Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW The Long Run: 13 years after he was an NAIA walk-on, steeplechaser Isaac Updike of Ketchikan is headed to World Championships by Doyle Woody | Jul 10, 2023 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field For so long, steeplechaser Isaac Updike of Ketchikan was the unlikeliest of suspects to achieve running glory on a national stage. He didn’t race high school track, but instead played soccer in spring. He was a walk-on, beginning in 2010, at Eastern Oregon University,... Read More   Mountain Running: Tough and talented, Christy Marvin seized her 3rd Mount Marathon women’s championship by Doyle Woody | Jul 4, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running Christy Marvin is tougher than trigonometry and as reliable as sunrise. Those qualities, along with surpassing talent, delivered her third Mount Marathon women’s title on a rainy, windswept Tuesday in Seward. In the 95th running of the Super Bowl of Alaska mountain... Read More   Anchorage wrestler Manny Novelli wins USA Wrestling Kids Nationals, named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Jul 5, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Wrestling Anchorage wrestler Manny Novelli was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after achieving a spectacular double at the USA Wrestling Kids Nationals in Farmington, Utah on June 26th and 27th. Novelli was named National Champion in both wrestling styles (freestyle and... Read More   Pro Baseball: Brody Jessee rings up batters at impressive rate in minor leagues by Van Williams | Jul 8, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story There isn’t a lot of suspense when batters step to the plate to face relief pitcher Brody Jessee of Anchorage in the minor leagues. Hitters can expect a steady diet of his high-90s fastball and disappearing slider. And they can expect to get rung up. Jessee has struck... Read More   Prep Football: Tavita Faletoi enjoys best of two worlds – Lower 48 exposure, loyalty to West Eagles by Van Williams | Jul 3, 2023 | Cover Story, Football, Prep Spotlight Elite high school athletes keep leaving Anchorage in a troubling trend, but Tavita Faletoi wants to break the pattern. He loves Alaska. Everything he loves is here – his family, his friends and his football team. He takes great pride in playing for the West Eagles and... Read More   Swimming: Lydia Jacoby wins silver medal as ‘Fearsome Threesome’ live up to hype at national championships by Van Williams | Jul 1, 2023 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving The ‘Fearsome Threesome’ didn’t disappoint Friday night at the USA swimming national championships in Indianapolis. Comprised of reigning Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby of Seward, world-record holder Lilly King of Indiana and defending national champion Kaitlyn Dobler...Read More   Mountain Running: David Norris, Mount Marathon legend – four races, four wins, with his latest crush job coming Tuesday by Doyle Woody | Jul 4, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running David Norris’ Mount Marathon resume requires just one line: Legend. Four races, four wins. King David on Tuesday throttled the men’s field in the 95th edition of the race up and down the 3,022-foot slab of pain in Seward to add to his victories in 2021, 2018 and 2016....Read More   Gretchen Winters and Bobby Hill shine at Special Olympics World Games, named Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners by Alaska Sports Report | Jun 27, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Powerlifting, Running, Special Olympics Gretchen Winters and Bobby Hill were named Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners after they each turned in exceptional performances at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin. Hill of Eagle River brings home four powerlifting medals - gold in bench and... Read More   Soccer: Alaska Rush U17 girls become state’s first team to win Far West region tournament, clinches berth to Nationals by Harlow Robinson | Jun 30, 2023 | Cover Story, Soccer History was made this last week in Boise Idaho at the US Youth Soccer Far West Regional tournament where the Alaska Rush U17 Girls Club defeated Utah's La Roca FC 4-1 to earn a bid to the National Championships. It was the first Alaska club team ever - boys or girls -...Read More   Table Talk: Ka-Ching! — Anchorage’s Adam Hendrix pockets $570,671 for 5th-place finish in World Series of Poker event by Doyle Woody | Jul 2, 2023 | Cover Story, Poker What Adam Hendrix coveted most Sunday was to earn his first bracelet as a World Series of Poker event winner. That did not happen. Hendrix’s consolation prize, though, will surely salve that wound — $570,671 buys a lot of Band-Aids. The poker pro from Anchorage...Read More   Mountain Running: Coby Marvin repeats as boys champ on Mount Marathon, Tania Boonstra bags her first girls title by Doyle Woody | Jul 4, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running Coby Marvin’s dream of breaking Bill Spencer’s 50-year-old junior boys record on Mount Marathon did not become reality Tuesday morning in Seward – rain and wind conspired for difficult conditions – but he seized a sweet consolation prize: Repeat victory. Marvin, 16,... Read More   Pro Basketball: Kamaka Hepa, Kok Yat set to play in NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas by Van Williams | Jun 29, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story A pair of Alaskans just got a lot closer to fulfilling their NBA dreams as Utqiagvik's Kamaka Hepa and Anchorage's Kok Yat each were picked up for next month’s Vegas Summer League. And another Alaskan made it happen for one of them. New Orleans Pelicans general...Read More   Baseball: Isaac Johnson of Anchorage just misses shutout, settles for win as Bucs beat Pilots 2-0 by Van Williams | Jul 5, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story It must have felt like old times for Anchorage Bucs pitcher Isaac Johnson. A local, he was nearly unbeatable at Mulcahy Stadium when he played high school and Legion for South, and he looked just as sharp Tuesday night. Johnson pitched 6.2 scoreless innings to...Read More   Pro Football: Vegas wide receiver Caleb Holley of Anchorage grabs 40th career TD reception in IFL by Van Williams | Jun 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Football He hasn’t played in the Indoor Football League since 2016, but it’s like Anchorage Caleb Holley never left. The 32-year-old Vegas Knight Hawks wide receiver is back after a six-year stint in the Canadian Football League and has put up nearly identical stats as he did...Read More     Join our Family of Sponsors The Alaska Sports Report is a non-profit entity owned by the 501(c)3 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. We say "no" to paywalls and pop-up ads, "yes" to community partners. Make a tax deductible donation and we'll recognize you on our site, social media posts, and in this weekly review! Our Team Van Williams, Editor Arielle Himelbloom, Reporter Matt Nevala, Reporter Matias Saari, Reporter Doyle Woody, Reporter Bryan Boyett, Photographer Natalie Osborne, Web Development Shelley Romer, Dev. Director Harlow Robinson, Exec. 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