Smith, Lieb post wins at Halloween Monster Bash
by Tommy Wells Ryan Smith and Hayden Lieb both sent more than a few chills through the field at the Halloween Monster Bash Duels on Saturday at South Anchorage High School. Both wrestled their way […]
by Tommy Wells Ryan Smith and Hayden Lieb both sent more than a few chills through the field at the Halloween Monster Bash Duels on Saturday at South Anchorage High School. Both wrestled their way […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors’ bid to claim a berth in the upcoming Class 3A state volleyball tournament came up a bit short on Saturday afternoon. Kotzebue rallied from a […]
by Tommy Wells Nathan Andrew and Anthony Sallison headlined a list of five Nunapitchuk wrestlers to finish in the top five in their respective weight classes and helped spur the Wolves to the team title […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors will treat resident of the yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to some of the state’s top 3A volleyball this weekend when they play host to the 2017 Western […]
by Tommy Wells Eugene Alexie and Reann Lincoln made sure their 2017 cross-country seasons were extended another week this past weekend with outstanding performances at the small school regional championships in Bethel. Alexie dominated the […]
by Tommy Wells A ccording to archaeologists, mankind can be separated into two district groups: Hunters and gathers. That theory was so wrong this past weekend at the Bethel Sand Pit as the Hunters gathered […]
The 5K Bethel River Run cross country race hosted by the Bethel Warrior team took place on Saturday, September 9th, 2017. The race began and finished at the Ayaprun Elitnaurvik School. Runners from Akiachak, Chevak, […]
by Greg Lincoln The Yukon Kuskokwim Aquatic Center was the venue for the first ever swim meet to be held in the history of Bethel. And it was a moving event for those in attendance, […]
by Tommy Wells Alyssa Boyer and Courtney Williams used a dominating performance by the Bethel Regional High School hitters and defense this past weekend and helped power their team to a sweep of their weekend […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School boys’ and girls’ cross country teams raced their way to 16th at the 2017 Bartlett State Preview meet on Saturday in Anchorage. The BRHS teams were among […]
Hayden Lieb and Thomas Dyment competed in the 2017 US Marines Cadet & Junior Freestyle/Greco Roman National Championships held at the FargoDome in Fargo, ND this past July. “This was the first time for both […]
by Carin Meyer As part of yesterday’s (July 13th) United Way of Mat-Su’s “Play 60” event held at the Curtis Menard Sports Center, eight talented students from Alaska Job Corps demonstrated important aspects of Alaska […]
by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to our athletes and cultural ambassadors who participated in this year’s World Eskimo Indian Olympic events. Opening day started off with the five events including the Race of the Torch that […]
Seven Bethel Wrestling Club wrestlers competed in the 2017 Western Regional Tournament in Pocatello, ID in June. Here is a continuation of the results from Idaho. Freestyle Results In the Cadet 138 division Hayden Lieb […]
7 Bethel Wrestling Club wrestlers competed in the 2017 Western Regional Tournament in Pocatello, ID in June. Prior to the tournament, Landon Smith (Schoolboy) Joseph Smith (Schoolboy), Hayden Lieb (Cadet), Mian Alexie-Leonard (Junior), Thomas Dyment (Junior), […]
The RiverHawk Volleyball team has signed Rachelle Persson of Kalskag, Alaska, to continue her volleyball career as a member of the RiverHawks. Persson played at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, where she was a member of […]
by Tommy Wells When KUC Judo Program sensei Louise Russell and Y-K Fitness Center Judo instructor Warren Polk decided the time was right for Bethel to send a team to the 2017 Alaska Judo Championships, […]
by Rafe Johnson We had an excellent trip this year. The four coaches took 15 kids ranging from 4th-10th grade down to Louisville, Kentucky to participate in NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) National […]
by Tommy Wells Christmas came a few early for Skagit Valley Community College head coach Steve Epperson. He isn’t complaining at all. Epperson picked up one of Alaska’s top players last week when Scammon Bay […]
Individual Results One Foot High Kick JH Boys 1 Loren Kashatok, Newtok, 94” 2 Kaiten Charlie, Chefornak, 85” miss at 83” 3 Kalila Pavilla, Akiuk, 85” miss at 78” 4 Kalila Brink, Kwig, 81” 5 […]
by Coach Darren Lieb The Bethel Wrestling Club would like to thank all of those that pledged some of our wrestlers in our Push Up fundraiser and to the following sponsors for their generous support […]
by Tommy Wells Hayden Lieb added another impressive note to his wrestling resume last weekend by turning in a stellar performance at the 2017 U.S. Open Kids/Cadets tournament. The Bethel Regional High School standout turned […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith and Zachariah Pleasant both won a pair of first-place finishes and a second in another at the 2017 Alaska USA State Wrestling Championships this past weekend at the Menard Sports […]
by Greg Lincoln Our delta youth made us proud this past weekend at the Native Youth Olympics state championship in Anchorage. You could see it in how they went about their day at the games […]
