Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Winner of five 2022 Alaska Press Awards Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW College Hoops: Alissa Pili powers Utah to Shootout title, becomes second Alaskan to win MOP award in 40 years by Van Williams | Nov 19, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story She came. She saw. She conquered. Queen Alissa Pili of Anchorage enjoyed the ultimate homecoming this weekend as her reign in The Last Fronter extended to include a Great Alaska Shootout title and Most Outstanding Player award. Pili powered the fourth-ranked Utah Utes...Read More   College Cross Country: Santiago Gomez-Prosser helps NAU to runner-up finish, claims All-American honor with UAF’s Kramer & Fordham by Arielle Himelbloom | Nov 20, 2023 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running Anchorage’s Santiago Gomez-Prosser provided yet another strong performance at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, helping Northern Arizona University to a runner-up finish and securing his second All-American honor. The former Dimond High standout nearly...Read More   Kenai volleyball player Emma Beck named Alaska Athlete of the Week after dominant performance at State by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 14, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Volleyball Kenai Central High School volleyball player Emma Beck was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after racking up 23 kills in a four-set victory over Valdez in the Class 3A state tournament. The 6-foot senior southpaw recorded 24 kills in the three-set sweep of Nikiski... Read More   Prep Wrestling: It’s a mat, mat, mat, mat world at the Lancer Smith Memorial wrestling tournament by Beth Bragg | Nov 19, 2023 | Cover Story, Wrestling Wrestlemania, Alaska style, brought more than a thousand wrestlers from across the state to Wasilla for the annual Lancer Smith Memorial tournament. The Lancer Smith is the biggest and maybe the baddest regular-season tournament on the high school calendar, and it... Read More   Around The Rinks (Pro Edition): Jeremy Swayman begins this NHL regular-season like he ended the last one – blow-torching opponents (plus, ECHL, SPHL notes) by Doyle Woody | Nov 19, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey As Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage continued his scorching start to this NHL regular season – 7-0-1 after 20 saves Saturday in a 5-2 win over Montreal – there was a niggle in the back of my brain that this felt familiar. Little digging and, yep,... Read More   College Hoops: UAA faces No. 4 Utah tonight at Shootout; Seawolves celebrate Native American Heritage Month with turquoise uniforms by Van Williams | Nov 18, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Even though the Seawolves tonight will wear turquoise uniforms for the first time at the Great Alaska Shootout, they can’t alter their identity on the court. They must keep an even keel when facing fourth-ranked Utah and not get caught up in the moment and do... Read More   Football Report: Ulofoshio leapfrogs Moore for No. 4 in career tackles; Henry catches TD, Reed runs for one; Chambers surpasses 2K yards by Van Williams | Nov 14, 2023 | Cover Story, Football Washington Huskies defensive captain Edefuan Ulofoshio of Anchorage is having a career year in the Pac-12 Conference. His 65 tackles and 45 solo stops are single-season highs. So are his 4.5 tackles for loss. He's also snagged his lone interception in 41 games. The...Read More   College Hoops: It’s homecoming week for Utah’s Alissa Pili, the star of this year’s Great Alaska Shootout by Beth Bragg | Nov 17, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Ever since there’s been a Great Alaska Shootout, the Seawolves have been the crowd favorites. Even when facing some of the most famous teams and players in college basketball history, UAA has been capable of stealing the show, sometimes for a 10-minute spurt in the...Read More     Around The Rinks (Junior Edition): Around The Rinks (Minor Pro Edition): In ECHL, Nolan Walker off to strong start, Michael Bullion bags a bagel; Drake Glover, Cayden Cahill flourishing in SPHL by Doyle Woody | Nov 14, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey As a rookie in the ECHL last season, forward Nolan Walker of Anchorage experienced a solid – and occasionally weird – introduction to pro hockey. The solid: Walker put up 15-26—41 totals in 68 games with the Newfoundland Growlers, then added 4-3—7 totals in 15 playoff...Read More   Hoops Report: From Menard and Moses to McMahon, Maldonado and Montes, Alaska’s M&M squad eats up the competition by Van Williams | Nov 15, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Whitworth University senior Sullivan Menard of Wasilla was so locked in against St. Olaf, the defenders didn’t stand a chance. Even when they fouled him. Two times Menard was fouled while shooting and both times he knocked down the shot and subsequent free throw,... Read More   College Hoops: Largest crowd to watch women’s game at AAC show up to watch Pili and No. 4 Utah stomp UAA by Van Williams | Nov 18, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Alaska loves Alissa Pili. The largest crowd to watch a women's basketball game at the Alaska Airlines Center showed up Saturday night to catch a glimpse of the NCAA All-American from Anchorage. They saw a lot of Pili and a lot of points scored by nationally ranked... 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 Doyle Woody, Reporter Arielle Himelbloom, Reporter Matt Nevala, Reporter Matias Saari, Reporter Beth Bragg, Reporter Chanda File, Reporter Bryan Boyett, Photographer Natalie Osborne, Web Development Shelley Romer, Dev. Director Harlow Robinson, Exec. 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