by Delta Western Staff Hayden Lieb, a graduating Senior at Bethel High School, has been awarded the 2020 Delta Western Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a deserving student based on academic performance (minimum […]
by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame A pair of 4-time state wrestling champions and Alaska’s fastest female today (May 6th, 2020) were selected as recipients of the 2020 Pride of Alaska Youth Awards. Anchorage’s […]
Alaska Sports Hall of Fame April 22, 2020: The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame announced the three boys finalists for the 2020 Pride of Alaska Youth Award. They are Anchorage wrestler Aedyn Concepcion, Bethel wrestler Hayden Lieb and […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors, like every other team in the state, found an opponent they couldn’t get past this past weekend – the coronavirus pandemic. Only a few hours after […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors did what they had to do this past weekend to ensure they could advance to the Class 3A state basketball tournament. They battled their way to […]
by Delta Discovery Staff The Bethel Warrior boys went all the way to the 3A Western Conference basketball finals, finishing second to the Barrow Whalers. The Lady Warriors also played the Barrow Lady Whalers, but […]
by Tommy Wells With 22 seconds left in the second overtime, the Chefornak Lady Shaman knew they needed a big shot to sneak past Toksook Bay in the championship game of the Class 1A Coastal […]
by Tommy Wells Dawson Erik and Michael Flynn formed the best duo since Batman and Robin on Saturday evening. Playing in front of a standing-room-only crowd in the Bethel Regional High School WarriorDome, Erik and […]
The Lower Yukon School District 1A Yukon Delta Conference basketball champions are the Pilot Station Kings boys and the St. Mary’s Lady Eagles. Second place state qualifiers are the St. Mary’s Eagles boys team and […]
by Tommy Wells Nelson Evans, Peter Crow, Hayden Lieb and Jamin Crow all scored into double digits on Saturday and helped the Bethel Regional High School Warriors close out their regular season with a resounding […]
by Tommy Wells The 2019-20 regular season didn’t end the way the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors wanted this past weekend. The team dropped both of its games against the Kotzebue Lady Huskies. The […]
by Tommy Wells Agatha Andrews always knew she could be among the best wrestlers in the country. On Feb. 8, she proved it to everyone else. Andrews, who grew up in the western Alaska village […]
The Bethel Schools Middle team is winner of the National Archery in the Schools Bullseye Virtual Tournament. This tournament along with the 3D Tournament took place February 19th, 2020. Coming in second was the team […]
by Tommy Wells The Unalakleet Wolfpack isn’t the only standard in girls’ basketball anymore. Unalakleet was joined in the Class 2A basketball power rankings by the Hooper Bay Lady Warriors this week. Hooper Bay’s debut […]
by Tommy Wells The Unalakleet Wolfpack knew coming into the Bethel Regional High School WarriorDome for a nonconference showdown with the Warriors wasn’t going to be easy. In fact, they knew they would have to […]
by Tommy Wells With the regular season nearing an end, the Unalakleet Lady Wolfpack are moving in the right direction. And they’re climbing in the state rankings. The Wolfpack ensured western Alaska was left off […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors rode outstanding performances from Ava Lieb and Audri Goodwine to a third-place finish at the 2020 Grace Christian Hardwood Classic. The BRHS girls went 2-1 […]
The Kwethluk Carayiit hosted the Ket’acik Aapalluk Memorial School Basketball Invitational Tournament today Valentines Day, February 14th, with boys and girls teams from Akiachak, Akiuk, Akula, Atmautluak, Napaskiak, and Nunapitchuk playing. The games were played […]
by Tommy Wells The Kipnuk Falcons, Napaskiak Hawks and Tuntutuliak Lady Blue Jays are keeping the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s hopes of a perfect season alive. All three teams head into this week sporting unbeaten records. Kipnuk […]
by Tommy Wells The Akiachak Lady Huskies have put the Yukon-Delta on the basketball map. Well, at least on the Association of Alaska Basketball Coaches’ map. Akiachak climbed to No. 4 in the latest AABC […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams claimed key conference wins this past weekend by grinding out crucial wins over Nome-Beltz. The wins helped BRHS keep their hopes for […]
