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Chythlook-Sifsof takes on world at X Games
February 3rd 9:18 am
She didn't win a medal at the Winter X Games like she did last year, but it almost doesn't matter because Callan Chythlook-Sifsof of Dillingham is feeling too good. "I'm riding about as well as I ever have," she said by phone from Aspen, Colo. [...]
Barrow-Point Hope girls play nail-biters
February 3rd 9:17 am
The Barrow and Point Hope girls basketball teams played a couple of great games over the weekend, but the Class 3A Whalers outlasted the 2A Harpoonerettes en route to the series sweep.
February 3rd 9:14 am
The development of the Kotzebue boys basketball team took another positive step in the right direction over the weekend with a solid showing at the annual Unalakleet Community Appreciation Tournament.
Tired of losing, Kenworthy takes command
January 27th 1:31 pm
Enough was enough. Dessirea Kenworthy had watched the Kotzebue girls basketball team drop three consecutive games and the losing was starting to bum her out. She responded with the game of her life.
New face lifts Barrow to sweep of Bethel
January 27th 1:30 pm
Barrow basketball player Lawrence Kaleak introduced himself to the Western Conference last weekend with a powerful performance against the Bethel Warriors.
Fields fights adversity, learns to thrive in college
January 27th 1:29 pm
When she is on the basketball court, Kotzebue's Christina Fields feels the weight of the world on her shoulders. Being just the second woman from her hometown to play college basketball and the oldest of Chip and Cindy's three children, Fields puts a lot of [...]
Wells returns, leads Noorvik to victory
January 27th 1:28 pm
He's baaack. Danny Wells returned to action for the Noorvik boys basketball team against Unalakleet and performed like his sensational self.
Barrow's Smith adjusting to college ball
January 20th 2:10 am
Ever since she left Barrow for Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash., Nicole Smith has had to make adjustments.
Wasilla boys hold off Barrow boys
January 20th 2:09 am
Nobody likes to lose, but sometimes playing well in defeat can count for something. That was the case for the Barrow boys basketball team last weekend against 4A power Wasilla.
January 20th 2:08 am
With arguably the state's toughest girls basketball program coming to town, Barrow's Hilary Lowery admitted to letting Wasilla's reputation get the best of her initially.
Kotzebue boys second at Tri-Valley Tourney
January 20th 2:07 am
The Kotzebue boys basketball team ran into a tough and tall Susitna Valley squad in last week's Tri-Valley Tournament in Healy.
January 20th 2:06 am
It was the first home games of the season for the Noorvik boys basketball team and the Bears didn't disappoint.
Kotzebue girls playing dynamic defense
January 13th 12:47 am
They set the defensive tone last year, but now the Kotzebue girls basketball players are getting ultra-defensive.
Barrow boys earn silver at Grace Classic
January 13th 12:44 am
Led by Eddie Benson and Colin Long, the Barrow boys basketball team possesses one of the most lethal 1-2 combinations in Alaska's Class 3A. The inside-outside connection supplies a bulk of the scoring, but the Whalers need other players to step up if Barrow [...]
Noorvik, Noatak boys split series
January 13th 12:43 am
With each side missing key players, the Noorvik and Noatak boys basketball teams came into last weekend's series a little shorthanded. Yet they still came up big with back-to-back thrillers.
Barrow girls win Grace Christian Classic
January 13th 12:40 am
The top-ranked Barrow girls basketball team ran its winning streak to seven games after sweeping through the Grace Christian Classic in Anchorage over the weekend.
Kotzebue college wrestler nationally ranked
January 6th 6:41 pm
After winning 16 of 25 matches in the first half of the college wrestling season, Montana State University-Northern sophomore Jared Miller of Kotzebue enters the second half full of optimism.
Lady Whalers eat up competition, banana splits
January 6th 6:39 pm
Never mind the trophy, Lynette Hepa of the Barrow High School girls basketball team played her heart out in Saturday's ACS Invitational championship game for a much greater prize. A banana split.
Buzzer beater answers Kotzebue's prayers
January 6th 6:33 pm
In need of a miracle, Josh Tallon delivered the shot of his life to save the Kotzebue High School boys basketball team.
'Shootout Six' back for Noorvik
December 29th 7:18 pm
The Noorvik boys basketball team this week will return to the place where it all began for the Bears last year. The Husky Shootout in Kotzebue.
