Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit us! WEEK IN REVIEW Alissa Pili third-fastest Alaska woman to score 1,000 points at NCAA Division I level by Van Williams | Dec 17, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story Anchorage’s Alissa Pili today became the 35th Alaska women’s basketball player to reach the 1,000-point benchmark after pumping in 15 points in 22 minutes for 13th-ranked Utah in a 92-45 win over Cal State Riverside in Salt Lake City. With 1,002 career points, Pili... Read More   Around The Rinks: Swayman, Copley make Alaska goaltending history (plus pro and junior notes) by Doyle Woody | Dec 18, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey Jeremy Swayman and Pheonix Copley made Alaska hockey history Saturday, when they became the first NHL goaltenders from the 49th state to win games in the world’s best league on the same day. Swayman, the 24-year-old Boston Bruins masked man from Anchorage, stopped 31...Read More   Motivated by sick teammate, Kenai boys hoops team caps comeback with buzzer-beater by Van Williams | Dec 18, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight This one was for Zach. Motivated by a pre-game text message from a sick teammate, the Kenai Central boys basketball team came into Saturday night’s game against Houston highly inspired and delivered a hallmark win on the Peninsula. The Kardinals scored five points in... Read More   Anchorage’s Hunter Wonders records career-best World Cup finish in Norway by Matias Saari | Dec 12, 2022 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Hunter Wonders is no stranger to success: The Anchorage nordic skier has won a silver medal in the World Junior Championships relay, taken a U.S National Championship and placed eighth at the Under-23 World Championships. But the breakthrough result he achieved on the...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.   North Pole’s Pheonix Copley shines for LA Kings, named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 14, 2022 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey Pheonix Copley of North Pole was promoted to the NHL from the American Hockey League and promptly pocketed two road wins for the LA Kings, earning him Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The 30-year-old made 31 saves in a 5-2 win at Ottawa to earn his first NHL win...Read More   Anchorage’s Ariela Lewis lives out real-life “fairytale” by playing pro soccer in Iceland by Van Williams | Dec 17, 2022 | Cover Story, Soccer Five years after college, Ariela Lewis’ soccer career is still alive and kicking. Never mind adult league, this 27-year-old is getting paid to play the game she loves. Not even COVID could slow her down. After the pandemic wiped away the last two seasons, Lewis stuck...Read Moreead More   AK Hoops Report: Moses helps CSI upset No. 1; Hornbuckle clutch again; Hobbs heats up for Hartford; Lombard plays big for his size by Van Williams | Dec 19, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story Anchorage’s Isaiah Moses helped College of Southern Idaho stake its claim as the best men’s basketball team in the NJCAA. The 6-goot-1 freshman pumped in 26 points as the fourth-ranked Golden Eagles improved to 16-0 on the junior college season after beating...Read More   CIC Cross-Country Skiing: East girls win South Classic by Matias Saari | Dec 13, 2022 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing, Prep Spotlight While Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School has a famous alumna in gold medalist Kikkan Randall, the Thunderbirds have been overshadowed by other Anchorage schools in recent memory. That changed on Saturday when the East girls team won the South Classic at Kincaid...Read More   CIC Hockey: Chugiak downs Dimond 6-2, remains unbeaten behind Ajay Johnson’s hat trick by Matt Nevala | Dec 15, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight About four minutes into Wednesday’s second period, the Anchorage School District’s text blast announcing the fifth closure in seven school days thanks to unbearable snow accumulation and well-meaning safety concerns filtered around to nearly everyone inside Ben Boeke...Read More   AK Hoops Report: Green, Novelli, Tuisaula among top-10 NWAC scorers; Martin makes Miami Dade return by Van Williams | Dec 15, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story Three of the top-10 women’s basketball scorers in the NWAC are from Alaska. Grays Harbor’s Sheridan Green of Wasilla ranks fifth at 20.6 points per game, Lower Columbia’s Jazzlyn Novelli of Wasilla is eighth at 18.4 and Peninsula’s Ituau Tuisaula of Soldotna is ninth... Read More   From miles to marathons, Gabe Martin strikes gold at California International Marathon by Arielle Himelbloom | Dec 13, 2022 | Cover Story, Running Out of all the distances to run, the marathon can be one of the trickiest to master. Many choose to conquer the 26.2-mile distance after years of gradually increasing mileage, but Anchorage’s Gabe Martin celebrated success at just 22 years of age at the California... Read More   Bryant Marks’ maturation in goal helps key Kenai River’s bounce back in NAHL by Matt Nevala | Dec 16, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey By all discernible measuring sticks, Bryant Marks and the Kenai River Brown Bears have thrived during the North American Hockey League season compared to the last. All this accomplishment, and they’re just reaching the halfway point with a bulk of big games on the...Read More   AK Hoops Report: Hepa heats up for 30; Ungwiluk unleashes 22-point attack; Tosi tearing up NWAC by Van Williams | Dec 14, 2022 | Basketball, Cover Story Kamaka Hepa‘s first bucket was a dunk and he buried his first 3-point attempt. Everything from that point was gravy as the Hawaii senior sank 12-of-18 field goals on his way to scoring a career-high 30 points. The 6-foot-10 forward out of Utqiagvik added a career-high... Read More   Around The Rinks: Billy Renfew rides an NAHL heater and Mac Swanson delivers for Team USA (plus, ECHL and college notes) by Doyle Woody | Dec 17, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey Billy Renfrew is scorching the North American Hockey League for his hometown Fairbanks Ice Dogs. The forward generated a short-handed strike to start the scoring and added a power-play marker for the game-winning goal in a 5-2 road win against the Janesville Jets on...Read More   Track & Field Roundup: Vanessa Aniteye runs to victory, earns NCAA provisional mark in addition to Kaleb Beloy and UAA’s Cole Nash 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   Pheonix Copley recovers, Isaiah Saville hits a rough patch and Nolan Walker earns a promotion by Doyle Woody | Dec 16, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey North Pole’s Pheonix Copley is in his eighth full season of professional hockey, so he understands the journey is filled with ups and downs, and those ascents and plunges are most striking for goaltenders. In the space of 48 or so hours this week, the 30-year-old...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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