Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit Us! Become a Sponsor THE WEEK IN REVIEW Nordic Skiing: State championships produce close individual races, routs in the relays and a West Eagles sweep by Beth Bragg | Feb 24, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing A group of West High boys who began their high school careers four years ago wearing facemasks and doing their best to stay a ski-pole’s length away from each other wrapped things up Saturday with smiles covering their faces after an impressive display of social... Read More   College Hoops: Alissa Pili passes Kelsey Griffin on Alaska women’s all-time scoring list, trails only Ruthy Hebard in NCAA D1 scoring by Van Williams | Feb 25, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Another day, another legend leapfrogged by Alissa Pili on Alaska’s all-time women’s basketball scoring list. On Sunday, the Anchorage native dropped in 23 points to push her career total to 2,042 and pass former Nebraska All-American Kelsey Griffin (2,033) of Eagle... Read More   World Cup champ Gus Schumacher named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Feb 22, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Nordic Skiing Gus Schumacher of Anchorage was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after making history by winning the 10-kilometer freestyle Nordic World Cup race Sunday in Minneapolis. The Service High School graduate became the first American men’s distance World Cup...Read More   Around The Rinks (Junior Edition): Anchorage Wolverines sweep all but assures playoffs; Kenai River escapes misery; Mac Swanson delivers (plus, NAHL-USHL notes) by Doyle Woody | Feb 26, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Life could hardly be better for the Anchorage Wolverines these days. They’re riding a franchise record-tying, six-game winning streak, the longest current streak in the North American Hockey League, after their three-game home sweep of the Chippewa Steel over the...Read More   College Hoops: Seawolves beat nationally ranked Saint Martin’s (again) to strengthen playoff position in GNAC by Van Williams | Feb 23, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story The comeback kings were at it again Thursday. The UAA men’s basketball team lived up to its reputation as a team tough to put away after the Seawolves rallied in the second half to beat 17th-ranked Saint Martin’s 80-79 in Lacey, Wash., after Tyson Gilbert hit a free...Read More   Nordic Skiing: Birkebeiner victory gives Gus Schumacher impressive winning streak by Beth Bragg | Feb 24, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Six days ago he took on the world and won. On Saturday, Anchorage skier Gus Schumacher took on a continent and was gold again. Schumacher, who recently became the first American man to win a World Cup race in more than 40 years, won Saturday’s 50-kilometer American...Read More     College Hoops: Anchorage’s Demarcus Hall-Scriven nets career-high 17 points for UAF, reaches 1K benchmark for career by Van Williams | Feb 23, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story As he comes down the stretch in his college basketball career, Demarcus Hall-Scriven has saved his best for last. The senior guard out of Anchorage has played an instrumental role in helping the UAF Nanooks post a three-game winning streak to keep their slim playoff...Read More   College Track & Field: UAA’s Caleb shatters GNAC records, combines for four titles with Angarita and Chisar; Sophie Wright qualifies for D2 nationals; Four Alaskans claim conference titles by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 26, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field, UAA It may have been his second collegiate track and field meet, but UAA’s Joshua Caleb competed like a veteran at the GNAC Championships, zooming to a pair of titles in the 60 and 200, and shattering the all-time conference records in the process. A freshman from...Read More   Prep Hoops: Top-ranked East boys Deng good in second half, shut down Bartlett to run winning streak to 12 by Van Williams | Feb 24, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Deng Deng was so nice they named him twice, and he was Deng good Friday night. The 6-foot-4 East junior came off the bench to deliver 15 points and two dunks to lift the top-ranked T-birds’ boys basketball team to a 54-37 victory at Bartlett in the Cook Inlet... Read More   Wrestling: Fairbanks club collects its first international medal during month-long road trip by Beth Bragg | Feb 26, 2024 | Cover Story, Wrestling The Interior Grappling Academy of Fairbanks is a wrestling club that thinks big. It caters to all ages — little kids in Ninja and Gladiator age-group classes, adults in MMA and boxing classes and teenagers who comprise one of the most competitive high school teams in... Read More   Around The Rinks (NCAA Edition): UAA rolls on despite resistance from Lindenwood masked man Trent Burnham of Eagle River (plus, DI/DIII notes) by Doyle Woody | Feb 21, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey UAA’s late-season bounce-back continued last weekend with a road sweep at fellow independent Lindenwood University in Missouri, where Lions junior goaltender Trent Burnham of Eagle River put up heavy resistance. The Seawolves won 5-3 (empty-netter) on Friday and used...Read More   Prep Hoops: Aryanna Watson’s 30 points help Service girls hold off Bartlett 54-48 as youth movement takes center stage by Van Williams | Feb 21, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story High school freshmen basketball players are typically on the C team, but not at Service. The youth movement has started early on the Hillside. The school doesn’t have a C team because all the ninth graders are on varsity. And they aren’t just on the team – they are... Read More   Junior Hockey: Wolverines score fourth straight NAHL win, 5-3 over visiting Chippewa, complete meaningful night for Anchorage fans by Matt Nevala | Feb 24, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Seconds before the Anchorage Wolverines’ opening faceoff Friday, the town’s hockey community shared in a little, legitimate synergy. Beloved public-address voice and veteran media mogul Bob Lester announced UAA’s overtime victory over Augustana down in South Dakota....Read More   College Hoops: Sullivan Menard nets 21 points to help Whitworth win NWC title; moves up to No. 4 among Alaskans in NCAA D3 scoring by Van Williams | Feb 25, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Wasilla’s Sullivan Menard scored 11 of his 21 points in the second half and hit two big free throws with 19 seconds left Saturday to help the Whitworth beat Whitman 81-75 to win the Northwest Conference title for a third straight year. The 2019 Gatorade Alaska Player...Read More   Prep Hoops: East boys unanimous No. 1, MCCA strengthens grip as top-ranked girls squad in ASR/Class 4A Coaches Poll by Van Williams | Feb 20, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight Alaska Class 4A boys basketball coaches are in agreement East is the best team, but East coach Chuck Martin hopes to convince his players that whoever the T-birds take on is the best team. “It’s still early," Martin said. In other words, rankings don’t guarantee...Read More   College Hoops: King Cove’s Elaina Mack pumps in five 3s, season-high 17 points as UAA women clinch GNAC playoff berth by Van Williams | Feb 23, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story No longer just a 3-point specialist, King Cove’s Elaina Mack has blossomed into a complete player for the UAA women’s basketball team. But that doesn’t mean she stopped shooting – and making – 3s. The sophomore sharpshooter on Thursday pumped in five treys and matched...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! Our Team Van Williams, Editor Doyle Woody, Reporter Arielle Himelbloom, Reporter Matt Nevala, Reporter Matias Saari, Reporter Beth Bragg, Reporter Chanda File, Reporter Stephanie Burgoon, Photographer Galen Hecht, Web Development Shelley Romer, Dev. Director Harlow Robinson, Exec. 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