by Tommy Wells Lindsey Beans-Polk found herself in the spotlight on Friday. And she delivered in a huge way Beans-Polk was one of four Bethel Wrestling Club standouts to claim gold medals in Wasilla and […]
by Tommy Wells The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s athletes had a strong showing at the 2017 Native Youth Olympics championship this past weekend in Anchorage. Especially in the One Hand Reach competition. Just how dominant were the […]
by Tommy Wells Jaden Anaver shattered a long-standing state record and Katelyn Paul placed in the top five in six events on Saturday and helped spur the Kipnuk Falcons to the District NYO Championship in […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith found the perfect way to close out the regular season for the Bethel Wrestling Club. He wrestled his way to a perfect 5-0 record and helped Bethel turn in a […]
by Tommy Wells Kalila Brink of Kwigillingok connecting with the ball in the junior high boys event. Jason Nicholas and Lauren David combined to win 10 gold medals this past weekend and powered the Kongiganak […]
Hayden Lieb and Thomas Dyment travelled to Virginia Beach, VA to compete in the 2017 National High School Coaches Association National Tournament March 24-26. This tournament showcases most of the top high school wrestlers from […]
by Tommy Wells Kia Charlie went into the 2017 Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches 2017 Class 1A/2A Senior All-Star Game as one of the state’s most recognizable players. Fresh from leading the Scammon Bay Lady […]
by Tommy Wells Walter Snyder rolled up 21 points by placing in seven events this past weekend and helped carry Kwigillingok to the top spot at the 2017 Bethel Invitational NYO meet. Kwigillingok edged out […]
by Tommy Wells For the first 20 minutes of the Bethel Regional High School’s showdown for fourth-place at the 2017 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Class 3A State Basketball Championships, the Warriors had their way. In […]
The Scammon Bay Lady Eagles are still the reigning State 1A Basketball girls champions! They defeated team after team to win their second consecutive state title last week in Anchorage. Happy smiles go all around […]
Above is Pete Kaiser with fans getting photos of the finish! Congratulations to Team Kaiser and Team Diehl for crossing the Iditarod finish line last Wednesday! In top photo is Richie Diehl coming up the chute. […]
by Tommy Wells Alyssa Morgan and Shauna Koonuk scored into double figures on Saturday and powered the Aniak Lady Halfbreeds to a 49-42 victory over the Ninilchik Lady Wolverines in the fourth-place game at the […]
by Tommy Wells Wally Flynn, Dennis Panruk and Jackie Wassillie all turned in outstanding performances this past weekend and helped the Chefornak Shaman fight their way to the consolation finals at the 2017 ASAA Class […]
The Scammon Bay Lady Eagles are the 2017 State 1A basketball champions for the second year in a row. They defeated the teams from Tri-Valley, Ninilchik, Buckland, and the runner-up team from Selawik to claim […]
by Greg Lincoln This week is the exciting 1A/2A State Basketball finals in Anchorage to be held at the Alaska Airlines Center. For the girls it will be the top seeded Scammon Bay Eagles who […]
by Tommy Wells For the Bethel Regional High School Warriors, their 2016-17 basketball season came down to a 5 minutes and 55 seconds span of the fourth quarter of their second-place game at the 2017 […]
by Tommy Wells Katie Crow made more than a few big-time shots for the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors on Saturday evening in the Western Conference Basketball Championships’ second-place game. None, however, was more […]
by Tommy Wells Alakanuk might have entered the Yukon Delta Conference 1A tournament as a relative unknown, but they didn’t finish the three-day event that way. En route to ending one of the state’s longest […]
by Greg Lincoln This is the 30th anniversary of the 1A Coastal Conference basketball tournament and the Newtok Lady Jaegers and the Chefornak Shamans are the winners. Thirty years ago the coach for the Shaman […]
by Tommy Wells The Scammon Bay High School Lady Eagles are the epitome of good. En route to extending their state’s-best 48-game win streak, the defending Class 1A state champions nailed down their third straight […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors will head into the upcoming Western Conference tournament just they way they had wanted – with plenty of momentum. The Warriors closed out their regular season […]
Newtok Wins! Chefornak Shaman boys upset Toksook Bay Islanders
The Chefornak Shaman boys are the 1A Coastal Conference 2017 champions. They will be representing LKSD at the State Basketball tournament in Anchorage March 15-18. Coaches are Robert Panruk and his wife Eva. They have […]
Newtok wins! In an exciting come-from-behind victory the Newtok Jaegers outscored the Chefornak Shamans by 1 point in the last seconds of the 4th quarter during this semi-final game on Friday. The 1A Alaska Conference […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith and DellaRae Charlie both wrestled their way to gold medals this past weekend and helped power the Bethel Regional Junior High School wrestling team to a second-place finish behind Anchorage […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors made it official this past weekend: The road to the Western Conference championship will certainly run through them. Bethel, backed by a double-digit performance from Jayvin […]
