Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit us! WEEK IN REVIEW CIC Flag Football: East’s Olyvia Mamae turns track speed into touchdowns by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 28, 2022 | Flag Football, Prep Spotlight When Olyvia Mamae enters the field, she is composed, methodically assessing the opposing team and searching for gaps in its defense. On a breezy evening at the East High football field, Mamae and her teammates entered the arena as underdogs, facing the ever-present...Read More   North Pole’s Pheonix Copley crushes his preseason debut with the NHL’s LA Kings by Doyle Woody | Sep 27, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey Barring injury to either or both of the Los Angeles Kings’ projected goaltending tandem, North Pole’s Pheonix Copley is likely ticketed to the Ontario Reign, the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate. Monday, on a night when one of those projected starters, Cal...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.   National trail running champ Anna Dalton named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 26, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Running Anchorage runner Anna Dalton earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after seizing her first national title by winning the USA Track and Field Half-Marathon Trail Running Championship in Cable, Wisconsin. Her time of1 1 hour, 30 minutes, 17 seconds put her more than...Read More   CIC Football: Bartlett rallies for 33-27 win over West behind backup QB Javen Esera’s late TD by Van Williams | Sep 30, 2022 | Cover Story, Football Asked to fill in for the starting quarterback on a run-first team, Bartlett’s Javen Esera might have figured he was just a place holder. Turns out he was a difference maker. The backup QB ran the rushing attack to perfection and scored the game-winning touchdown in... Read More   Around The Rinks: Money Max Helgeson sparks UAA; bounce-back for Hannah Hogenson; plus Money (Bryce) Monrean and Torrid Tanner Sorenson by Doyle Woody | Oct 2, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey, UAA, UAF Call him Money Max Helgeson, at least for one night – besides, his full name is Maxmilion, which is a pretty regal handle. In any event, freshman forward Max Helgeson of Anchorage sparked UAA, his hometown team, in its return to NCAA play after more than two and a...Read More   CIC Football: Juneau holds off East 19-14, thanks to late defensive stop and three TDs from Jarrell Williams by Van Williams | Oct 1, 2022 | Cover Story, Football The Juneau defense often gets overshadowed by the glow of its quarterback player-of-the-year candidate Jarrell Williams, but Saturday against East the defense stole the show. The visiting Huskies carried a shutout into the third quarter, forced four punts, picked off...Read More   Our Team Van Williams, Editor Arielle Himelbloom, Reporter Matt Nevala, Reporter Matias Saari, Reporter Doyle Woody, Reporter Bryan Boyett, Photographer Natalie Osborne, Web Development Shelley Romer, Dev. Director Harlow Robinson, Exec. Director Learn more about the Alaska Sports Report staff here   Jack Green sets up equalizer, scores go-ahead goal as American University rallies to beat Bucknell 2-1 by Van Williams | Sep 28, 2022 | Cover Story, Soccer Anchorage’s Jack Green isn’t a magician, but he played one for the American University men’s soccer team late in the first half against Bucknell. The senior midfielder danced, deked and delivered the primary assist on the equalizing goal and later bagged the go-ahead... Read More   Travante Williams supplies 84-83 win for Sporting with deciding free throw in final second of EuroCup thriller by Van Williams | Sep 29, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story, UAF Alaska, Portugal, Kosovo, it doesn’t matter where he’s playing basketball, Travante Williams of Anchorage is in perpetual attack mode. When the game is on the line he kicks it into another gear. That's when Takeover Travante emerges. Portuguese powerhouse Sporting...Read More   CIC Football: Dimond’s Malachi Casey is a must-see playmaker as conference’s most explosive wide receiver by Van Williams | Sep 29, 2022 | Cover Story, Football Dimond wide receiver Malachi Casey is the kind of playmaker you can’t take your eyes off – especially if you’re an opposing defensive back. “He is a freak athlete that you always gotta watch out for,” Colony’s Jack Nash said. “His build and his speed are big factors... Read More   Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix pockets sixth career win, and $192,400 by Doyle Woody | Sep 27, 2022 | Cover Story, Poker Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix is proving prolific and prosperous in 2022. Hendrix on Monday won his sixth career title when he seized the Poker Masters Event #4, a No-Limit Hold ‘em game, at the ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to earn $192,400. The victory was...Read More   Eve Stephens wins record 11th GNAC weekly honor, UAA volleyball team moves up to No. 11 in national poll by Van Williams | Sep 27, 2022 | Cover Story, UAA, UAF, Volleyball At this point, the GNAC might as well just name its player-of-the-week award after Eve Stephens. The UAA volleyball star from Palmer earned her record 11th honor after leading the Seawolves to a pair of wins over the weekend. Stephens slammed 34 kills on .291 hitting... Read More   Another NHL goalie’s new deal indicates Anchorage’s Jeremy $wayman is gonna get paid on his next contract by Doyle Woody | Sep 28, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey The NHL’s Florida Panthers on Tuesday announced they have signed young goaltender Spencer Knight to a three-year deal worth $13.5 million, and if you’re wondering what in the hockey world that has to do with Alaska sports, here’s your answer: Boston Bruins young... Read More   CIC Football: Dive into top-10 league stat leaders for offense and defense entering Week 8 by Van Williams | Sep 30, 2022 | Cover Story, Football The chase for the Cook Inlet Conference rushing title is heating up. Service running back RJ Fine leads the way with 918 yards and holds a 14-yard advantage over Juneau quarterback Jarrell Williams going into Week 8, with Bartlett running back Niko Alailefaleula third... Read More   Tales From The Trails: Juneau’s Sophie Tuckwood is clutch for Gonzaga’s nationally-ranked women’s cross-country running team by Doyle Woody | Sep 25, 2022 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running Gonzaga University’s burgeoning cross-country program is getting big help from Juneau’s Sadie Tuckwood, a former state champion and Gatorade Alaska Runner of the Year. Tuckwood (Juneau-Douglas High), a sophomore, on Friday finished 19th in a loaded field at the... Read More   Arneson and Cherok post victories at Kenai Marathon, Anchorage team wins 109-mile Klondike Road Relay by Matias Saari | Sep 26, 2022 | Adventure, Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running Lars Arneson returned to where he grew up and set a new record Sunday at the Kenai River Marathon. Arneson, now of Anchorage, completed the 26.2-mile road course that starts and ends in Kenai in 2 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds. Arneson eclipsed the previous record...Read More   CFB Notebook: Metcalf has 71-yard scoop-and-score, Cummings collects 26th TD, Heartwell picks, Rolston kicks by Van Williams | Sep 26, 2022 | Cover Story, Football Soldotna’s Hudson Metcalf didn’t need any help to score his first college touchdown. The Colorado Mesa University sophomore linebacker hit the TD trifecta with the strip, scoop and score on a 71-yard fumble return in a 31-28 loss to Black Hills State in Spearfish,... 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