Alaska’s ballparks: Palmer’s Hermon Brothers Field is an oasis of green
The stadium is an experience for the senses, from Pioneer Peak looming behind left field to natural grass in the field to colorful advertisements on the wooden outfield walls.
Alaska’s ballparks: Kenai’s Seymour Park has a gritty look and a glittery history
Kids chase foul balls, old men smoke cigarettes on the fringes and plenty of salty language comes from the left-field beer garden, where longtime fans still listen to radio broadcasts of the game.
Alaska’s ballparks: At Mulcahy Stadium, the fans keep the game together
Built in 1964, Anchorage’s ballpark stays busy as the home field for the Glacier Pilots, the Bucs, American Legion teams and high school teams.
Broken, bruised and lacerated, a Kenai woman is recovering after taking a bad spill at Mount Marathon
Ronna Martin, 52, suffered a traumatic brain injury, fractured her skull and her ankle and is covered with cuts and bruises after she slipped and fell while descending the cliffs in Thursday’s mountain race in Seward.
US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0
The United States has won the Women’s World Cup for the fourth time after beating the Netherlands 2-0 on Sunday.
The official story of Nowelle Spencer’s unofficial win in the Mount Marathon junior race
Her race to the start line included a quick stop at an outhouse, and she didn’t slow down after that.