Email from Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Updates on Alaska athletes making news around the world THE WEEK IN REVIEW Seawolves extend six-game heater while UAF gets hot at right time; both win in 5 by Van Williams | Sep 6, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball Threatened by its first loss of the season Friday night, the UAA volleyball team flipped the script to avoid singing the blues. The Seawolves won 28 of the final 46 points to pull out a five-set victory over Cal State San Marcos on Day 2 of the Seawolf Invitational at... Read More   West shuts out Colony in second half, wins 35-16 to stay undefeated by Van Williams | Sep 6, 2025 | Cover Story, Football After winning their first three games of the high school football season by a total of 10 points, the West Eagles finally got a breather Friday night. The Eagles shut out Colony in the second half and quarterback Baylor Wasson threw for three touchdowns in a 35-16...Read More   MacDonald pilots pinpoint air attack with five TDs to guide Dimond over East by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 3, 2025 | Cover Story, Flag Football Dimond quarterback Kinsey MacDonald piloted a pinpoint air attack with 182 yards and five touchdowns Tuesday to help the Lynx roll to a 37-0 shutout of host East in Cook Inlet Conference flag football. The Lynx (5-1) also got a big day offensively from receiver Alyse... Read More   Anchorage golfer Greg Sanders named Alaska Athlete of the Week after runner-up finish at U.S. Senior Amateur Championships by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 3, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Golf Longtime Anchorage golf standout Greg Sanders garnered our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after a spectacular runner-up showing at the U.S. Senior Amateur Championships at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas. The effort marks the furthest an Alaska golfer... Read More   Gomez’s work ethic pays off with U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame honor by Matt Nevala | Sep 5, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey As Scott Gomez spent most of this week preparing for tonight’s preseason coaching debut with the United States Hockey League’s Chicago Steel, his beloved parents and siblings wrapped up work at the Alaska State Fair. “My Dad (Carlos) just got done out there...Read More   Peckham, Otto triumph in season opener, lead Seawolves to victories at Kincaid Park by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 7, 2025 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running UAA’s John Peckham made his final season opener one to remember. The graduate student bided his time in the lead pack before breaking away late in the race to seal the deal, covering the 8-kilometer course in 23 minutes, 34 seconds. Peckham led a strong contingent of...Read More   Learn more and Purchase Tickets here   Pili goes 6-for-6 at the line to break Alaska record for most makes without a miss in WNBA by Van Williams | Sep 6, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story Leave it to Alissa Pili to make a mountain out of a molehill. The second-year WNBA forward out of Anchorage played only five minutes for the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday but managed to make history in a 104-85 loss to the Atlanta Dream, the second-place team in the... Read More   Service spoils Dimond homecoming behind Sarof’s three TDs by Van Williams | Sep 7, 2025 | Cover Story, Football The Cook Inlet Conference’s top passing attack unveiled a Wildcat formation Saturday to give the Service football team a new weapon near the goal line. Running back Sam Sarof scored three touchdowns on direct shotgun snaps and later converted a first down in a similar... Read More   Rash wins 18th PBA title, fights through hand injury to succeed in Sweden by Van Williams | Sep 2, 2025 | Bowling, Cover Story Anchorage’s Sean Rash overcame a right-hand injury Sunday to roll a 221 and beat Finland’s Juho Rissanen in the title match of the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters in Sweden, catapulting the Dimond High School graduate into the PBA Tour's top 20 all-time wins list. Despite...Read More   Alaska football should combine Division 1 and Division II; East’s Little Red Corvette; Fischer keys Colony comeback by Van Williams | Sep 4, 2025 | Cover Story, Football, Prep Spotlight All the evidence needed to prove Alaska high school football should combine Division I and Division II could be found in Week 3, when three of the six crossover games were decided by a touchdown or less. Colony's 27-21 win over Wasilla was in double overtime; West... Read More   Beck leads unbeaten UAA, Nanooks sweep Cal State at Seawolf Invitational by Van Williams | Sep 5, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball Volleyball standout Emma Beck had plenty of big nights at the Alaska Airlines Center in high school. On Thursday night, the former Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year enjoyed her first as a Seawolf. The UAA freshman slammed a season-high 14 kills on a .520 attack... Read More   Williams helps Portugal punch ticket to Round of 16 at EuroBasket for first time by Van Williams | Sep 3, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story The Joker, Giannis and Travante. Alaska's own has arrived on the world stage at the European Championships, bringing Portugal with him. Anchorage guard Travante Williams on Wednesday continued to play an integral role for Portugal at the European Championships as his...Read More   Alaskans find end zone on opening weekend of NCAA football season by Van Williams | Sep 2, 2025 | Football Anchorage’s Deuce Zimmerman scored one touchdown, nearly had another and reached the 1,000-yard career benchmark for the Western New Mexico University football team in Saturday’s 35-21 victory over Adams State to kick off the Division II season. Zimmerman grabbed an...Read More   Visit our Website Become a Sponsor   SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE WEEK IN REVIEW EMAILS Join our Family of Sponsors The Alaska Sports Report is a non-profit entity owned by the 501(c)3 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. We say "no" to paywalls and pop-up ads, "yes" to community partners. Make a tax deductible donation and we'll recognize you on our site, social media posts, and in this weekly review! 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