by Tommy Wells Weston Andrew scored 26 points and Dezmin Johnson and John Andrew both scored into double figures on Saturday and helped power the Napaskiak Hawks to an 82-54 victory over the Bethel Regional […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Lady Warriors hosted the Barrow Lady Whalers who took a huge step toward nailing down the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Western Conference basketball tournament this past weekend. Barrow […]
by Tommy Wells The Kipnuk Falcon boys ran their season record to 8-0 this past weekend by winning their first game of a weekend series in Quinhagak. The Falcons entered the weekend as one of […]
The Bethel Sprint Mushers Club Day 1 of the two-day sled dog race took place today on the Kuskokwim River. Local mushers raced in the approximately 20 mile trail up the river and back. The […]
by Tommy Wells Jamin Crow, Nelson Evans and Peter Crow all pitched in 14 points on Saturday and helped carry the Bethel Regional High School Warriors to the top spot at the 2020 Donlin Gold […]
by Tommy Wells The Kipnuk Falcons and Chefornak Shaman boys teams may be flying just under the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches poll radar, but they are enjoying solid starts to their 2020 basketball seasons. […]
by Tommy Wells The Galena Lady Hawks posted a 27-6 run in the first eight minutes on Saturday and then held off a furious second-half rally by the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors to […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors held North Pole to just one shot from the field in the first eight minutes of play on Saturday and rolled to an easy 45-23 […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors went through a scoring drought in the second and third quarters on Saturday and the Delta Huskies took advantage of it. The Huskies outscored Bethel by […]
by Tommy Wells The St. Mary’s Eagles and the Unalakleet Wolfpack girls put themselves right where they wanted to be with solid showing last week. Both broke into the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches’ state […]
by Tommy Wells The Akiak Thunderbolts girls team might play in rural Alaska, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t turning heads on the statewide scene. Akiak made its debut in the Class 1A rankings this […]
The 2020 VFW Basketball tournament has its champions – the Dillingham Wolverines for the girls and the Lumen Christi Archangels for the boys. Teams invited to play in the tournament January 9-11 included the Toksook […]
The Bethel Freestyle Wrestling Club was recently recognized as one of USA Wrestling’s 50 largest clubs for the 2018-2019 membership season. This award is across the nation, meaning over 4500 clubs altogether, wrote USA Wrestling. […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both posted impressive wins this past weekend at the 2019 ACS Denali Auto Glass/Pepsi Invitational tournament in Anchorage. The Warriors finished seventh […]
by Tommy Wells Mushers – and sled dog racing fans – are getting ready. Although the snow has just arrived in the Anchorage area, sled dog racers from throughout the state are preparing for the […]
by Tommy Wells Rebecca Samuelson and Lindsey Beans-Polk both turned in stellar outing this past weekend in Anchorage and helped spur the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors to a fourth-place finish at the 2019 […]
by Tommy Wells There couldn’t have been a better ending to Hayden Lieb’s high school career. Not only did he become only the 15th male athlete to win four straight state wrestling championships, the BRHS […]
Four Bethel Warriors advance to championship round by Delta Discovery Staff Wrestlers from all over the state are in Anchorage for the December 20-21, 2019 Alaska Schools Activities Association Division II State Championships to compete […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors went into the Great Alaska Conference Wrestling Championships this past weekend with two goals. They wanted to win the conference title and to have a bevy […]
by Tommy Wells Dellarae Charlie and the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors proved themselves the toast of the Great Alaska Conference this past weekend in front of their home fans. The BRHS girls, en […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional Junior High School wrestling team won seven weight classifications and breezed to the top spot in the team standings at the 2019 Tussle on the Tundra Invitational at Gladys […]
