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by Arielle Himelbloom | Oct 10, 2022 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running
On a blustery autumn day, the top Division I athletes gathered at the Bartlett High trails prepared to give their utmost effort at the ASAA First National Bank of Alaska Cross Country Running Championships. Campbell Peterson left nothing up to chance in a race that...Read More
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by Van Williams | Oct 8, 2022 | Cover Story, Football
Colony's Jack Nash might be the CIC Defensive Player of the Year, but don’t sleep on his offensive prowess. He put to bed Service’s chances at an upset in Friday night’s ASAA First National Bowl DI quarterfinal playoff game with a 339-yard, 6-touchdown performance to...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 | Oct 3, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey
Anchorage skater Max Helgeson was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sparking his hometown team, the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves, to a big win in its return to NCAA play after more than two and a half years dormant. The former Seawolves stick boy, who...Read More
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by Harlow Robinson | Oct 9, 2022 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Prep Spotlight
Wrangell High School's Daniel Harrison approached the finish line hands in the air. There was much to celebrate. In winning the Division III 2022 ASAA First National Bank Alaska Cross Country Running State Championships, the Wolves' sophomore standout earned Wrangell...Read More
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by Van Williams | Oct 8, 2022 | Cover Story, Football
Some of the names in the scoring column on Saturday were different, but the result was the same for the Juneau Huskies. Alaska's top-ranked team improved to 9-0 on the season after defeating eighth-seeded South 52-21 in an ASAA First National Bowl DI quarterfinal...
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by Doyle Woody | Oct 9, 2022 | Hockey
You cannot stop the Kenai River Brown Bears, you can only hope to contain them. OK, granted, that’s a little much. After all, they’re only one-fifth of the way through their 60-game North American Hockey League schedule. Still, the Brown Bears’ duplicate 3-1 road wins...
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Oct 10, 2022 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running
While the Colony boys team was seeded as a favorite to win the Division I title at the ASAA First National Bank of Alaska Cross Country Running Championships, the individual ranks were more ambiguous. Coming into the race, Colony’s Matthew Rongitsch, Zac Cheyette, and...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Oct 6, 2022 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball
Once the volleyball match between the Cook Inlet Conference’s biggest rivals started late Thursday evening, one couldn’t help but wonder if the morning bell to start Friday’s school day would soon ring. Dimond and South faced off for the first time in 11 months with...
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by Van Williams | Oct 8, 2022 | Cover Story, Football
Some of the names in the scoring column on Saturday were different, but the result was the same for the Juneau Huskies. Alaska's top-ranked team improved to 9-0 on the season after defeating eighth-seeded South 52-21 in an ASAA First National Bowl DI quarterfinal...
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by Van Williams | Oct 4, 2022 | Cover Story, Soccer
Two college goalkeepers from Alaska have been so filthy in net, they are clean. Anchorage’s Zavier Hajdukovich and Juneau’s Shaylin Cesar have combined for 10 clean sheets in 21 NCAA games this year – but Saturday was the first time both players had shutouts on the...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Oct 7, 2022 | Friday Flashback, Hockey
Level after level, league after league, Brian Swanson delivered points – a ton of them. The hockey center from Eagle River spearheaded Chugiak High to two state championships during a time when he also flourished on his club team. In two seasons with the Anchorage... Read More
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by Van Williams | Oct 5, 2022 | Cover Story, Football
The Bartlett offensive line has had plenty of motivation this year to control the line of scrimmage. You’d think it would be pancakes but it’s actually donuts, courtesy of the running backs every time one of them eclipses 100 yards in a game. This got quarterback Carl...Read More
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by Van Williams | Oct 3, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
If you didn’t hear back from Anchorage’s Mikayla Johnson this summer, don’t take it personally. She was busy chasing her dream. Shortly after being named Cook Inlet Conference Player of the Year and leading the Bartlett High girls basketball team to the Class 4A state...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Oct 5, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey
Anchorage’s Nate Thompson is done for now with the Los Angeles Kings, who Tuesday released the veteran NHL center from his professional tryout agreement, but he says he definitely is not done with hockey. Thompson, who turned 38 Wednesday, said he intends to sign with...Read More
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Winning at All Costs: Breaking the Silence on Eating Disorders and Athletes
“Winning at All Costs: Breaking the Silence on Eating Disorders and Athletes” is a 27 minutes in length and features 2x Olympian and licensed professional counselor Holly Brooks providing solid, evidence-based information about the importance of proper fueling for athletes. Read More or see theVideo
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Oct 4, 2022 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running
Each week since early August, cross country teams have recorded quick times, dueling with competitors statewide. As the weeks advanced, individuals and teams buckled down, bettering their marks in preparation for the state championships. While each of the three...
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by Van Williams | Oct 7, 2022 | Cover Story, Football
Nothing came easy in Friday night’s ASAA First National Bowl DI quarterfinal playoff game between No. 4 West and No. 5 East. Yards were hard to come by and scoring points was like pulling teeth, but the T-birds extracted just enough offense to pull out a 21-14 road...Read More
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