Dick Shellhorn

Dick Shellhorn
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Dick Shellhorn is a lifelong Cordovan. He has been writing sports stories for the Cordova Times for over 50 years. In his Cordova Chronicles features, he writes about the history and characters of this Alaska town. Alaska Press Club awarded Shellhorn first place for Best Humor column in 2016 and 2020, and third place in 2017 and 2019. He also received second place for Best Editorial Commentary in 2019. Shellhorn has written two books about Alaska adventures: Time and Tide and Balls and Stripes. Reach him at dshorn44@gmail.com.

It’s Tipoff Time

The 40th Annual Tipoff is underway.A highlight of the basketball season, the three-day, eight-team girls and boys round-robin tournament was started in 1982 by...

Lady Wolverines lose thriller at Scammon Bay

The Cordova basketball teams traveled all the way to Scammon Bay to play in the 16-team Kickoff Klassic on Jan. 4-7.The Lady Wolverines provided...

Long-overlooked property being developed

Anyone who has lived in Cordova for very long knows about the acute shortage of housing and land.  For sale signs or advertising are...

Wolverines win three games at Scammon Bay tournament

Traveling all the way to little known Scammon Bay, the Cordova High School boys basketball team won three games in the double-elimination Kickoff Klassic...

Three CHS Wrestlers advance to State

Cordova will send three wrestlers to the Wrestling State Championships at Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage this weekend. One is 11th grader Arianna Ryan,...

Cordova-Valdez basketball rivalry is back

Local hoops fans are in for an early season treat. Guess who will be disembarking from the ferry Aurora when it pulls into Cordova on...

Big CHS wrestling squad heads to regionals

Under dynamic new wrestling coach Seth Balint, the Cordova High School wrestling program has exploded in popularity. A remarkable 14 grapplers in weight classes...

Holiday Surprise – A Thanksgiving bear

Bears are still out and about, trying to put on more pounds for a long winter’s night.One young bear may spend the winter enjoying...

Have plow, will travel

While “going out the road” is a favorite Cordova pastime, truth be told, in reality there isn’t much road to travel.  Especially if you...

Safely enjoy ice skating

The days are becoming shorter, and temperatures are falling. Ice is forming on ponds and lakes, and winter sports enthusiasts are already checking out...
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