Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Winner of five 2022 Alaska Press Awards Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW Around The Rinks (NHL Edition): Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman is back on a roll for the Boston Bruins by Doyle Woody | Dec 4, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Jeremy Swayman frequently uses the word “special” in interviews, though always about teammates or moments, never about himself. We’ll take care of that. The 25-year-old Boston Bruins goaltender from Anchorage is putting together a special season one-quarter of the way...Read More   College Football: Anchorage’s Edefuan Ulofoshio wins Pac-12 title with Huskies, moves up to No. 3 all-time in tackles by Van Williams | Dec 2, 2023 | Cover Story, Football With the Pac-12 in his rearview mirror, Edefuan Ulofoshio has a new destination to drive him. The College Football Playoff. The Anchorage native on Friday punched his ticket to the national semifinals after helping Washington beat Oregon 34-31 in the Pac-12...Read More   College Hoops: Moses drops 21 on UCLA; Robinson rips down 13 rebounds; King solid at Seton Hall; UAF men beat SPU by Van Williams | Dec 1, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story On hallowed ground, Anchorage’s Isaiah Moses proved he belonged. The UC Riverside sophomore guard dropped 21 points on UCLA in Thursday’s 66-65 loss at the famous Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. The 6-foot-1 guard out of Dimond High drained 8-of-13 shots and matched...Read More   Anchorage Nordic skier Rosie Brennan named Alaska Athlete of the Week after banner World Cup performance by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 28, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Nordic Skiing Rosie Brennan of Anchorage was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after recording two podium finishes in the opening weekend of World Cup Nordic ski racing. The 34-year-old won silver in the 10K classic on Saturday and bronze in the 20K skate race on Sunday....Read More   Prep Cross Country: Colony’s Tobias Buchanan, Chugiak’s Hannah Shaha lead Alaska contingent at Nike Cross Regionals by Arielle Himelbloom | Nov 29, 2023 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running More than one month removed from the high school cross country season, two dozen Alaskans traveled to Nike Cross Regionals, lining up against some of the top prep competition in the Northwest. Colony’s Tobias Buchanan saved his best for last, covering the 5-kilometer...Read More   Nordic Skiing: Rosie Brennan helps the US women win a bronze in a World Cup relay, and five Alaskans are part of a promising showing for the US men by Beth Bragg | Dec 4, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing The past, the present and the future — all were part of the story Sunday for the U.S. Ski team during World Cup relay races in Gallivare, Sweden. The women’s 4x7.5-kilometer race was all about the present, with a healthy nod to the past. Jessie Diggins of Minnesota...Read More   Running: Fairbanks’ Tony Tomsich just misses Olympic Trials qualifier by Matias Saari | Dec 4, 2023 | Cover Story, Running Marathoner Tony Tomsich came up seconds short on Sunday in Spain. Tomsich, a Fairbanks native, finished the Valencia Marathon in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 10 seconds, just 10 ticks shy of the 2:18:00 standard needed to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials this upcoming... Read More   College Hoops: Alaskans square off at next level (plus leaders for points, rebounds & assists) by Van Williams | Nov 29, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story The last time Anchorage’s Sayvia Sellers and Wasilla’s Olivia Davies met on a basketball court was 2020. They faced off over the weekend for the first time at the college level at the Rainbow Wahine in Honolulu, where Sellers secured bragging rights as the Washington... Read More   Around The Rinks (NCAA Men’s Edition): Same as it ever was – Nanooks own Governor’s Cup again; Eagle River’s Trent Burnham delivers school-record 64 saves for Lindenwood (plus notes) by Doyle Woody | Dec 4, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Well, this sounds familiar, hauntingly so for UAA, blissfully so for UAF – the Nanooks own the Governor’s Cup, again. UAF pocketed a 5-0 road win Friday and followed it with a 3-1 victory on its rival’s campus Saturday to give it four wins in four games between...Read More   Ultrarunning: Jameson Collins completes triple crown on podium by Matias Saari | Nov 30, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running Jameson Collins was so wrecked upon finishing his first 50-kilometer footrace in 2022 that he vowed never to repeat the distance. Amnesia set in quickly, however, and within days he entered the lottery for a 240-mile race in Utah. And 18 months later, the Eagle River...Read More   Prep Wrestling: Grace Grizzly Shakedown turns into a South-Soldotna showdown, and the Wolverines take it by Beth Bragg | Dec 3, 2023 | Prep Spotlight, Wrestling The South Wolverines claimed a dramatic victory late in the championship round to pull away from Soldotna and capture the tea title at the Grace Grizzly Shakedown, their third big tournament win of the season. South won two of the final four matches, including a... Read More   College Hoops: Alissa Pili becomes third Alaska woman to record 1,600 points, 600 rebounds by Van Williams | Dec 2, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story All-American Alissa Pili recorded a historic and-1 on Saturday night, reaching the 1,600-point and 600-rebound benchmarks and moving up to sixth on Alaska’s all-time college scoring list. The Utah forward from Anchorage became the third NCAA women’s basketball player... Read More   Prep Hockey: Bartlett’s blockbuster effort nets 5-2 win over Eagle River, ends 21-game losing streak by Matt Nevala | Nov 29, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Tuesday’s afternoon and early evening called for a Cook Inlet Conference double feature inside the venerable hockey theater that is midtown Anchorage’s Ben Boeke Arena. While some likely questioned the scheduling of those participating in the 4 p.m. opening act versus...Read More   College Hoops: UAA men 23rd in Division II, first national ranking since 2016 by Van Williams | Nov 28, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story An 8-0 start has propelled the UAA men’s basketball team into the NABC Top 25 Poll for the first time in seven years. The Seawolves broke in at No. 23 when the second poll of the season was released Tuesday. Fellow GNAC team Saint Martin’s (7-0) was ranked sixth. UAA...Read More   Tales From The Track: Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike opens his indoor track season with middling 5,000-meter performance; Juneau’s Sadie Tuckwood shines in indoor 5,000 debut by Doyle Woody | Dec 3, 2023 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field Isaac Updike is a steeplechaser – he finished third at USA nationals last summer and made his Team USA debut at the World Championships -- so racing other distances is a means to an end. Still, the 31-year-old from Ketchikan would have liked a sharper indoor-season...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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