Jordan Rodenberger
Sports Director
Anchorage, Alaska
Jordan Rodenberger was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska where his love for sports flourished. After graduating with a Broadcast Journalism degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage, he returned to his hometown to report on the players, teams and activities of Interior Alaska at KTVF. Now, he is the newest member of the sports team at Alaska's News Source in Anchorage.
Golf courses in Southcentral are open, as well as fisheries in the area. Kristen Faulkner wins another gold, so does Jeremy Swayman.
Alaska’s Kristen Faulkner proved to be the top women’s cyclist in the country once again when she defended her title Monday in the Elite Women’s Road Race at the USA Pro Road Championships in Charleston, South Carolina.
As countless smelt make their way along the Turnagain Arm, a flood of eager anglers are ready to greet them.
Whether you’re a resident or a tourist, you’ll need to purchase your sport fishing license before grabbing your pole and hitting the water.
The Sports Team finishes up winter sports as the Wolverines' season comes to a close. Plus, a look into the beginning of trail season and where more of Alaska's athletes are set to begin their college journey.
Colony High School's Johnny Figgins put pen to paper in front of friends and family, signing to kick for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, an NCAA Division III football program that saw a 7-3 record last season.
In a celebration of years of hard work, 11 West Anchorage High School student-athletes playing nine different sports signed to the next level together at the gymnasium in front of friends and family.
A pair of Alaskans are preparing for their pro seasons as Aiden Williams reports to Pittsburgh Steelers Rookie Minicamp this week, while Alissa Pili is ready for year two in the WNBA with the Minnesota Lynx. As the temperature heats up, so do high school spring sports as all schools and sports are officially outdoors. Meanwhile, UAF Rifle’s Will Anti announced his retirement from coaching at the age of 28.
An AFC North franchise is dipping into the Alaska talent pool to improve it's offensive line
The top team in Division I soccer took down the top team in Division II as Colony defeated Palmer 6-1 on home turf.
The 2025 Native Youth Olympics began Thursday at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. Hundreds of athletes from across the state will compete for medals in 11 different events.
After 13 seasons of leading the UAA women’s basketball program to new heights, Ryan McCarthy has accepted the head coaching position at Division I’s Fresno State University. Alaska News Source’s Jordan Rodenberger sat down with the 6-time GNAC Coach of the Year about his time and legacy at UAA.
In January 2020, Ketchikan senior Chris Lee scored 47 points against Monroe Catholic High School and their then-head coach Frank Ostanik. About four years later, when Ostanik was named the head coach of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, he knew exactly who to turn to to help elevate the program.
One element that has been determined; the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and the Anchorage Wolverines will square-off in the first round of the NAHL Robertson Cup Playoffs next weekend. What has not been determined whether home-ice advantage will go to Fairbanks at the Big Dipper, or to Anchorage at the Sullivan Arena.
The window for high school spring sports in Alaska is a short one, and programs must make the most of the weather and facilities provided. Schools in the Southcentral and Interior are navigating through April snowfalls, while areas like Sitka and Kodiak have seen action on the baseball diamond. The Dome has been home to track and field and soccer, while Valley schools like Wasilla and Colony are playing outside on the pitch.
Jett McCullough is continuing his basketball career right where it started as he signed to play college ball at his hometown University of Alaska Fairbanks in front of a library full of friends and family at Monroe Catholic High School.
Dogs and mushers will go for one last ride in the Kobuk 440, the mushing season-finale in Alaska, when 13 teams take off in a mass start in Kotzebue Thursday. While the lack of snow and poor trail conditions have altered, or canceled dog sled races throughout the state this year, there is no shortage of snow on the Northwest Alaska trails.
The highly anticipated rematch lived up to the hype as Dimond and South dueled at The Dome to the tune of a 1-1 draw.
After suffering heartbreak at the hands of their biggest rivals last year, the Colony Knights girls basketball team avenged the loss and defeated Wasilla 44-41 to win the program its first state championship since 2008, led by seniors Hallie Clark and Tonya Karpow.
The dynamic dozen of 2007 will play one more season as opponents in high school - and teammates on the Cook Inlet Soccer Club - before taking their talents to the collegiate level this fall.
After winning his first career Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Jessie Holmes was quick to credit his canine superstars. “I am really proud of these dogs, I love them, they did they, they deserve all the credit,” Holmes said in the chute moments after winning the ‘The Last Great Race on Earth’.
