Jordan Rodenberger
Sports Director
Anchorage, Alaska
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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.
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Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Jordan Rodenberger
One of the most participated track events - and most important outside of the state meet - is the Russ Edwards Big C Relays, which saw nearly 800 athletes last year at The Dome.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 8:18 AM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The long grind of the 60-game regular season is coming down the final stretch in the North American Hockey League and a number of teams are still fighting for the final two playoff spots in the Midwest Division.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 9:31 AM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger and Paul Choate
Just as a bow is put on the 1A and 2A state basketball tournaments, the Alaska Airlines Center welcomes in the larger, 3A and 4A programs from around the state for four days of competition.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 2:38 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
ACS senior Sayvia Sellers already has one of the most decorated high school careers the state has seen - including two state championships and two Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year Awards - and just cemented her name in the record books forever.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 10:14 AM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Nome and Grace Christian will battle for the 3A state title once again on Saturday.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 10:07 AM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Mt. Edgecumbe and Grace Christian will face each other in the 3A state championship for the first time on Saturday.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 10:03 AM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The lights are brighter and the stage is bigger at the 1A and 2A Alaska State Basketball Championships — but the moment wasn’t too big for Kake’s Ethan Kadake and Tikigaq’s Jennifer Nash, who led their respective programs to state titles this past weekend.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 2:52 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Rookies Hunter Keefe and Eddie Burke Jr. can't seem to separate from each other as the race for Rookie of the Year remains tight.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 9:16 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The reigning champion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has scratched from this year’s race.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 7:56 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The face of a race and the heart of a sport, Lance Mackey showcased one of the most dominant runs dog mushing has ever seen with passion, care and resiliency.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
There are many stops on the 1,000-mile Iditarod trail from Anchorage to Nome, but some of the most important stops happen before pawing starting line, including the food drops and the vet checks.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 8:08 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
In a field of over 200 of the state’s top high school skiers, Service and West Anchorage stood atop the podiums, but they weren't the only ones shining at the state championships.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 6:49 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The race was put on hold at noon to allow for fuel to be transported to the Poorman and Ophir checkpoints, where snow conditions had worsened.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 8:12 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
With many of the major milestones of “The World’s Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race” behind them, the remaining 15 teams on the Iron Dog trail turn their attentions towards the final 1,000 miles as the leave Nome and head south.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 10:51 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
After some much-needed rest, those left standing in Iron Dog 2023 are out of McGrath and on their way to Ruby before heading towards the Western Alaska coast.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 10:48 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Day one and 300+ miles of trail are behind Iron Dog competitors as the top teams reached the McGrath checkpoint Friday evening led by Team 10, Mike Morgan and Chris Olds.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 11:42 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
A total of 25 teams prepared for the start of the 2023 Iron Dog Pro Class on Tuesday morning at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 9:50 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
While the Iron Dog — tabbed "The World’s longest, toughest snowmobile race" — is highlighted by the Pro Class, the Expedition Class gives an opportunity for less competitive racers to still experience why the historic race has earned that title.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 9:41 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
More than 200 Alaskan athletes representing 34 communities are playing 18 different sports at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada this week.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 9:15 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
While many cross-country runners are strapping on the skis this time of the year, the coveted Gatorade Player of the Year Awards for cross-country running have been announced.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 10:06 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The phrase, ‘Saved by Swayman’ has been echoing throughout National Hockey League rinks this season, but it was first heard ringing out in the rinks of Alaska.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 12:27 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Anchorage versus Fairbanks rivalries are alive and well and that was proven this weekend on the ice and on the hardwood, a couple of local basketball players show off their clutch gene, the Willow 300 and Kuskokwim 300 see familiar champions and the Gatorade Players of the Year for cross-country running were announced.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 10:58 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
For the seventh year, and third straight at Kincaid Park in Alaska, the top winter triathletes in the country gathered Saturday to compete in a 6-kilometer run, 8-mile fat bike ride and 6K ski race with tickets to the World Championships on the line.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 7:44 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
In this edition of 907 Sports, we break down the Alaska Airlines Classic, highlight a standout basketball player who once dominated that tournament, revisit a hockey rivalry and check-in on Alaska’s very-own Jeremy Swayman in the NHL.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:21 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
