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ALASKA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
GUS SCHUMACHER
Congrats to Gus Schumacher on being named Alaska Athlete of the Week!
The Anchorage skier won his first Senior National Championship title in his debut national championship race. Just 19 years old, the Service High School grad won the men's 1.5-kilometer freestyle sprint in 3:02.95 against a deep field that included several Olympians. Gus followed this spectacular effort with a 2nd place finish in the 15K interval start freestyle.
The winner is selected by a panel each Friday and announced Saturday at 11 a.m. on the Sports Guys on CBS Sports Radio 590AM and 96.7FM. View past winners here.
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Athlete of the Decade Announced!
Big congratulations to Kikkan Randall. She is our Alaska Athlete of the Decade!  Thanks to everyone that voted - nearly 2,500 of you! All 16 of our candidates received significant consideration but in the end it was Kikkan! We also had some great write-in suggestions like Janay DeLoach (long jumper), Jordan Clarke (shot putter), Cory Davis (snowmachiner), Autumn Ridley (AK Native games), Clint Helander (alpine climber), Spencer Woods (wrestler), Ryan Stassel (snowboarder), Talon Lindquist (swimmer), Trevor Dunbar (runner), Zoe Hickel (hockey) and others. We'll be making a commemorative "Athletes of the Decade" poster and will add 2 men and 2 women from the write-in votes to our original group of names. Shoot us an email at [email protected] if you'd like a poster and we'll follow up with you.
What a decade! It was fun to remember and celebrate some of Alaska's brightest stars. Let's to do it again in 10 years!
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January 6, 2020
 Jonny Homza Anchorage's Jonny Homza got hot just in time to help the Auckland Tuatara extend the longest home winning streak in the Australian Baseball League.
Auckland pushed its win streak to 11 games after a 4-0 homestand against Geelong-Korea.
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January 5, 2020
 Colter Lasher Anchorage's Colter Lasher scored a season-high 26 points in just 28 minutes as the No. 7 Bayer Giants beat No. 10 Tuebingen 88-83 in Germany's A League.
He added a season-high 11 rebounds to complete his first double-double in 16 games.
Lasher, of Dimond High fame, drained 10-of-16 field goals, including 5-of-9 from 3-point range.
The former Houston Baptist star leads Bayer in scoring at 14.7 points per game. He also leads the team with 24 3s.
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January 4, 2020
 Jeremy Swayman Anchorage's Jeremy Swayman became the first NCAA D1 goalie to reach 700 saves on the season after he made 32 stops for the University of Maine hockey team in a 3-2 win over Nebraska-Omaha.
The junior netminder improved to 10-8-4 on the season, with his 22 appearances ranking No. 1 in the country.
Swayman also ranks No. 1 nationally in minutes (1,329) and saves (726).
He owns 39 career wins, which ranks No. 1 among active Alaskans.
Swayman is a 2017 fourth-round draft pick of the Boston Bruins.
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 Gus Schumacher Two Anchorage skiers each won two medals in the first two days of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championship in Houghton, Michigan.
Gus Schumacher of Alaska Winter Stars racked up a gold and silver while Caitlin Patterson of the US Ski Team picked up a silver and bronze.
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January 3, 2020
 Alex Carlton Palmer's Alex Carlton inside he final minute assisted on the go-ahead bucket and drained two clutch free throws as North Idaho College rallied to beat Big Bend 67-62 in NWAC women's basketball.
With her team down 62-60, Carlton assisted on Sydnie Peterson's 3-pointer with 38 seconds to go to put the Cardinals ahead for good.
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 Kaeleb Johnson When the Spokane Community College men's basketball team needed a lift, Kaeleb Johnson of Anchorage was there to lead the way.
The freshman guard pumped in eight straight points during a pivotal second-half run that sparked the Sasquatch to an 81-73 win over Walla Walla in the NWAC.
Johnson, of East High fame, scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half.
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January 2, 2020
 Jake Heun Palmer's Jake Heun made quick work out of an accomplished fighter with a first-round TKO victory over Satoshi Ishii in a heavyweight bout at Rizin FF 20 in Saitama, Japan.
The fight lasted 72 seconds - his third-fastest win of his 24-fight MMA professional career.
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December 31, 2019
 Vante Hendrix Vante Hendrix of Anchorage took flight for four dunks, including an icing-on-the-cake slam in the final seconds, to lift the University of New Mexico men's basketball team to a 74-69 victory over UC Davis at The Pit in Albuquerque.
The sophomore transfer finished with a season-high 13 points in this just his third game with the Lobos.
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December 30, 2019
 Kamaka Hepa Barrow's Kamaka Hepa played more minutes for the University of Texas men's basketball team against High Point than he had in his previous eight appearances.
The result was one of the most productive performances of his career.
The 6-foot-9 freshman logged 24 minutes and contributed seven points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots in an 89-58 rout in Austin, Texas.
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 Alissa Pili Anchorage's Alissa Pili registered her fifth double-double for the USC women's basketball team, yet this one was her most impressive.
The freshman hit 10-of-17 shots on her way to scoring a season-high 28 points to go with 10 rebounds in an 83-59 loss to undefeated UCLA in Los Angeles, California.
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December 29, 2019
 Trevor Osborne Anchorage's Trevor Osborne inched closer to becoming the fourth player in Whitman College men's basketball history to rack up 200 career 3-pointers.
The senior sharpshooter now stands at 184 with 16 regular-season games left.
He sank 4-of-14 attempts over the weekend in a pair of losses to Mary Hardin-Baylor and LeTourneau at the CRU Holiday Classic in Belton, Texas.
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Thanks for Reading!
The Alaska Sports Blog is hosted by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame and written by Van Williams, formerAnchorage Daily News sports editor. The goal of the blog is to bring positive attention to Alaskans making good in sports on the international, national and local levels and to provide a forum for public discussion.
We always welcome your input and story ideas!
Thanks,
Harlow
Harlow Robinson
Executive Director
Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
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