The Alaska Athlete of the Week is selected by our panel each Monday. Have a candidate in mind? Email us at info@alaskasportshall.org.
University of Wyoming women's soccer player Brooke Brown was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after scoring three goals in a 4-2 win over UNLV on Sunday. The redshirt freshman from Palmer scored her third goal on a penalty kick in the 73rd minute to make her...
Senior cross country standouts Kaia Mangaccat and Katahdin Staples were crowned our Alaska Sports Report Alaska Athlete of the Week after capping undefeated seasons with state titles. East’s Staples won his third consecutive state championship, while Juneau-Douglas’...
Dimond High football player Braden Pili was voted our Alaska Sports Report Athlete of the Week after posting prolific numbers on both sides of the ball in a 28-27 victory over fifth-ranked Juneau-Douglas. The senior threw for a school-record 409 yards and finished...
Allie Ostrander placed 12th in the 5K at the World Road Running Championships in Denmark, garnering her our Alaska Sports Report Athlete of the Week honors. The Kenai Central grad from Soldotna clocked a lifetime-best 15 minutes, 10 seconds to lower her own Alaska...
South Anchorage High School football player Ethan Yarrington did most of his work in one half but it was still enough to earn him our Alaska Athlete of the Week accolades. The senior rushed for three touchdowns in the first half alone and finished with 11 carries for...
Juneau-Douglas senior quarterback Krew Ridle ran the ball 21 times for 237 yards, and scored six touchdowns. His performance sets a school single game touchdown record and earns him our Alaska Sports Report Athlete of the Week accolades. Ridle had scoring runs of 62,...
University of Michigan freshman goalkeeper Brooklyn Reid made her first collegiate start in goal in a 1-0 win over Bowling Green, recording three saves and earning her first shutout, earning our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The Anchorage native didn’t face any...
North Pole High School flag football player Jade Skipps scored five TDs and amassed an eye-popping 303 all-purpose yards in a 67-0 victory over West Valley to garner our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. Skipps, a multi-sport dynamo, caught three touchdown...
South Anchorage flag football player Darby D'Amico was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after turning in an outstanding all-around performance against Hillside rival Service. The senior accounted for three touchdowns - two on offense and one on defense - to power...
Jordyn Bruce finished seventh against a loaded field at the Women’s Decathlon World Championships to earn our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The 27-year-old from Eagle River scored 7,119 points to eclipse the 7K mark for the second time in her career. Bruce’s...
American Legion baseball player Jayden Stuyvesant put together a historic performance in leading the Kenai Twins to the legion state championship, earning him our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The first baseman batted .667 and tied the tournament record with 15...
Meg Inokuma of Palmer reset her own course record at the Resurrection Pass Ultras 100-miler, winning in 18 hours, 51 minutes. The 46-year-old has now set a new female record in Alaska's premier 100-mile running event for the third consecutive year. Inokuma lopped a...
The Anchorage trio of Trestin Houck, Shane Ostermiller and Jacob Morris put Alaska on the map by each winning national Greco Roman wrestling titles at Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Wrestling for Team Alaska, Houck pulled off a stunning comeback at 126 pounds,...
Juneau poker pro Jacob Thibodeau bagged $215,000 at the World Series of Poker Main Event after placing 43rd in a field of 9,208, earning him our Alaska Athlete of the Week accolades. This was his sixth cash at this month’s WSOP, earning him total winnings of $262,207....
David Norris of Fairbanks and Klaire Rhodes of Anchorage are our Alaska Athlete of the Week co-winners after impressive performances at the Mount Marathon Race. The tandem continued their dominance of the iconic Seward mountain race at the 98th edition of the event....
Chugiak High rising senior Benjamin Hiestand launched a school-record 183 feet, 6 inches in the discus at the USATF Pacific Northwest Association Junior Olympic Championships to earn our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The defending state champion topped his...
Obed Vargas was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after becoming the first Alaskan to play in the World Cup after taking the field in the 70th minute for Mexico to close out a 1-0 win over South Korea in Guadalajara. The 20-year-old midfielder more than held his own in...
Ketchikan Post 3 baseball player Ace Asper pitched a 2-hit shutout and carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in a 2-0 win over Eagle River. The durable pitcher/infielder, who is a 2026 Ketchikan High School graduate, struck out seven batters and threw 89...
Juneau-Douglas High School baseball player Marcus Mendoza was clutch at crunch time to earn our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The senior Crimson Bear hit a single as part of a sixth-inning, go-ahead rally, and came out of the bullpen to pitch 3.2 scoreless...
Despite growing up in small towns without a track to train on, Taylor Eddington of Healy and Boomchain Loucks of Wrangell closed out decorated careers by dominating the competition at the Track & Field State Championships. Each were named ASAA’s DII Outstanding...