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Finalists for Joe Floyd Award include the man who introduced parasports to Alaska, a Kodiak coach of champion swimmers and a triple-threat Cordova man
An Anchorage man who opened up the outdoors to Alaskans with disabilities, a coach who made waves as a swim coach in Kodiak and a man who, armed with either a whistle, a keyboard or radio gear, has spent more than half a century contributing to sports in Cordova...
Around The Rinks (USA Youth Nationals Edition): 2 Alaska Tier II boys teams go 2-0 in pool play, Tier II 18-U Alaska All Stars girls post win (plus notes)
Buoyed by Joseph Christiansen’s hat trick and 23 saves from goaltender Zachary Blanton on Thursday, the Anchorage North Stars improved to 2-0-0 in the Tier II 18U 2A division at the USA Hockey National Championships in Delmont, Penn. The North Stars beat the Casco...
Friday Flashback: Sensational southpaw Anton Maxwell went 11-1 for Oregon State in 2005
Anchorage’s Anton Maxwell was simply sensational as a sophomore with the Oregon State University baseball team. The left-handed pitcher posted an 11-1 record in 17 appearances in 2005 as the No. 3 starter for the Pac-12 power that advanced to the College World...
Six finalists for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Trajan Langdon Award showed grit, compassion, resiliency and more
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s annual Trajan Langdon Award recognizes those who demonstrate leadership, integrity and sportsmanship. Finalists vying for this year’s awards have displayed those qualities, and quite a few more. Grit. Resiliency. Compassion....
Around The Rinks: All 3 Alaska youth Tier II boys teams start USA Hockey National Championships with wins
Alaska’s three youth boys teams ran the table Wednesday in tournament-opening games at USA Hockey’s National Championships around the country. The Alaska Wolves 14U team trailed the Idaho Steelheads by a goal through two periods, then used goals from Antonio...
Pride of Alaska youth finalists are a diverse bunch, both athletically and geographically
From Kipnuk to Kenai, the six finalists for the Pride of Alaska youth awards come from all over Alaska — and they compete in all kinds of sports. A spiker from Kenai, a striker from Anchorage and a dog driver from Nenana lead the way for the girls. A swimmer from...
Around The Rinks (Juniors Edition): NAHL Midwest Division title within Anchorage Wolverines’ grasp; Kenai River and Janesville wreck goalie stats; Mac Swanson’s heater snapped at 12 games
The Anchorage Wolverines, courtesy of their searing 17-game point streak, have catapulted themselves into position to win their first North American Hockey League Midwest Division crown in their three-season existence. The Wolverines (37-13-6, 80 points) continued...
Table Talk: How was your Friday? All Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix did was bag 9th career win, 1st World Series of Poker Circuit ring and $73K
Looks like this poker thing is going to work out for Adam Hendrix. After winning about $2 million in live earnings in 2023, the pro from Anchorage last Friday achieved a career goal by winning his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring. He also won $73,579 when...
Girdwood’s Ava Earl named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sizzling track performance in season-opener for Northwestern
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. The...
Familiar faces vie for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Pride of Alaska adult-division awards
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The finalists for the Pride of Alaska men’s award as the top athlete of the year are cross-country skier Gus Schumacher, musher Dallas Seavey and hockey goaltender Jeremy Swayman. The women’s finalists are swimmer Lydia Jacoby,...
Swimming: Juneau’s PJ Foy qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials
Juneau swimmer PJ Foy is headed to the U.S. Olympic Trials, becoming the 13th Alaskan in history to qualify for the elite, high-stakes meet. Foy, a senior at Thunder Mountain High School, met the qualifying time in the 100-meter butterfly on March 16 at the...
Around The Rinks (Mostly Masked Men Edition): Jeremy Swayman ties career high for wins; Michael Bullion bags bagel in return; Isaiah Saville strong in defeat
As the NHL regular season winds down, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman likely will get three chances at pocketing a career high for wins after he tied his best production with Saturday’s 3-2 shootout win at Washington. The 25-year-old from Anchorage seized...
Around The Rinks (NCAA Tournament Edition): Anchorage’s David Carle has Denver in Frozen Four for 3rd time in 6 seasons as bench boss (plus, Sullivan Mack and Caleb Moretz notes)
Coach Carle keeps crushing. University of Denver bench boss David Carle of Anchorage has guided the Pioneers into the Frozen Four for the third time in his six seasons as the leader of one of NCAA men’s hockey’s most dynamic programs. The No. 3-ranked Pioneers on...
Tales From The Trails: Alaska’s Allie Ostrander raced smart, finished 30th overall, 2nd among Americans at World Cross-Country Championships in Serbia
In searing temperatures, along a muddy course that included a maze of hay bales, Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander produced a smart, sharp race Saturday at the World Cross-Country Championships in Serbia, where she finished 30th overall and second among Americans....
East’s latest title era spurred by familiar name as Chuck Martin builds on Chuck White’s legend
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...
Nordic Skiing: Novie McCabe wins again, and Scott Patterson bows out with a bronze medal in his final race as a national-team member
In the U.S. Ski Team’s final race of the cross-country season, Scott Patterson celebrated the end of his career with a medal and Novie McCabe showed she’s just getting started. McCabe, a 22-year-old in her first season with the Alaska Pacific University nordic...
