Updates on Alaskan athletes making news around the world Visit Us! Become a Sponsor THE WEEK IN REVIEW T-birds pull rabbit from hat, rally in final minutes of 4th quarter to win 14-10 at Colony by Van Williams | Sep 13, 2024 | Cover Story, Football It was an ugly performance for the league-leading East High football team on Friday night, but Adonis Mamea was a thing of beauty in the fourth quarter. The senior wide receiver came off the bench to make huge plays on each of his team’s two scoring drives at crunch... Read More   UAF’s Rosie Fordham leads Nanooks to 1-2-3 finish; UAA’s Zach Grams earns first career win, leads Seawolves to victory in Fairbanks by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 15, 2024 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running Alaska’s two collegiate cross country teams met again on the trails, this time on the UAF Ski Trails at the Blue and Gold Meet. UAF’s Rosie Fordham led the Nanooks to their second-consecutive victory this season after sweeping the top three spots and covering the... Read More   SoHi football coach Galen Brantley Jr. named Alaska Athlete of the Week after setting new standard for wins by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 11, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Football Soldotna football coach Galen Brantley Jr. earned our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after becoming the state's all-time winningest high school coach by guiding his team past West Valley. Since he took over in 2008, the Stars have posted a 160-9 record and won 14...Read More   Molly Tuter, Alaska basketball trailblazer from Soldotna, dies at 49 by Van Williams | Sep 9, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story Molly Tuter, a legendary high school and college basketball player from Soldotna who was the first Alaskan to play in the WNBA, has died. She was 49. The state’s first two-time Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993 at SoHi, Tuter went on to play at... Read More   Dimond flag football team stuns previously unbeaten South 6-0 by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 13, 2024 | Cover Story, Flag Football, Prep Spotlight A defensive battle boiled down to one big third-quarter play Thursday as host Dimond stunned previously unbeaten South 6-0 in a Cook Inlet Conference flag football game on a rainy night at Don Winchester Field. Facing a 3rd-and-17 at her own 43-yard line, Dimond...Read More   Football Notebook: Pili progresses in second NFL season; Snell signs with IFA; Chambers hits 2K passing yards; Reed finds end zone by Van Williams | Sep 10, 2024 | Cover Story, Football Second-year NFL player Brandon Pili of Anchorage played in the season opener for the Miami Dolphins and none of his snaps came on special teams. That's not nothing. That's progress for the undrafted defensive tackle out of USC because it appears the 6-foot-3,...Read More   Klaire Rhodes rebounds to shatter record at The Rut in Montana (plus other race results) by Matias Saari | Sep 16, 2024 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running Two weeks ago, Klaire Rhodes experienced the extreme disappointment of dropping out of a major running race in France. On Sunday in Montana, the Anchorage ultrarunner accomplished an impressive turnaround by winning The Rut Mountain Runs 50-kilometer event in record...Read More   Anchorage’s Kadyn Osborne leads Seawolves in sweep, flirts with school record in aces by Van Williams | Sep 14, 2024 | Cover Story, Volleyball Matches like Saturday are why Kadyn Osborne came home. The Anchorage native delivered a flawless effort Saturday to lift the UAA volleyball team to a three-set sweep of North Carolina-Pembroke at the Denali State Bank Ice Block Classic in Fairbanks. Playing the role...Read More   Two defensive TDs in 39-second span makes the difference for Dimond in 42-28 win over South by Van Williams | Sep 15, 2024 | Cover Story, Football Seeing jersey No. 99 makes you think of shoot and score like Gretzky, but Dimond High football player Lamarr Heanu-Williams put a new twist on the iconic number Saturday: Scoop and score. Heanu-Williams scored two touchdowns on fumble returns in a 39-second span as...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   South wide receiver Landon Drumm hopes to follow in famous father’s footsteps (plus CIC leaders) by Van Williams | Sep 12, 2024 | Cover Story, Football Being the son of a former NFL draft pick doesn’t guarantee success on the gridiron. In fact, it might make it harder because of sky high expectations. But Landon Drumm takes it in stride. The South High wide receiver doesn’t play the same position as his famous...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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