Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Winner of five 2022 Alaska Press Awards Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW Nordic Skiing: With 2nd-place finish, Rosie Brennan enjoys a classic kickoff to the World Cup racing season by Beth Bragg | Nov 25, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing After making a bit of history for herself on Saturday, Anchorage cross-country skier Rosie Brennan was eager to chase more glory. Brennan started the World Cup season in top form, charging to second place in the 10-kilometer classic race during the opening weekend of...Read More   College Hoops: UAF women win North Star Invitational; Ellen Silva grabs 16 boards; UAA has 4 of top 27 scorers in GNAC by Van Williams | Nov 27, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Ellen Silva’s fingerprints were all over a 2-0 weekend for the UAF women’s basketball team. The Fairbanks native on Friday grabbed 16 rebounds in a 70-62 win over Cal State San Bernardino and on Saturday hit two free throws with 8 seconds left to ice a 59-55 victory...Read More   ALASKA SPORTS HALL OF FAME PUBLIC VOTING IS OPEN NOW! VOTE HERE   Around The Rinks: UAA’s upset Friday at No. 6 Wisconsin sparked memories of an even bigger shocker at the same site 20 seasons ago by Doyle Woody | Nov 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey UAA’s 1-0 road upset of No. 6 Wisconsin at the Kohl Center in Madison on Friday night triggered memories of the Seawolves’ postseason shocker there 20 seasons ago. This time around, sophomore Jared Whale snuffed 41 shots to make freshman defenseman Gunnar VanDamme’s...Read More   Hometown hero Alissa Pili named Alaska Athlete of the Week after MOP performance at Shootout by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 21, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball Anchorage basketball player Alissa Pili enjoyed the ultimate homecoming this weekend as she earned a Great Alaska Shootout title and Most Outstanding Player award. She also earned our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. Pili powered the fourth-ranked Utah Utes to a...Read More   Football Report: Derryk Snell repeats as First Team All-Big Sky Conference; four Alaskans named all-league in North Star by Van Williams | Nov 23, 2023 | Cover Story, Football Most football players can’t sit out half the year and make the all-conference team, but Big Sky coaches didn’t hold a lower-body injury against Montana State’s Derryk Snell. The senior fullback out of Chugiak High was named first team all-league for the second...Read More   College Hoops: UAA men move to 7-0 for first time in 46-year history after beating Adams State 83-67 by Van Williams | Nov 25, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story A dreamy start to the season by the UAA men’s basketball team looked like it might get derailed in nightmare fashion Friday night against Adams State. The Seawolves saw their seemingly safe 21-point cushion sliced down to one midway through the second half as the...Read More     Around The Rinks (Pro Edition): Copley is getting back on track, bags third career NHL shutout; in ECHL, Bullion suspended, Butcher bags 8th career two-goal game and Walker keeps producing by Doyle Woody | Nov 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Pheonix Copley’s tough start to the NHL season got smaller in the rearview mirror Saturday when he delivered a second straight start as sharp as a skate blade and bagged his third career shutout. The 31-year-old from North Pole racked 18 saves to notch his first...Read More   Nordic Skiing: Led by double-medalist Rosie Brennan, APU skiers have plenty to celebrate at season-opening races in Finland by Beth Bragg | Nov 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing On Thanksgiving Day, the Alaska Pacific University ski team posted a series of photos on Instagram, each showing a team member holding up a sign articulating what they’re grateful for. “I’m thankful for mittens and fresh tracks!!” “I’m thankful for the record-breaking...Read More   College Hoops: Anchorage’s Angelline Nageak sets up winning basket for Adams State in 83-82 win over Seawolves by Van Williams | Nov 24, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Angelline Nageak couldn’t have drawn it up better. The Adams State guard from Anchorage was back in her hometown for some holiday hoops and set up the winning basket in Friday night's 83-82 nonconference win over the Seawolves at the Alaska Airlines Center. Nageak’s...Read More     Around The Rinks (Junior Addition): Shocker (Not) – Mac Swanson just keeps piling up points in the USHL, plus NAHL notes by Doyle Woody | Nov 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey North Dakota wasted little time in securing a commitment early in Mac Swanson’s U.S. Hockey League rookie season a year ago. Little wonder why. The 17-year-old forward from Anchorage – he turns 18 in January – made his usual contributions for the Fargo Force in a pair... Read More   Football Report: Herman, Williams earn All-NSIC honors for second straight year; Henry enters transfer portal by Van Williams | Nov 24, 2023 | Cover Story, Football Anchorage’s Colton Herman and Aiden Williams played football together at East High and then went on to play for different college teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. They were reunited on the All-NSIC team as the former T-birds' standouts were repeat...Read More   Hoops Report: Moses looks marvelous; Griffin scores WNBL-high 33 points; Green hits five 3s for Regis; Williamson ranks among ACCAC FG% and assist leaders by Van Williams | Nov 23, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story After stubbing his toe against the Tar Heels last week, Isaiah Moses of Anchorage kicked it into high gear and produced the finest two games of his young NCAA Division I career. The UC Riverside sophomore guard posted career highs in points (22) and assists (6)... Read More     Around The Rinks (NCAA D-I Edition): Mikayla Lantto, Nicole Ness prosper coming out of transfer portal; Trent Burnham savors a shutout by Doyle Woody | Nov 22, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Mikayla Lantto took care of business in crunch time Saturday night for the Long Island University women’s hockey team. After LIU fell behind 1-0 five minutes into the third period at Stonehill, Lantto delivered the game-tying goal with less than 10 minutes to go. Then...Read More   College Hoops: Thirty years ago today, the Seawolves knocked off Wake Forest in Shootout stunner by Van Williams | Nov 25, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story, Friday Flashback It was the dunk heard around Alaska; a two-handed thunderbolt hammered home by Seawolves' star Jason Kaiser of Anchorage. The 6-foot-5 guard out of Service High was a smooth jump shooter, not a rim rocker. But there he was alone on the break, throwing down a jam as...Read More   Tales From The Table: Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix stacked cash – $577,000 – during a weeklong heater by Doyle Woody | Nov 20, 2023 | Poker When last we checked in with poker pro Adam Hendrix of Anchorage, about a month ago, he had just cashed in big. Hendrix pocketed his seventh career victory, winning $172,000 for taking down the PokerGo Tour Pot Limit Omaha Progressive Bounty tournament in Las Vegas...Read More   Around The Rinks (Junior Edition): Anchorage Wolverines keep pocketing points by dropping consecutive 7-goal anvils on Kenai River Brown Bears (plus NAHL, USHL notes) by Doyle Woody | Nov 21, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Outbursts like the seven-goal anvil the Anchorage Wolverines dropped on the Kenai River Brown Bears on consecutive nights over the weekend tend to take care of business. The Wolverines’ 7-5 win in Anchorage on Friday and 7-2 win in Soldotna on Saturday leave them tied...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, 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   Around The Rinks (NCAA D-III Edition): Kaylee Merrill ties Potsdam’s career goal-scoring record; Kaylin Garner is heating up; and Gabi Gibson resurfaces by Doyle Woody | Nov 22, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey All Kaylee Merrill does for the SUNY-Potsdam NCAA Division III women’s hockey team is snipe, which she continued to do last weekend, which once again stamped her name all over the program’s record book. Merrill, the Bears’ senior captain and First-Team All-American...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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