Around The Rinks (USA Youth Nationals Playoff Edition): Anchorage North Stars 18U boys, Hockey Club Fairbanks 19U girls march into Tier II championship games
Two Alaska teams, the Anchorage North Stars 18U boys and Hockey Club Fairbanks 19U girls, advanced to Tier II championship games Sunday on the strength of quarterfinal and semifinal wins Saturday at the USA Hockey National Championships. The North Stars (5-0-0)...
Around The Rinks (USA Youth Nationals Edition): Karissa Haimes and Alaska All Stars Tier II 19U girls pull off last-minute miracle, 5 of 7 Alaska teams advance to playoffs
The Alaska All Stars Tier II 19U girls found themselves in a tough spot midway through the third period of their final pool-play game in the 2A division Friday at the USA Hockey National Championships in East Lansing, Mich. The All Stars trailed the Mid Fairfield...
Finalists for Joe Floyd Award include the man who introduced parasports to Alaska, a Kodiak coach of champion swimmers and a triple-threat Cordova man
An Anchorage man who opened up the outdoors to Alaskans with disabilities, a coach who made waves as a swim coach in Kodiak and a man who, armed with either a whistle, a keyboard or radio gear, has spent more than half a century contributing to sports in Cordova...
Around The Rinks (USA Youth Nationals Edition): 2 Alaska Tier II boys teams go 2-0 in pool play, Tier II 18-U Alaska All Stars girls post win (plus notes)
Buoyed by Joseph Christiansen’s hat trick and 23 saves from goaltender Zachary Blanton on Thursday, the Anchorage North Stars improved to 2-0-0 in the Tier II 18U 2A division at the USA Hockey National Championships in Delmont, Penn. The North Stars beat the Casco...
Friday Flashback: Sensational southpaw Anton Maxwell went 11-1 for Oregon State in 2005
Anchorage’s Anton Maxwell was simply sensational as a sophomore with the Oregon State University baseball team. The left-handed pitcher posted an 11-1 record in 17 appearances in 2005 as the No. 3 starter for the Pac-12 power that advanced to the College World...
Six finalists for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Trajan Langdon Award showed grit, compassion, resiliency and more
The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s annual Trajan Langdon Award recognizes those who demonstrate leadership, integrity and sportsmanship. Finalists vying for this year’s awards have displayed those qualities, and quite a few more. Grit. Resiliency. Compassion....
Around The Rinks: All 3 Alaska youth Tier II boys teams start USA Hockey National Championships with wins
Alaska’s three youth boys teams ran the table Wednesday in tournament-opening games at USA Hockey’s National Championships around the country. The Alaska Wolves 14U team trailed the Idaho Steelheads by a goal through two periods, then used goals from Antonio...
Pride of Alaska youth finalists are a diverse bunch, both athletically and geographically
From Kipnuk to Kenai, the six finalists for the Pride of Alaska youth awards come from all over Alaska — and they compete in all kinds of sports. A spiker from Kenai, a striker from Anchorage and a dog driver from Nenana lead the way for the girls. A swimmer from...
Around The Rinks (Juniors Edition): NAHL Midwest Division title within Anchorage Wolverines’ grasp; Kenai River and Janesville wreck goalie stats; Mac Swanson’s heater snapped at 12 games
The Anchorage Wolverines, courtesy of their searing 17-game point streak, have catapulted themselves into position to win their first North American Hockey League Midwest Division crown in their three-season existence. The Wolverines (37-13-6, 80 points) continued...
Table Talk: How was your Friday? All Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix did was bag 9th career win, 1st World Series of Poker Circuit ring and $73K
Looks like this poker thing is going to work out for Adam Hendrix. After winning about $2 million in live earnings in 2023, the pro from Anchorage last Friday achieved a career goal by winning his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring. He also won $73,579 when...
Girdwood’s Ava Earl named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sizzling track performance in season-opener for Northwestern
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. The...
Familiar faces vie for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Pride of Alaska adult-division awards
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. The finalists for the Pride of Alaska men’s award as the top athlete of the year are cross-country skier Gus Schumacher, musher Dallas Seavey and hockey goaltender Jeremy Swayman. The women’s finalists are swimmer Lydia Jacoby,...
Swimming: Juneau’s PJ Foy qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials
Juneau swimmer PJ Foy is headed to the U.S. Olympic Trials, becoming the 13th Alaskan in history to qualify for the elite, high-stakes meet. Foy, a senior at Thunder Mountain High School, met the qualifying time in the 100-meter butterfly on March 16 at the...
Around The Rinks (Mostly Masked Men Edition): Jeremy Swayman ties career high for wins; Michael Bullion bags bagel in return; Isaiah Saville strong in defeat
As the NHL regular season winds down, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman likely will get three chances at pocketing a career high for wins after he tied his best production with Saturday’s 3-2 shootout win at Washington. The 25-year-old from Anchorage seized...
Around The Rinks (NCAA Tournament Edition): Anchorage’s David Carle has Denver in Frozen Four for 3rd time in 6 seasons as bench boss (plus, Sullivan Mack and Caleb Moretz notes)
Coach Carle keeps crushing. University of Denver bench boss David Carle of Anchorage has guided the Pioneers into the Frozen Four for the third time in his six seasons as the leader of one of NCAA men’s hockey’s most dynamic programs. The No. 3-ranked Pioneers on...
