Email from Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Updates on Alaska athletes making news around the world THE WEEK IN REVIEW Visit our Website Become a Sponsor   Kramer caps a glorious UAF career by winning an NCAA championship by Beth Bragg | Mar 8, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing In the final race of her college career, Kendall Kramer was solid gold. Kramer, the senior from Fairbanks racing for her hometown Nanooks, won the women’s 20-kilometer freestyle race Saturday at the NCAA Ski Championships. She ruled the Oak Hill Outdoor Center trails... Read More   Seawolves bring home record 7th GNAC tourney title after 75-59 win over Saint Martin’s by Matt Nevala | Mar 9, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story When the pilot on Sunday morning’s flight back to Anchorage pleasantly suggests passengers sit back and relax for the duration, the Seawolves should certainly have no trouble getting comfortable. Not with the Great Northwest Athletic Conference tournament trophy along...Read More   Third period features quite the ruckus during Anchorage’s 7-3 road win at Fairbanks by Matt Nevala | Mar 9, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey The North American Hockey League schedule makers saw fit to keep the Anchorage Wolverines and Fairbanks Ice Dogs away from one another for a spell after Saturday’s game at Fairbanks’ Big Dipper Arena. Kudos on the forethought. Maybe when the Midwest Division and... Read More   Record-setting Iditarod Trail Invitational performance earns Fairbanks skier Tracie Curry Alaska Athlete of the Week honors by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 4, 2025 | Adventure, Athlete of the Week, Nordic Skiing Fairbanks endurance athlete Tracie Curry was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after crushing the women's ski record in the 306-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational race from Knik to McGrath. She finished in 5 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes to slice more than a full day off the... Read More   4A Roundball Roundup: Dimond boys, Bartlett girls take CIC titles; Colony girls, Wasilla boys earn top honors in NLC by Van Williams | Mar 9, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story It started with a steal. In need of a second-half spark, the Dimond boys basketball team got it from all-state senior Marek Hajdukovich on both ends, but it began on defense. Hajdukovich ripped the ball away from an opponent under the West basket and went coast to... Read More   With the Iditarod halfway over for frontrunners, Holmes leads the way by Beth Bragg | Mar 9, 2025 | Cover Story, Sled Dog Racing Jessie Holmes and the rest of the Iditarod frontrunners are halfway through the race to Nome. Holmes was the first musher to reach Grayling, where he collected the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award on Saturday night. Holmes arrived at 9:53 p.m. with a team of 14 dogs. He...Read More   UAA’s Caleb, Chisar qualify for D2 nationals with Gould and Wright by Arielle Himelbloom | Mar 7, 2025 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field A quartet of athletes have qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. UAA’s Joshua Caleb solidified his spots in the 60- and 200-meter dash for the second straight year, after blitzing to nation-leading times during... Read More   4A Roundball Roundup: Gaines nets CIC girls record 52 points; West snaps East’s 52-game streak; Palmer upsets Grace; Bears, Kings feast in Southeast by Van Williams | Mar 8, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story Friday in the Cook Inlet Conference Championships we saw one record fall, one record remain intact and two games go into overtime. It added up to one of the most memorable and entertaining evenings of high school basketball in the Anchorage tournament’s 60-year... Read More   Bethard, Sacred Heart set for school’s first taste of the NCAA DI tournament (plus AK DI stat updates) by Matt Nevala | Mar 10, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey While nothing out of the ordinary for most college freshmen, Anchorage’s Lake Bethard has bounced in and out of the Sacred Heart women’s hockey team lineup this season. On or off the ice, it’s fair to say whatever she’s experienced has been invaluable. Not only are... Read More   Wisdom bags bronze in both breaststroke races at Big 12 Championships by Van Williams | Mar 5, 2025 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving After swimming in the Pac-12 Championships last year and then competing in the Big 12 Championships this year, Anchorage's Tavner Wisdom probably prefers the latter. That's because the University of Arizona junior went faster at the Big 12s and medaled as an... Read More   Schumacher 13th, Brennan 22nd in snowy Norway and a strong relay race for Anchorage biathletes as Alaskans compete at various world championships by Beth Bragg | Mar 5, 2025 | Biathlon, Cover Story, Nordic Skiing All around the world, and all around Kincaid Park, Alaska skiers left their mark in major competitions recently: Top-20 finishes in Sweden for a pair of Alaska teens at the world championships for up-and-coming biathletes. Alaska history in Norway at the world...Read More   Hebert thrives as two-way player for Portland by Van Williams | Mar 3, 2025 | Baseball, Cover Story Curtis Hebert was an outstanding pitcher and hitter in Alaska, but that two-way skill set for most guys rarely, if ever, translates to the college level. They usually have to pick one or the other, especially at the Division I level; and even then, finding success is...Read More   A pair of Fairbanks skiers master a trail sometimes devoid of snow to claim Iditarod Trail Invitational victories by Beth Bragg | Mar 3, 2025 | Cover Story, Mountain Biking, Nordic Skiing The Iditarod Trail Invitational is never a walk (or a ski, or a bike) in the park. It’s the oldest winter ultramarathon in the world, and it follows the Iditarod Trail from Knik to either McGrath (billed as 350 miles, but actually about 306 miles this year) or Nome...Read More   Smart and speedy Nielssen zips to 4th place for UAA at the NCAA Championships by Beth Bragg | Mar 7, 2025 | Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing The smartest skier at the NCAA Championships is also one of the fastest. A couple of days after being honored for boasting the highest GPA at this year’s championships, Carmen Nielssen of UAA raced to fourth place in the women’s giant slalom Friday at Dartmouth Skiway...Read More   Hailing from Anchorage, Leonard and his game winner lift the Ice Dogs to 3-2 win over Wolverines by Matt Nevala | Mar 8, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey Gage Leonard is the lone Anchorage kid on the Fairbanks Ice Dogs’ roster. Friday night, the 18-year-old delivered a dose of heartache to his hometown. Leonard’s power-play goal near the midway point of the third period proved the difference in Fairbanks’ 3-2 North... Read More   Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email   SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE WEEK IN REVIEW EMAILS     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. 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