Email from Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Updates on Alaska athletes making news around the world THE WEEK IN REVIEW Visit our Website Become a Sponsor   More than 5,000 watch as Fairbanks scores 3-2 NAHL shootout win over Anchorage by Matt Nevala | Mar 2, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey Anchorage’s largest announced attendance to take in a hockey game in nearly eight years looked on Saturday night at Sullivan Arena. At the same time, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs watched a two-game losing skid vanish. A season-high North American Hockey League crowd of...Read More   Schumacher crushes it in Norway with top-10 finish for career-best World Championships result by Beth Bragg | Mar 1, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Skiing with the best in the world while as many as 30,000 people watched and cheered, Anchorage’s Gus Schumacher rose to the occasion Saturday. He produced a career-best finish to claim ninth place in the men’s 20-kilometer skiathlon at the World Championships in...Read More   Nash nets girls state scoring record with 59 points to break Mack’s mark of 58 by Van Williams | Feb 25, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight When Elaina Mack of King Cove learned that her state scoring record of 58 points had fallen earlier this month, she smiled. After discovering Tikigaq's Jennifer Nash was the one who broke it with 59 points, Mack was even happier because Nash is set to join Mack next...Read More   Nenana Musher Emily Robinson named Alaska Athlete of the Week after historic Jr. Iditarod 4-peat by Harlow Robinson | Feb 25, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Sled Dog Racing Emily Robinson of Nenana was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after claiming a historic fourth-consecutive Jr. Iditarod title — becoming the first to do so in the race’s 48-year history. The 150-mile race is comprised of junior mushers ages 14-17. Just seven...Read More   Brantley, Dahlgren earn All-American honors at NAIA Championships by Arielle Himelbloom | Mar 2, 2025 | Cover Story, Track and Field Soldotna’s Galen Brantley III knows what it takes to perform on the national stage. Normally the king of comebacks, Brantley’s impeccable first-round throw sealed the deal, landing him on the podium for the third-straight season. The Dickinson State senior hurled the...Read More   With a long trail, a short ceremonial start and a small field, the 53rd Iditarod is ready to go by Beth Bragg | Mar 1, 2025 | Cover Story, Sled Dog Racing From a sled-joring jaunt at the start to a new burled arch at the finish, this is not your grandfather’s Iditarod. Just about everything about the 53rd running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is different than usual. Land bare of snow in an early stretch of trail...Read More   Anchorage bowlers are on a roll – Rash earns induction to PBA Hall of Fame; three high schoolers shoot 300s by Beth Bragg | Feb 27, 2025 | Bowling, Cover Story The Alaska State Bowling Association recently posted news on its Facebook page about three high school bowlers who rolled perfect games this season. Among the replies was a congratulatory post from Sean Rash. It was a voice from the past reminding the present young... Read More   4A Roundball Roundup: Dimond girls devour Cougs in 2nd half; third-ranked Service boys defeat No. 5 Lynx; Agnew closes out South win by Van Williams | Feb 27, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story At times it looked like one against five, and for the first half, Aryanna Watson kept the Service girls basketball team in the game. In the second half, however, the Dimond Lynx flexed their strength as a more complete club and utilized their length as 6-foot Evan...Read More   Niclai hits first homer for Oregon as part of historic day at the plate by Van Williams | Mar 2, 2025 | Baseball, Cover Story It was just one game, but Coen Niclai exorcised a lot of demons for Alaska baseball on Saturday. The University of Oregon freshman catcher from Anchorage launched a two-run nuke in the second inning and finished with three RBIs as the Ducks beat Columbia 8-3 in... Read More   Emers contributes to RMAC title; Sherman, Fisher claim relay titles at conference championships by Arielle Himelbloom | Mar 3, 2025 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field Alaska was well-represented around the country with collegiate athletes competing in at least 14 conference meets for indoor track and field. Fairbanks’ Alex Emers, Shane Fisher and Anchorage’s Kiki Sherman were among those who celebrated team or relay titles, while a... Read More   Newlyweds Norris and Yeaton both place 2nd in the American Birkebeiner ski marathon by Beth Bragg | Feb 23, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Power couple David Norris of Fairbanks and Jessica Yeaton of Anchorage both nabbed runnerup honors in Saturday’s American Birkebeiner. Norris and Yeaton, who married in September, were among seven Alaskans who finished in the top 10 of America’s biggest cross-country...Read More   4A Roundball Roundup: South stuns third-ranked Service; East ties CIC record; Bartlett girls run streak to 17; ‘Silla sweeps by Van Williams | Mar 1, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story The universal theory that any Cook Inlet Conference boys basketball team could win on any given night was personified Friday on Hillside. South lost to Service by 30 points two weeks ago, but things were much different this time around as the Wolverines were wonderful... Read More   Wolverines pounce early, claw out convincing 4-1 home win over Fairbanks by Matt Nevala | Mar 1, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey A few days removed from his Feb. 25 birthday, Patrick Tolan’s first game as a 19-year-old won’t be remembered for official scoresheet accomplishments. The Anchorage-born forward didn’t record a point or a penalty minute for the home-standing Wolverines. He did manage... Read More   Brennan, racing after a 40-day layoff, is among 8 Americans with top-30 finishes as World Championships kick off by Beth Bragg | Feb 27, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing Forty days after her last World Cup race, Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan was back where she belongs Thursday — in a race surrounded by the best cross-country skiers in the world. Brennan, who left the circuit in mid-January to address unspecified health concerns, returned... Read More   Caleb defends GNAC titles; Wright, Prosser and Gould celebrate team titles by Arielle Himelbloom | Mar 2, 2025 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field UAA’s Joshua Caleb successfully defended two of his titles at the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, while setting meet records in the process. Caleb, a sophomore, blitzed to 6.66 seconds in the 60 while recording 21.07 seconds in the 200. He also anchored the...Read More   4A Roundball Roundup: Top-ranked Wasilla ekes by No. 3 MCCA; Hamey hits 1K benchmark; West boys catch fire in 2nd half by Van Williams | Feb 26, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story The No. 1-ranked Wasilla girls basketball team dug itself out a six-point fourth-quarter deficit to go ahead in the final 24 seconds and pull out a 50-48 victory over third-ranked Mountain City Christian Academy on Tuesday night in the Valley. Mylee Anderson split a... 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