Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Winner of five 2022 Alaska Press Awards Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW Track & Field: Jordyn Bruce soars to one of Alaska’s top pole vault marks, finishes 2nd at decathlon national championships by Arielle Himelbloom | Aug 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field Jordyn Bruce is now two-for-two in podium finishes for the decathlon. The former Eagle River High and Illinois State standout placed runner-up at the USA Women's Decathlon National Championships in Walnut, Calif., with a score of 6,445 points, notching personal bests... Read More   Prep Football: Cayden Pili’s 4th TD lifts Dimond to 40-33 comeback win over Juneau and big-play magnet Jayden Johnson by Van Williams | Aug 20, 2023 | Cover Story, Football The legend of Cayden Pili was born with Saturday’s capital city comeback. The sophomore playmaker put the Dimond Lynx on his back and carried them to a 40-33 come-from-behind victory at Juneau to stay unbeaten in the Cook Inlet Conference. Pili produced 316...Read More   Track and Field: Isaac Updike’s World Championships debut: First, seeming ruin, then relief by Doyle Woody | Aug 19, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field The most important race of Isaac Updike’s running career progressed relatively smoothly in a preliminary steeplechase heat Saturday morning at the World Championships. Then, disaster. With about 100 meters left in the 3,000-meter tour over hurdles and a water jump,... Read More   Decathlete Jordyn Bruce named Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Aug 15, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Track and Field Decathlete Jordyn Bruce of Eagle River is the Alaska Athlete of the Week. Bruce collected another runner-up finish at the US Decathlon Championships held August 12-13 at Mt SAC, Calif. In just her second career decathlon, Bruce — who competed in track & field at... Read More   Prep Football: Colony holds off Bartlett 35-28 after wild second half that featured a ton of explosive plays by Van Williams | Aug 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Football Colony constructed a three-touchdown lead at halftime and then held on for dear life in beating Bartlett 35-28 Friday night in the Valley. The second half was an explosive affair as the Cook Inlet Conference teams combined for six TDs and more than 500 yards, with the... Read More   Wrestling: Shungnak’s Spencer Woods feels “fresh and energized” as he prepares to run it back at World Championships by Beth Bragg | Aug 15, 2023 | Cover Story, Wrestling For Alaska wrestler Spencer Woods, there’s a world of difference between the leadup to last year’s World Championships and the leadup to this year’s World Championships. It’s the difference between happy-to-be-there and belonging there. A year ago, Woods was a... Read More   Basketball: Gatkuoth helps South Sudan win World Cup tune-up; Jackson off to Tarleton State; Panoam hired at alma mater North Dakota by Van Williams | Aug 16, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Anchorage’s Mareng Gatkuoth scored from the post to the perimeter Wednesday as South Sudan beat Venezuela 80-61 in a World Cup tune-up in Australia. Gatkuoth came off the bench to score eight points and dish off a beautiful assist – a 40-foot dime to Deng Acuoth for...Read More   Prep Football: Dimond playmakers Josiah James, Cayden Pili have Lynx riding high entering Week 2 by Van Williams | Aug 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Football The Dimond defense was reeling. South built a 12-0 lead and had the ball on the doorstep of the red zone, looking to extend its lead and turn the screws to the Lynx on their home field. But Josiah James flipped the script. The junior linebacker's interception at the...Read More   Pro Basketball: Big day for Travante Williams, who helps Portugal win and signs deal with Spain’s famed ACB league by Van Williams | Aug 14, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Travante Williams converted the ultimate and-1 Monday. The 30-year-old Anchorage basketball star helped Portugal win a game at an Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament on the same day it was announced he had signed a new contract to join Baxi Manresa of Spain’s famed ACB...Read More   Pro Baseball: Anchorage’s Brody Jessee picks up save for Daytona Tortugas, his first at professional level by Van Williams | Aug 13, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story Brody Jessee had to work for his first professional save. The 22-year-old right-hander from Anchorage needed 49 pitches to get through two innings for the Daytona Tortugas and nail down Friday's 3-1 victory over the Jupiter Hammerheads in the Single-A Florida State... 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