Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Winner of five 2022 Alaska Press Awards Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW Prep Football: After slow start, West catches fire in sizzling 34-20 victory over Lathrop in Fairbanks by Van Williams | Aug 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Football It took the West offense a quarter to warm up, but once the Eagles got going, they went from zero to 34 in no time flat. From frosty cold to lava hot, the Eagles scored on six of seven possessions across the second and third quarters to erase an early two touchdown...Read More   Cross Country: Chugiak’s Fields leads Mustangs to perfect score at Big 8 Invite, South’s Flagstad celebrates first win and team victory; UAA splits wins with UAF by Arielle Himelbloom | Aug 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Prep Spotlight, Running On a day where inclement weather raged at Kincaid Park, Chugiak’s Alliyah Fields and South Anchorage’s Vebjørn Flagstad stormed to victory at the Big 8 Invite, leading the Mustangs and Wolverines to team titles in dominant fashion. Fields steadily pulled ahead of the... Read More   Pro Basketball: Ruthy Hebard fastest Alaskan to reach 400 points in WNBA, breaking previous record by 11 games by Van Williams | Aug 23, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story When it comes to scoring, nobody does it better than Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks. At least not from Alaska. High school, college, the pros, it’s been the same jam as the 6-foot-4 forward has tuned up defenses at every level – and at historic levels for a player from The...Read More   Prep football standout Cayden Pili named Alaska Athlete of the Week after breakout game by Alaska Sports Report | Aug 22, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Football Sophomore playmaker Cayden Pili was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting the Dimond Lynx on his back to carry them to a 40-33 come-from-behind victory at Juneau to stay unbeaten in the Cook Inlet Conference. Pili produced 316 all-purpose yards and scored...Read More   Tales From The Track: World final disappointing for Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike, but earns him experience entering Olympic year by Doyle Woody | Aug 22, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field Last place was not what steeplechaser Isaac Updike of Ketchikan had in mind, of course, but getting to a global final in his first appearance on the world stage earned him valuable experience heading into an Olympic year in 2024. Updike, 31, finished 16th at the World...Read More   Prep Football: Colony dominates 4th quarter, rallies for 33-25 win over Service by Van Williams | Aug 25, 2023 | Cover Story, Football After struggling to contain Service’s awesome air assault for the first three quarters, the Colony Knights found an ironclad defensive strategy for the fourth quarter. Keep the Cougars off the field. The plan worked to perfection as Colony held possession for 9:41 of... Read More   College Soccer: Kana Mateaki scores twice as Eastern Oregon beats Northwest Nazarene 2-1 by Van Williams | Aug 21, 2023 | Cover Story, Soccer Anchorage’s Kana Mateaki didn’t need any help to beat Northwest Nazarene. She did it all by herself. The senior forward bagged two unassisted goals for Eastern Oregon in a 2-1 victory Saturday in La Grande, Oregon. Mateaki opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and...Read More   Prep Football: Austin Johnson throws no-look TD pass, adds three other scores as East beats South 42-14 by Van Williams | Aug 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Football East’s Austin Johnson brought a little hot sauce to the gridiron on Saturday. The senior quarterback threw a no-look 4-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter as part of a scintillating passing performance as the T-birds beat visiting South 42-14 in the Cook Inlet...Read More   Prep Cross Country: Grace’s Robbie Annett, Colony’s Ella Hopkins reign supreme at Ted McKenney Invite, Mustangs sweep team titles by Arielle Himelbloom | Aug 22, 2023 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Prep Spotlight, Running Over 700 prep athletes toed the line at the Ted McKenney Invite, mixing it up with some of the state’s top competition regardless of division. Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett broke away from the lead pack during the five-kilometer race to secure the title in 16...Read More   Prep Football: Wingate’s 2 passing TDs, Asailaval’s blocked FG key Dimond’s 24-15 win over North Pole by Van Williams | Aug 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Football Dimond quarterback Carson Wingate picked apart the secondary like a surgeon as his precision passing helped the Lynx claw back for a 24-15 road win over North Pole. The junior signal caller completed 17-of-22 passes and tossed touchdown passes in each of the third and... 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! 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