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by Doyle Woody | Dec 9, 2022 | Cover Story, Friday Flashback, Hockey
When UAA-UAF hockey flits across my mind, memories drift back to the late 1980s, when Mike Peluso was the Seawolves’ cornerstone defenseman and Ricky Pitta was the Nanooks’ spark plug. Peluso was 6-foot-4 with long arms, easy-going off the ice, but 200 pounds of...Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 11, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story
Anchorage’s Alissa Pili is making an early run at Pac-12 Conference player-of-the-year honors. The Utah junior forward leads the league in scoring and field-goal percentage after she matched her season high with 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Saturday’s 76-59...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Dec 12, 2022 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Eagle River’s Vanessa Aniteye has been on a roll this year, leaving swift times in her wake. In the past seven months, the Seattle Pacific senior placed sixth at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships for 400 meters, running a...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 11, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey
Pheonix Copley’s return to the world’s best hockey league has been a smooth ride. The 30-year-old goaltender from North Pole snuffed 20 shots Saturday for the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-2 NHL win at Montreal. The Kings furnished Copley a 2-0 cushion with goals 19...
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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 | Dec 6, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Volleyball
Eve Stephens has earned one more accolade. After being named the NCAA Division II National Player, the volleyball player from Palmer is our Alaska Athlete of the Week. The University of Alaska Anchorage senior is already the most decorated volleyball player in school...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 12, 2022 | Running, Track and Field
In his quest to kickstart his 2023 track season by racing frequently to make up for time lost to two bouts of COVID last summer, Ketchikan pro runner Isaac Updike has traveled coast to coast and touched down in places in between. Updike’s Tour of America continued...
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by Van Williams | Dec 7, 2022 | Basketball
It may have taken six years for Daniel Hornbuckle of Fairbanks to score 1,000 career points, but that only speaks to his stick-to-itiveness to play college basketball. It's even more impressive when you remember the 2016 West Valley graduate scored a total of 27...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Dec 8, 2022 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Tristian Merchant wasted no time in his debut for Liberty University, adding his name to school and conference top ten lists. The former ACS superstar got an early start to the indoor track season, racing at the Sharon Colyear-Danville season opener in Boston,...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Dec 10, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey
Despite an early deficit, a stellar comeback of sorts and eventual overtime loss for his Anchorage Wolverines, Andy Ramsey endured a uniquely emotional night hours before the opening faceoff. Generally, hockey players play it cool. No ups or downs,...Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 9, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story
Once Patrick McMahon was cleared for takeoff, you could tell the sophomore skywalker was about to set it off by how excited his Montana State teammates got on the bench. They anticipated a viral-video highlight and the 6-foot-7 guard from Palmer didn’t disappoint...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 10, 2022 | Hockey
The odds said goaltender Isaiah Saville of Anchorage, who has stormed his way through the ECHL early this hockey season, was likely due for a downturn. The moment arrived Friday night. Saville surrendered five goals on 26 shots for the Savannah Ghost Pirates and got..Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 7, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey
Pheonix Copley’s return to the NHL crease proved prosperous Tuesday night. The 30-year-old goaltender from North Pole stopped 31 shots for the Los Angeles Kings in a 5-2 road victory over the Ottawa Senators in what marked his first NHL game in 10 months and his first...Read More
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