Local comes home like he never left

When you leave Alaska, you’re a long ways away, no matter where you go. So the return is that much more rewarding.
Eric Schierhorn is now home—if only for a few days.
The University of Minnesota sophomore goaltender and Anchorage native played a game in his home state for the first time since seventh grade. He recorded 14 saves, leading his 13th-ranked Golden Gophers to a 6-0 shutout victory over the University of Alaska Anchorage at the Sullivan Arena on Friday n