Sports

WRESTLERS— Dalton Buffas, left, and Son Erikson won their weight class divisions in the Nikiski Top Dog Wrestling Tournament last weekend.

Nome wrestlers compete in Nikiski

Nome wrestlers competed in the Nikiski Top Dog Wrestling tournament last weekend. This tournament has been gradually increasing with participation the past few years. All divisions were in...

GO TEAM—The Nanook student section, decked out in pink, cheers on the JV Lady Nanooks on Friday, Oct. 13, during the Arctic Pinkies Volleyball tournament held in the den of the Nanooks in Nome on Oct. 13 and 14.

Lady Nanooks raised $1,600 in 10th annual Arctic Pinkies Tournament

Last weekend the Lady Nanook volleyball team hosted the 10th annual Arctic Pinkies Tournament, raising $1,600 for breast cancer and honoring a teammate who survived cancer, Angela Omedelina....

NOME INVITATIONAL— Middle school students and community members race off during the community race, held in conjunction with the Nome XC Invitational race, held on Saturday, Sept. 16.

Nome Cross Country Invitational draws teams from 12 villages

Racers came by boat, plane or car to Nome last week to race in the Nanook Cross Country Invitational last Saturday. Teams arrived from Gambell, Golovin, Kotzebue, Koyuk, Savoonga, Shaktoolik,...

OFF THEY GO— Nome-Beltz Middle and High School cross country runners leave the starting line to race a 5-kilometer time trial, last Thursday, August 10.

Nome-Beltz XC team starts season with new coach

Ryan Fox is the new head coach of the Nome-Beltz middle and high school cross country teams. Fox, who teaches social studies at Beltz, inherited the role from Jeff Collins who coached for many years...

In her first ever season of running Track and Field competions, Ourea Busk won the 400 meter race at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Track & Field Championships in Palmer, May 26-27.

Unalakleet runner Ourea Busk makes history

One girl from Unalakleet was the sole athlete in Unalakleet’s first track and field season. In her first season ever, she qualified for state and then went on to win the 400 meter sprint in the ASAA...

A CLASS WINNER— Bubba McDaniel jumps a bump along the trail on the Beam Road, on his way to win the 600 cc class of the 2023 Cannon Ball race, held last Saturday in Nome.

27 compete in Cannon Ball snowmachine race

Cody Sherman, Bubba McDaniel and Shayla Johnson won their respective classes in the Cannon Ball snowmachine race, held Saturday, April 15, in Nome. Under perfectly sunny skies and no wind, 27 racers...

Jade Greene was named to the All Tournament Team in last week's State Championship games.

Nome Nanooks place second at State Championships

By Miriam Trujillo The Nome Nanook Basketball season is over, as the boys went all the way to the finals of the state basketball championships and took second place in the game against Grace...

WINNER— George Lambert passes Fort Davis outbound to Golovin. Lambert won the race in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 40 seconds.

Kotzebue’s George Lambert wins Nome-Golovin race

By Megan Gannon George Lambert won the Nome-Golovin snowmachine race on Sunday. Riding a Ski-Doo 850 and wearing bib number 5, Lambert was racing in the open class. He finished the 200-mile race...

NOME BOUND— 2019 Iditarod Champion Pete Kaiser of Bethel highfives a fan during the Anchorage ceremonial start of the 51st running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, on Saturday, March 4.

Thirty-three dog teams head to Nome in 51st Iditarod

By Megan Gannon The 51st Iditarod began last weekend with 33 mushers and their teams of 14 dogs bound for Nome on a 1,000-mile journey through the Alaskan wilderness. The clock officially started...

TEAM 23— Jordan and Jarvis Miller of Nome finished the Iron Dog in fourth place, arriving in Big Lake on Saturday after 59 hours, 59 minutes and 29 seconds on the trail.

Aklestad/Olstad win Iron Dog, Miller brothers place fourth

By Megan Gannon After a 2,500-mile race marked by tough conditions and brutal weather, the pro snowmachine racers competing in this year’s Iron Dog made it to the finish line in Big Lake under a...