Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit us! WEEK IN REVIEW DI State Hockey: Quite a roll – Chugiak wins 5-2 over West, finishes 23-0-1 and collects sixth state championship by Matt Nevala | Feb 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight The sign in the rink’s northeast corner said it all. Roll Chug, indeed. Drink it all in, Mustangs. Chased without a single loss – 23-0-1. Thanks to superlative penalty killing and taking advantage of numerous gift-wrapped miscues, Chugiak capped an unbeaten season...Read More   Become a Sponsor or Booster Win an Alaska Airlines Trip! Readers, Support us and earn a chance to win a round trip ticket anywhere Alaska Airlines flies! Become a booster or sponsor ($250 and up) by April 1 to be eligible. You'll also receive an "I support the Report" T-shirt! If you join as a Bronze sponsor or higher before Feb 15th, we'll add you to the shirt! We hope you're enjoying the Alaska Sports Report. 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The trail is where Sass is most comfortable and feels his dogs get the best rest, so unless mandatory rest is required at a checkpoint...Read More   Prep Nordic Skiing: West squads sweep Region IV meet; East’s Marley Ireland, Service’s Aaron Power earn Skimeister honors by Harlow Robinson | Feb 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing, Prep Spotlight The West Anchorage High School ski program continued their winning ways Friday and Saturday. The Eagles boys and girls teams both took home titles at the 2023 Region IV High School Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park and served notice that they're ready... Read More   South goalie Cooper Kinnear named Alaska Athlete of the Week after epic 7OT performance by Alaska Sports Report | Feb 8, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey South High hockey goaltender Cooper Kinnear earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after logging a jaw-dropping performance in the Wolverines memorable Cook Inlet Conference tournament semifinal victory over West. The junior netminder stopped 69 shots on goal in 93...Read More   Hoops Report: UAA, UAF men in hunt for GNAC Tournament berths; Wallace Ungwiluk closes in on 800; Alaskans mix it up in NWAC North Region playoff chase by Van Williams | Feb 12, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Both men’s college basketball teams from Alaska won on Saturday night, the first time each team has been victorious on the same day since Jan. 14. More than just that, though, the wins kept alive their chances of being among the six teams to qualify for the GNAC....Read More   D1 State Hockey: Abbott’s 2 late goals rescue West; Chugiak pushes streak to 22; West Valley & Colony also prevail at First National Cup playoffs by Van Williams | Feb 9, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight Third-line grinders usually aren’t heroes in the biggest hockey game of the season, but Kaden Abbott saw an opportunity to shoot his shot. The junior forward bagged a pair of third-period goals, including the game winner with just 2:38 left, to propel the West Eagles...Read More   Wrestling Roundup: Woods just misses medal in Croatia; Kimber hits 60 wins; Bockman & Hopkins bros nationally ranked; plus Gerlach and the awesome Antesbergers by Van Williams | Feb 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Wrestling Shungnak’s Spencer Woods was the only U.S. wrestler to advance to Sunday's medal round at the Zagreb Open Greco Roman tournament in Croatia. Woods placed fifth in the 180-pound weight class after dropping a 7-2 decision in the bronze medal match against Peter Doemoek...Read More   Goaltending Galore: Pheonix Copley celebrates new contract with 2nd career shutout; Jeremy Swayman, due a new deal, eats a hard-luck loss by Doyle Woody | Feb 12, 2023 | Hockey Pheonix Copley savored a better week than most. Friday, the 31-year-old Los Angeles Kings goaltender from North Pole signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract extension. Nothing like an 82-percent increase in compensation – Copley makes $825,000 this season – to...Read More   College Track & Field Roundup: Knott excels in heptathlon, Gomez-Prosser inches toward 4-minute barrier, plus notes by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 7, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field With the indoor track and field national championships steadily approaching, performances by Alaskans are beginning to ramp up. Two River’s Riley Knott had himself a day at the WSU Open, held in Spokane, Washington. The multi-event athlete for UC Berkeley competed in...Read More   Around The Rinks: Darci Matson bounces back big, Cayden Cahill’s crushing and Alex Belzile is perseverance personified by Doyle Woody | Feb 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey An unusual thing happened Friday – Darci Matson played a hockey game and did not register a point. This was rare because it had happened just once in 21 previous games this season. Saturday, Aurora’s sophomore sniper from Wasilla set things right. Matson, the nation’s...Read More   College Hoops: Alissa Pili passes for career-high 6 dimes, adds 30 points as she cracks top-20 on Alaska’s all-time scoring list by Van Williams | Feb 5, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Point Pili made an appearance today for the nationally ranked Utah women’s basketball team as Anchorage’s Alissa Pili dished off a career-high six assists in a 100-92 victory over Oregon in the Pac-12 Conference. The 6-foot junior forward also pumped in 30 points on... Read More   Around The Rinks (Pro/Junior Edition): Success for Isaiah Saville, Ka-ching for Pheonix Copley (plus notes) by Doyle Woody | Feb 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey For nearly two months, goaltender Isaiah Saville of Anchorage couldn’t catch a break. His team, the ECHL’s expansion Savannah Ghost Pirates, is not very good – 14-27-8, 26th overall on the 28-team circuit. The Ghost Pirates also permit an insane number of shots –... Read More   Around The Rinks (College/Junior Edition): Alaskans helping Alaskans is a rink nerd’s hockey heaven by Doyle Woody | Feb 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey One of those little things that appeal to the hockey nerd in me is when an Alaskan furnishes an assist on a goal scored by an Alaskan. It’s kind of a stupid thing, admittedly. And, no, as it turns out, I do not have a life. 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