Connecting You with Alaska Athletes WEEK IN REVIEW Hopkins bros join Jeremy Bockert on podium at US Open Championships; Spencer Woods set for Sunday’s finals by Van Williams | Apr 30, 2022 | Wrestling Three Alaska wrestlers have already bagged podium finishes at the US Open Championships in Las Vegas while another is set to go for gold. Caleb Hopkins of Palmer placed sixth his weight class and Levi Hopkins of Palmer joined Jeremy Bockert of Fairbanks as...Read More SUPPORT the REPORT! We hope you're enjoying Alaska Sports Report. We can't do our work in connecting you with Alaska athletes without your support. For all the individuals and small businesses who have contributed, THANK YOU! We have options fit your budget. From major sponsors, to boosters, to small donors and we provide recognition to all on our site. Join us at the Booster level or higher and you can decide which sports or schools you're recognized. Personalized ad space also available. 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. Prep Soccer: East girls soccer player Zyiah Mikes’ character helps create opportunity by Matt Nevala | Apr 27, 2022 | Prep Spotlight, Soccer Like so many high school athletes, Zyiah Mikes built a recruitment video showcasing various skills. Hers featured soccer specifics such as disrupting attacking offensive players and ball distribution through the air and along the ground. Mikes closed out the YouTube...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 Boston Marathon age group champ Irene Taylor named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Apr 27, 2022 | Irene Taylor, 75, of Anchorage claimed the women’s 75-79 age group on Monday, running 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston, Massachusetts, in 4 hours, 41 minutes and 27 seconds. This effort earned her Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. It also got her an invite to the... Read More Prep Baseball: Colavecchio walks if off for Bartlett; Service defeats Dimond for first time since 2018 by Van Williams | Apr 25, 2022 | Baseball, Prep Spotlight The Bartlett baseball team had the right guy at the plate with the game on the line. Cook Inlet Conference player-of-the-year candidate Carl Colavecchio ripped a run-scoring single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Golden Bears to a 4-3 win over the...Read More Fast Tracks: Tristian Merchant drops No. 7 all-time Alaska 5,000-meter time; plus notes on 1,500-meter run, hurdles and steeplechase by Doyle Woody | May 1, 2022 | Track and Field In just the second 5,000-meter track race of his career, former Anchorage Christian star Tristian Merchant on Friday clocked the seventh-fastest time posted by an Alaskan. The Northern Arizona University freshman finished 14th of 20 runners in his heat with a time of...Read More College Baseball: Barajas fires 8 shutout frames, scores winning run; plus more on Lincoln, Nevells, Fredricks and Buckmaster by Van Williams | May 1, 2022 | Baseball Ketchikan’s Wyatt Barajas pulled double duty for Clackamas Community College in a 3-1 victory in the NWAC. The sophomore standout pitched eight shutout innings, hit an RBI double and scored the winning run to carry his team over Chemeketa and snap its 13-game losing... See More The pain of the playoffs is something the Fairbanks Ice Dogs can tell you all about by Doyle Woody | May 1, 2022 | Hockey Well, one way of looking at the No. 4-seeded Minnesota Wildnerness’ roaring comeback from a 2-0 first-round deficit to win the best-of-5 Midwest Division semifinal series over the No. 1-seeded Fairbanks Ice Dogs is to remember – seedings aside – how close the two...Read More 100 Miles in May is ON! Sign up Here Have fun, get fit for summer, and support a good cause! 100 Miles in May is an annual fundraiser of the Healthy Futures program and the pledges go to work helping keep Alaska's kids moving and healthy! GET ACTIVE Join the MOVE-ment! Move and enter mileage. ANY ACTIVITY COUNTS toward your 100 Miles in May! College Baseball: Johnson leads GNAC in wins; Childs earns 1st save; Sugita goes big fly; Gatter on 11-game hit streak by Van Williams | Apr 28, 2022 | Baseball Parker Johnson has worked his way into the starting rotation for Western Oregon University, where he has emerged as one of the best pitchers in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The junior right-hander from Anchorage leads the league in wins with a 7-3 record... Read More Lydia Jacoby takes 3rd, 4th, 5th at USA Swimming International Team Trials, edged out for Worlds berth by Van Williams | Apr 30, 2022 | Swimming and Diving Seward’s Lydia Jacoby turned in two personal-best performances at the USA Swimming International Team Trials but was turned away for a Worlds berth by nine-tenths of a second. The high school senior placed third, fourth and fifth in three breaststroke races in...Read More The Fast Track: Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike rocks the Penn Relays with steeplechase record, Girdwood’s Ava Earl rocks the Drake Relays by Doyle Woody | Apr 29, 2022 | Track and Field Despite nine months off since his last race, Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike did not ease into his 2022 track season when he debuted Friday night. Runners often refer to their first race of the season as a rust-buster. Updike showed not even the faintest hint of rust at the...Read More Prep Softball: Eagle River looks well-seasoned in 23-10 slugfest victory by Matt Nevala | Apr 29, 2022 | Prep Spotlight, Softball Every sports season is a journey in some form or fashion. On a picturesque Friday evening in Anchorage, Eagle River added more mileage to its travels by closing strong. In comparison, its opponent has barely moved at this point. The trio of Emily Larson, Emma Lento...Read More Around The Rinks: Hausingers on Heaters and regular-season finales for Jeremy Swayman and Nate Thompson by Doyle Woody | Apr 30, 2022 | Hockey Around The Rinks: Hausingers on Heaters and regular-season finales for Jeremy Swayman and Nate Thompson Four games into the ECHL’s Kelly Cup playoffs, two of the Hausinger brothers from Anchorage aren’t playing like the rink rookies they are in their first postseason...Read More Track and field roundup: Soldotna’s Cody Nye delivers a Minnesota-Morris school-record fling in the (shot put) ring by Doyle Woody | Apr 25, 2022 | Track and Field Scores of big men in the Minnesota-Morris track and field program over the past four decades have eyed Chris Hill’s school record in the outdoor shot put and used it as the carrot to motivate them. What they got in return was the sharp end of the metaphorical stick . . . Read More Share This Email Share This Email UP NEXT Prep Boys Soccer: Juneau-Douglas vs. Palmer May 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Palmer Moose are set to host the Juneau Douglas Crimson Bears on May 4th, their first time meeting this season. After opening the season with a pair of games against Thunder Mountain, the Crimson Bears are poised to take their early-season momentum to The Valley. 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 | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!