Connecting You with Alaska Athletes WEEK IN REVIEW Share This Email Share This Email Anchorage biathlete Maxime Germain makes World Cup debut in Germany by Matias Saari | Jan 17, 2022 | Biathlon Maxime Germain of Anchorage got his first taste of skiing and shooting with biathlon’s biggest guns this past week in Germany. At the International Biathlon Union World Cup last week in Ruhpolding, Germany, he made his World Cup debut at just 20 years old. With three... Read More BECOME A BOOSTER! 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. Olympic pick Brian Cooper is gonna keep Scotty Gomez company in Alaska hockey history by Doyle Woody | Jan 14, 2022 | Hockey Super simple rule of thumb in Alaska hockey: If you can be the only other dude mentioned in the same sentence as Scotty Gomez, you are rink royalty. Welcome to Brian Cooper’s world. The 28-year-old defenseman from Anchorage reached that exalted status earlier this... 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 NBA G League notebook: Nix, Thor, Chalmers all score double figures in big weekend for Alaska hoops by Van Williams | Jan 16, 2022 | Basketball It’s cool to have three Alaskans playing in the NBA G League at the same time, but it's even better when the Rage City trio of Daishen Nix, JT Thor scored and Mario Chalmers are all playing well at the same time. It happened this weekend as all three Anchorage players... Read More ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Bronze medalist Andrew Kurka named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 18, 2022 Palmer’s Andrew Kurka won the bronze at the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer, Norway. This was Kurka’s first podium appearance at the world championships since 2017. The 19-year-old, who won gold at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, will compete in the 2022 Winter Paralympics next month. Read full story here. PREP GAME OF THE WEEK: Prep Game of the Week: Chugiak rallies for OT triumph against gutsy East squad by Matt Nevala | Jan 13, 2022 | Hockey While the kind of awe-inspiring amazement worthy of a major motion picture continued unfolding Wednesday night, Aidan McCormick grew tired of his opponent’s would-be movie magic and did what had to be done. “I saw the puck sitting there and knew I had to put it in the... Read More Kendyl Carson takes over third quarter for Pepperdine on her way to 13-point, 7-assist effort by Van Williams | Jan 14, 2022 | Basketball Juneau’s Kendyl Carson did most of the heavy lifting in leading the Pepperdine women’s basketball team back from an eight-point deficit in the third quarter. The Waves lost 74-64 to Santa Clara, but Carson won the moment with her prime performance. With her team... Read More Traivar Jackson scores career-high 32 points, adds 12 rebounds for seventh double-double by Van Williams | Jan 15, 2022 | Basketball After not reaching double figures for the first time as a college player his last time out, Traivar Jackson of Anchorage bounced back in a big way. The Pima Community College freshman doubled his season scoring average after pumping in a season-high 32 points in . . . Read More Anchorage 7-footer Jeriah Coleman heats up fast for Saint Francis by Van Williams | Jan 15, 2022 | Basketball In need of a spark, the Saint Francis men’s basketball team turned to Anchorage’s Jeriah Coleman. The Alaskan heated up in a hurry, igniting a first-half rally that carried the Red Flash to a 62-46 victory over previously unbeaten Northeast Conference frontrunner... Read More Brent Sass seizes first Copper Basin 300 with sizzling sub-zero run by Matias Saari | Jan 10, 2022 | Sled Dog Racing Led by huskies Slater and Morello, Brent Sass slid across the Glennallen finish line Monday afternoon to claim his first Copper Basin 300 title. His face was mostly hidden by a fur-ruffed parka, although the temperature was a “balmy” minus 4 degrees, a relative heat... Read More Anchorage trail/mountain runner Klaire Rhodes starts 2022 with a bang by Doyle Woody | Jan 12, 2022 | Running After assembling a strong trail- and mountain-running portfolio in 2021, Anchorage’s Klaire Rhodes kicked off 2022 with a bang. The 23-year-old won the women’s division and finished fifth overall last weekend in the 50-kilometer event at the HOKA Bandera Endurance...Read More Pearle Green scores 26 points (again), Destiny Reimers nets 18 for Nanooks by Van Williams | Jan 11, 2022 | Basketball Galena's Pearle Green scored 26 points on 9-of-10 shooting and Anchorage’s Destiny Reimers added 18 as homegrown Alaskans combined for 77 percent of the scoring for the UAF women’s basketball team in an 80-68 road loss to Western Oregon. Leading the way was Green, who...Read More Downhill specialist Andrew Kurka wins bronze medal at World Para Championships in Norway by Van Williams | Jan 14, 2022 | Alpine Skiing Palmer’s Andrew Kurka has a reputation for going for broke in the downhill, usually resulting in him crashing or medaling. Go big or go home. He stayed on his skis today and it resulted in him winning bronze in the men’s sitting event at the World Para Snow Sports... Read More Around the rinks: Pro goaltending galore, and more by Doyle Woody | Jan 17, 2022 | Hockey The start of Jeremy Swayman's second tour in the American Hockey League looked a lot like his first go-round: Dominating Swayman, the rookie from Anchorage recently demoted from the NHL's Boston Bruins to the AHL's Providence Bruins for no other reason, really, than... Read More Brandon Huffman’s .599 career FG% has him in rarified air among Alaskans by Van Williams | Jan 13, 2022 | Basketball Anchorage’s Brandon Huffman was a walking bucket in high school and it’s pretty much been the same thing in college. At the NCAA Division I level, no less. The Jacksonville State University center is shooting a career-high .637 percent from the floor in 15 games this... Read More Bentiu’s back: Panoam nets season-high 18 points, rekindles magic that keyed last season’s breakout by Van Williams | Jan 13, 2022 | Basketball Bentiu is back. Anchorage’s Bentiu Panoam dropped in a season-high 18 points for the University of North Dakota in a 73-68 loss to Western Illinois in the Summit League. The senior guard drilled 7-of-15 shots with a dunk and two 3-pointers to give him back-to-back... Read More Tracen Knopp is flashing some serious trail-running chops by Doyle Woody | Jan 11, 2022 | Running Increased distances don’t seem to be overly daunting for Alaska’s Tracen Knopp as he expands his trail-running resume. The 23-year-old finished seventh over the weekend in the 100-kilometer (62-mile) race at the HOKA Bandera Endurance Trail Run in Texas for a strong... Read More UP NEXT College Rifle: Air Force vs. UAF January 21 9:00 am - 12:00 pm The current national record holders and collegiate leaders will take #5 Air Force and #10 University of Nebraska as part of the Patriot Rifle Conference. The three-day competition features two teams that the Fairbanks Nanooks have versed before. In 2021, UAF picked up a pair wins against the Air Force to improve 9-2 all-time, while they are 4-1 against the Nebraska Huskers, last meeting in the 2018-2019 season. 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!