Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit Us! Become a Sponsor THE WEEK IN REVIEW College Swimming: Lydia Jacoby defends Big 12 title in 100 breaststroke, breaks own meet record by Van Williams | Mar 2, 2024 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby outkicked the lead group to earn a come-from-behind victory Friday in the women’s 100-yard breaststroke at the Big 12 Championships in Morgantown, W.V. The University of Texas sophomore defended her title in 57.27 seconds, a time that broke...Read More   College Hoops: Seawolves rally from 11-point deficit, beat first-place Billings to clinch final spot in GNAC Tournament by Van Williams | Mar 3, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story They are called Seawolves, but this year’s UAA men’s basketball team competes more like spiders because it keeps luring opponents into a false sense of security before striking. Facing an 11-point deficit with seven minutes to play Saturday night, the Seawolves had...Read More   Super sophomore Skimeisters Olivia Soderstrom and Vebjorn Flagstad named Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners by Alaska Sports Report | Feb 27, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Nordic Skiing Sophomore skiers Olivia Soderstrom and Vebjorn Flagstad were selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners after earning Alaska Skimeister honors for their standout performances at the 2024 ASAA Nordic Ski State Championships. The coveted Skimeister award...Read More   Around The Rinks (Junior Edition): Geez, break up the Wolverines – they’re on an 8-game heater by Doyle Woody | Mar 4, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey The Anchorage Wolverines are putting on a master class in how to deliver a push to the playoffs. The Wolverines last weekend swept a home-and-home series with the Kenai River Brown Bears to extend their franchise-record winning streak to eight games and move into a...Read More   College Gymnastics: Palmer’s Brooklyn Kopsack soaks in final season at UAA by Chanda File | Mar 2, 2024 | Cover Story, Gymnastics You might say the sun set on Brooklyn Kopsack’s UAA gymnastics career in Bear Valley. Kopsack, who grew up in Palmer, started college in fall 2020 – when the team’s gym at the Alaska Airlines Center was being used for pandemic response efforts and classes were being...Read More   Prep Hoops: North Pole breaks 12-year losing streak against 4A opponents after beating Palmer by Van Williams | Feb 27, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Travis Church didn’t shy away from reality. No matter how painful, he embraced it. The North Pole boys basketball coach knew the Patriots hadn’t beaten a Class 4A opponent since Dec. 30, 2011, and so he wrote the date on a whiteboard in the team’s locker room before... Read More     Around The Rinks (NCAA D-III Tournaments Edition): 7 Alaskans headed to nationals by Doyle Woody | Mar 4, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Seven Alaskans – four women and three men – are headed to the NCAA Division III Championships this week. More than half of those players – four – play for the Nazareth University women’s team, which seized the United Collegiate Hockey Conference tournament title, and...Read More   Nordic Skiing: Thomas O’Harra and Rosie Frankowski continue their Tour of Anchorage reign by Beth Bragg | Mar 4, 2024 | Cover Story, Cycling, Mountain Biking, Nordic Skiing You didn’t have to be an Olympian to make the top five in the Tour of Anchorage women’s race Sunday, but it helped. Three of the top five finishers in the 50-kilometer freestyle race were Olympic cross-country skiers, including four-time Tour champion Rosie...Read More   College Hoops: Sullivan Menard hits late 3 to force OT, finishes with 16 points as Whitworth wins D3 tournament opener over Cal Lutheran by Van Williams | Mar 2, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Crunch time was Sully time Friday night as Wasilla’s Sullivan Menard hit the biggest shot of his college basketball career. The junior guard forced overtime after drilling a clutch 3-pointer late in regulation and finished with 16 points as Whitworth University men's...Read More   Around The Rinks (NCAA Edition): Mikayla Lantto has Long Island angling for NCAA DI bid; ditto for McKinley Hoff at DIII Nazareth by Doyle Woody | Feb 28, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Senior sniper Mikalya Lantto of Wasilla has the Long Island University women’s hockey team within two victories of a berth in the NCAA Division I tournament. The Sharks’ victories over St. Michael’s, 3-2 last Friday and 3-0 Saturday ushered them into the semifinals in...Read More   Prep Hoops: Second-ranked Colony girls come back in last 90 seconds to clip No. 3 Wasilla, force three-way tie atop NLC by Van Williams | Mar 1, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Alycia Shelley found her stroke at just the right time Friday night for the Colony girls basketball team. The junior guard scored seven points in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead 3-pointer at the 1:30 mark, to key the second-ranked...Read More   Around The Rinks (Pro Edition: Nolan Walker sees inside of penalty box (not what you think); catching up with Swayman, Saville, Butcher, Cahill by Doyle Woody | Feb 27, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Newsflash: Consummate sportsman Nolan Walker of Anchorage actually served time in a penalty box. Spoiler alert: It’s not what you think. Walker, the second-year pro center for the ECHL’s Kansas City Mavericks, has been busted for just one penalty this season, and even...Read More   Prep Hoops: Fourth-ranked West boys, saved by Aarion Alexander’s buzzer-beater, fight off Bartlett in double OT by Van Williams | Feb 28, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story It wasn’t necessarily a Hail Mary, but a football player’s prayer was answered Tuesday night to save the fourth-ranked West boys basketball team. Special teams star Aarion Alexander took a page from the gridiron as he threw up a 3-point heave – akin to a last-second...Read More   Pro Hoops: Travante Williams scores five points in final minute, lifts Portugal over Ukraine at FIBA EuroBasket qualifier by Van Williams | Feb 27, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story After riding shotgun for most of Monday’s game, Travante Williams of Anchorage took the wheel late to drive Portugal into the winner’s circle. The 30-year-old former UAF standout and dual citizen scored five points in the final minute and hit the go-ahead basket with...Read More   Prep Hoops: NLC flexes strength with 3 girls teams garnering first-place votes in ASR/Class 4A Coaches Poll; East boys unanimous #1 by Van Williams | Feb 26, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story All three of the top high school girls basketball teams in Alaska call the Northern Lights Conference home and things are about as close as you’d think they’d be going into the final week of the regular season. Mountain City Christian Academy, Colony and Wasilla are... 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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