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by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 20, 2026 | Alpine Skiing, Athlete of the Week, Paralympics
Andrew Kurka was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after collecting two medals — silver and bronze — at two World Cup downhill para alpine races in Saalbach, Austria. The sit-skier from Palmer hopes to carry the momentum into his 4th Paralympics in March. Kurka...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 24, 2026 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Gus Schumacher sprinted back to the World Cup podium Saturday. Schumacher grabbed his second straight medal on the second day of racing in Goms, Switzerland — the final stop for cross-country skiers before next month’s Winter Olympics. He finished second in a classic... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 22, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
It being Wednesday, it was already her day. But then West guard Wednesday Bithow made it her night. The junior playmaker pumped in a team-high 15 points on 6-for-13 shooting to make girls tournament history and lead the seventh-ranked Eagles to a 46-36 victory over... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 26, 2026 | Cover Story, Football
From undrafted to unflinching, Brandon Pili of Anchorage has had quite the journey in the NFL, and it's been only three years. In that time, however, the 26-year-old has pieced together several key performances to fuel his rapid rise in the pecking order among the 14...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 21, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey
Whether or not it was intended, the high school hockey teams from Dimond and West certainly showed freshly arrived visitors from out of town an extraordinarily good time Tuesday night. Simultaneously, the Lynx and Eagles also offered a glimpse of how competitive the...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 25, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
There’s something about the Sunshine State when it comes to the Alaska Airlines Classic. Teams from Florida continued their undefeated streak in the tournament title game after the Forest Wildcats rallied in the second half to beat the West Anchorage Eagles 57-49 at...Read More
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by Chanda File | Jan 24, 2026 | Hockey
The Dimond-West girls hockey team found itself in an unusual spot on Wednesday – with 0-0 on the scoreboard for the first time this season heading into the third period against Service-East. With just under two minutes remaining, Riley Hodes came up with a steal to... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 24, 2026 | Basketball, Hockey
The resentment tour continued for the Service boys basketball team, which beat its second ranked team this week on Friday night. Still steamed after being snubbed in the Alaska Sports Report Coaches Poll, the Cougars have taken out their frustration on the Cook Inlet...
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 22, 2026 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Call them the Super 8. Alaska will send eight cross-country skiers to next month’s Winter Olympics in Italy, a group that makes up exactly one-half of Team USA’s 16-skier contingent. Four men and four women, all of them members of Alaska Pacific University’s elite... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 20, 2026 | Cover Story, Football
Junior college isn’t for everyone. It’s an arduous route, which demands sacrifice and tests a player’s love for the game, no matter the sport. Fairbanks football standout Earl Parker threw himself into the fire after graduating from Lathrop High School and picked one... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 23, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
Voters in this week's Alaska Sports Report Coaches Poll were slightly split on who was the No. 1 girls team, but that question was to put to bed Thursday. At least for one night. Second-ranked Mountain City Christian Academy used a dominating second-half effort to... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 26, 2026 | Hockey
With 22 games remaining spread out over the next 10 weekends, the Anchorage Wolverines sole purpose is obvious. The five-year-old North American Hockey League team must string wins together if it hopes to make a fourth postseason appearance. Benjamin Tauscher...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 26, 2026 | Biathlon
With a frenzied crowd of 25,000 packing the stadium, Anchorage biathlete Maxime Germain and his American teammates matched the best mixed-relay finish in U.S. history. The performance came on the final weekend of competition before the Winter Olympics. The 24-year-old....Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 20, 2026 | Basketball, Prep Spotlight
Although the West Valley boys were the overwhelming choice for the top spot in this week’s prep hoops poll, the No. 1 slot on the girls side was a little more complicated. Three teams received first-place votes, with Bartlett leading the pack with 12 of 20 to beat out... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 25, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey
Saturdays are for goal scorers. Or at least this one went that way for a bevy of Cook Inlet Conference snipes. In succession, Service, unbeaten South and two-time defending First National Cup Division I state champion West posted wins inside Ben Boeke Arena during a... Read More
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