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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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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.
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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
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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
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PREP GAME OF THE WEEK
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....
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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
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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...
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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
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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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