Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit us! WEEK IN REVIEW State Volleyball: Dimond survives loser’s bracket, saunters past West to gain 16th 4A championship by Matt Nevala | Nov 12, 2022 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball Baked into a double-elimination tournament’s DNA, one team must always represent the loser’s bracket come finale time. Alas, Dimond took on said role Saturday and didn’t dither. In fact, the Lynx dominated en route to another Class 4A state volleyball championship. In...Read More   Hoops Notes: Hornbuckle makes it rain; Pili flexes in Utah; Karlberg’s 3-point streak ends; Skye’s the limit for Miller; & more by Van Williams | Nov 12, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story Western Washington senior sharpshooter Daniel Hornbuckle of Fairbanks on Friday picked up right where he left off last season. The shooting guard matched his career high with six 3-pointers on his way to scoring 22 points in a 101-95 victory over Cal Poly Humboldt at... Read More   UAA volleyball team wins GNAC title to break Western Washington’s four-year stranglehold by Van Williams | Nov 13, 2022 | Cover Story, UAA, Volleyball With their 19th sweep of the season, the nationally ranked Seawolves secured a GNAC championship and broke Western Washington’s four-year stranglehold. Palmer’s Eve Stephens and teammate Lisa Jaunet each had nine kills to lead a balanced attack as No. 5 UAA wrapped up...Read More   Around The Rinks: Darci Matson’s scoring spree spearheads Alaskans’ excellence in NCAA Division III pucks by Doyle Woody | Nov 13, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey OK, have yourself a ridiculous weekend, Darci Matson. The sophomore sniper from Wasilla, a Second-Team All-American last season as a rookie for the Aurora University women’s hockey team in NCAA Division III, went off for six goals and 10 points in a weekend sweep of...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.   Thunder Mountain swimmer PJ Foy named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 8, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Swimming and Diving PJ Foy of Juneau was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after a dominant performance at the 2022 ASAA state swimming and diving championships. Despite not being able to practice due to illness all week leading up to the state meet,he Thunder Mountain High School junior...Read More   Running Roundup: Girdwood’s Ava Earl, Anchorage’s Santiago Gomez-Prosser qualify for NCAA Cross Country Championships by Arielle Himelbloom | Nov 12, 2022 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running When it comes to cross-country running, Alaskans are known for their grit and willingness to adapt, setting their goals high each season. On Friday, Girdwood’s Ava Earl and the Northwestern women made history, earning the team’s first NCAA Cross Country Championship... Read More   Da’Zhon Wyche pours in 29 points, helps UAA cut 22-point deficit down to 1 in 82-77 loss to Chaminade by Van Williams | Nov 11, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story, UAA Even in a loss, Da’Zhon Wyche saved the UAA men’s basketball team. Maybe not from defeat, but from potential embarrassment. The Anchorage native poured in a season-high 29 points and led a spirited Seawolves comeback that ultimately fell short in an 82-77 loss to....Read More   Arctic Passage: Sailing the Edge of Alaska by Ben Spiess | Adventure,Sailing   Part I I got a call from my old friend Mark Synnott in late August. Mark was in the middle of sailing the Arctic Northwest Passage from Maine through to Nome. Could I join him in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories in a week? He needed crew for the last leg of his voyage – from Northwest Territories to Nome. I hedged. Busy at work, I said. He persisted in a text: “It’s gonna be epic.” ... Read More Part II We left Tuktoyaktuk on Saturday, Sept. 10, and didn’t drop the anchor for the next five days. Polar Sun pushed west into the Beaufort Sea, an expanse of ocean off the northern coast of western Canada and Alaska. The Beaufort Sea is named for Sir Francis Beaufort, a 19th-century British Navy rear admiral, and official Admiralty hydrographer during the years of British Arctic exploration... Read More   Part III Rounding Point Barrow we headed south into the Chuckchi Sea. We were now in the lee of the land. The swells dropped. The winds fell below 20 knots. The tone of the boat and the mood of her crew eased. Sleeping resumed... Read More Part IV After 2½ days sheltering behind Point Hope Mark and Dave spied a weather window. The goal was to sail northwest, clear Point Hope and gain sea room for a 200 mile run south across the Chuckchi Sea to the Bering Straight. A solid plan. But as we cleared the point it was apparent this would be no ordinary passage... Read More   College Soccer Notebook: Twenhafel, Mladenov on collision course, Cesar anchors PLU at NCAA D3 Championships; plus more on other Alaskans by Van Williams | Nov 10, 2022 | Cover Story, Soccer They squared off in the Cook Inlet Conference and now Anchorage’s Samuel Twenhafel and Vasil Mladenov could face off in the NCAA Division III men’s soccer tournament. Both players are on teams that are on the same side of the 64-team bracket and could meet in the... 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   Alaska Sports Hall of Fame public voting is back for the month of November! After a three year pause, the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame is again selecting a new class of people, moments, and events to be inducted and the public will play an important role. Vote Here *Alaska Sports Report is a program of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame   Homer’s Audrey Rosencrans leads contingent of AK runners at college conference championships by Arielle Himelbloom | Nov 11, 2022 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running While a majority of Alaskans were competing in the Pacific Northwest last weekend, a variety represented the 49th state in additional cross country conferences around the nation. Leading the contingent was Academy of Art redshirt senior Audrey Rosencrans, who has...Read More   CIC Hockey: Renowned league enters 54th season with 7 Anchorage teams by Matt Nevala | Nov 9, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight Wyatt Rust and a handful of teammates approached Bartlett High’s open house festivities at the start of the school year on a mission. The students needed more students to eventually join them out on the ice so the Golden Bears would indeed field a Cook Inlet...Read More   Overseas Hoops: Bailey snags 18 rebounds in UK; Hendrix nets 30 in Portugal; updates on 10 AK international pros by Van Williams | Nov 8, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story Jeremiah Bailey of Fairbanks must have brought his lunch pail with him to the United Kingdom because he’s putting in work in the British Basketball League. The 6-foot-6 forward with the pro team Caledonia Gladiators ranks second in the league with 9.9 rebounds per...Read More   Klaire Rhodes wins Moab Trail Marathon; Alaskans take on New York City Marathon by Matias Saari | Nov 9, 2022 | Running Runner Klaire Rhodes is on a roll. Rhodes won the Moab Trail Marathon on Saturday and with it the USATF Trail Marathon National Championship for 2022. Rhodes, who still lists Anchorage as her hometown but recently moved to Reno, Nev. to attend graduate school,...Read More   Around The Rinks: Anchorage’s Isaiah Saville is back between the pro pipes (plus, ECHL and SPHL notes) by Doyle Woody | Nov 7, 2022 | Hockey After enduring COVID for the second time, goaltender Isaiah Saville of Anchorage finally made his first appearance of the hockey season last weekend, and he didn’t look like he needed a rust-buster. Saville shined from the outset for the ECHL’s Savannah Ghost Pirates...Read More     Join our Family of Sponsors The Alaska Sports Report is a non-profit entity owned by the 501(c)3 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. We say "no" to paywalls and pop-up ads, "yes" to community partners. Make a tax deductible donation and we'll recognize you on our site, social media posts, and in this weekly review! 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