Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit us! WEEK IN REVIEW Once a star at 400 meters, former Chugiak High and UAA runner Vanessa Aniteye is now aces at 800 for Seattle Pacific by Doyle Woody | Feb 19, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field Seattle Pacific University track coach Karl Lerum first planted the seed that blossomed into Vanessa Aniteye’s ascension at 800 meters when his star long sprinter was riding a high as a 400-meter specialist last May. Aniteye, the former Chugiak High exchange student...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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Harlow Robinson Executive Director Alaska Sports Report   Around The Rinks (College Edition): McKinley Hoff and Corsica Skibinski spark Nazareth to conference crown, Amber Steinhilpert does same for Alvernia by Doyle Woody | Feb 21, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey The Nazareth Golden Flyers and Alvernia Golden Wolves proved, well, golden over the weekend, capturing conference crowns in NCAA Division III women’s hockey, thanks to big contributions from Alaskans. No. 13-ranked Nazareth won the United Collegiate Hockey Conference....Read More   Biker Nicolas Baudin overtakes skier Chet Fehrmann to win Susitna 100 by Matias Saari | Feb 21, 2023 | Adventure, Cover Story, Cycling, Nordic Skiing With excruciatingly soft trails slowing fat bikers at Saturday’s Susitna 100, Nicolas Baudin wasn’t sure he was ever going to catch and pass skier Chet Fehrmann as he floated atop the bounty of snow. “There is nothing more frustrating for a biker to be following a...Read More   Girdwood figure skater Keegan Messing retires after career-defining performance, earns Alaska Athlete of the Week honors by Harlow Robinson | Feb 14, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Figure Skating In his final competition before retiring, Keegan Messing turned in the performance of a lifetime to capture the silver medal at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs. Messing is our Alaska Athlete of the Week. Messing shined at The Four...Read More   Hoops Report: Hepa a true road dog for Hawaii; Bailey delivers another double-double in UK; Menard pours in season-high 16 points; Tosi scores 700th career point in NWAC by Van Williams | Feb 20, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story The measure of an elite player is how well they play in road games and Kamaka Hepa of Utqiagvik has been huge for the University of Hawaii away from the 808 state. The 6-foot-10 senior forward out of Barrow High pumped in a team-high 19 points and iced Saturday's... Read More   Around The Rinks (Pro/College Edition): Anchorage’s Cayden Cahill is killing it lately in the Southern Professional Hockey League by Doyle Woody | Feb 20, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Cayden Cahill’s mugshot on the Southern Professional Hockey League website: Great hockey hair, big ‘ol smile, cheesy duster of a mustache. It’s the very picture of a guy who looks like his motto is: Have a good time, all the time. Lately, the 26-year-old rookie from... Read More   College Track & Field Roundup: Gomez-Prosser, Tuckwood, Merchant and Wright add names to Alaska history; UAA’s Johnson and Kremser notch school records by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 15, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field At a triad of track meets, Alaskans shined brighter than the North Star. Kicking off the action in Seattle was Santiago Gomez-Prosser, who had a stellar day at the Husky Classic, recording a massive personal best in 3,000 meters. The Northern Arizona sophomore and...Read More   Prep Hockey: Buoyed by backstop Zoie Campbell, Dimond/West girls beat Fairbanks 3-0 to win AHA State Invitational championship by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 14, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Fueled by the momentum of an undefeated season and a great goalie, the Dimond/West girls hockey team conquered the Fairbanks Arctic Bears to capture the Anchorage Hockey Association State Invitational title at Ben Boeke Arena. Junior goaltender Zoie Campbell, who...Read More   Prep Hoops: UW signee Sayvia Sellers nets career-high 47 points, outscores opponent by herself in 87-46 win for ACS by Van Williams | Feb 14, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story A true point guard, Sayvia Sellers doesn’t necessarily look to score on the basketball court. But the points came early and often Monday night against Colony as the ACS senior star pumped in a career-high 47 points and outscored the Knights by herself in an 87-46...Read More   Around The Rinks (Junior Edition): Anchorage Wolverines use weekend home sweep to push into NAHL playoff position (plus, USHL notes) by Doyle Woody | Feb 19, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey After spending most of the North American Hockey League season flirting with .500 and sitting outside the postseason bubble, the Anchorage Wolverines used a weekend sweep of the Janesville Jets to climb into contention for a spot in the Robertson Cup playoffs. Still,...Read More   College Hoops: Traivar Jackson becomes third junior college player from Alaska to reach 1,000-point plateau by Van Williams | Feb 16, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Traivar Jackson of Anchorage reached rarified air Wednesday night when he became the third junior college basketball player from Alaska to score 1,000 career points in a two-year span. The 6-foot-7 sophomore frontcourt star with Pima Community College pumped in 18...Read More   Tales From The Track: Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike finishes 7th at 3,000 meters in U.S. Indoor Championships by Doyle Woody | Feb 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field Just 200 meters, or one lap, into Friday afternoon’s 3,000-meter men’s final at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., the pace slowed significantly and stayed that way for two-thirds of the 15-lapper. That dictated a type of racing that... Read More   Around The Rinks (College/Junior Edition): Hoops Report: Hornbuckle surpasses 1,200 points; Hajdukovich nets 18 in 3rd quarter; Lawrence turns it on in NJCAA; Hobbs goes out strong at Hartford by Van Williams | Feb 17, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Daniel Hornbuckle of Fairbanks pumped in seven of his game-high 26 points in overtime to lead Western Washington to a 96-91 victory Thursday over Northwest Nazarene in the GNAC. The 6-foot-1 senior guard out of West Valley High made a season-high eight free throws and...Read More   Goalies Galore: Fightin’ Pheonix Copley makes a stand and Jeremy Swayman punks the Predators again (plus, pro, college and junior notes) by Doyle Woody | Feb 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Entering Friday night, goaltender Pheonix Copley of North Pole had appeared in 53 career NHL games spread across five seasons, and he had never been assessed so much as a minor penalty. That zero has been replaced by crooked numbers. And you can call him Fightin’...Read More   Hoops Report: Pili extends 3-point streak; John bags career-high 19; Busbey has 8 assists in consecutive games; Alaskans key first-place Peninsula by Van Williams | Feb 14, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story The shooting stroke has always been pure for Anchorage’s Alissa Pili, so it’s not like her mechanics have changed. Nonetheless, she has tuned up opponents this season for Utah like never before as her 3-point percentage has skyrocketed. The 6-foot junior forward is...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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