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by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 11, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball
UAA women's basketball player Elaina Mack earned Alaska Athlete of the Week after a record-setting performance. The 5-foot-8 senior guard from King Cove pumped in a school record 10 3-pointers and tied the school record with 41 points in a 100-57 win over NAIA squad...Read More
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by Chanda File | Nov 16, 2025 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball
The Kenai Kardinals are back on top. The Kards clawed their way to their third ASAA Class 3A volleyball title in four years, reverse sweeping the reigning champion Nikiski Bulldogs in Saturday's five-set triumph at the Alaska Airlines Center. Senior all-star Sophie... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Nov 16, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
Considering all the hockey hysterics displayed inside the walls of Sullivan Arena over these many years, some nights stand out more than others. Saturday, the Anchorage Wolverines welcomed 5,236 of their closest acquaintances to the aging midtown barn and turned in... Read More
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by Chanda File | Nov 16, 2025 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball
After a three-year title drought, the Dimond Lynx have reclaimed the 4A state volleyball crown. The storied volleyball program claimed its 17th state championship after besting the Colony Knights 30-20 in Saturday’s winner-take-all match at the Alaska Airlines Center,... Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 12, 2025 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Softball
Alaska's top softball player is headed to the top level in college after East senior Sela Rodriguez on Wednesday signed her National Letter of Intent with St. Bonaventure University of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The two-way standout and two-time Gatorade Alaska...
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by Matt Nevala | Nov 16, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
In their 45th hockey season, the Seawolves first trip to Bentley ended quite hospitably. UAA earned its second victory Saturday afternoon. Freshmen forwards Judah Makway (Trail, British Columbia) and Tye Spencer (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) recorded their first NCAA... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Nov 14, 2025 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running
Following a rock-solid performance at the Midwest Regional Championships, Ava Earl and Northwestern are headed to nationals. The Division I standout from Girdwood conquered the 6-kilometer course in Stillwater, Okla., in 20 minutes, 46.4 seconds to place 15th... Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 16, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball
UAA volleyball star Tia Allen is one of the most accomplished spikers in GNAC history and on Saturday recorded her 1,200th kill in Ellensburg, Wash. But it was her play below the net late in the fourth set that helped the Seawolves beat Central Washington 22-25,...
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by Van Williams | Nov 10, 2025 | Cover Story, Soccer
It's not hyperbole, at least lately, to say the Young Harris College women's soccer team's offense revolves around Anchorage's Sunny Bowlin-Stacy. The all-conference forward has scored or assisted on her team's last eight goals across four games, including scoring the...
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by Van Williams | Nov 15, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Honolulu is known for sun, surf and the beach, and it looked like the UAA women’s basketball team had sand in the gears at the start of Friday’s road game. Hawaii Pacific outworked the Seawolves in the early stages to build a five-point lead. UAA coach Matt Thune had... Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 12, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball
Some GNAC teams have received no love in the AVCA Top 25 this year, but the West Region rankings are a different story and that's the one that counts anyway. Led by the Seawolves, the GNAC has five teams in the top seven in this week's regional rankings with two weeks... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Nov 12, 2025 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running
UAA’s John Peckham and Ty Elliott put on a show at the West Regional Championships. Peckham, a graduate student, covered the 10-kilometer course in Monmouth, Ore., in a blistering 29 minutes, 36.6 seconds — a pace of 4:45 per mile — to place fourth, punching his... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Nov 13, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
In its first three games of the Cook Inlet Conference hockey season, South outscored its opponents, 21-5. The Wolverines were considerably more challenged in games four and five but nonetheless finished the jobs to remain unbeaten. Freshman Ryder Rocheleau scored 12... Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 14, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
As Alaska’s first prep-to-pro hoops player, Daishen Nix of Anchorage is a walking milestone. At 18, he was state’s youngest player to score in the G League. At 19, he became the first undrafted Alaskan to play in the NBA. Now 23, he’s rewritten the record book again.... Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 14, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball
The Seawolves on Thursday used a 6-0 run in the fourth set to take the lead for good and run through the tape in a 25-16, 28-26, 22-25, 25-20 victory over Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho. Fresh of its debut at No. 3 in the crucial NCAA West Region rankings, the UAA... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Nov 10, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
The Anchorage Wolverines are starting to make noise in the North American (Junior) Hockey League’s Midwest Division. Defenseman Cale Quamme (Grand Forks, N.D.) scored his first NAHL goal at 16 minutes, 55 seconds of Sunday’s third period. The goal, Anchorage’s second...Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 11, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Lost in the shuffle of last Saturday’s 100-57 win for the Seawolves was freshman Mylee Anderson. It was hard for the freshman to get noticed on the night Elaina Mack scored a school-record 41 points, newcomer Mahaila Harrison recorded a 26-point, 15-rebound... Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 15, 2025 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball
Taylor Passard hits the ball like she’s mad at it. Or like she’s got something to prove. Being a freshman, it’s easy to see it being the latter. The same could be said about the Colony volleyball team, which hasn’t played for a Class 4A state title since 2009 and... Read More
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