Clam Gulch’s Sage Hill is an offensive lineman at Division I Utah State in Logan this season.
Hill, a freshman and graduate of Soldotna High School, started his college career as a redshirt at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. He played defensive lineman at Dixie State.
Hill, who is 6-foot-5, 275 pounds, served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2018 to 2020.
Utah State is 1-5 overall and will wrap up its regular season Dec. 12 at Colorado State in Fort Collins.
McDonald named to preliminary roster for U.S. Junior National Team
Cam McDonald, who played for the Kenai River Brown Bears in the 2017-18 season, has been named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. Junior National Team.
After playing for Kenai River, McDonald went on to the Muskegon (Michigan) Lumberjacks of the Tier I United States Hockey League in 2018-19.
McDonald, of Eagle River, is now at Division I powerhouse Providence College, where last season as a freshman he had three goals and three assists. According to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Alaska Sports Blog, all three of McDonald’s goals were game-winners, tied for No. 1 in the NCAA among freshmen defensemen.
The Alaska Sports Blog said McDonald is one of nine defensemen on the prelim roster. McDonald will try to make the team at a camp from Sunday to Thursday in Plymouth, Michigan.
