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by Van Williams | Dec 10, 2021 | Basketball
Whenever she plays an opposing team with a fellow Alaskan, Anchorage’s Mia ‘Uhila shows out. And shows off. The Portland State University freshman matched her season high with nine points in a 75-71 win over Pepperdine, which features Juneau’s Kendyl Carson. . . Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 12, 2021 | Hockey
Anchorage’s Isaiah Saville put a nice bow on the first half of his hockey season by gifting himself his third fifth career college shutout and third this campaign. The Omaha junior goaltender rebuffed 41 shots Saturday night to backstop a 1-0 National Collegiate... Read More
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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 | Dec 10, 2021 | Basketball
Moving up to the NCAA Division I level hasn’t cooled Eagle River's Jordan Todd ability to hit the backboards. In seven games with Northwestern State of the Southland Conference, the 6-foot-1 Alaskan has had five games with double figure rebounds. Northwestern improved...
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 13, 2021 | Athlete of the Week, Curling
Curlers Vicky Persinger and Colin Hufman of Fairbanks are our Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners after becoming the first Alaskans to qualify for the 2022 Winer Olympics in Beijing. Both will be first-time Olympians. Persinger, 29, earned a berth in mixed doubles...
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by Van Williams | Dec 12, 2021 | Basketball
The Adams State University women's basketball team looked to Anchorage’s Angelline Nageak to help the Grizzlies finally beat South Dakota Mines. Nagaek produced career highs of 18 points and five steals to highlight a 66-45 win for ASU's first victory over Mines in...
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by Van Williams | Dec 10, 2021 | Basketball
With his confidence flowing, the shots are falling for Anchorage’s Daishen Nix. The 19-year-old erupted for a career-high 35 points for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in a 121-117 loss to the Memphis Hustle to match the most points scored by an Alaska in an NBA G League...
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by Van Williams | Dec 9, 2021 | Basketball
Kamaka Hepa of Utqiaġvik cashed in on a season-high three 3-pointers on a night when the University of Hawaii made it rain. The Rainbow Warriors drained a school-record 18 3s in an 88-52 victory over Hawaii Pacific in Honolulu. Hepa finished 3-for-5 from downtown on...
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by Matias Saari | Dec 7, 2021 | Nordic Skiing
From Norway to Minnesota to Anchorage, the Rosies, the Nanooks and the Cougars glided to big weekends on Nordic skis. On the World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway, Rosie Brennan of Alaska Pacific University by earned her first podium of the season, a third place in the... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Dec 6, 2021 | Prep Spotlight, Volleyball
Unbeknownst to them, the Susitna Valley High volleyball players and coaches played a starring role in the 40th anniversary edition of the famed Talkeetna Bachelor Auction over the weekend. “It happened Saturday and one of the guys working (the event) from the radio...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 11, 2021 | Hockey
We are well into the hockey season, but Cam VanSickle of Fairbanks nonetheless got a fresh start earlier this week. The 17-year-old forward in his first full season in the USHL, the nation’s premier junior league, was traded to the Waterloo Black Hawks from the Green...
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by Van Williams | Dec 6, 2021 | Basketball
With 18 players getting minutes for the Aurora University men’s basketball team, getting noticed can be difficult. But Nathan Yockey of Coffman Cove has found a way – by making shots. The sharpshooter from Prince of Wales Island is averaging 10 points in 20 minutes...
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by Van Williams | Dec 8, 2021 | Wrestling
It’s still early, but Anchorage’s Evan Bockman looks to already be in midseason form after he upset two nationally ranked opponents. The 197-pound wrestler for Utah Valley University delivered a divine performance at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, where he...
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PREP GAME OF THE WEEK
by Matt Nevala | Dec 8, 2021 | Hockey
With a few minutes remaining in regulation of a tied hockey game, the cheerleaders and surprisingly late-arriving students from Dimond and South high schools brought some boisterous life back to Ben Boeke Arena. “Let’s go Dimond. Dimond, Dimond, Dimond.” “Southside....
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by Van Williams | Dec 7, 2021 | Bowling
Anchorage’s Alec Dudley overcame finicky lane conditions better than most at the Warhawk Open in Addison, Illinois. The University of St. Francis bowler rolled back-to-back 200 games to wrap up his six-game series and finish inside the top 40 among 300 bowlers at the... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 5, 2021 | Hockey
More than two years since he last pierced a goaltender, Wasilla’s Josh Boyer got back in the goal-scoring business Saturday night. Boyer, a transfer junior forward for St. Lawrence, scored on a deflection in a 4-3 victory over Colgate to notch his first goal since...
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by Van Williams | Dec 9, 2021 | Basketball
Anchorage’s Travante Williams has already taken over the Portuguese League. Now he eyes Europe. The 28-year-old professional basketball player put his team in the driver's seat in Group K of the FIBA Euro Cup after leading Sporting to a huge 83-72 road win over...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 8, 2021 | Hockey
Three Alaska teenagers who last season were teammates in competition hockey were picked in Wednesday’s two-round Western Hockey League U.S. Priority Draft, with two of them selected in back-to-back slots in the first round. First off the board from Alaska was forward... Read More
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UP NEXT
Alaska Airlines Center 3550 Providence Drive, Anchorage
The Alaska State Wrestling Championships are happening this weekend at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. With last season’s state matches occurring in May, teams will get a chance to defend their titles in the same calendar year. There will be three tournaments contests: Division 1, Division 2, and Girls’ State.
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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