Connecting You with Alaska Athletes Visit Us! Become a Sponsor WEEK IN REVIEW State Hoops: East beats West Valley 53-48 in Class 4A boys title game for record 18th championship by Van Williams | Mar 25, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight This wasn’t supposed to be East’s year. After losing five all-state senior starters, the T-birds should have been forced to rebuild. Not reload. Then again, this is East, a legacy school with a tradition unlike any other. Buoyed by sophomore Muhammad Sabally’s...Read More   Around The Rinks: Anchorage girls finish runners-up at USA Hockey Nationals while Alaskans Lake Bethard and Ryan Embley earn championships by Doyle Woody | Mar 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey The team of Anchorage girls came up just short of becoming rink royalty Monday at the USA Hockey National Championships in Plymouth, Minn. Anchorage fell 2-0 to powerhouse Shattuck-St. Mary’s of Minnesota in the girls high school championship game in the Minneapolis...Read More   Iditarod champ Ryan Redington named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 22, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Sled Dog Racing Ryan Redington earned Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after an inspiring victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The grandson of Iditarod founder Joe Redington Sr., Redington held on to earn his family’s first victory in the 51-year-old race. Redington is one...Read More   State Hoops: Sellers puts on one final show, ACS captures another Class 4A girls title with 57-38 win over Wasilla by Matt Nevala | Mar 25, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story At the end of its run as Anchorage Christian, a key member of the supporting cast lifted up the lead star one more time. “It think it was very significant, and she’s my best friend,” Maliyah Alex said of the postgame celebration on Alaska Airlines Center hardwood. “I...Read More   State Hoops: Grace Christian beats Nome-Beltz 64-33 in Class 3A boys championship game by Van Williams | Mar 25, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story The Grace Christian boys basketball team is considered one of the best in all of Alaska. It’s a good argument. When it comes to Class 3A, though, there is no doubt who is No. 1. The Grizzlies capped an undefeated season against in-state 3A competition this year after... Read More   Goalies Galore: Pheonix Copley’s unconventional win ties him with Jeremy Swayman for second-most single-season NHL wins by Alaska goalie; Swayman also won Sunday by Doyle Woody | Mar 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Yeah, Pheonix Copley’s save percentage -- .899 – is meh. The NHL league average this season is .904. Granted, his goals-against average of 2.72 is better than the league average of 2.98, but not ridiculously so. Yet all the 31-year-old from North Pole does is win... Read More   Tales From The Track: Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike smashes 2 records in his winning 2023 steeplechase debut at Raleigh Relays by Doyle Woody | Mar 23, 2023 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field Isaac Updike approached Thursday’s steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina as a “soft opener’’ to his 2023 outdoor season. There was nothing soft about his performance. The 31-year-old pro from Ketchikan seized the lead from the gun, paced his heat... Read More   State Hoops: Grace runs past Edgecumbe 49-38 for 22nd straight win and first Class 3A girls state crown by Matt Nevala | Mar 25, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story The Grace Christian girls basketball roster lists Kristi and Chris Waythomas as assistant coaches, and daughter Kailee Waythomas is a sophomore guard. No wonder the Grizzlies were finally able to break the tape on a first March Madness Alaska state championship... Read More   NAHL Roundup: Kenai River Brown Bears streaking, Anchorage Wolverines need to start streaking and Fairbanks Ice Dogs are streaking in reverse by Doyle Woody | Mar 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey After a strong start followed by a midseason swoon, the Kenai River Brown Bears are streaking again and controlling their playoff destiny in the North American Hockey League. Meanwhile, the Anchorage Wolverines are just sort of muddling along, and currently out of...Read More   State Hoops: West Valley advances to Class 4A boys state final for first time in 33 years by Van Williams | Mar 24, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Unsung heroes always seem to play a role in big games and you can add Kobe Amio’s name to that list. The West Valley forward came off the bench Friday to step in for foul-ridden, injury-plagued superstar Malachi Bradley and provided a boost in a 44-41 victory over...Read More   State Hoops: Wasilla never relents lead in 48-40 win over Colony in Class 4A girls semifinals by Matt Nevala | Mar 24, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story In a stretch of about 6.5 minutes of first-half game time Friday night, Mylee Anderson failed to sink seven free-throw attempts. Six of those tries came after getting fouled while firing off a three-pointer. Not exactly fodder for the basketball sizzle reel or...Read More   Around The Rinks (Pro/College Edition): Jeremy Swayman in 4-game span only stopped 81 straight shots before he surrendered a goal – that seems good (plus, NCAA men’s notes) by Doyle Woody | Mar 24, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey Jeremy Swayman’s shutout and save streaks were snapped Thursday night, but the Boston Bruins goaltender from Anchorage extended his most important streak – winning – to three games. The goals the third-year pro surrendered Thursday in a 4-2 win over Montreal both came...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   State Hoops: Mt. Edgecumbe, Grace Christian advance to Class 3A girls championship game by Van Williams | Mar 23, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story Mt. Edgecumbe's Carliese O'Brien was the difference for Mt. Edgecumbe on Thursday as the Braves advanced to the state title game for the first time since 2014. O'Brien produced a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double as Mt. Edgecumbe won 40-35 over Monroe Catholic in the...Read More   College Track & Field Roundup: Herron moves up in Alaska history; Rosencrans, Knott begin outdoor season with strong marks by Arielle Himelbloom | Mar 23, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field While Seward’s Lydia Jacoby was winning a national title in the pool, another Texas Longhorn was busy making history on the track the same day. Fairbanks’ Camron Herron zoomed to a personal-best time of 1 minute, 48.26 seconds at the USF Invitational, held in Tampa,... Read More   Around The Rinks: After early-season funk, Alec Butcher continues to crush it in the ECHL (plus, SPHL, USHL and college notes) by Doyle Woody | Mar 26, 2023 | Hockey For nearly two months early this season, Alec Butcher of Anchorage couldn’t buy puck luck. The Reading Royals forward started the ECHL season with a goal and assist on opening night. But that promising debut for his new club quickly gave way to the scoring funk from... Read More   State Hoops: Nome holds off Houston in double OT, will face Grace in Class 3A boys title game rematch by Van Williams | Mar 23, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story It may have taken a little longer, but the Nome-Beltz Nanooks are headed back to the Class 3A boys state title game. Finn Gregg and Jade Greene on Thursday combined for 47 points to lift Nome to a thrilling 68-63 double overtime victory over Houston in the ASAA/First...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! Our Team Van Williams, Editor Arielle Himelbloom, Reporter Matt Nevala, Reporter Matias Saari, Reporter Doyle Woody, Reporter Bryan Boyett, Photographer Natalie Osborne, Web Development Shelley Romer, Dev. Director Harlow Robinson, Exec. 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