Alaska Sports Hall of Fame

04/16/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Directors' Awards recipients! We look forward to honoring them at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reception along with the Class of 2026 inductees at the Anchorage Museum on June 3rd!

The Alaska Sports Report provides in-depth daily coverage of Alaska athletes.

04/16/2026

We'll be announcing the winners of our annual Directors' Awards (Athlete of the Year, Trajan Langdon Award, Joe Floyd Award) today at 1pm Alaska time. Stay tuned!

The winners will be honored at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reception on June 3rd.

04/09/2026

Congratulations to our Trajan Langdon Award and Joe Floyd Award finalists! We look forward to honoring the winners on June 3rd at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reception!

The Alaska Sports Report provides in-depth daily coverage of Alaska athletes.

04/09/2026

Congratulations to our youth athlete of the year finalists! We look forward to honoring the winners on June 3rd at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reception!

The Alaska Sports Report provides in-depth daily coverage of Alaska athletes.

04/07/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 adult athlete of the year finalists! We'll be announcing the Pride of Alaska winners on April 16th and then honoring them at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reception at the Anchorage Museum on June 3rd!

The Alaska Sports Report provides in-depth daily coverage of Alaska athletes.

03/17/2026

Amazing work by these young Alaskan artists. We're excited to produce the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame trading cards to be used in the Healthy Futures program!

Our statewide Alaska Sports Legends art contest was a huge success! Thank you on behalf of the Healthy Futures team. We received nearly 150 submissions from 7th-12th students from dozens of schools from across the state.

We're so impressed with the quality of the work. So many talented artists! A pool of 20 judges submitted ballots ranking their top ten choices. Here are the grand prize winners:

First Place ($1,000 prize): Lillian Richardson, 9th grade, AK Homeschool - Lance Mackey
2nd Place ($500): Ryli Rochford, 11th grade, Soldotna High School - Susan Butcher
3rd Place ($250): Alana Clements, 12th grade, Mat-Su Central - Virgil Hooe

Honorable Mentions:
Riley Sobeloff, 11th grade, Juneau-Douglas HS - George Attla
Ellie Birch, 12th grade, South HS - Virgil Hooe
Elysta Jager, 8th grade, Goldenview MS - Virgil Hooe
Riley Sobeloff, 11th grade, Juneau-Douglas HS - Susan Butcher
Logan Clark, 9th grade, Family Partnership Charter - Norman Vaughan
Lilly Bond, 10th grade, Fairbanks B.E.S.T. Homeschool - Nina Kemppel
Della Mearig, 11th grade, Juneau-Douglas HS - Allie Ostrander
Amiah Clements, 8th grade, Mat-Su Central - Nina Kemppel
Corey Pierce, 11th grade, Soldotna HS - Joe Redington
Aliyana Pryor, 8th grade, Goldenview MS - Bradford Washburn

Congrats to all our winners and honorable mentions. There were many other pieces also worthy of recognition. We'll be posting a gallery on our website soon to show off the work. One piece for each of the 52 Alaska Sports legends will be selected for trading card production and the artist will be recognized on the card.

12/09/2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

Information on the induction ceremony to be announced soon!

The Alaska Sports Report provides in-depth daily coverage of Alaska athletes.

12/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in the public voting.

The selection panel reviewed the public results and cumulative public ballot before completing their own ballots on Dec, 7th and the board of directors voted to approve the Class of 2026. The class will be revealed on the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame website and a story posted on the Alaska Sports Report on Dec 9th (tomorrow), at 1pm AK Time. Stay tuned!

12/05/2025

RIP Dick Griffith. This a great write up by wilderness adventurer Roman Dial on a true Alaskan legend.

The Alaska Sports Report provides in-depth daily coverage of Alaska athletes.

11/30/2025

Last day to vote!

Public voting closes at midnight AK time tonight. If you haven't voted yet, today is your last chance to help select the Class of 2026. Choose from the 49 People and 25 Moments on our candidates page or use the write-in option.

Take a minute to complete your ballot at https://alaskasportshall.org/

Thanks for being part of the process!

11/28/2025

From the Juneau Independent.

Public voting ends at the end of the month. Don't forget to vote!

Public can help decide 2026 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame selections.