Email from Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Updates on Alaska athletes making news around the world Visit Us! Become a Sponsor THE WINTER HOLIDAY IN REVIEW From Sellers to King and dozens in between, here’s your guide to Alaska’s top college hoopers by Van Williams | Jan 1, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story For being a point guard, Sayvia Sellers sure scores a lot. She also gets a lot of assists and makes a lot of 3-pointers and steals. It's always been that way for the do-it-all basketball star out of Anchorage. Now the rest of the country sees it, too. The University... Read More   With his 33rd birthday approaching, para skier Kurka celebrates early with a World Cup victory by Beth Bragg | Jan 9, 2025 | Alpine Skiing, Cover Story In his 16th season on the U.S. Paralympic Alpine Team, Palmer sitskier Andrew Kurka shows no signs of slowing down. Kurka, who will turn 33 later this month, won a World Cup downhill race Wednesday in Santa Caterina, Italy. It was his first podium finish in four races...Read More   Johnson part of Pitt’s 32-point comeback that ties NCAA women’s hoops record by Van Williams | Jan 13, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story A new chapter of University of Pittsburgh women's basketball was written Sunday, thanks to a 32-point comeback that was co-authored by Anchorage's Mikayla Johnson. The sophomore guard out of Bartlett High pumped in a career-high 22 points as the Panthers rallied from... Read More   Skier Kendall Kramer takes Athlete of the Week after national championship victory by Matias Saari | Jan 8, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Nordic Skiing Nordic skier Kendall Kramer is the ASHOF Athlete of the Week for January 6. Kramer, a Fairbanks native, representing the University of Alaska Fairbanks, skied to her first U.S. National Championship in the 20-kilometer mass-start classic race at Kincaid Park on... Read More   Caleb notches yet another world lead, GNAC record in Nevada; Liessfeld breaks program record by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 12, 2025 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field Less than two weeks into the year, UAA’s Joshua Caleb has nabbed not one, but two world leads to open his indoor season. The sophomore clocked a blistering 20.86 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Nevada Silver and Blue Invitational, lowering his indoor GNAC and... Read More   Bills rookie linebacker Ulofoshio becomes seventh Alaskan to register NFL tackle by Van Williams | Dec 30, 2024 | Cover Story, Football Given he was among last year's FBS solo tackle leaders, it made sense that Edefuan Ulofoshio's first tackle in the NFL came on a solo stop. The 24-year-old Buffalo Bills rookie tackled former WAC Offensive Player of the Year Xavier Gipson on a punt return in the third... Read More   Anchorage skier Jager leads an all-Alaska podium finish at the national championships by Beth Bragg | Jan 4, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Thanks to open borders at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park, the field of racers is filled with international skiers. Many of them are turning in top results. Thanks to a long-standing policy that only U.S. racers are eligible for national... Read More   A meeting of two East legends: Don Clary and Katahdin Staples by Arielle Himelbloom | Dec 31, 2024 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Prep Spotlight, Running It’s not every day you get to meet your hero. It’s even rarer when you share an illustrious history in the same sport while competing at the same high school. For reigning cross country state champion Katahdin Staples of East High, the opportunity to meet and compare...Read More   Lee goes on heater for UAF, scores 1,000th career point on final shot in Saturday’s win by Van Williams | Jan 11, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story Once Chris Lee heats up, the UAF sharpshooter from Ketchikan has the ability to scorch opponents. Just ask Northwest Nazarene. Lee became a human flamethrower in the fourth quarter of Saturday's GNAC men's basketball game in Fairbanks, where he pumped in all 13 points... Read More   Wolverines make themselves at home, end winless skid with 4-3 OT win over Janesville by Matt Nevala | Jan 11, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey When the Anchorage Wolverines were last seen on home ice, the junior hockey team could essentially do no wrong. Friday, a mere seven weeks later, some late-night heroics saved the Wolverines from facing legitimate North American Hockey League concerns. Defensemen Drew... Read More   Four Anchorage teens clinch spots on Team USA for Youth-World biathlon championships by Beth Bragg | Jan 7, 2025 | Biathlon, Cover Story A game of follow-the-leader turned Anchorage teenager Reine Soule into a serious biathlete last season. This season, Soule became the leader. The 15-year-old won an overall title at the recent U.S. Biathlon Youth and Junior championships at Utah’s Soldier Hollow, a... Read More   Seawolf women flex defensive strength and win big in Fairbanks to move to 14-2 by Van Williams | Jan 11, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story The UAA women's basketball team isn't nationally ranked - yet. But the Seawolves looked the part Saturday in Fairbanks, where they beat the UAF Nanooks 72-36 to move to 14-2 on the season. Senior guard Emilia Long (Port Angeles, Wash.) delivered a do-everything game... Read More   Carle, Team USA on cusp of World Junior Championships history (plus, a look around the rinks) by Matt Nevala | Jan 5, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey With a win Sunday afternoon, uber-coach David Carle of Anchorage can again bring gold back to the United States. Carle and Team USA faceoff against Finland in the Canadian capital of Ottawa in the title game of the 2025 World Junior Championships. A year ago, Carle... Read More   North Pole’s Van Horn selected by Colorado in MLS SuperDraft by Van Williams | Dec 24, 2024 | Cover Story, Soccer Georgetown University men's soccer player Matthew Van Horn of North Pole was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the MLS SuperDraft