Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Winner of five 2022 Alaska Press Awards Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW Prep Volleyball: Wasilla earns first 4A state championship in 20 years, sweeps East for 15th straight win by Chanda File | Nov 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball Saturday night's Class 4A volleyball championship match ended just as it began – with a powerful front-row kill smashed by Wasilla senior middle Rylee Pitney. Pitney’s spikes marked the first and last points for the Warriors, and many in between, as they swept the...Read More   Prep Volleyball: Kenai dominates final two sets, vanquishes Valdez in 4 to repeat as 3A state champion by Van Williams | Nov 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Volleyball For as good as outside hitter Emma Beck can be, the Kenai Central volleyball team isn’t a solo act. The Kardinals have balance and depth and flexed that versatility in a four-set victory over Valdez in Saturday’s Class 3A state tournament title match to cap a 22-1... Read More   Around The Rinks: UAA rebounds with win and tie, but Seawolves have shortcoming in surrendering short-handed goals by Doyle Woody | Nov 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey The weekend results for the UAA hockey team proved encouraging – a 3-2 win over visiting Robert Morris on Friday, a comeback 2-2 tie Saturday, a big weekend from defenseman Brett Bamber and more supportive work from goaltender Jared Whale. One caveat: The Seawolves...Read More   SoHi’s record-setting diver Abriella Werner earns Alaska Athlete of the Week honors by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 7, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Swimming and Diving Soldotna High School senior Abriella Werner was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting on a show at the 2023 ASAA State Swim/Dive Championships. Werner won the girls state diving competition with a meet score of 464.8 - the third highest score in... Read More   Hoops Report: Pili pours in 26 points in one half; Sellers makes UW debut; Miller dazzles for Utah State; plus UAF & UAA by Van Williams | Nov 7, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story The Pili Party started early for the University of Utah in Monday’s season opener. Anchorage’s Alissa Pili pumped in 11 of her team’s first 14 points on her way to scoring 26 in one half as the fifth-ranked Utes mauled Mississippi Valley 104-45 in Salt Lake City. The...Read More   College Cross Country: UAA men, UAF’s Rosie Fordham earn bids to NCAA D2 nationals with Brady Burrough and Kaleb Beloy by Arielle Himelbloom | Nov 7, 2023 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running Kendall Kramer and Sophie Wright won’t be the only Alaskans competing at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in two weeks. The duo will be joined by the UAA men’s team and UAF’s Rosie Fordham, along with Brady Burrough and Kaleb Beloy, who all secured...Read More   Prep Volleyball: Dimond coach Kim Lauwers’ legacy hard to ignore as state tournament arrives by Matt Nevala | Nov 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball Under most circumstances during her lengthy coaching career, Kim Lauwers would gleefully welcome a regular-season match on a September Friday night. Having spent most of her life on or around a volleyball court, where else might she want to be? “Oh, I was completely...Read More   Around The Rinks (Junior Edition): Anchorage Wolverines sitting in strong position in NAHL’s Midwest Division, plus NAHL, USHL notes by Doyle Woody | Nov 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey After a weekend split with the rival Fairbanks Ice Dogs, the Anchorage Wolverines are sitting in strong position in the North American Hockey League’s Midwest Division. Sure, the Wolverines are listed just fifth in the eight-team standings, though tied for fourth in...Read More   Hoops Report: UAA, UAF go 3-1 on first day of GNAC/PacWest Challenge; Tosi turns in Herculean effort by Van Williams | Nov 11, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story With just two effective bigs, the UAA men’s basketball team asks a lot from forwards Bishop Tosi and Sawyer Storms. They responded in a huge way Friday to carry the Seawolves to a 77-72 win over Chaminade in Fairbanks in the GNAC/PacWest Challenge. Tosi turned in a...Read More   Prep Volleyball: Wasilla stays dominant, sweeps East on Day 2 of Class 4A state tournament by Chanda File | Nov 10, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story, Volleyball The Wasilla Warriors’ win streak continued in dominant fashion on Friday night with a quick sweep over the East Thunderbirds to earn their spot in Saturday’s class 4A state championship match. Wasilla’s powerful attackers led the way through the 25-14, 25-10, 25-18... Read More   Around The Rinks: Attention D-III women’s goalies – Darci is not your only Matson problem now; meet Molly! by Doyle Woody | Nov 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Two seasons ago, the NCAA Division III Aurora University women’s hockey team featured two Matsons in sisters Darci and Olivia of Wasilla, who were the Spartans’ top two scorers and led them to the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. Darci, then a freshman,...Read More   Hoops Report: Nageak nets career-high 27; Cockman goes for 18 & 15; Schmidt swats 4 shots; Johnson makes Colorado debut by Van Williams | Nov 12, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Midwestern State had no answer for AI. Anchorage’s Angelline Nageak poured in a career-high 27 points for Adams State to fuel Saturday’s 102-84 win in Wichita Falls, Texas. Nicknamed ‘AI,’ she is a lightening quick undersized guard who is always in attack mode. She...Read More   Prep Volleyball: Kenai punches ticket to Class 3A state final after sweeping Nikiski behind Beck’s 24 kills by Van Williams | Nov 10, 2023 | Cover Story, Volleyball Emma Beck was cleared for takeoff Friday night at the Alaska Airlines Center. The Kenai Central high flyer slammed 24 kills to lead the defending state champion Kardinals back to the Class 3A final after sweeping Peninsula rival Nikiski 25-21, 25-20, 25-18 in the...Read More   Around The Rinks (Euro Edition): Fejes savors second chance; Cooper returns to Sweden; plus, more on Bailey & Hausinger by Doyle Woody | Nov 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey The last year has been a heavenly rink return for winger Hunter Fejes of Anchorage – a celebration, really, after being declared cancer-free – and he continues to savor a second chance. Roughly this time a year ago, Fejes reported he was cancer-free after undergoing... Read More   Hoops Report: Pili has fastest double-double of career; Sellers nets 18; Clark scores 16; ‘Uhila balls out; Green extends 3-PT streak by Van Williams | Nov 10, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story In the first game since ESPN’s women’s college basketball rankings had her at No. 9, Alissa Pili of Anchorage showed exactly what all the fuss was about. The University of Utah senior All-American recorded the fastest double-double of her career in another short night...Read More   Around The Rinks: Anchorage dudes Teague Porter, Jakub Hall and Chase Conlon bag first college goals (plus notes) by Doyle Woody | Nov 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Wonderful symmetry connected freshmen Teague Porter, Jakub Hall and Chase Conlon over the weekend – the three rookie skaters from Anchorage each bagged his first NCAA Division III college hockey goal, and each did it in his fourth career game. No matter what else... Read More   Prep Volleyball: Wasilla, East both unbeaten after Day 1 of Class 4A state tournament, will square off Friday by Van Williams | Nov 9, 2023 | Cover Story, Volleyball Both top seeds won both matches on Day 1 of the Class 4A state tournament to reach the winner’s bracket semifinal, but they took different paths to get there. Top-seeded Wasilla flattened a pair of powerhouses in Dimond and South while No. 2 East swept Soldotna before...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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