A blast from the past: Islander player #34 Isaiah Pitka defends the basket as a Napaskiak Hawk looks to score 2 points in the championship boys game last year. This week the 1A Alaska Coastal […]
The Junior Native Youth Olympics competition took place February 24–26 at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex, UAA campus. Over 800 junior athletes participated from schools all over Alaska including competitors from Gladys Jung Elementary School. […]
by Tommy Wells For the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors, a scoring drought came at the worst possible time on Friday in the opener of their two-game series with the Kotzebue Lady Huskies. It […]
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by Tommy Wells The Scammon Bay Lady Eagles’ march to the regional tournament – and a possible return to the Class 1A state tournament – moved a step closer to becoming a reality this past […]
by Tommy Wells Courtney Williams did everything she could to help the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors stand toe-to-toe with the Barrow Lady Whalers this past weekend. Unfortunately for her, Barrow had more than […]
by Tommy Wells When the Barrow Whalers took away the Bethel Regional High School’s top two scoring threats in Jayvin Williams and Clevon Constantine in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Western Conference showdown, the Warriors […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors rode a 13-point performance by Courtney Williams to a thrilling 51-37 victory over the Nome-Beltz Lady Nanooks in front of a large crowd in the […]
by Tommy Wells Smith pumped in a game-high 13 points and Dorothy Bukowski chipped in seven more on Saturday afternoon and led the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors to a 33-26 victory and a […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors closed out a successful weekend of hardwood action on Saturday by claiming second at the 2017 Dean Cummings Sr. Memorial Tournament at Delta Junction High […]
by Tommy Wells The Toksook Bay Islanders flexed their offensive muscle past weekend with an impressive effort on their home floor. The team pounded out three victories on Friday and Saturday during a round-robin tournament […]
by Tommy Wells The Scammon Bay High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams nailed down key wins this past weekend during tournament play. The Scammon Bay boys pounded out three wins during their outing, including […]
by Tommy Wells For four quarters in the championship game, Shaun Agimuk had done everything in his power to help the Chevak Comets stand toe-to-toe with the Bethel Regional High School Warriors junior varsity. It […]
by Tommy Wells As the St. Mary’s Lady Eagles’ lone senior, Celina Johnson knew her team needed a big-time effort from her on Saturday if they wanted to claim the girls’ championship at the VFW […]
Place/Musher Time In Dogs 1 Cameron Jackson 19:52 7 2 Shawn Larson 19:54 6 3 Robert Larson 20:08 7 4 Solomon Olick 20:10 6 5 Thomas Carl 20:16 7 6 John George 20:23 7 7 […]
by Tommy Wells Carl Charlie knocked down a season-high eight three-pointers and helped power the Warriors to a startling 71-38 romp over the Bristol Bay Angels in a non-conference showdown. As a team, Bethel pumped […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady warriors enjoyed a mixed bag of results over the weekend. The team split its two games with the Bristol Bay Lady Angels and Aniak Halfbreeds. Aniak […]
by Tommy Wells Jayvin Williams and Clevon Constantine helped the Bethel Regional High School Warriors make a solid showing at the Anchorage Christian Schools’ annual Lime Solar/Pepsi Invitational basketball tournament over the weekend. The Warriors […]
Fredrika Lupie of Tuntutuliak drives to the basket for 2 in their game with Bethel’s BeThe1 team during the 2016 Ray Jacob Memorial Tournament on Monday.
by Tommy Wells The Aniak Lady Halfbreeds turned in a strong performance this past weekend at the Class 1A state basketball tournament in Anchorage. The Aniak girls posted a 2-2 record in the four-day event […]
by Tommy Wells The Toksook Bay High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are back on top of the Class 1A world. Well, at least, the Coastal Conference world that is. The Toksook Bay teams […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School spoiled the Bristol Bay Angels’ two-game venture into the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta this weekend by claiming a wild 40-39 overtime victory on Saturday afternoon in front a large […]
by Tommy Wells SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Natalie Hanson didn’t know anything about the sport of powerlifting as a youngster growing up in Western Alaska. It is safe to say the sport certainly knows a […]
by Tommy Wells Forget the 1927 New York Yankees. Write off the Boston Celtics and Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. The most dominant team in the history of sports may well be a lot […]
by Tommy Wells ANCHORAGE – Angel Medina leaned back in his chair on the sideline of the Alaska Airlines Center in front of a large crowd in the University of Alaska-Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center and […]
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