on Friday, when the North Pole midfielder was taken in the third round with 75th overall pick. He started 13 of 21 games for the Hoyas... Read More   UAA alpine skiers open the season with a feast in slalom and a taste of giant slalom by Beth Bragg | Jan 13, 2025 | Alpine Skiing, Cover Story There was something for everyone last week when UAA’s alpine ski team opened its season in Colorado. For junior Ella Bromlee, there were back-to-back second-place finishes in the slalom. For all of the Seawolves, there was an introduction to giant slalom — a Wednesday... Read More   Tobin named MVP as Griz win Prep Shootout over West Valley by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 12, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story Bristol Tobin scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting to lead the Grace Christian boys basketball team over West Valley 61-54 in the title game of the Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High School. Tobin also collected eight rebounds and four steals en route as he snagged... Read More   South-Bartlett’s Carroll nets four goals in 8-2 victory while Carlson bags four goals in Dimond-West’s 6-0 win by Chanda File | Jan 11, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey Four goals by Avery Carroll brought the South-Bartlett girls hockey team an 8-2 victory over Chugiak-Eagle River in its first game of 2025. Despite getting off a plane earlier that day, Carroll was locked in on Friday night, scoring at least one in each period. She... Read More   Basketball sharpshooter Sam Lockhart named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Matias Saari | Jan 2, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball, Directors' Award, Rodeo, UAA Basketball sharpshooter Sam Lockhart, a freshman at Edmonds College in Lynnwood, Wash, is the ASHOF Athlete of the Week for Dec. 30. The Juneau native canned 8-of-12 3-pointers and scored 24 points in a 86-79 loss to Highline Dec. 28 in the Northwest Athletic... Read More   McMullen shows his mettle while placing 19th in the Tour de Ski’s torturous finale by Beth Bragg | Jan 6, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing While his friends and teammates were collecting medals at the recently concluded U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park, Anchorage skier Zanden McMullen was in Italy showing his mettle. McMullen, a 23-year-old South High graduate, cracked the top 20 in...Read More   Lindquist second at Quad Dipsea; Dickerson third at St. Jude’s Marathon; 20 Alaskans compete at CIM by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 4, 2025 | Cover Story, Running Moose Pass’ Ruby Lindquist closed out her trail season with a runner-up showing at the Quad Dipsea race, Anchorage’s Julianne Dickerson took third at the St. Jude’s Marathon and over 20 Alaskans competed at the California International Marathon. Lindquist conquered... Read More   UAA ends lengthy road trip, winless streak with win at Niagara (plus, a look around the rinks) by Matt Nevala | Jan 13, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey Over the weekend, the UAA hockey team ended its hellacious road trip that covered more than two weeks and nearly 10,000 travel miles with something it desperately needed. A victory. Freshman goaltender Tyler Krivtsov (Santa Clarita, Calif.) earned his first NCAA... Read More   Moses becomes 13th Alaska men’s hooper to achieve 1,000 points, 300 assists in college by Van Williams | Dec 30, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story There are players, and then there are playmakers. Isaiah Moses is the latter. The UC Riverside point guard from Anchorage officially cemented his playmaker status after becoming the 13th men's college basketball player from Alaska to achieve 1,000 points and 300... Read More   Top-ranked T-birds brush off slow start to beat Wasilla and run winning streak to 21 games by Van Williams | Jan 9, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story After watching his team sleepwalk through the first 10 minutes of Wednesday’s game, East boys basketball coach Chuck Martin was visibly frustrated. There were non-verbal clues like shaking his head, folding his arms and looking incredulous. Wasilla had outworked the... Read More   Days before he turned 37 in 1990, Fairbanks skier Audun Endestad swept the gold medals at US championships by Beth Bragg | Jan 3, 2025 | Cover Story, Friday Flashback, Nordic Skiing From over the hill to king of the hill, Fairbanks skier Audun Endestad made history — and a statement — 35 years ago at the 1990 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park. Two years after the U.S. Ski Team left him off the 1988 Winter Olympic team, deeming... Read More   Gomez’s BCHL junior squad has work to do (plus a look around the rinks) by Matt Nevala | Jan 2, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey In these last few weeks of the holiday season, Alaska’s favorite hockey son Scott Gomez surpassed a couple of milestones, significant to some, probably not so much to him. The two-time Stanley Cup champion celebrated his 45th birthday on Dec. 23. Days later arrived...Read More   Maldonado, Kronberger combine to outscore Bartlett by themselves as third-ranked MCCA mauls Bears by Van Williams | Jan 4, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story No longer riding shotgun, Morgan Maldonado is in the driver's seat for the Mountain City Christian Academy girls basketball team. The all-state point guard has the keys to the offense and she had the third-ranked Lions humming like a well-oiled machine Friday against... Read More   Cam Hausinger named Alaska Athlete of the Week after four-point hockey game for Indy Fuel by Matias Saari | Dec 26, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey Cam Hausinger is the ASHOF Athlete of the Week for Dec. 23. The Anchorage winger for the ECHL’s Indy Fuel sparked last Friday’s 5-2 win over Fort Wayne with a hat trick and one assist; the four points in a game were a career high. With eight goals and five assists in... 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 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. 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