Email from Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Updates on Alaska athletes making news around the world THE WEEK IN REVIEW Gaga over Gerkin & Garner: Palmer’s playmakers combine for five TDs in win over Juneau by Van Williams | Aug 31, 2025 | Cover Story, Football Palmer football players Corbin Gerkin and Nolan Garner took turns taking center stage under the lights Saturday in the Valley. Gerkin returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and rushed for two more scores in the second half while Garner threw two TDs in the...Read More   Seawolves beat ninth-ranked Chaminade to highlight tournament win, 4-0 start by Van Williams | Aug 31, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball A day after knocking off nationally ranked Chaminade, the UAA volleyball team kept its foot on the gas pedal and floored Hawaii Hilo to cap a 4-0 week. The Seawolves won 50 of the final 80 points (63%) in the final two sets to pull away for a four-set victory in...Read More   Giacobbe, Nottingham shine at Colony Invite; Seahawks, Mariners narrowly take team titles by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 1, 2025 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe continued her winning ways at the Colony Invite, clocking 19 minutes, 23 seconds to remain undefeated, while Mountain City Christian Academy’s Breyden Nottingham notched his second win of the season in 16:32. The Seward girls and Homer boys...Read More   Local hoops icon Mario Chalmers named Alaska Athlete of the Week after yet another clutch shot by Alaska Sports Report | Aug 27, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball Former NBA player Mario Chalmers hit the game-winning shot in the BIG3 championship game, earning our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The basketball standout from Anchorage swished a corner 3-pointer to ice a 52-48 victory over the Chicago Triplets. With Miami... Read More   Seawolves all but set for Sullivan Arena games, welcome Trupp to coaching staff by Matt Nevala | Aug 29, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey When UAA hits the ice Oct. 3 for the official start of the 2025-26 NCAA Division I hockey regular season against Bemidji State, it will mark the 45th version of the Seawolves dating back to the humble 1979 beginnings. Entering its fourth season as an independent under...Read More   Service ekes out win at North Pole, thanks to two-point conversion and three picks by Van Williams | Aug 30, 2025 | Cover Story, Football Although the passing game gets most of the attention surrounding the undefeated Service football team, don’t sleep on the defense. The Cougars were dominant on that side of the ball Friday to key an 8-6 victory at North Pole, holding the Patriots scoreless for the...Read More   Addition of Novelli and Green gives UAF women’s hoops team 5 Alaskans by Van Williams | Aug 28, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story The UAF women’s basketball team has shored up its backcourt by luring Alaska’s Jazzlyn Novelli and Pearle Green home for their final season on the hardwood. Novelli is a former Class 4A all-state third-teamer out of Wasilla High School who brings 579 career points to... Read More   Updike named to Team USA, earns spot at World Championships in Tokyo by Arielle Himelbloom | Aug 29, 2025 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field It has been a memorable season for steeplechaser Isaac Updike. And now he’ll get to culminate his year at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Four weeks after placing fifth at the US Championships, the 33-year-old from Ketchikan bided his time while... Read More   South edges Dimond for top spot in CIC volleyball preseason coaches poll by Van Williams | Aug 27, 2025 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball The South Wolverines took top honors in the 2025 Alaska Sports Report/Cook Inlet Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll. But it wasn’t unanimous. South received five of six first-place votes to pace the field with 47 points, while defending league champion... Read More   Goal-line stand in final minute secures 28-27 victory for Eagles at West Valley by Van Williams | Aug 30, 2025 | Cover Story, Football Sequels don’t always live up to the original, however, that doesn’t apply to the West football team. The Eagles on Friday returned to the Golden Heart City and experienced another thrilling, down-to-the-wire win over another solid Fairbanks team. In a carbon copy of... Read More   Prep runners go head-to-head in CIC class races by Arielle Himelbloom | Aug 28, 2025 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running The Delaney Park Strip was buzzing with cross country runners on Wednesday evening as over 400 athletes from seven teams in the Cook Inlet Conference competed in the class races. Instead of splitting into varsity and junior varsity, prep runners went head-to-head...Read More   Williams nets double figures to help Portugal win first game at EuroBasket by Van Williams | Aug 27, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story Anchorage's Travante Williams did his part to help Portugal beat Czech Republic 62-50 and open the European Championships with a victory for the first time since 2011. The 6-foot-4 former UAF standout started in the backcourt and collected 10 points, five rebounds and...Read More   South forces five turnovers, gets three TDs from Yarrington to beat Lathrop by Van Williams | Aug 31, 2025 | Cover Story, Football We know Ethan Yarrington runs well between the tackles in short-yardage situations, but on Saturday afternoon the South football player showed off his speed. The 220-pound running back broke off a 62-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to cap his huge day on both...Read More   Alaska sweeps Hawaii on first day of college volleyball challenge by Van Williams | Aug 29, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball The Last Frontier dominated the first day of the Alaska/Hawaii Challenge in Anchorage. Not even the nation's ninth-ranked Division II volleyball team was safe Thursday after Chaminade was upset by the UAF Nanooks sandwiched between UAA's victories over Hawaii Pacific... 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