A pair of mid-distance sled dog races kicks off the 2023 season, a Peninsula race to the finish in ski plus some top plays from the world of high school hoops occupy this edition of 907 Sports.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:08 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
UAA standout Da'Zhon Wyche's senior season was cut short following an NCAA ruling.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 4:02 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Nic Petit fended off Brent Sass to win his fifth Copper Basin 300 title in six years.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 3:36 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Eddie Burke Jr. made the final push for the win after trading spots with Brent Sass in the final stretch of the 2023 Knik 200.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 3:47 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
70 of America's top youth and junior biathletes competed at the Kincaid Range for the Team USA Biathlon Trials last week.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 2:48 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
16-year old Elias made the Team USA roster and will be competing at the Youth and Junior World Championships while Reine, 13, competed against those up to 18-years old and more than held her own.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 9:16 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Deshawn won the DI 160 lb. title, Mya took the Girls 130 lb. crown, while Myles is the DII 130 lb. champion as the Campbells sweep the State Wrestling Tournament.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 11:33 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Nikiski, Seward, Valdez, Monroe Catholic and Eielson are the five former Division III programs who will now go independent and distance themselves from the playing the traditional 11 players per side for the time being.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 10:28 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
While the first Alaska high school cross-country ski action took place in Fairbanks in November, student-athletes in Southcentral Alaska had their first taste of snow, speed and competition at the Snowball Skate at Service High School on Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 5:58 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Veteran musher Hugh Neff was denied entry for the 2023 Iditarod by the Iditarod Trail Committee, he said in a Facebook post Friday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 10:20 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The 2022 GNAC Men's Cross-Country Athlete of the Year is ready to make some noise at the NCAA Division II National meet on Friday.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 8:36 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Turkey Trot saw a record number of participants, a Thanksgiving table squabble between the Anchorage Wolverines and the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, and girls wrestling galore highlight this week’s edition of 907 Sports.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 5:39 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Chris Green announced his resignation as UAA volleyball coach Monday evening, citing a disagreement with the administration.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 7:05 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
University of Alaska Anchorage head volleyball coach Chris Green announced his resignation Monday after 15 seasons at the helm. Assistant coach Stacie Meisner has been named interim head coach.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 7:39 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
It took a couple heartbreaks, but the Kenai Kardinals finally won their first state volleyball championship this past weekend led by spikers Cali Holmes and Emma Beck.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 9:17 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
A scheduling conflict with the Women's Great Alaska Shootout is preventing the UAA volleyball program from hosting the NCAA DII West Region Championships.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 8:34 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The seasons are changing, and that goes for high school sports as well as three more sports wrapped up their seasons this past week.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 9:02 AM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Kenai Kardinals won it's first-ever state volleyball championship after sweeping Valdez Saturday.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 7:59 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Anchorage/Fairbanks sports rivalry saw another storied chapter this weekend at the Ben Boeke between the two junior hockey programs. A new state record, a dynasty continuing its legacy, and surprise placement highlighted the 2022 ASAA State Swim and Dive Championships over the weekend as Alaska’s swiftest swimmers competed for three days at the Bartlett Pool, while the new NCAA Division II regular-season attendance record belongs to the UAA Seawolves and the Alaska sports community.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 7:10 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The new NCAA Division II regular-season attendance record belongs to the UAA Seawolves and the Alaska Sports Community.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 6:08 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
A new state record, a dynasty continues and surprise placement highlighted the 2022 ASAA State Swim and Dive Championships over the weekend as Alaska’s swiftest swimmers competed for three days at the Bartlett Pool.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 10:48 AM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The COVID-19 pandemic set a lot of athletes back, whether due to lack of facilities, practices or time training, but these two standout swimmers used it to propel them to the next level.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 11:03 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Colony Knights defeated the Juneau Huskies 14-7 to claim the Division I State Football Championship for the first time.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 7:52 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Healthy Futures Game Changer Campaign is tapping on over 30 ambassadors to help raise money for disadvantaged youth in sports across Alaska.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 9:09 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Homer Quarterback Carter Tennison led the Mariners to an improbable upset victory over the previously undefeated Houston Hawks in the DIII State Championship Game.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 11:27 AM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Dimond Lynx make it three championships in a row after defeating South Anchorage 27-9.