Covering Alaskan athletes around the world Visit Us! Become a Sponsor THE WEEK IN REVIEW SoHi football coach Galen Brantley Jr. looks to become Alaska’s all-time wins leader Friday by Van Williams | Sep 5, 2024 | Cover Story, Football His football team uses a smashmouth style to run over opponents at a historic rate, but Soldotna High coach Galen Brantley Jr. walks with quiet confidence. Hungry yet humble, commanding but not cocky, Brantley has an easygoing excellence about him like he knows his... Read More   Nanooks setter Ainsley Smith of North Pole selected GNAC Defensive Player of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 3, 2024 | Cover Story, Volleyball Ainsley Smith's double-double average across three matches at the Hawaii-Alaska Challenge went along way with voters in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference who selected her Defensive Player of the Week. The UAF setter out of North Pole High averaged 10.3 digs and...Read More   Anchorage soccer star Mai Mateaki named Alaska Athlete of the Week after breakout collegiate performance by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 5, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Soccer Anchorage's Mai Mateaki bagged the first two goal of her collegiate soccer career to power the D1 Air Force Academy to a 3-0 victory over Hawaii in Honolulu to earn Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. In just her third game, the freshman scored her first goal in the...Read More   Late field goal ices Juneau’s 17-6 victory over Bishop Union in California by Van Williams | Sep 7, 2024 | Cover Story, Football A 17-6 victory wasn’t the only prize the Juneau football team claimed on their trip to Bishop, California. Someone in the traveling party also pocketed $197 after winning split the pot. The Huskies were money in more ways than one Friday night. Juneau controlled the...Read More   Fifty-yard TD pass at crunch time provides South with 28-25 win over Wasilla by Van Williams | Sep 7, 2024 | Cover Story, Football The Cook Inlet Conference’s top-ranked passer lived up to his billing Friday as Cole Yarrington threw for three touchdowns, including a 50-yard bomb near the final minute of play to lift the South High football team over Wasilla 28-25 in the Valley. Yarrington beat...Read More   Soccer Notebook: Vargas sisters get it done in different ways (plus player updates on other Alaskans) by Van Williams | Sep 4, 2024 | Cover Story, Soccer Frida and Marisol Vargas are showing that the first family of Alaska soccer has more than just king Obed. While their little brother enjoys professional success in the MLS, the Vargas sisters have kicked off the college season with their own success as Frida ranks...Read More   Golden Bears’ ground-and-pound rushing attack chews up Colony 36-0 by Van Williams | Sep 7, 2024 | Cover Story, Football Bartlett’s ground game overpowered visiting Colony early and often Friday night as the Golden Bears posted 130 of their 337 rushing yards in the opening four minutes and rolled to a 36-0 victory. The Golden Bears got an 80-yard touchdown gallop from Theo Meijia on the...Read More   Seawolf spiker Larssen Anderson of Anchorage named GNAC Offensive Player of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 3, 2024 | Cover Story, Volleyball UAA volleyball junior Larssen Anderson of Anchorage was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. A right-side hitter out of Dimond High averaged 2.17 kills and 2.92 points per set on .380 hitting in UAA's three matches at the...Read More   Anchorage’s Jayden Heartwell named North Star Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week after 2-TD game by Van Williams | Sep 3, 2024 | Cover Story, Football A game-changing performance by Anchorage’s Jayden Heartwell of the Dickinson State University football team on Saturday earned him North Star Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday. The senior defensive back made four tackles and grabbed an...Read More   Anchorage volleyball star Brooke Dexter on verge of reaching 1,000 kills for SFU by Van Williams | Sep 9, 2024 | Cover Story, Volleyball Anchorage’s Brooke Dexter is knocking on the door of a major milestone and looks to knock it down this week. The Simon Fraser University senior hitter out of West High enters the Central Washington Invitational needing one more kill to reach 1,000 for her GNAC...Read More   Bartlett’s Makisi Poleo threatens to run away with CIC rushing title (plus league leaders) by Van Williams | Sep 6, 2024 | Cover Story, Football Bartlett High running back Makisi Poleo has lapped the Cook Inlet Conference three weeks into the high school football season and threatens to run away with the rushing title. The 220-pound bruiser is averaging 12.9 yards per carry and has piled up 620 yards on the... 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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