Connecting You with Alaska Athletes WEEK IN REVIEW Share This Email Share This Email Clair DeGeorge’s huge weekend earns her admission to Century Club by Doyle Woody | Nov 21, 2021 | Hockey Anchorage’s Clair DeGeorge didn’t suddenly get very good at hockey. She’s always been very good. It’s just that, well, the fifth-year transfer plays for a much better college team now, which makes her a much more dangerous, and productive, player. Read More Connecting you with Alaska Athletes The Alaska Sports Report tells stories about Alaska athletes achieving great things around the world. Alaska’s sports culture is woven through the fabric of life in The Last Frontier. We provide a unifying voice for our state’s vast and diverse sports community.  Visit our Website Colton Herman grabs INT, racks up 80 all-purpose yards in Bemidji playoff win by Van Williams | Nov 21, 2021 | Football Anchorage’s Colton Herman didn’t flinch in his first college football playoff game. The Bemidji State University freshman rose to the occasion to help the Beavers beat Augustana 28-24 on the road in South Dakota. Read More ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Hadjukovich’s career game earns her Alaska Athlete of the Week honors by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 22, 2021 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball University of Anchorage Alaska basketball player Jahnna Hajdukovich was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after a career game at the Seawolf Hoops Classic. Hadjukovich exploded for a career-high 28 points in leading the Seawolf squad to a 73-53 win over Texas Permian... Read More Also read: Jahnna Hajkukovich explodes for career-high 28 points, 8 3-pointers to power Seawolves Around the college rinks: Goal scorer Hunter Strand leads our roundup by Doyle Woody | Nov 21, 2021 | Hockey Anchorage’s Hunter Strand is settling in just fine as a freshman for No. 14-ranked Notre Dame, which will surely be moving up the rankings after a weekend road sweep of No. 1 Michigan with a pair of overtime wins. Strand, who is centering the fourth line, on Friday... Read More Kendall Kramer, Naomi Bailey help transform UAF XC program from afterthought to juggernaut by Doyle Woody | Nov 20, 2021 | Cross Country Running Two freshmen from Fairbanks on Saturday tied a bow on a remarkable cross-country running season in which they transformed their hometown college program from afterthought to juggernaut. OK, we tilted a little hyperbolic there. Read More WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT Become a Booster! For $250 you can become an Alaska Sports Report​ Booster and support our mission of connecting you to Alaska's athletes! Being a Booster means: Pick an Alaska high school (your alma mater, your kid's school, etc) and your name will appear at the bottom of every article on any Alaska athlete from or currently at your school of choice! The Alaska Sports Report is a non-profit model, owned by the 501(c)3 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. We are saying "no" to paywalls and annoying ads. We are saying "yes" to partners - from Denali sponsors to Boosters! Contact us with inquiries. Karletty Faamatuainu named first-team tight end in American Rivers Conference by Van Williams | Nov 19, 2021 | Football Eagle River's Karletty Faamatuainu finished his University of Dubuque football career in style, with the fifth-year tight end earning first-team all-league honors for the first time in the American Rivers Conference. Read More Jacob Calloway grabs career-high 15 rebounds in Colombian League playoff game by Van Williams | Nov 17, 2021 | Basketball Labeled a shooter for most of his life, Juneau’s Jacob Calloway is proving he can be a banger as well. The 6-foot-8 forward with Tigrillos of the Colombian Basketball League continued his wonderful work on the backboards and produced his most impressive double-double... ball team. Read More Nicole Pinckney plays difference maker at point guard for UAA in win by Van Williams | Nov 20, 2021 | Basketball Chugiak’s Nicole Pinckney played the role of difference maker for the UAA Seawolves in a 69-61 win over Hillsdale. The junior point guard pumped in 12 points and furnished a fabulous 5-0 assist-to-turnover ratio in 27 minutes. Read More It’s a Gordie Howe Hat Trick for Anchorage’s Alec Butcher by Doyle Woody | Nov 20, 2021 | Hockey Anchorage’s Alec Butcher experienced what you might call an eventful Friday night at the rink. He scored a goal for the ECHL’s Rapid City Rush. He furnished an assist. He made a short, early trip to the penalty box that resulted in an Allen Americans power-play goal.... Read More Destiny Reimers records double-double, hits winning jumper in UAF debut by Van Williams | Nov 19, 2021 | Basketball Anchorage’s Destiny Reimers bagged a double-double and spearheaded a fourth-quarter rally that propelled the UAF Nanooks to victory on opening night. The freshman guard racked up 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a do-everything performance to lead UAF to a... Read More PREP GAME OF THE WEEK Dimond-West remains unbeaten, Chugiak-Eagle River makes the best of what it’s got by Matt Nevala | Nov 19, 2021 | Hockey The mere seven skaters who took the ice for the Chugiak-Eagle River girls hockey team Friday afternoon found themselves in some rarified air for a few moments, statistically speaking. Later on, the young athletes just wanted a chance to catch their collective breath.... Read More Athena Clendaniel among 32 players invited to MLB’s Girls Baseball Breakthrough Series by Van Williams | Nov 18, 2021 | Baseball Anchorage’s Athena Clendaniel felt like a big leaguer at the Girls Baseball Breakthrough Series in Dallas, Texas. She hung out with former Major League Baseball players in the morning and played games in the afternoon at Choctaw Stadium, formerly called The Ballpark... Read More Mia ‘Uhila makes immediate impact at the point for Portland State by Van Williams | Nov 16, 2021 | Basketball No adjustment period needed for Anchorage’s Mia ‘Uhila, who stormed out of the gates in her college basketball debut. The Portland State University freshman highlighted her team’s 2-0 start with practically perfect point guard play.  Read More Ashton Jessee becomes third Hawaii Hilo player to reach famed 400-block benchmark by Van Williams | Nov 17, 2021 | Volleyball Anchorage’s Ashton Jessee has a tendency to get defensive on the volleyball court and put up a wall. Her behavior is to block everything, which is a mechanism of a marvelous middle blocker. And Jessee is one of the best in the 43-year history of the University of... Read More Juneau’s Jacob Thibodeau keeps cashing in at World Series of Poker by Doyle Woody | Nov 16, 2021 | Poker Jacob Thibodeau of Juneau keeps playing events in the 52nd annual World Series of Poker and he keeps cashing in. Thibodeau has cashed in two more events in November to give him seven cashes in the world’s biggest, most prestigious tournament. The WSOP this year... Read More Jahnna Hajdukovich explodes for career-high 28 points, 8 3-pointers to power Seawolves by Van Williams | Nov 20, 2021 | Basketball Hailing from one of the most legendary sports families in Alaska history, it’s easy to get overshadowed. But Jahnna Hajdukovich found a way to get noticed. The UAA junior guard from Anchorage by way of Fairbanks exploded for a career-high 28 points and eight... Read More Fairbanks curlers in contention at Olympic Trials by Matias Saari | Nov 16, 2021 | Curling Three Fairbanksans are currently competing at the U.S. Olympic Curling Trials as they seek to qualify for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China. Greg Persinger, Colin Hufman and Vicky Persinger all are participating in Omaha, Nebraska, where six men’s and six women’s... Read More UP NEXT Running: Skinny Raven Turkey Trot November 25 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Returning after a year where races were predominantly virtual, Skinny Raven’s Turkey Trot is being held again in downtown Anchorage. There are two race distances to choose from–the 3K and the 5K–both in-person and likely to attract some good local competition before the big feast. A virtual option is also available.More details here. 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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