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by Van Williams | Apr 3, 2022 | Baseball
When Parker Johnson gave up a hit to the first batter of the game, the Western Oregon University pitcher from Anchorage might have thought he was in for a long day. It was quite the opposite actually as Johnson retired 21 of the next 22 hitters to spin a sparkling....Read More
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by Van Williams | Apr 3, 2022 | Basketball
Don’t mess with Alaskans when it comes to the NCAA Division I basketball national title game. They will snatch your One Shining Moment. Teams with an Alaska connection moved to 9-1 all-time in the NCAA final after Palmer’s Fred Chmiel helped head coach Dawn Staley and..Read More
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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.
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by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 21, 2022 |
Anchorage hockey player Clair DeGeorge ended her stellar college hockey career with an NCAA national championship and Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The 22-year-old center scored a goal and assisted on another to help Ohio State’s 3-2 win the women's D1 title game...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 4, 2022 | Hockey
The Alaska Oilers’ quest to conquer the nation came up just short Monday morning in the USA Hockey Chipotle National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Oilers lost 6-3 to Team South Dakota in the championship game of the boys Tier II 14U 2A tournament. South Dakota...Read More
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2022 DIrectors’ Awards Winners to be Announced April 6th
April 5, 2022
The Directors’ Awards winners will be announced from the lists of finalists in each category on the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Facebook Live page at 3pm AK Time on Wednesday, April 6th. This presentation is in partnership with Alaska's News Source. The Alaska Sports Report is brought to you by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Read More
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by Matias Saari | Apr 4, 2022 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
JOE FLOYD AWARD FINALISTS For Significant and Lasting Contribution to Alaska Through Sports – For a person or group of people who have, over a period of years, made a significant and lasting contribution to sports in Alaska. Read Full Story
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by Matias Saari | Mar 31, 2022 | Adventure, Mountain Biking, Nordic Skiing, Running
For some bikers at the White Mountains 100 north of Fairbanks, “trench warfare” made for tough conditions and a slower than usual trail. “The trenches really tore me up,” said Chad Carroll, a race rookie and former Fairbanksan now residing in Bend, Ore. “I went over...Read More
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by Van Williams | Apr 1, 2022 | Basketball
One of Alaska’s greatest college basketball scorers is coming home. Anchorage’s Da’Zhon Wyche will return to Alaska to play his final season at UAA as a 24-year-old grad transfer. “I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty hyped,” he said. “I’ve been away from home for a while...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 2, 2022 | Track and Field
For someone who had not raced in three years, Vanessa Aniteye of Eagle River has proved herself remarkably rust-free the last few weeks while delivering noteworthy times for the Seattle Pacific University track and field team. Aniteye, the former Chugiak High sprinter...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 3, 2022 | Hockey
We can add another line to the list of Nate Thompson’s noteworthy achievements in hockey: Elite healer. The veteran NHL center from Anchorage returned to action for the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night just barely four months after suffering a dislocated shoulder...
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by Matt Nevala | Mar 30, 2022 | Hockey
When Raythan Robbins attended Northern Lights ABC as a youngster, his grandfather would often pick him up from school and soon stop at a nearby sandwich shop. “The first thing Grandpa and he would do is visit Subway and get a meatball sandwich with mustard on it,”... Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 29, 2022 | Basketball
The reality of winning a state title didn’t hit home for Dawson Schaeffer until he got back to Nome. The parade did it for him. “It was really cool. We were all in the school bus, just waving at everybody,” Schaeffer said. “There were a lot of people; like, the whole...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Mar 29, 2022 | Hockey
Team Alaska came about as close as a club can to winning a national championship, falling 2-1 in the big game Monday. Team Texas avenged an earlier loss to Team Alaska and seized the girls title with a 2-1 victory at the USA Hockey-Chipotle High School National...Read More
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UP NEXT
Prep Soccer: West Anchorage vs. Colony
April 6 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Colony Knights are set to host the West Anchorage Eagles in a pair of games in their first meeting of the 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.
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