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LOCAL FAVORITE
Nome-Beltz cross country team finishes strong with state meet in Anchorage
The Nome-Beltz High School cross country team wrapped up the 2021 season with the state championship in Anchorage on Saturday, October 9. In the girl’s race, Freshman AwaLuk Nichols lead the Nome-Beltz runners, clocking in at 23 minutes and five seconds. Overall, she placed 24th. Besides Nichols, six other girls from the Bering Strait Region ran in the state championships. Natallie Tobuk, a Nome Junior, placed 32nd with a time of 24:35.1. Della Medlin, a senior from Nome placed 38th overall. Her time was 25:12.9. Zaida Baldwin, a senior from Kotzebue took 42nd, finishing with a time of 25:39.7. Sophomore Katelyn Piper, also from Kotzebue, rounded out the Bering Strait School District representation. She finished 49th with a time of 26:5.3. Read more
LOCAL PICK
Alaska high school championship football games will be held at Service High this season
A quick search for state football championship venues around the country delivers a multitude of famed buildings and impressive locations. It’s Gillette Stadium, home of the NFL’s New England Patriots, in Massachusetts. In Texas, the Dallas Cowboys and high school athletes perform at AT&T Stadium, aka Jerry World. You’re headed... Read more
LOCAL HEADLINE
Volleyball Heads to Anchorage for Rivalry Matchup with Seawolves
ANCHORAGE – One of the best rivalries around takes place this Saturday as the Alaska Nanooks volleyball team travels to Anchorage for their first matchup with the Seawolves this season. Opponent Alaska Anchorage (14-5, 7-0 GNAC) Date & Time. Saturday, Oct. 16. Alaska Anchorage at 2:00 p.m. Location Alaska Airlines... Read more
TRENDING NOW
Coaches tab UAA second in GNAC preseason poll
PORTLAND, Ore. – Despite a year away from competition, Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team should be a contender again in 2021-22 as the Seawolves have been picked second the 2021-22 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, released Friday. UAA – which went 20-14 overall and was runner-up in the... Read more