Email from Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Updates on Alaska athletes making news around the world WEEK IN REVIEW “King of the Kuskokwim” Pete Kaiser named Alaska Athlete of the Week by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 28, 2026 | Athlete of the Week, Sled Dog Racing Pete Kaiser is the undisputed King of the Kuskokwim. He's also our Alaska Athlete of the Week Kaiser, a regional hero from Bethel, became the winningest musher in Kuskokwim 300 history with his 10th victory in one of the sport's biggest mid-distance events. He seized... Read More   Sellers nets 38 against No. 16 Maryland, second most points by an Alaska woman in DI game by Van Williams | Jan 29, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story Three years ago, when Sayvia Sellers was a senior in high school, she was snubbed for the McDonald's All-American Game. It ruffled a lot of feathers in Alaska, but Sellers played it cool, even though you knew it left her a little heated entering college. Since then...Read More   Sanders shines with 70 saves; South caps unbeaten regular season; CIC playoffs start Monday by Matt Nevala | Feb 1, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey History in whatever form will show the South High hockey team finished its regular season with an unbeaten 17-0-2 record. It also included a Cook Inlet Conference regular-season championship, the program’s ninth in the league’s 65-year history. In an inspiring yet... Read More   Roundball roundup: Upsets abound as Nos. 1 and 2 fall on boys side while No. 4 girls team loses by Van Williams | Feb 1, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story March madness came early. The last day of January produced three upsets in high school basketball as the top two boys teams and fourth-ranked girls squad all lost on Saturday. The ninth-ranked South boys picked up their second tournament title of the season after.... Read More   Hagelund breaks program record, extends reign as NAIA leader; Burrough impresses with mile record at altitude by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 29, 2026 | Cover Story, Track and Field Soldotna’s Adarra Hagelund was spectacular in the high jump at the U-Mary Winter Classic in Bismarck, N.D. The Dickinson State senior cleared 5 feet, 9.25 inches to reset her own indoor program record and NAIA-leading mark, while moving into No. 17 all-time in NAIA... Read More   Dimond-West stays on top of Cook Inlet Conference with 5-4 championship win by Chanda File | Jan 31, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight Dimond-West’s Elizabeth Sharpe and Brighton Williams pitched in two goals apiece Friday to nab a 5-4 Cook Inlet Conference championship win over South-Bartlett in girls hockey at the Dempsey Anderson Ice Arena. It started with an unanswered three-goal lead in the... Read More   Readers, The Alaska Sports Report would not exist without your support. Your tax-deductible sponsorship is an investment in quality sports journalism in Alaska. Donate at a level that that fits your budget and help us make sure Alaskan athletes are getting the coverage they deserve. Click "Become a Sponsor" to join our family of partners! Visit our Website Become a Sponsor   Pili Power: Alissa draws inspiration from Brandon, comes up big down under in hoops summit vs. Griffin by Van Williams | Jan 30, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story After Anchorage's Brandon Pili helped the Seattle Seahawks secure a trip to the Super Bowl, the moment reverberated throughout his family, and it was as if his accomplishment projected the family crest into the sky like the bat signal. His sister, Alissa, who is...Read More   After a gold medal sweep at Junior Nationals, Soule is taking a measuring stick, not a broom, to the World Championships by Beth Bragg | Jan 27, 2026 | Biathlon, Cover Story Sixteen-year-old Reine Soule of Anchorage didn’t mean to win every race at the Junior National biathlon championships last month in Lake Placid, N.Y. She just couldn’t help herself. And now she’s headed to the IBU Youth & Junior World Championships with the kind of... Read More     Weigel scores more obvious goaltending accolade in Anchorage’s 3-0 NAHL shutout of Fairbanks by Matt Nevala | Jan 31, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey When Kai Weigel last strapped on his goalie pads inside Sullivan Arena, he ended his evening with a moment he and everyone who witnessed it won’t forget. For his next netminding trick at Sullivan, the 20-year-old from Bismarck, N.D., registered his first career North... Read More   Roundball roundup: McCorison passes Boozer on all-time scoring list; Jagielski bags quadruple-double as Seward girls extend streak to 36 by Van Williams | Jan 28, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight As Class 2A all-state boys basketball standout Kade McCorison of Ninilchik closes in on the 2,000-point benchmark, he's moving up the state’s all-time scoring list and passing some big names along the way. Last week it was former NBA player Carlos Boozer of Juneau.... Read More   Alaskans Greenough and Noble named to NAHL Top Prospects Tournament by Matt Nevala | Jan 30, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey Anchorage-born defenseman Landon Greenough and Fairbanks’ own blueliner Mason Noble are expected to be on the ice Friday night at Sullivan Arena. That’s when the Anchorage Wolverines and Fairbanks Ice Dogs throw down for the third time in five games in yet another... Read More   Roundball roundup: Top-ranked Wolfpack fend off No. 10 Dimond; Gaines goes for 29 points to lead third-ranked Bartlett girls by Van Williams | Jan 31, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight Part of the gig with being the No. 1-ranked team is that opponents treat every matchup like Game 7. Beating the best motivated the tenth-ranked Dimond boys basketball team on Friday, but the West Valley passed the test and pulled out a 68-65 victory to stay undefeated... Read More   Liessfeld, Heite and Taddy nab program records, lead Seawolves in rewriting indoor top-10 lists by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 30, 2026 | Cover Story, Track and Field Not many can say they’ve broken a UAA record, but to do so during a pentathlon is what makes Vivien Liessfeld truly one-of-a-kind. The junior broke her own indoor program record in the long jump, soaring to 19 feet, 4 inches — No. 3 in GNAC history — at the Lauren... Read More   West, Eagle River score CIC Friday wins; South, Bartlett finish regular season Saturday by Matt Nevala | Jan 31, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey Little will be on the line Saturday night when Bartlett and South close out the Cook Inlet Conference’s regular season with the 84th scheduled league game between two of the seven squads. The Wolverines already earned the program’s ninth of the 65 CIC regular-season....Read More   Roundball roundup: Kronberger’s 34 points propel No. 1 MCCA girls over No. 2 Wasilla; No. 1 West Valley boys, No. 9 South win in Fairbanks by Van Williams | Jan 30, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story There are times when an elite scorer will go into a tough environment on the road and get exposed, but that wasn't the case for Keelie Kronberger on Thursday. The Mountain City Christian Academy girls basketball player looked largely unstoppable as she torched Wasilla... Read More   Spangler and Tunney shine in 4-0 South-Bartlett playoff win; Sharpe lifts Dimond-West by Chanda File | Jan 29, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight With 3 seconds to play, South-Bartlett’s Sarah Spangler put a bow on it. The freshman netted her second goal of the night off a rebound, sealing the team’s 4-0 victory Wednesday in the Cook Inlet Conference playoffs over Chugiak-Eagle River at Dempsey Anderson Ice... Read More   Seawolves pick up road win, pull into second place in GNAC by Van Williams | Jan 31, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story The UAA men's basketball team flexed its strength down the stretch and used balanced scoring to beat Simon Fraser 69-54 Saturday night in Burnaby, B.C. Hasaan Herrington's 14 points paced five double-figure scorers and the Seawolves won the battle of the boards 35-22... 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