Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW College Hoops Report: Alissa Pili punches ticket to Sweet 16; Jeriah Coleman named WJCAC Defensive POY; Bishop Tosi wins NWAC title by Van Williams | Mar 20, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Two days after her 33-point barrage set a record for most points by an Alaskan at the NCAA Tournament, Alissa Pili’s encore left her opponent seeing double. The All-American forward from Anchorage registered her first career postseason double-double with 28 points and...Read More   College Swimming: Lydia Jacoby wins NCAA title in 100 breaststroke, earns All-American honors in 400 medley relay by Van Williams | Mar 19, 2023 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving Seward swimmer Lydia Jacoby admitted her life got a little dull after winning a gold medal in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics the summer before her senior year of high school. She graduated a semester early and sort of checked out of swimming, experiencing burnout and...Read More   Four-time national champion wrestler Sydnee Kimber named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 14, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Wrestling Sydnee Kimber of Sitka was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning an Alaskan women's record fourth collegiate national wrestling title. The McKendree University senior used a headlock takedown in the final 30 seconds the title match to pin Traeh Haynes of...Read More   Prep Hoops: Kadake nets 31, Kake boys cap 24-0 season after beating Aniak 67-49 in Class 1A state final by Van Williams | Mar 18, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story After getting a scare in the semifinals, the Kake boys basketball team looked scary-good in Saturday’s state final. Senior sharpshooter Ethan Kadake outscored Aniak by himself in the first half and the Thunderbirds used a ten-point run to start the third quarter to... Read More   Goaltending Galore: Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman is a shutout machine lately; and Pheonix Copley is locked in too by Doyle Woody | Mar 19, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage has been unbeatable lately. That’s not hockey hyperbole. The 24-year-old dismissed 26 shots in a 7-0 matinee demolition at Buffalo on Sunday to seize consecutive shutouts for the first time in his three-season NHL...Read More   Nordic Skiing: Wappett and Houser again pace Alaska as Junior Nationals conclude by Matias Saari | Mar 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Wells Wappett and Katey Houser did their part in trying to bring the Alaska Cup back to the host team — but in the New England’s depth reigned supreme. Wappett earned his third medal of the US Cross Country Ski Junior National Championships in Fairbanks on Thursday by...Read More   Prep Hoops: ‘Title town’ Tikigaq claims 4th Class 2A girls state title since 2018 after beating Metlakatla by Van Williams | Mar 18, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Just call Tikigaq ‘Title Town.’ Led by sophomore superstar Jennifer Nash, the Point Hope girls basketball team mauled Metlakatla 55-33 in the Class 2A title game of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska state tournament in Anchorage. Tikigaq has won four state...Read More   College Wrestling: Levi Hopkins, Evan Bockman each post wins at NCAAs; Caleb Hopkins fifth 3-time qualifier from Alaska by Van Williams | Mar 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Wrestling A pair of college wrestlers from Alaska picked up wins at the NCAA Championships this week in Tulsa, Oklahoma while a third Alaskan saw his stellar career end after two tough losses. Campbell University junior Levi Hopkins of Palmer finished 1-2 on the big stage....Read More   Around The Rinks: Wasilla’s Darci Matson wins Laura Hurd Award as best player in NCAA Division III women’s college hockey, and Wasilla’s Kaylee Merrill was a finalist by Doyle Woody | Mar 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey The jaw-dropping statistics Darci Matson of Wasilla piled up for Aurora University as a sophomore sniper reaped rink rewards this week, when she won the Laura Hurd Award as the best player in NCAA Division III women’s hockey and was also voted a First-Team... .Read More   Prep Hoops (March Madness Notebook): Shishmaref girls receive wardrobe assist; Point Hope’s Joelian Lane scores big, dreams big; Noatak’s Abraham Swan wins 3-point contest by Matt Nevala | Mar 17, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight Shortly before the final Class 1A girls quarterfinal tipped off Thursday at the Alaska Airlines Center, Service High activities principal James Bell sat near the baseline and mimicked an exaggerated cheering motion, hands waving above his head. “We made it to state,...Read More   Around The Rink: With the feet of a dancer, Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik propels Mankato into the NCAAs by Doyle Woody | Mar 19, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey As a third-line left wing for Minnesota State Mankato, Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik is known more for grinding than glory. Yet the sophomore unleashed a dance-then-dangle move Saturday night in overtime and delivered the dagger that capped a remarkable comeback, earned...Read More   Baseball: Ryan Henrickson sparkles in first college start for Centralia, carries shutout into 7th inning by Van Williams | Mar 16, 2023 | Baseball The lefty was laser focused on Wednesday as Centralia College southpaw starter Ryan Henrickson of Anchorage pierced opposing batters in the NWAC. The freshman pitcher carried a shutout into the seventh inning before settling for a no decision in Centralia’s 7-5... Read More   Alpine Skiing: Anchorage’s Finnigan Donley crowned U18 Overall National Champion by Harlow Robinson | Mar 15, 2023 | Alpine Skiing, Cover Story Anchorage alpine skier Finnigan Donley turned in a sensational performance at the U18 Junior National Championships March 11-14 at Mittersill Cannon Mountain in Franconia, N.H. Donley, who joined the Sun Valley Ski Academy in Idaho last year, earned two gold medals, a...Read More   Prep Hoops: Ninilchik uses 20-0 run to fuel 66-52 win over Tikigaq, repeats as Class 2A boys champ by Van Williams | Mar 18, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Held scoreless until the final minute of the first half, Colvin Moore heated up just in time to ignite the Ninilchik boys basketball team in Saturday’s state title game. Moore scored 21 points, most of them coming in a decisive run that carried the defending champion... Read More   Table Talk: Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix pockets his most prosperous payout of 2023 – $130,000 by Doyle Woody | Mar 15, 2023 | Cover Story, Poker Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix, who enjoyed his most lucrative year in 2022 with more than $1 million in winnings, this week bagged his biggest payday of 2023 – $130,000. Hendrix finished third among 130 players in Event #3 at the PokerGo Tour’s Pot-Limit.... Read More   Pro Hoops: JT Thor has breakout game, continues big month of March in NBA by Van Williams | Mar 15, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story March has been marvelous for JT Thor and Tuesday night’s performance against Cleveland may have been the best game of his NBA career. The 20-year-old second-year forward for the Charlotte Hornets came off the bench to log 11 points and six rebounds in a 120-104 loss...Read More   Biathlon: Maxime Germain wins bronze at World Junior Championships by Matias Saari | Mar 18, 2023 | Biathlon, Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Maxime Germain can proudly say he’s a World Junior Championship medalist. Germain raced to a career-best third place as a junior in the 10-kilometer sprint on March 11 at the IBU World Junior Biathlon Championships March 11 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan....Read More   NAHL Weekend Wrap: Kenai River Brown Bears trend up, Anchorage Wolverines trend down, Fairbanks Ice Dogs trend sort of even (plus, USHL notes) by Doyle Woody | Mar 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey To use a market analogy, Kenai River Brown Bears stock rocketed over the weekend, Anchorage Wolverines stock tanked and Fairbanks Ice Dogs stock just sort of held even. Kenai River marched into Fairbanks and seized four points from a two-game, North American Hockey...Read More   Prep Hoops: Lumen Christi holds off Shaktoolik 32-30 to win Class 1A girls state championship by Van Williams | Mar 18, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story The Lumen Christi girls basketball team built a double-digit lead with five minutes to play and then hung on for dear life, holding off Shaktoolik 32-30 in the state title game Saturday. Lilly Muller’s layup on a nice assist from Emily Ross inside the final two...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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