Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit Us! Become a Sponsor THE WEEK IN REVIEW Nordic Skiing: Anchorage’s Gus Schumacher makes history as first American men’s distance World Cup champion since 1983 by Matias Saari | Feb 18, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Gus Schumacher finished his 10-kilometer interval-start race ahead of the 34 men who’d started before him. “I thought ‘Sweet, I gotta get in the leader’s chair,” said Schumacher, adding that in his career he’d probably only occupied that seat for a grand total of 30...Read More   Prep Hoops: Second-ranked Colony girls rout No. 4 Thunder Mountain 71-31 to extend 10-game winning streak by Van Williams | Feb 17, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story It was hard to pick just one thing the Colony girls basketball team did well Friday night. That’s because there were so many. From pinpoint passing to crashing the glass to draining 10 3-pointers, the Knights looked like the total package. And then there was Hallie...Read More   Eagle River track star Jordyn Bruce named Alaska Athlete of the Week after historic performance by Alaska Sports Report | Feb 13, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Track and Field Jordyn Bruce of Eagle River was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after placing runner-up in the inaugural edition of the women’s indoor heptathlon held in France. Bruce and set an unofficial American heptathlon record with a total of 5,226 points. Her... Read More   College Hoops: UAA men storm back from 18 down, win in double OT; UAF gets defensive in win over WWU (plus GNAC women’s roundup) by Van Williams | Feb 16, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story With their season on the line, the Seawolves laid an egg for 29 minutes before hatching one of the greatest comebacks in school history. The UAA men’s basketball team rallied from an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter and then beat Simon Fraser 83-81 in double...Read More   Around The Rinks (Alaska NAHL Edition): Anchorage Wolverines bolster playoff position with sweep of Kenai River, help from Fairbanks Ice Dogs by Doyle Woody | Feb 18, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey The weekend could hardly have gone smoother for the Anchorage Wolverines. The Wolverines coupled a home-and-home sweep of the beleaguered Kenai River Brown Bears with some help from the Fairbanks Ice Dogs to strengthen their playoff position in the North American...Read More   Prep Hoops: East boys, Mountain City Christian girls rank No. 1 in first ASR/Class 4A Coaches Poll by Van Williams | Feb 12, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight The inaugural Alaska Sports Report/Class 4A Basketball Coaches Poll featured a slam dunk, a Big 3 and a double-double. All the coaches agreed the East boys are the team to beat as the T-birds were the unanimous No. 1 choice among the 16 boys coaches who voted. It...Read More     Tales From The Track: With indoor campaign wrapped, Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike readies for signature steeplechase in an Olympic year by Doyle Woody | Feb 17, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field Because Isaac Updike’s principal event is the steeplechase, which is only run outdoors, he doesn’t put too much weight on the indoor season. His indoor campaign focuses on using a few races to bolster big training blocks. The last indoor race of his season came Friday... Read More   Prep Hoops: Fourth-ranked West boys come back from 16-point deficit, stun No. 2 Service 63-58 in OT by Van Williams | Feb 17, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story There’s clutch, and then there’s Buob Marial. The West boys basketball standout on Friday hit big shots at the end of the first half, regulation and overtime to help the fourth-ranked Eagles upset No. 2 Service 63-58 at ‘The Nest’ on Hillcrest. Marial finished with...Read More   Around The Rinks (ECHL-SPHL Edition): All aboard the hype train! Nolan Walker, Drake Glover and Cayden Cahill deliver by Doyle Woody | Feb 19, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Well, of course we’re going to pump Nolan Walker’s tires – his sensational second season in the ECHL is worthy of hype. The center from Anchorage continued his breakout season last Friday when he scored one goal, assisted on two and went plus-3 in helping the...Read More   Nordic Skiing: 12 Alaskans set to race at first World Cup in the U.S. since 2001 by Matias Saari | Feb 16, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing As longtime professional Nordic skiers, Rosie Brennan and Scott Patterson have a combined 333 World Cup starts. But never before have they experienced the privilege of racing a World Cup in the United States. That will finally change this weekend, as the World Cup —...Read More   Around The Rinks (Goalies Edition): McKinley Hoff played two weekend games, so of course she’s her conference’s Goaltender of the Week (Plus, Burnham, Swayman, Saville, Wade) by Doyle Woody | Feb 13, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Here’s McKinley Hoff’s last three weeks: She snuffs shots, she merits United Collegiate Hockey Conference Goaltender of the Week honors. The Nazareth University senior from Anchorage bagged a couple shutouts at Lebanon Valley – 1-0 Friday and 4-0 Saturday – to seize...Read More   Prep Hoops: Fifth-ranked Dimond girls beat Bartlett 55-29, handing Golden Bears first CIC loss by Van Williams | Feb 13, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story For as good as Dimond’s Maile Wilcox was in her 19-point performance Tuesday night, her two highlight plays didn’t pan out. She was still golden, though, as the reigning Cook Inlet Conference girls basketball player of the year led fifth-ranked Dimond to a 55-29 road...Read More   Around The Rinks (Euro Edition): Fresh off Swedish championship last season, Brian Cooper’s club tops standings (plus, updates on Hunter Fejes, Casey Bailey, Christian Hausinger) by Doyle Woody | Feb 16, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Defenseman Brian Cooper of Anchorage – that’s U.S. Olympian @CoopDaddy907 – helped the Vaxjo Lakers to the Swedish Hockey League championship last season, and the Lakers are a threat to repeat. Vaxjo (27-11-3, 81 points) sits atop the standings on the 14-team circuit,...Read More   College Hoops: UAA men lead GNAC in attendance, will need home-court edge to power playoff push; Jaron Williams on verge of joining elite group; DHS nears 1K by Van Williams | Feb 14, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story The Seawolves can’t clinch a spot in the GNAC Tournament this week, but they could lose it. With six games left in the regular season, the UAA men’s basketball team sits on the bubble, a half-game out of the playoff picture in seventh. The top six advance to the...Read More   Prep Hoops: Dimond boys post 66-49 win to snap Colony’s 11-game winning streak by Van Williams | Feb 15, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story The Dimond boys basketball team found a winning recipe Thursday night that included a little Amelio Ambrosio mixed in with some Javonte Walls and a splash of Marek Hajdukovich. That blend of talent helped Dimond cook Colony 66-49 for the Cook Inlet Conference team’s...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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