Seeing the East Anchorage boys basketball team winning state championships with a head coach named Chuck is a scene that’s played out in Alaska since 1970. For decades it was Chuck White, now it’s Chuck Martin. Two coaches with a similar name and similar styles who’ve...
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Prep Hoops: Sabally/Sulaiman syndicate powers top-ranked East in 4A boys final to secure T-birds’ 19th state title
There were lots of games this season when the East boys basketball team was carried by Muhammed Sabally and plenty more when Akeem Sulaiman did the heavy lifting. Saturday night, they shared the workload and helped the T-birds hoist another trophy. Sabally produced 23...
Prep Hoops: Wasilla takes a hit or two before earning first 4A title since 2017 and eighth overall
In its 10th year, the Alaska Airlines Center not also housing hockey is well known regardless of your personal sports fandom. Yet, on the facility’s basketball court Saturday night, Savannah Kroon gloriously withstood the kind of body check puck heads adore. No harm....
Prep Hoops: Bartlett girls relish opportunity against No. 1-ranked Wasilla in 4A state tournament
Facing the state’s No. 1-ranked team in the first round of the state tournament would have some people calling foul, but Bartlett girls basketball coach Darian Lawson is calling his shot. The third-year coach wouldn’t be surprised if his eighth seeded Golden Bears...
Prep Hoops: Mt. Edgecumbe boys enter 3A state tournament riding 24-game heater; Grace’s Sophie Lentfer named Gatorade girls winner
Just because the Mt. Edgecumbe boys basketball team has a 24-0 record doesn’t mean the Braves had it easy this season. They had an 11-point fourth-quarter comeback against Sitka, blew an 11-point fourth-quarter lead at Barrow and rallied late to win against Ketchikan....
Prep Track & Field: Teslin Brannan flies to AK’s all-time mark in pole vault; Jason Lorig medals at West Coast Championships
Salcha’s Teslin Brannan was born to pole vault. The high school senior and third-generation pole vaulter elevated her Alaska all-time mark in the event, clearing 11 feet, 0.25 inches at the IceBreaker #4 meet at The Dome. Brannan, who represents the Alaska Pole Vault...
Prep Hoops: Colony girls take top spot in ASR/Class 4A Coaches Poll; East boys unanimous No. 1
There was a shakeup atop the girls’ rankings in this week’s Alaska Sports Report/Class 4A Coaches Poll. Colony is the new No. 1 while Wasilla moved up to the No. 2 spot after edging Mountain City Christian Academy by a single point. Colony (22-2) received nine of 13...
Nordic Skiing: State championships produce close individual races, routs in the relays and a West Eagles sweep
A group of West High boys who began their high school careers four years ago wearing facemasks and doing their best to stay a ski-pole’s length away from each other wrapped things up Saturday with smiles covering their faces after an impressive display of social...
Prep Hoops: East boys unanimous No. 1, MCCA strengthens grip as top-ranked girls squad in ASR/Class 4A Coaches Poll
Alaska Class 4A boys basketball coaches are in agreement East is the best team, but East coach Chuck Martin hopes to convince his players that whoever the T-birds take on is the best team. “It’s still early," Martin said. In other words, rankings don’t guarantee...
Prep Hoops: East boys, Mountain City Christian girls rank No. 1 in first ASR/Class 4A Coaches Poll
The inaugural Alaska Sports Report/Class 4A Basketball Coaches Poll featured a slam dunk, a Big 3 and a double-double. All the coaches agreed the East boys are the team to beat as the T-birds were the unanimous No. 1 choice among the 16 boys coaches who voted. It...
Prep Hockey: A little blood, lots of glory for West’s Henry Sholton as Eagles edge Dimond 3-2 for First National Cup
Moments after West High’s hockey players spilled over the bench to skate over and pile on top of victorious goaltender Gunnar Bergo, career and technical education teacher Justin Syzymanski passed out unique tokens of achievement and celebration. The white towels...