Celebrating Alaskan athletes doing great things around the world Visit Us! Become a Sponsor THE WEEK IN REVIEW Prep Hoops: Orson Hoogendorn’s 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left lifts Nome boys to 3A title over Mt. Edgecumbe by Van Williams | Mar 24, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Don’t think, just shoot. And keep shooting. That was the advice Nome-Beltz boys basketball player Orson Hoogendorn heard before Saturday’s Class 3A boys state title game and again at crunch time. That constant support pumped confidence back into him before he pumped...Read More   Around The Rinks: OK, now the streaking Anchorage Wolverines are just being ridiculous (plus, NAHL notes) by Doyle Woody | Mar 25, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey At the rate the Anchorage Wolverines are rolling through the North American Hockey League – a franchise-record, 15-game point streak -- we’re going to have to delve deep into our arsenal of adjectives to describe their dominance. The Wolverines, who haven’t lost in... Read More   Six-time Iditarod champ Dallas Seavey named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 19, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Sled Dog Racing Mushing star Dallas Seavey is our Alaska Athlete of the Week. The 37-year-old Talkeetna resident became the first person to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race six times. Seavey and his team finished the 52nd Iditarod at 5:16pm on Tuesday, March 12th, in a time of 9... Read More   Prep Hoops: Wasilla takes a hit or two before earning first 4A title since 2017 and eighth overall by Matt Nevala | Mar 24, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight In its 10th year, the Alaska Airlines Center not also housing hockey is well known regardless of your personal sports fandom. Yet, on the facility’s basketball court Saturday night, Savannah Kroon gloriously withstood the kind of body check puck heads adore. No harm.... Read More   Nordic Skiing: APU celebrates a pair of national champions in sprinters Schoonmaker, McCabe by Beth Bragg | Mar 25, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing APU skiers JC Schoonmaker and Novie McCabe sprinted their way to national championships Saturday in Duluth, Minnesota. The pair won the classic sprint finals at Spirit Mountain Recreation Area, where more national titles will be determined Sunday and Tuesday.... Read More   Prep Hoops: Ella Boerger and Sophie Lentfer lead Grace Christian girls to 3A state crown by Van Williams | Mar 24, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story After riding shotgun to the Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year for much of the season, Ella Boerger took the wheel and drove the Grace Christian girls basketball team to a championship Saturday. Boerger had 14 of her team’s first 20 points in the first half and then...Read More   Around The Rinks: NHL Draft prospect Mac Swanson of Anchorage extends his career-best heater (plus, USHL notes) by Doyle Woody | Mar 25, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Mac Swanson of Anchorage was up to his usual exploits over the weekend, racking points and contributing to victories. The left winger for the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League, the country’s top junior circuit, delivered a pair of two-point performances...Read More   Prep Hoops: Sabally/Sulaiman syndicate powers top-ranked East in 4A boys final to secure T-birds’ 19th state title by Van Williams | Mar 24, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight There were lots of games this season when the East boys basketball team was carried by Muhammed Sabally and plenty more when Akeem Sulaiman did the heavy lifting. Saturday night, they shared the workload and helped the T-birds hoist another trophy. Sabally produced 23...Read More   College Wrestling: Three Alaskans qualify for NCAAs, two of them face off as Evan Bockman outlasts Levi Hopkins in 2OT by Van Williams | Mar 21, 2024 | Cover Story, Wrestling Two titans of Alaska wrestling on Thursday squared off in Kansas City, where 197-pounders Evan Bockman of Anchorage and Levi Hopkins of Palmer put on a show and made state history. In the first head-to-head meeting between Alaskans at the NCAA Championships, Bockman...Read More   Around The Rinks (Random Edition): Anchorage’s Cam Hausinger enjoys a breakout game with his new ECHL club (plus, Braxton Whitehead’s breakout WHL season and NCAA/Junior A notes) by Doyle Woody | Mar 20, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey This hockey season has been a slog for third-year pro Cam Hausinger of Anchorage. Through 45 games with the ECHL’s Florida Everblades, the 25-year-old forward delivered just 5-6—11 scoring totals, well below the standard he set in his first two pro seasons. Hausinger...Read More   Prep Hoops: Thunder Mountain upsets second-ranked Service to advance to first 4A boys state final in school’s last dance by Van Williams | Mar 23, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story The storybook state tournament run by the Thunder Mountain boys basketball team scripted a new chapter Friday night, thanks to Thomas Baxter. In this version of March Madness, Cinderella stands 6-foot-3 with a shaved head, scruffy beard and tattoos. Baxter, an... Read More   Iditarod Trail Invitational features tie finishes, a remarkable skier and some luck of the Irish by Matias Saari | Mar 20, 2024 | Adventure, Cover Story, Cycling, Nordic Skiing, Running For more than two weeks, Tyson Flaharty and Miron Golfman endured cold temperatures, high winds, plenty of bike pushing and a scary sea ice crossing while biking the Iditarod Trail Invitational. Their intentional tie after 16 days, 5 hours and 10 minutes was a...Read More   Prep Hoops: Muhammed Sabally leads East back to title game after top-ranked T-birds fend off No. 3 Monroe Catholic by Van Williams | Mar 23, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Virtually invisible well into the third quarter, East boys basketball star Muhammed Sabally revealed his true colors when it mattered most Friday night. The Cook Inlet Conference Player of the Year took over during a late-game run that propelled the No. 1-ranked...Read More   Around The Rinks (Minor Pro Edition): Anchorage’s Nolan Walker made his American Hockey League debut Monday night (plus Isaiah Saville, Cam Hausinger, Tanner Schachle notes) by Doyle Woody | Mar 19, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey Center Nolan Walker of Anchorage finally reaped a reward for his breakout season in the ECHL. The second-year pro on Monday night made his American Hockey League debut, skating for the Cleveland Monsters, the affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, in a 5-2 loss...Read More   Prep Hoops: Falcons upset fourth-ranked West Valley in 4A boys state opener, will join East, Service, Monroe in Final 4 by Van Williams | Mar 20, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Wednesday was not the last dance for the Thunder Mountain boys basketball team. With the Juneau high school scheduled to be consolidated with the capital city's other high school, this is the final season for the Falcons and their last chance to win a Class 4A state...Read More   Prep Hoops: Mt. Edgecumbe boys enter 3A state tournament riding 24-game heater; Grace’s Sophie Lentfer named Gatorade girls winner by Van Williams | Mar 19, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight Just because the Mt. Edgecumbe boys basketball team has a 24-0 record doesn’t mean the Braves had it easy this season. They had an 11-point fourth-quarter comeback against Sitka, blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead at Barrow and rallied late to win against Ketchikan....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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