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by Doyle Woody | Jan 2, 2022 | Hockey
Rookie forward Cam Hausinger of Anchorage is enjoying an unusual points streak in the ECHL. Rather that the usual points-in-consecutive-games streak, Hausinger is riding a multiple-points-in-every-other-game streak. Not sure that’s actually a thing, but our blog, our...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 2, 2022 | Basketball
It may have been clean-up duty, but Anchorage’s Daishen Nix mopped up nicely. The Houston Rockets turned to the 19-year-old in the second half of a 124-111 loss to the Denver Nuggets and he responded with a career-high 13 points in just over 11 minutes. The Rockets...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 30, 2021 | Hockey
Turns out that to make the cut for our starting lineup of Alaskans in NCAA Division III men’s hockey required playing your high school hockey south of Tudor Road. Who knew? Anyhow, four of our starting six prepped at South High, one played at Service High and one... Read More
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 3, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball
Eagle River sharpshooter Spencer Love was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after logging brilliant performances in back-to-back holiday tournaments for the Eagle River High School basketball team. The junior playmaker garnered MVP honors in both the Grace Grizzly...
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by Van Williams | Dec 30, 2021 | Basketball
Anchorage’s Traivar Jackson drained 28-of-38 shots over three games at the Aztec Classic, catapulting him to No. 2 in the ACCAC in shooting percentage. The Pima Community College freshman averaged 22.7 points to lead the Aztecs to a 2-1 showing at their own... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Dec 28, 2021 | Nordic Skiing, Prep Spotlight
As Palmer senior Katey Houser assessed her high school nordic skiing accomplishments thus far, she couldn’t help but consider a major injury and the absence of an entire season. “As a sophomore, I tore the ACL (in my right knee) playing flag football for fun,” Houser...
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by Van Williams | Dec 30, 2021 | Basketball
Arguably the greatest rivalry for the UAA men’s basketball team brought out the best in Tobin Karlberg. The hometown product pumped in all 20 of his points in the second half and converted the go-ahead layup with 59 seconds left to key an 88-83 win over Seattle...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 28, 2021 | Hockey
We can roll out a pretty useful first line, top pairing and starting goaltender from the baker’s dozen of Alaska men’s hockey players in NCAA Division I this season. Like most solid clubs, Team Alaska is built from the goal line out. Anchorage’s Isaiah Saville,...
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by Van Williams | Dec 29, 2021 | Basketball
At 34, Jessie Craig of Fairbanks is one of the youngest women’s college basketball head coaches in the country. And as much as her focus for the UAF Nanooks is on the future, she can’t help but look back at some of the people who shaped her career. Craig was...
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 1, 2022 | Hockey
If there’s one thing about which we can be reasonably confident when it comes to our starting lineup of NCAA Division III women’s hockey players from the 49th state, it’s that Team Alaska will score goals, lot of goals. Actually, make it two things – opposing... Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 31, 2021 | Football
Josh Rolston of Eagle River helped kicked to the curb Central Michigan’s bowl drought. The Chippewas of the Mid-American Conference upset Washington State 24-21 at the Sun Bowl for CMU's first bowl victory since 2012 and its first win over a Power 5 opponent since... Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 25, 2021 | Basketball
Two young bulls and an old head from Rage City are making Alaska hoops history in the NBA G League. Nineteen-year-olds Daishen Nix and JT Thor along with 35-year-old Mario Chalmers represent the first time the state of Alaska has had three players in the G League at...
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by Van Williams | Dec 27, 2021 | Basketball
Alaska was in hoops heaven today as Anchorage 19-year-olds JT Thor and Daishen Nix faced off in a NBA game between the Charlotte Hornets and Houston Rockets, the first time two players from the state have battled on basketball's biggest stage since 2015. Charlotte’s... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 29, 2021 | Hockey
OK, in assembling Team Alaska’s starting lineup of women’s NCAA Division I hockey players from the 49th state, we are for the moment going to totally disregard the fact we have zero defensemen in our talent pool, and instead let’s focus on some most excellent news...
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by Van Williams | Dec 22, 2021 | Prep Spotlight, Wrestling
Undefeated and undaunted, Bethel Regional High wrestler Landon Smith wasn’t completely unfazed by the burden of chasing history. Riding a three-year unbeaten streak and attempting to tie a national record will test even elite athletes. “There was a little pit of...
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by Van Williams | Dec 21, 2021 | Basketball
Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt threw a block party in the NWAC. The Lower Columbia College sophomore racked up a career-high seven blocked shots to go with seven points and nine rebounds in a 61-58 loss to Walla Walla. She had never had more than three blocks in a game...
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by Van Williams | Dec 20, 2021 | Basketball
Jeremiah Bailey of Fairbanks returned to the starting lineup and so did his scoring touch. The University of the Pacific senior guard snapped out of a rare scoring slump with a 13-point effort in 77-67 loss to UC Davis in a nonleague game. Bailey knocked down 4-of-6...
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by Matt Nevala | Dec 26, 2021 | Hockey,
At the ripe old age of 17, Ian Keim gleefully harkened back to one of his earliest hockey memories. “In third grade, we were on a travel team with (new UAA coach Matt) Shasby at a big tournament down in Blaine, Minn.,” the West High senior recalled. “We ended up...
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by Van Williams | Dec 24, 2021 | Basketball
Kamaka Hepa of Utqiaġvik unleashed another double-digit scoring performance after the University of Hawaii junior dropped in 16 points in a 76-69 loss to South Florida to continue his souped-up scoring stretch. This gives him a 10.8-point average over the last half...
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UP NEXT
Monroe Catholic High School 615 Monroe St, Fairbanks, Alaska
Hosted by the Monroe Catholic Rams, the Mt. McKinley Bank Basketball Tournament is slated to take place from January 6th-8th, with the Lathrop Malemutes, Colony Knights, and Barrow Whalers contesting for the tournament title.
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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