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by Matt Nevala | Apr 21, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
For more than three hours Saturday night, two hockey teams comprised of young adults sped up and down an ice rink, going after one another all while limiting much freedom to maneuver or time to think. A shorthanded breakaway here, and a singularly successful...
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by Van Williams | Apr 15, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
Alissa Pili’s day started at the Empire State Building and ended on Cloud 9 after she was selected eighth in Monday’s WNBA Draft in New York City. The two-time All-American out of the University of Utah became the fifth Alaskan to be drafted, the third to go in the...Read More
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by Harlow Robinson | Apr 16, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey
University of Denver hockey coach David Carle was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after guiding the No. 3-ranked Pioneers to their second NCAA championship in the last three years with Saturday's 2-0 victory over No. 1-ranked Boston College in St. Paul, Minn. The...Read More
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by Van Williams | Apr 20, 2024 | Cover Story, Wrestling
The U.S. Olympic Trials ended Saturday night in heartbreaking fashion for Greco Roman wrestler Spencer Woods of Shungnak. The 25-year-old Alaskan dropped a grueling best-of-3 finals battle with Payton Jacobson of Wisconsin in the 87kg division, losing 3-1 in the third...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 21, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
Who would start in goal for the Boston Bruins – Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage or reigning Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark -- in Saturday night’s Game 1 of an NHL series opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs remained a mystery until shortly before the biscuit bounced...Read More
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YOU'VE BEEN CHALLENGED!
Healthy Futures has been working to empower Alaska's youth for 20 years! Celebrate and join the MOVE-ment by taking the 100 Miles in May Challenge! Create a team or just go solo. Challenge your family, friends, and coworkers to a healthy month of daily physical activity. Support the Healthy Futures program with this fundraiser and WIN cool prizes! ALL of your activities count toward your 100 Miles in May, this challenge is not just for runners and uber-athletes! Register Here
*100 Miles in May is a fundraiser of Healthy Futures, a partner program of the Alaska Sports Report
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by Van Williams | Apr 20, 2024 | Baseball, Cover Story
Tammy Paul rarely missed her son's baseball games. From Little League to Legion, whether playing or coaching, Willie was a staple at the Anchorage fields, and so was his mom. A hard-nosed catcher, Willie played high school and Legion ball for Service throughout the...
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by Beth Bragg | Apr 19, 2024 | Alpine Skiing, Friday Flashback
Five years before he became an Olympic downhill champion, Tommy Moe was a 19-year-old shouldering the weight of enormous expectations at the World Junior Alpine Ski Championships. The week-long race series was held at the Alyeska Ski Resort in April 1989, one of a...Read More
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by Van Williams | Apr 17, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
Linked by Alaska and connected by generational talent, the basketball careers of Alissa Pili and Ruthy Hebard have run parallel to each other for years. Both were three-time Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year selections and 2,000-point scorers in high school. Both...
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Apr 15, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field, UAA
Fairbanks’ Eliyah Dominique has been on fire this season. The Lane Community College freshman capped the weekend with three wins and currently leads the NWAC in the 200 and 400, with times of 21.90 and 48.80 seconds respectively, in addition to the 4x100. He also...
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by Van Williams | Apr 14, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
Let him cook. It took until the final game of the 82-game regular season, but the Charlotte Hornets finally fit 21-year-old JT Thor of Anchorage with a chef’s hat. Given space to operate on Sunday, he used that leeway to leverage his breakthrough NBA performance with...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 18, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
Drake Glover won’t get the postseason possession he undoubtedly wanted most – the President’s Cup as champion of the Southern Professional Hockey League – but he bagged a considerable consolation prize Wednesday. The 28-year-old forward from Anchorage, who led the...Read More
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