Connecting You with Alaska Athletes WEEK IN REVIEW Share This Email Share This Email Lydia Jacoby wins silver medal with Team USA relay at FINA World Championships by Van Williams | Dec 18, 2021 | Swimming and Diving Seward’s Lydia Jacoby picked up her first medal at the FINA World Swimming Championships after helping the Team USA 4x50-meter medley relay team take silver. She handled the breaststroke leg and posted a split of 29.6 seconds as the Americans (1:43.61) finished behind... Read More WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT Become a Booster! MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION HERE BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND EARN CHANCE TO WIN AN iPHONE 12! 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. Around the rinks: Hogenson stays stellar, Sorenson surpasses 180-point benchmark by Doyle Woody | Dec 19, 2021 | Hockey Hannah Hogenson is nothing if not consistent. Consistently excellent, that is. Bemidji State’s sophomore goaltender from Anchorage closed out the first half of the season Saturday with 28 saves in a 1-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association tie with Minnesota... 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 Alaskans climb developmental ladder, plus hockey blasts from the past by Doyle Woody | Dec 20, 2021 | Hockey Checking out a tweet from the North American Prospects Hockey League the other day turned up three Alaskans who are making a mark in that developmental circuit that funnels many players to the North American Hockey League, the junior circuit that includes three Alaska... Read More ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Bethel wrestler Landon Smith named Alaska Athlete of the Week after four-peat by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 20, 2021 | Athlete of the Week, Wrestling Landon Smith was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after completing his senior season with a 36-0 record and winning a fourth straight Alaska state wrestling championship. The Bethel High School wrestler wrapped up a historic high school career with a second period pin... Read More Traivar Jackson bags season-high 24 points, works way into POY chatter in ACCAC by Van Williams | Dec 17, 2021 | Basketball Anchorage’s Traivar Jackson has played his way into the player-of-the-year discussion at the midway point of the season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference. The Pima Community College freshman basketball player has recorded five double-doubles in 13... Read More Allie Ostrander is leaving Brooks Beasts, prioritizing her holistic health by Doyle Woody | Dec 15, 2021 | Running Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander, whose talent and tenacity lifted her to the world stage in distance running, this week announced she is leaving her professional team and putting her health ahead of her heart. Ostrander in an Instagram post said she still loves running and... Read More Men’s college hoops notebook: Tompkins, Hornbuckle, Lombard, McCullough, Tosi and more by Van Williams | Dec 18, 2021 | Basketball Juneau’s Kaleb Tompkins barely missed out on his first college double-double, settling for a couple season highs instead. The Warner Pacific University senior bagged 16 points and nine rebounds in a 96-86 victory in overtime over Northwest in Portland, Oregon.... Read More Cam, the youngest hockey Hausinger, is riding a heater by Doyle Woody | Dec 16, 2021 | Hockey Anchorage's Cam Hausinger, the youngest of three brothers playing in the ECHL, is riding a hockey heater. The Wheeling Nailers' rookie forward furnished two first-period assists Wednesday to help spark a 7-2 victory at Norfolk. The two helpers give Hausinger five...  Read More Girdwood’s Keegan Messing strikes gold in Croatia for first victory since 2018 by Van Williams | Dec 14, 2021 | Figure Skating A sizzling short program went a long way in lifting Keegan Messing of Girdwood over the top at the 53rd Golden Spin of Zagreb in Croatia. His first-place short program coupled with a fifth-place finish in the free skate proved to be enough as he held off Russian... Read More College football notebook: Tuifua wins NAIA title, FCS semifinal pits Alaskans, Pilcher moving on up by Van Williams | Dec 19, 2021 | Football Sione Tuifua of Utqiaġvik finished his Morningside University career with more national titles than losses. Let that sink in. Tuifua’s senior class posted a 53-1 career record and won three NAIA titles after Morningside rallied for a 38-28 victory over Grand View in... Read More FRIDAY FLASHBACK Laura Ingham recorded historic triple-double in 2003 by Van Williams | Dec 17, 2021 | Basketball, Friday Flashback Do-it-all point guard Laura Ingham of Anchorage put it all together on Jan. 4, 2003 to make history. The University of Nevada basketball star became the first Western Athletic Conference player to post a triple-double with 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against... Read More Anchorage’s Malique Singleton signs with Wyoming, named POY of Denver area prep league by Van Williams | Dec 15, 2021 | Football No matter how far football takes him away from Alaska, Malique Singleton of Anchorage leaves no doubt where he calls home, writing '907' on his wristbands and giving Begich Middle School a shoutout in his Twitter bio. “I’m proud of where I grew up," he said by direct... Read More With tough times behind him, Chris Osiensky delivered a magical marathon by Doyle Woody | Dec 13, 2021 | Running Considering the toll injuries and illness had taken on Chris Osiensky’s marathon ambitions the last four years and the profound disappointment of a Mayor’s Marathon title that slipped from his grasp last summer, he was seriously due some tailwind-type love from the... Read More Tennae Voliva scores season-high 16, keeps No. 5 UAA undefeated against Hawaii Pacific by Van Williams | Dec 14, 2021 | Basketball Anchorage’s Tennae Voliva tossed in a season-high 16 points and jump-started two key UAA runs that drove the nationally ranked Seawolves to a 70-55 road win over Hawaii Pacific. The 6-foot senior forward is an ideal post player – she plays big, she plays fearless and... Read More Anchorage’s Obed Vargas signs Major League Soccer contract with Seattle Sounders by Van Williams | Dec 15, 2021 | Soccer Five months ago, Obed Vargas of Anchorage made his MLS debut with the Seattle Sounders as an emergency call-up. Now the Sounders want to keep him around for good after signing the 16-year-old soccer prodigy to a four-year Homegrown Player contract with a club option...Read More PREP GAME OF THE WEEK Fun, family help guide Grace Christian boys in big victory by Matt Nevala | Dec 16, 2021 | Basketball With the outcome decided and clock running in the fourth quarter late Thursday, Grace Christian School juniors Braeden Boerger and Silas Kniegge, each resting on one bent knee, waited to enter the game at the midcourt scorer’s table. Boerger’s father and Grizzlies... Read More UP NEXT Prep Basketball: Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament Dec 27 - Dec 29 Kokiak High School The 54th Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament is happening this week, hosted by the Kodiak Bears with visiting teams: Soldotna, Nikiski, North Pole, and Bethel. Boys and girls games will occur throughout the three-day tournament, with a free throw contest and three-pointer contest also included. The Bears are pumped to play in front of their home crowd, where the atmosphere is sure to be electric.  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. WWW.ALASKASPORTSREPORT.COM SUBSCRIBE TO WEEK IN REVIEW Alaska Sports Report | 11901 Industry Way STE A9, Anchorage, AK 99515 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!