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: Mar. 15, 2022 at 9:19 AM AKDT
|By Joey Klecka and Jordan Rodenberger
Brent Sass claims victory in 2022 Iditarod, beating defending champion Dallas Seavey Tuesday morning in Nome.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 4:39 PM AKST
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Messing, in a nod to his Alaskan and Canadian roots, donned a red and black flannel shirt while skating to a season-best score of 172.37 for an 11th overall finish at the Olympics.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 at 5:26 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time to watch and vote on the top 5 plays of the week. Brought to you by the Plumbers and Pipefitters.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 10:06 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
It is Tuesday, and we have another loaded i5 for you, brought to you by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 4:38 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
It is Tuesday, and we have another loaded i5 for you, brought to you by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 3:43 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
It is Tuesday, and we have another loaded i5 for you, brought to you by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 9:14 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Four women clocked in under Kristy Marvin's 2018 Equinox Marathon record of 3:15:06, while Lars Arneson won the men's race.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 6:08 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Jessie Craig will take over the program after four years as an assistant.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:18 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The historic and unforgiving Equinox Marathon returns Saturday.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 8:02 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs take down the Maine Nordiques 4-1 in the NAHL Showcase opener.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 4:26 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
It is Tuesday, which means it is time for the i5. Here are your top five plays of the week from around the Interior, brought to you by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2021 at 6:18 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
West Valley came out of the gates strong in their 52-14 win over Eielson.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2021 at 5:46 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Ice Dogs responded to Minnesota all night, but were unable to close it in shootouts.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2021 at 5:27 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Lathrop didn't miss a beat after having last week off, taking down Chugiak handily.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 7:40 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Fairbanks officially begins its season Friday against the Minnesota Magicians.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:51 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
A memorable 2021 season at the Mitchell Raceway is in the books, but many of the vehicles that spent the summer circling ‘the northern most dirt track in the world’ have one more race left in them before they hit the garages.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:25 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
A healthy mix of offense and defense led to a 30-0 Lathrop win over Hutchison Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 3:06 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
A new season of the i5 is here with your top five plays from fall sports so far. Brought to you by the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 375
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 8:19 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Fans at all locations owned and operated by UAF must wear a face covering at all times, regardless of vaccination status.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 7:57 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The prep cross country season continues with West Valley in Kodiak, while the rest of the Region VI schools gathered in Delta.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 7:31 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Former West Valley standout Naomi Bailey took first as the women defeat UAA once again.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 6:38 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
From the opening quarter, Redington dominated both sides of the ball in a 42-20 victory over #1 Monroe.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 6:25 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Parayko, who skated with the Nanooks from 2012-14, is now locked in with the St. Louis Blues until 2030.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 7:29 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
With the reinstatement of the UAA hockey program, comes the reinstatement of the Governor's Cup in 2022-23.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 9:01 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Three meets down, three more to go for the Region VI high school cross country running season, which saw 85 runners striding through the Chena Lakes Nature Trails Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 8:34 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
This past weekend saw all of the schools from Region VI dive into the waters at Hamme Pool for the Lathrop Invitational.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 8:08 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Through three games of the 2021 Alaska high school football season, the Monroe Catholic Rams (3-0) have outscored opponents 152-34, with their largest margin of victory coming in a 62-12 win over Eielson Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 7:37 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
While it was expected that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic would impact high school sports, it has been a consistent battle for football in the interior, as every weekend so far this season has featured a game canceled due to the virus protocols.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2021 at 7:32 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Two No. 1 ranked programs met under the Friday night lights as Division II’s #1 Lathrop visited Division I’s #1 East Anchorage in a week three showdown.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2021 at 6:59 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
UAF runners Kendall Kramer, Rosie Fordham, and Naomi Bailey swept the top three spots at the Blue & Gold Race Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 7:03 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Nanook volleyball program is looking to make some noise in the GNAC in 2021.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 2:45 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
North Pole won't play for the next two weeks, but was able to reschedule a conference game with Lathrop.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 8:12 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Yukon 550 will begin on February 5 in Tok and conclude in Fairbanks.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 7:22 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
North Pole opened its 2021 season with a four-set win over Monroe.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 6:08 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
West Valley showed out once again at the Interior Invite Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 5:53 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Wolfpack fell 59-20 to the Palmer Moose in their first game of the season.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 5:27 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
All three facets of the game came together in an emotional 36-0 win over the Kenai Kardinals.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 8:32 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
UAF student-athletes helped alleviate some first day jitters by welcoming in elementary kids into the new school year.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 8:05 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
A late score gave the Wolfpack the 6-0 victory over their cross-town rivals.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 7:44 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Lathrop snapped Soldotna's 22-game win streak, taking over as the top team in Division II.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:57 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Only have of the matches scheduled this week were played out, while the start date to the season was pushed back a day.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 5:55 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Quarterback Robert McGee accounted for 7 total touchdowns in Monroe's big time win over Nikiski.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Fairbanks Soccer Club defeated Pioneer United FC 6-2 to claim the Last Frontier Division.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2021 at 1:48 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
By October 29, all student-athletes must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved waiver.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 at 5:21 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
West Valley swept the day as Riga Grubis and Shane Fisher came out as individual winners.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2021 at 6:49 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
Fairbanks youth skaters spent four days learning from the Division players of their backyard.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2021 at 6:28 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Patriots controlled all three facets of the game in their season-opening victory.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 at 6:27 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Monroe Catholic Rams took down the Seward Seahawks 38-8 in
Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 at 4:50 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger
The Alaska Goldpanners fell to the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox 5-3 in the first round of the WCWS, concluding their season.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 at 4:20 PM AKDT
|By Jordan Rodenberger and Austin Sjong
West Valley vs. Soldotna, Kenai vs. Barrow and South Anchorage vs. Dimond have been canceled.
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