by Van Williams | Sep 3, 2022 | Cover Story, Football, Prep Spotlight
Juneau’s Jamal Johnson put the Colony defense in a meat grinder Friday night, chewing up the Knights for 337 rushing yards in a 42-13 victory in the Valley. He carried the ball 25 times and scored three touchdowns on runs of 45, 7 and 59 yards. He broke off another...
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by Van Williams | Sep 5, 2022 | Cover Story, UAF, Volleyball
Kadyn Osborne of Anchorage now owns bragging rights over her older sister after passing her career assist total at Eastern Arizona College. The sophomore setter ranks No. 3 in the Arizona Community College Athletic Association this season with 227 assists and has...
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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 Alaska Sports Report | Aug 30, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Golf
Anchorage golfer Jack Carr was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after his stirring victory at the Anchorage Open men's championship. The 17-year-old West High senior birdied Nos. 17 and 18 and fired a sterling 3-under 69 in the final round of the 36-hole course...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Sep 5, 2022 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
Racin’ Ruby Lindquist reinforced her ridiculous range over the weekend at The Rut Runs in Montana. The former Seward High standout, who owns Black Hills State University (S.D.) track records in the indoor mile and 3,000 meters, as well as outdoor 1,500 meters, showed... Read More
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by Van Williams | Sep 4, 2022 | Cover Story, Football
Anchorage’s Qyntyn Pilcher achieved a milestone seldom seen by a college quarterback from Alaska: 45 career TDs. Texas A&M Kingsville's first-year signal caller threw a touchdown pass and completed 6-of-9 passes in his team’s 60-0 victory over North American at the...Read More
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by Van Williams | Sep 1, 2022 | Cover Story, UAA, Volleyball
Former Colony High crusher Eve Stephens is chasing UAA and GNAC records for career kills in style. The Seawolf senior spiker is on pace to challenge the school’s single-season mark for attack percentage after another big-time effort tonight in a sweep of Findlay on...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 31, 2022 | Soccer
Last year’s substitute is now a starter and Anchorage’s Zavier Hajdukovich has already delivered his first win – a shutout, no less. The sophomore goalkeeper at the Cal State East Bay stopped a career-high seven shots against UC Merced in a 1-0 victory in NCAA... Read More
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by Van Williams | Sep 1, 2022 | Basketball, UAA, UAF
Terrell Peter of Fairbanks went to a lot of UAF basketball games growing up, so putting on a Nanooks jersey is personal. After spending the last two seasons at Bellevue College in Seattle, the 6-foot-3 forward got the opportunity to return home and it's something he...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 2, 2022 | Mountain Running, Running
Cody Priest is no stranger to distance running. After competing for the Palmer Moose and the UAF Nanooks, Priest has continued his journey to farther sights, competing in marathons, trail races and beyond. He made his 100-miler debut last fall, taking the win at the...
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by Doyle Woody | Sep 4, 2022 | Poker
After some time off in July and August following a strong performance at the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Anchorage pro Adam Hendrix has returned to the land of chips and a chair. Hendrix made his first World Poker Tour final table and finished sixth in...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Sep 3, 2022 | Cover Story, Football, Prep Spotlight
In the annals of football gabbing, maybe no greater statement’s been made than some time ago when the former pro coach publicly exclaimed “you play to win the game.” Obvious? Sure. But it’s also an honest assessment for anyone strapping on a helmet and lacing up...
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by Van Williams | Sep 2, 2022 | Baseball, Football, Friday Flashback, Hockey
Few Alaska high school athletes have dominated three sports in the same season quite like Anchorage’s Ra Shipps did his senior year at East in 1992-93. In football, the bruising all-state running back rushed for 907 yards and nine TDs in just six games. In hockey, the...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 30, 2022 | Baseball, Cover Story
Now that he’s in Arizona with the Cincinnati Reds rookie-ball team, Brody Jessee of Anchorage has met a ton of people. They all seem to have the same reaction when he tells them where he’s from. “They have never met a baseball player from Alaska,” he said. Jessee, 21,...
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by Van Williams | Aug 29, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story
Portugal and South Sudan got an assist from Alaska in bagging some big wins over the weekend in FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Anchorage's Mareng Gatkuoth dropped in four 3-pointers and scored 16 points in 18 minutes off the bench for his biggest offensive explosion in...Read More
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