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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
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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
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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 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...
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
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...
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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
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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...
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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
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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...
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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
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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
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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
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PREP GAME OF THE WEEK
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
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UP NEXT
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.
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