Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Winner of five 2022 Alaska Press Awards Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW Allie Ostrander, Dallas Seavey, Bobby Hill selected to Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, joined by Scott Gomez’s NHL Rookie of the Year moment by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 6, 2023 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Cover Story, Hockey, Running, Special Olympics It’s a rarity for an active athlete to be inducted into a Hall of Fame, but for Allie Ostrander, Dallas Seavey and Bobby Hill there was no need to wait. Their legacy had already been solidified. Thirteen-time NCAA All-American runner Allie Ostrander, five-time...Read More   College Hoops: Alissa Pili drops career-high 37 points on No. 1 South Carolina; moves to No. 5 on Alaska’s all-time scoring list by Van Williams | Dec 10, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story League her. Anchorage’s Alissa Pili of the 11th-ranked Utah Utes scored a career-high 37 points Sunday against No. 1 South Carolina and solidified her WNBA draft status for 2024. The Gamecocks won 78-69 at the Hoophall Women's Basketball Showcase in Connecticut, but...Read More   Nordic Skiing: Anchorage’s JC Schoonmaker grabs 1st World Cup medal to highlight out-of-this-world weekend for U.S. Ski Team by Beth Bragg | Dec 10, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing During a fabulous weekend of World Cup ski racing for the U.S. Ski Team, Anchorage skier Luke Jager said watching his teammates hit new heights was like witnessing man walk on the moon. Yes, a touch of hyperbole. But the American efforts really were out of this world....Read More   UW football defensive stalwart Edefuan Ulofoshio shines for Huskies, earns Alaska Athlete of the Week honors by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 5, 2023 | Athlete of the Week Anchorage football player Edefuan Ulofoshio was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after coming up huge for the University of Washington Huskies in their biggest game of the season. The starting linebacker recorded six tackles including three solo stops in a 34-31... Read More   Prep Hockey: South/Bartlett trio of Tunney, Dupree and Rogness stuff scoresheet in 11-4 win over Service/East by Chanda File | Dec 9, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight You could say South/Bartlett forwards Elayna Tunney and Isabel Dupree were on the same page during Friday’s 11-4 win over Service/East. Barely 15 seconds into the first period, Dupree assisted Tunney’s first goal of the night – and at least one member of the duo...Read More   Prep Wrestling: South Wolverines sweep CIC titles; Colony boys and Soldotna girls rule Northern Lights by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Wrestling Two wrestlers from East High and two from South High maintained their undefeated status over the weekend by winning Cook Inlet Conference championships. South’s Aaron Concepcion (160 pounds) and Jessailah Thammavongsa (165, girls division) both ran their records to...Read More   Around The Rinks (Pro Goalie Edition): Isaiah Saville soars in season debut; Michael Bullion heating up; Pheonix Copley up and down by Doyle Woody | Dec 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey After spending two months on the season-opening injured reserve list with an undisclosed ailment, goaltender Isaiah Saville of Anchorage shined in his season debut Friday for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League. Saville, 23, looked like he...Read More   Pro Hoops: Two-way NBA player Daishen Nix scores 32 points and throws down monstrous dunk in G League game by Van Williams | Dec 8, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Daishen Nix’s two-way contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves requires him to spend part of the season in the G League. It can’t be easy to play down, but rather than pout the 21-year-old put on a show in his Iowa Wolves’ debut Friday. Nix pumped in 32 points,...Read More   Tales From The Table: Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix pockets 9th career win, pushes 2023 live winnings to nearly $2 million by Doyle Woody | Dec 7, 2023 | Cover Story, Poker Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix is savoring the best year of his young career. Hendrix in late November scored the eighth win of his career and made two final tables at the Seminole Rock N’ Roll Poker Open in Florida during a week in which he made more than $307,000...Read More   Around The Rinks (Junior Edition): Why the Anchorage Wolverines’ 7th-place status in NAHL’s 8-team Midwest Division is deceiving; Anchorage’s Mac Swanson among USHL’s leading scorers by Doyle Woody | Dec 5, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey At first glance, it would be understandable if you thought the Anchorage Wolverines aren’t doing well. One-third of the way through the season, they sit just seventh in the NAHL’s eight-team Midwest Division. That can’t be great, right? Actually, the Wolverines are in... Read More   College Hoops: All-American Alissa Pili nets 31, jumps to 7th in NCAA in scoring at 23.2 points per game by Van Williams | Dec 8, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Even by Alissa Pili standards, her first nine games have been special. Thursday’s 31-point gem helped the Utah senior forward from Anchorage continue the best start of her career as she pushed her scoring average above 23 points for the first time. Pili was her... Read More   Prep Hockey: Chugiak cruises to 13-0 win over Bartlett while adjusting to entirely different kind of season; Service beats Eagle River in OT by Matt Nevala | Dec 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight As one of the key returners to the Chugiak High hockey team, Fischer Sims made certain to not get too caught up in what the Mustangs achieved a season ago. Although, doing so proved difficult. “It was very special,” Sims said Thursday night after Chugiak’s 13-0...Read More   College Football: Edefuan Ulofoshio named First Team All-Pac-12; Liam Hays part of College of Idaho team in NAIA final four; Zach Lujan selected for AFCA 35 Under 35 list by Van Williams | Dec 7, 2023 | Cover Story, Football From walk-on to captain to First Team All-Pac-12, Edefuan Ulofoshio of Anchorage has defied the odds with the University of Washington football team. He made the unthinkable happen, leaning on his fire and desire to power his rise from sidepiece to centerpiece in... Read More   Around The Rinks (NCAA Women’s Edition): Soldotna’s Journey Miller and Wasilla’s Mikayla Lantto spark Long Island’s shutout sweep; Anchorage’s Khenzie Connick adjusting to college pucks just fine (plus, notes) by Doyle Woody | Dec 5, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Long Island University’s NCAA women’s Division I hockey sweep of Post over the weekend had Alaskan fingerprints all over it. Junior forward Journey Miller of Soldonta posted one goal, two assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in the Sharks’ 4-0 win at Post,... Read More   College Hoops: Kaeleb Johnson nears top 10 on Alaska’s all-time 3s list; Isaiah Moses goes off (again); Indiya Clarke collects career highs of 18 & 13 by Van Williams | Dec 5, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story From out of the game to in the zone, Anchorage’s Kaeleb Johnson has picked up where he left off in junior college. Back on the court after taking off a year, the junior guard at Vancouver Island in Canada drilled 11-of-19 3-pointers in a weekend series and in the...Read More   Around The Rinks (Minor Pro Edition): ECHL trade sparks Alec Butcher; hat trick for Tanner Sorenson; plus, SPHL notes by Doyle Woody | Dec 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey After a slow scoring start to the ECHL season with Reading, forward Alec Butcher of Anchorage has found his stride since a recent trade to Tulsa, where former Alaska Aces coach Rob Murray is the bench boss. Butcher, who twice has scored 21 goals or more in an ECHL... 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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