WEEK IN REVIEW

WNBA Champ Hebard named Alaska Athlete of the Week

by Alaska Sports Report | Oct 25, 2021 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball

Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after helping the Chicago Sky beat the Phoenix Mercury 3-games-to-1 in the best-of-5 series to win the WNBA title. Read More

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Green propels American University to win with last-second goal in OT

by Van Williams | Oct 25, 2021 | Soccer

There is clutch. And there is Jack Green of Anchorage. The American University men’s soccer player scored a goal with four seconds left in overtime to propel the Eagles to a 2-1 victory over Lafayette in Easton, Pennsylvania. Read More

Dakota State teammates from Alaska have combined for 9 TDs in 4 games together

by Van Williams | Oct 24, 2021 | Football

While Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong is winding down at Dakota State University, Anchorage’s Ja’Sem Atonio is just getting ramped up. Read More

Jacob Calloway returns to pro basketball, scores 20 in debut with Columbian team

by Van Williams | Oct 24, 2021 | Basketball

After opting to sit out last season, Juneau’s Jacob Calloway has returned to professional basketball overseas. Read More

Anchorage’s Tim Wallace is doing A-OK in the UK

by Doyle Woody | Oct 24, 2021 | Hockey

We often talk about an athlete’s “journey’’ as shorthand for their career arc. For Anchorage’s Tim Wallace, though, his journey in hockey has literally been just that. Read More

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Former NHL goalie Pheonix Copley of North Pole seeks to rise again

by Doyle Woody | Oct 23, 2021 | Hockey

While Anchorage center Nate Thompson of the Philadelphia Flyers and Anchorage goaltender Jeremy Swayman of the Boston Bruins live their NHL dream every day, several minor-league hockey players from Alaska continue trying to climb the ladder to the world’s best league. Read More

Hannah Hogenson turns aside 28 shots, beats Clarkson for first college win

by Van Williams | Oct 23, 2021 | Hockey

Anchorage’s Hannah Hogenson made a season-high 28 saves in net and carried a shutout into the third period to backstop Bemidji State University’s 2-1 win over Clarkson. Read More

Local runners Kendall Kramer, Naomi Bailey and Jacob Moos earn All-GNAC for first time

by Van Williams | Oct 23, 2021 | Cross Country Running

A trio of runners out of Interior Alaska put on a show at the GNAC Cross Country Championships in Lacey, Washington. Read More

FRIDAY FLASHBACK

Rocky Klever was Alaska’s first NFL player in 1983

by Van Williams | Oct 22, 2021 | Football, Friday Flashback

Anchorage’s Rocky Klever seemed to make Alaska history every time he took the field in the NFL in the 1980s. Read More

Brandon Newbould closes strong, rallies for victory in Cranmore Mountain 10-K

by Matias Saari | Oct 22, 2021 | Running

Forty-year-old Brandon Newbould is now considered a Masters runner, but that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down.

Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix is flush in 2021

by Doyle Woody | Oct 22, 2021 | Poker

Anchorage’s Adam Hendrix continued his 2021 march toward $1 million in live-tournament poker earnings Wednesday when he cashed in at another event. Read More

Seth Wickersham’s NFL book on Patriots’ dynasty hits New York Times Best Seller list

by Matt Nevala | Oct 22, 2021 | Media

Ascension to the greatest heights in your chosen field along with involvement telling one of the sports world’s most compelling stories should put author Seth Wickersham of Anchorage in some rarified air. Read More

GAME OF THE WEEK

Dimond sweeps South to force tie atop CIC standings

by Matt Nevala | Oct 19, 2021 | Volleyball

Each time the Dimond and South high school volleyball teams square off, another Alaska sports history chapter is written – both the recent and near ancient kind. Read More

Late surge by Danae Stokes sparks Multnomah to five-set win over Warner Pacific

by Van Williams | Oct 21, 2021 | Volleyball

Anchorage’s Danae Stokes scored eight of her 17 points over the final two sets to help Multnomah University rally for a five-set win over Warner Pacific in NAIA volleyball. Read More

Sunny Bowlin-Stacy threads the needle on game-winning assist for Alabama State

by Van Williams | Oct 21, 2021 | Soccer

One day Anchorage’s Sunny Bowlin-Stacy is playing all 90 minutes against Grambling State. The next she’s threading the needle with an awesome assist to help beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff. That’s just how the freshman forward rolls at Alabama State University. Read More

PREP SPOTLIGHT

Lathrop High football player Jarren Littell

by Van Williams | Oct 19, 2021

When he was younger, Jarren Littell of Fairbanks dreamed about beating a team like the Dallas Cowboys. Then he got to Lathrop High and learned about the Soldotna Stars. Read More

In the nick of time, Natalie Bickers hits Moab 240 cutoff with two seconds to spare

by Matias Saari | Oct 20, 2021 | Running

Natalie Bickers had been soldiering along the Moab 240 Endurance Run course for more than 4½ days — through wind, rain, snow, mud and physical and mental exhaustion — when the prospect of being disqualified in the final hour became very real. Read More

Clair DeGeorge leads a parade of Alaskans on nationally-ranked hockey teams

by Doyle Woody | Oct 20, 2021 | Hockey

Anchorage’s Clair DeGeorge delivers powerful performances on the ice and in the classroom DeGeorge is among the leading scorers for the Ohio State women’s hockey team (6-0-0), which is ranked No. 2 in this week’s U.S. College Hockey Online Poll of the nation’s Top 10 programs. Read More

UP NEXT

College Volleyball: Western Washington at UAF

October 28 @ 7:00- pm - 9:30 pm

Alaska Airlines Gymnasium

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is looking for a season sweep. The Nanooks beat the Vikings in five sets Oct. 2 in Bellingham, Washington, in the first meeting of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference league season.

Visit Up Next for a preview of some of the big sport tickets happening around the state over the next week. Contact Up Next manager Arielle Himelbloom with event info.

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