Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit Us! Become a Sponsor THE WEEK IN REVIEW Prep Hoops: MVP Tounde Yessoufou breaks all-time Alaska Airlines Classic tournament scoring record, leads St. Joseph (CA) to second title in three years by Van Williams | Jan 21, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight St. Joseph’s Tounde Yessoufou of Santa Maria, Calif., is the first 100-point man in Alaska Airlines Classic history. He might as well be the Six Million Dollar Man because he looked like an astronaut with another out-of-this-world performance in Saturday night’s title...Read More   Around The Rinks (NAHL Edition): The Anchorage Wolverines are stamping themselves the class of Alaska’s 3 NAHL clubs after another sweep of Fairbanks Ice Dogs by Doyle Woody | Jan 22, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Stock rising: Anchorage Wolverines. Stock falling: Fairbanks Ice Dogs. Stock cratering: Kenai River Brown Bears. More than halfway through the North American Hockey League season, the Anchorage Wolverines have stamped their superiority among Alaska’s three clubs. The...Read More   Tales From The Trails: Allie Ostrander is back in a big way, finishes 4th at U.S. Cross Country Championships, qualifies for World Championships by Doyle Woody | Jan 20, 2024 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running Not that Allie Ostrander disappeared – she has been publicly open and vulnerable about her eating disorder, and she’s raced between injuries the last few years - but her sensational performance Saturday at the USATF Cross Country Championships firmly placed her back... Read More   NHL All-Star Jeremy Swayman keeps shining, named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 17, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey In an eight-day span, the Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman made four starts and five appearances, and went unbeaten in regulation (2-0-3), a performance earning the Anchorage goaltender our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The 25-year-old also was named to the NHL... Read More   Nordic Skiing: All over the world, Alaska skiers and biathletes vie for international, national and statewide success by Beth Bragg | Jan 21, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing From Kincaid Park to Lake Placid and from Germany to South Korea, Alaskans found mixed success on cross-country ski trails in recent days. In Oberhof, Germany, Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan maintained her No. 3 ranking in the World Cup overall standings by placing 10th in...Read More   College Hoops: Anchorage’s Alissa Pili delivers 37-point statement against sixth-ranked USC to put to bed debate of Pac-12’s top player by Van Williams | Jan 20, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Don’t question Alissa Pili. When challenged, the women’s college basketball star from Anchorage always rises to the occasion. It happened in last year’s NCAA Tournament and earlier this season against top-ranked South Carolina, and then again Friday night against USC...Read More   Track & Field: Logan Mathieu snags win; Jordyn Bruce finishes runner-up; Micah Olsen fares well at pole vault summit by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 18, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field, UAA Eagle River’s Logan Mathieu officially opened his indoor season with a win in the 60 hurdles at the Bison Team Cup. Mathieu, a junior at North Dakota State, picked up where he left off with notable marks to commence the season, after competing unattached in...Read More   Prep Hoops: Morgan Maldonado named girls MVP of Alaska Airlines Classic, leads Mountain City to round-robin title by Van Williams | Jan 18, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story The machine that is Mountain City Christian continued to plow through Alaska competition after beating Tikigaq 65-25 in the final game of the Alaska Airlines Classic on Thursday afternoon at West High School. The Lions shot 56% from the floor and had three players...Read More   Around The Rinks (NCAA D-I Edition): After getting shut out at No. 9, Providence, Seawolves reverse roles with Friars in 4-0 win (plus men’s and women’s notes) by Doyle Woody | Jan 21, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey After losing 2-0 at No. 9 Providence on Friday night, UAA’s winless streak plunged to seven games (0-6-1). The defeat also marked the Seawolves’ ninth straight game (1-7-1) scoring two goals or fewer. They were shut out for the fourth time this season. This was a...Read More   Prep Hoops: California’s 10th-ranked squad and Brooklyn team from NYC’s famed Catholic League join undefeated East Anchorage, West Valley in star-studded Alaska Airlines Classic by Van Williams | Jan 17, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight The last time Tounde Yessoufou was at the Alaska Airlines Classic in 2022, the 6-foot-5 human highlight reel tried to break the rims at West High. The St. Joseph star threw down 12 dunks in three games and averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots to...Read More   Around The Rinks (Minor Pro Edition): Nolan Walker, Alec Butcher, Drake Glover, Cayden Cahill continue delivering; plus ‘Puttin’ On The Foil’ and the glorious return of Linger The Winger by Doyle Woody | Jan 17, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Before we get to some fun stuff in the ECHL and SPHL over the last week – trust me, there are glorious Alaska memories to savor – let’s take care of some bookkeeping on those minor-league hockey circuits. Center Nolan Walker of Anchorage and his Kansas City Mavericks...Read More   Prep Hoops: West rallies from 17 down, but East pulls out 53-52 win; California’s Yessoufou and NYC’s Rawlins put on show in Shootout-like matchup at Alaska Airlines Classic by Van Williams | Jan 19, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight The battle of Anchorage came down to the wire Friday night and even though the finish featured an unlikely hero, the ending continued a trend as East beat West 53-52 in the semifinals of the Alaska Airlines Classic. A crowd of 2,500 packed inside the city's oldest...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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