by Alaska Sports Report | Apr 22, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman got the start in Game 1 of a Stanley Cup playoff series for the first time in his NHL career and delivered 35 saves, the most he’s made in a playoff game. His performance in Saturday’s 5-1 home-ice victory over the...
by Alaska Sports Report | Apr 9, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Rugby
Alev Kelter is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after a standout performance for Team USA at the World Rugby Sevens Series stop in Hong Kong. The Eagle River native proved she’s still one of the best players in the world over the weekend, outscoring Fiji and...
by Alaska Sports Report | Apr 2, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Track and Field
Girdwood’s Ava Earl was selected as the Alaska Sports Report’s Alaska Athlete of the Week after crushing her her outdoor season-opener in the 5,000 at the Raleigh Relays, clocking 15 minutes, 46.51 seconds — a sizzling 5:04 per mile — to finish eighth overall....
by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 26, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball
Wasilla High’s Mylee Anderson and Nome-Beltz High’s Finn Gregg turned in command performances on Alaska’s grandest basketball stage to lead their respective teams to state titles. The basketball standouts are our Alaska Athlete of the Week...
by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 19, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Sled Dog Racing
Mushing star Dallas Seavey is our Alaska Athlete of the Week. The 37-year-old Talkeetna resident became the first person to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race six times. Seavey and his team finished the 52nd Iditarod at 5:16pm on Tuesday, March 12th, in a time of 9...