Alaska Sports Report

09/05/2026

The Bartlett football team ran the ball down Dimond’s throat for an average of 8.6 yards per carry on Friday night to fuel a 55-22 victory that spoiled Dimond’s homecoming.

Led by the four horsemen – Andreas Albritton, Lion Moana, Sithri Fainuulelei and Jaxon Ezell – the Bears galloped for 326 yards and put the Lynx out for pasture.

Albritton, Moana and Ezell each scored a touchdown, while Fainuulelei had the game’s longest run of 32 yards. Together, behind an awesome offensive line, they chewed up yardage on plays like the jet sweep and inside slot reverse.

by Van Williams | Sep 5, 2026
Photos by Goon Gallery

Bartlett Bears Football Bartlett High School - Home of the Golden Bears Dimond High School Football ASAA

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09/05/2026

A lot of college volleyball teams run a 5-2 system with two setters, but not UAA. Hannah Trotter handles the primary duties. It’s a tough job, but and the senior from Wauwatosa, Wis., has proven time and time again this season that she can handle the job on her own.

See Friday for example. Trotter dished out 53 assists in two matches and helped UAA hit .352 over six sets as the Seawolves swept Minnesota State and Tiffin in Fairbanks to extend their seven-match winning streak.

The Seawolves (7-2) will wrap up the Denali State Bank Ice Block Classic at the Patty Center on Saturday morning against nationally ranked Fresno Pacific.

by Van Williams | Sep 5, 2026
Photos by Goon Gallery

University of Alaska Anchorage Volleyball Team Alaska Anchorage Seawolves UAA: University of Alaska Anchorage

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09/05/2026

Among the dozen Alaskans on the D1 college football field this season, half are from two Anchorage high schools: West and Bartlett. Here's a look at all twelve.

by Van Williams | Sep 4, 2026

Bartlett Bears Football West Anchorage Football Dimond High School Football South Wolverine Football Colony High School Lathrop Activities Lathrop High School East High Football East Anchorage High School

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09/04/2026

Get your tickets at: https://www.beartoothak.com/live-events

This year's storytellers:
- Tyler Aklestad, 5-time Iron Dog champ
- Dan Bigley, wilderness adventures
- Marshall Boze, 1st Alaskan to play major league baseball
- Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, Olympic Snowboarder
- Andrew Kurka, Paralympic gold medal skier
- Klaire Rhodes, 3-time Mount Marathon champ
- Aliy Zirkle, Iditarod Hall of Famer

This is special evening at the Bear Tooth Theatre Pub & Grill, all for a good cause. Tickets will go fast!

And thanks to some amazing sponsors we'll be giving away fantastic door prizes including Alaska Airlines tickets, AK Railroad tickets, new skis from Powderhound, one-week condo stay in Girdwood and more!

09/03/2026

One night after fending off rival Service by one score, the second-ranked Dimond flag football team was not about to deal with the same kind of drama, blazing to a 46-6 blowout of fifth-ranked Wasilla on Wednesday at Don Wi******er Field.

The Lynx (7-0) were dominant in every facet as they outgained the visitors 235-31 in the first half. Dimond’s two-headed quarterback monster of Emaani Fleming and Keiana Cooke combined to go 12-of-16 for 257 yards through the air, along with 128 yards rushing on six carries apiece.

by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 3, 2026
Photos by Goon Gallery

Dimond High School ASAA

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09/03/2026

After being served up as dessert in the desert, defending Class volleyball 4A state champion Dimond is back in Alaska and back on the hunt.

The Lynx started the season at the Desert Hills Classic in Utah, where they lost all four matches against Class 6A, 5A and 4A competition but gained valuable experience that should serve the Cook Inlet Conference team well moving forward.

Since coming home, the Lynx are 3-0 with sweeps over Eagle River, West Anchorage and East Anchorage going into Thursday’s match at Service.

by Van Williams | Sep 2, 2026
Photos by Goon Gallery

Dimond High School Volleyball Dimond High School

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09/03/2026

The two northernmost NCAA cross country running teams are prepared to face off on home soil — first on the UAF Running Trails and then at Kincaid Park. The in-state rivals will toe the line over the next two weekends, before seeing how they stack up against their conference and regional foes in the Lower 48.

by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 2, 2026
Photos by Goon Gallery, Urban Enkvist, Griffin Forberg

USA Track & Field Alaska Skinny Raven Sports University of Alaska Anchorage Cross Country and Track & Field Alaska Anchorage Seawolves UAA: University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Nanooks XC Alaska Nanooks University of Alaska Fairbanks Great Northwest Athletic Conference

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09/02/2026

University of Michigan freshman goalkeeper Brooklyn Reid made her first collegiate start in goal in a 1-0 win over Bowling Green, recording three saves and earning her first shutout, earning our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors.

Also receiving votes: Cross country runners Miriam Armstrong (West Valley) and Katahdin Staples (East), UAA volleyball player Bella Burney, Soldotna football player Koda Lepule, Colony flag football player Bri Parrent, West Valley football player Cole Stumpf, Idaho State soccer player Parker Sullivan of Anchorage.

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09/02/2026

There’s a new No. 1-ranked high school football team in Alaska. West Anchorage has taken over the top spot from perennial frontrunner Soldotna in this week’s Massey Ratings, despite both teams losing to Lower 48 competition in Week 3.

West dropped a 38-16 decision to Heritage of Littleton, Colo., while Soldotna lost 35-28 to Star Valley of Afton, Wyo. Both Alaska teams enter Week 4 with 2-1 records.

In flag football, the South Wolverines hold the top spot in the MaxPreps poll over fellow Cook Inlet Conference team Dimond. Both teams picked up wins on Tuesday, with South blanking East Anchorage 54-0 and Dimond holding off Service 18-14.

by Van Williams | Sep 2, 2026
Photos by Goon Gallery

West Anchorage High School West Anchorage Football South Anchorage High School, Home of the Wolverines ASAA MaxPreps

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09/02/2026

The song “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi may have been playing at the finish line, but there was nothing slow about East’s Katahdin Staples or West Valley’s Miriam Armstrong, who posted the fastest times of the day at the State Preview.

Staples, a senior, activated his style, speed and stamina on the Bartlett High Ski Trails, covering the 5-kilometer course in 15 minutes, 55 seconds. Armstrong, a junior, won in a personal-best 19:03 — 29 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 1, 2026
Photos by Urban Enkvist and Arielle Himelbloom

USA Track & Field Alaska Skinny Raven Sports Beaver Sports East Anchorage High School West Valley High School ASAA

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