Last month, Emily Robinson cemented her legacy in the youth dog mushing world as the only person to win the Jr. Iditarod four straight years. Now, just a few weeks after making history, she is on another unprecedented journey for a junior musher by taking on much of the famed Iditarod Trail.
After missing the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships the past two seasons, the Seawolves dominated the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and earned the No. 4 seed in the regional tournament later this week.
Greg Closter has been involved in dog care along the Iditarod Trail for 10 years, but this is his first year as Co-Chief Veterinarian.
“It’s on my mind every day.” While Parker and the Northern Whites were on a training run near Cantwell in December 2023, a snowmachine struck the team, killing three dogs. Parker is carrying the ashes of Solo, John, and Buttercup with him on his Iditarod run.
Teams navigated through high winds near the mouth of the Tanana River Wednesday morning that sent silt through the air and led dogs searching for the trail.
As Fairbanks standout Kendall Kramer wraps up her collegiate career, it’s becoming clear that her decision to stay in Alaska elevated both the Nanook skiing and running programs.
Departing in two-minute intervals, 33 mushers have left Fairbanks and the 1,128-mile race to Nome is officially underway.
Fans from all over the world came face-to-face with their favorite mushers, before a bib draw to determine the starting order of the 53rd running of the race on Thursday.
When Team 20 of Robby Schachle and Bradley George took off from Big Lake on March 15 to start Iron Dog 2025, they knew they were in for a special run.
Nenana’s Emily Robinson became the first musher in Jr. Iditarod history to win the race four times when she reached the Tolsona Lake finish line with nine dogs in harness Sunday morning.
Strategy starts to come into play on Day 2 of the Iron Dog coming out of the pivotal checkpoint of McGrath, while rookies get their first taste of 'The World's Longest Toughest Snowmobile Race'.
Fireworks shot off the banks of the Kuskokwim River as Team 20 throttled into McGrath in first place Saturday evening after 339 miles trail.
The Central checkpoint, Mile 139 along the Yukon Quest Alaska 550, has traditionally served as a celebratory checkpoint for mushers who have braved the historic trail.
Tiahna Guzman and Camryn Williams were among some of the top players in the country invited to play in the inaugural NFL Flag High School Girls Showcase in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 2.
The day before the Su Dog 300 sled dog race, the organization announced via social media it is canceling its inaugural event, which was scheduled for Saturday.
The Alaska Airlines Classic - one of the most anticipated and storied high school basketball tournaments in Alaska - lived up to the hype after an opening-day of star power and rim-rattling slams.
While many outdoor activities are being compromised or altered due to lack of snow and warm temperatures across the state, the Iron Dog says its set to run the same course as last year.
The UAA Seawolves picked up a critical game in the season-long Governor’s Cup series with in-state rivals UAF. Despite squandering a 3-1 lead in regulation, freshman Ryan Johnson came through with the game-winning shootout goal to give Anchorage a 2-1 advantage in the six-game series.
The UAF Nanooks overcame a 19-point deficit in the second half to pull off a historic comeback over their in-state foes UAA Saturday.
One of the oldest sports rivalries in the state will see another chapter this weekend when the University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Anchorage face off in both men’s basketball and ice hockey Saturday.
Dimond libero Eleasha Sapon comes home with the Gatorade Alaska Volleyball Player of the Year Award after generating 1,019 digs, 78 aces and 94 assists on a 47-10-4 Lynx squad.
Ketchikan's Marcus Stockhausen eclipsed the 1,000-point mark over the weekend. The senior standout is committed to UAF.
Five days of top-class skiing came to end at Kincaid Park on Tuesday.
Nearly a year to the date, Emily Robinson repeated a storybook finish to a historic race. For consecutive years, the teenage mushing phenom out-mushed a former Iditarod champion to win the Knik 200 and earn Athlete of the Week honors.
Nenana teen musher Emily Robinson claimed victory Sunday morning to win her second consecutive Knik 200.
A pair of Alaskan standouts captured podium finishes on the opening day of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.
After a successful coaching career that netted four Alaska state titles and over 100 wins, West Anchorage football coach Tim Davis is stepping away.
Growing up as opponents on the East side of Anchorage, Bishop Tosi and Hasaan Herrington have teamed up to star for their hometown University.
While some may have enjoyed the recent warm weather that has taken over much of the state, the temperatures and precipitation have greatly affected outdoor enthusiasts who use the variety of pristine trails offered in Alaska.