The Akiuk Grizzlies, Alakanuk Braves, and the Kalskag Grizzlies are going to be playing at the State Mixed Six Volleyball tournament this week in Anchorage, December 5-7, at Dimond High School. Alakanuk will be playing […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith, Jarvis Evans, Fiona Phelan and Rebecca Samuelson all wrestled their way to top honors in their weight classifications this past weekend and helped power the Bethel Regional High School wrestlers […]
by Tommy Wells Hayden Lieb of Bethel is a five-time All-American wrestler, he has won more than 80 career matches over the last three seasons and, if all goes as planned, he will have an […]
by Delta Discovery Staff The Akiuk Grizzlies are this year’s Alaska Coastal Conference Mixed 6 Champions, making this their third year of winning this tournament. Coming in as runner up are the Atmautluak Falcons. For […]
by Tommy Wells Bethel’s connection to the college wrestling ranks will grow by one this year – former Bethel Wrestling Club and Bethel Regional Junior High School standout Kaden Westlake inked a deal to continue […]
by Tommy Wells Heading into the final matches of the 2019 Lancer Smith Memorial Invitational Wrestling Tournament, the Bethel Regional High School Warriors needed wins from Landon Smith and Hayden Lieb to capture the small-school […]
Bethel wrestlers also participated in the Lancer Smith Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Palmer this past weekend. The Middle School Girls Team won 1st Place for the Girls Division and Bethel Middle School placed 3rd overall. […]
by Tommy Wells Hayden Lieb and Landon Smith powered their way to first-place marks on Saturday and helped the Bethel Regional High School Warriors put a positive end to a tough weekend. A day after […]
by Tommy Wells Not even Mother aNature could keep the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors down this past weekend. Despite missing the first day of the 2019 ACS Denali Auto Glass Invite due to […]
by Tommy Wells What do Hayden Lieb, Landon Smith and Axel Madson have in common? They all went undefeated last week at the duals hosted by South Anchorage High School. The BRHS trio sent shivers […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors saw their 2019 volleyball season come to an end this past weekend as they finished fourth in the final standings at the Western Conference Volleyball […]
by Tommy Wells Stephen Maxie, Aaron Williams, David Fisher and Greg Larson wrestled their way to clutch victories on Saturday and helped the Napaskiak Hawks edge out Bethel Regional High School for the top spot […]
by Tommy Wells Alex Madson and Landon Smith made sure everyone penciled them as a player to watch during the 2019 wrestling season this past weekend with a stellar showing at the Battle of the […]
by Tommy Wells Basketball fans won’t have too long to wait for the sound of sneakers and basketballs. The 2019 season will get underway in just over four weeks for teams throughout the state. According […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors turned in a solid outing this past weekend at the 2019 Wolverine Spikefest in Dillingham. The BRHS girls 3-2 and finished third in the 10-team […]
As of Sunday, October 20th, 2019 ten mushers have signed up for the 2020 running of the Kuskokwim 300. They are Dennis Kananowicz, Wade Marrs, Nicolas Petit, Dave Turner (rookie), Josh McNeal (rookie), 2019 Iditarod […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors found the best way to open the 2019 wrestling season. They did it with a dominating win in front of their home fans in the WarriorDome. […]
With the chill in the air growing steadier by the day, it is time we start preparing for winter. The race is on to get that wood split and stacked, to finish up the projects […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors can now turn their attention to the season that matters the most: The postseason. Bethel closed out its 2019 regular season this past weekend with […]
by Tommy Wells Prior to the start of the 2019 ASAA/First National Bank Division III (1A/2A) State Cross Country meet, Scammon Bay coach Harley Sundown said he felt good about Isaac Titus’ chances at competing […]
The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors’ volley squad will make their final tune-ups over the next two weeks in anticipation of making a run at the top spot in the 2019 Western Conference Volleyball […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith and Jamin Crow powered their way over the hilly Bartlett Trails course in fine fashion on Saturday and helped spurt the Bethel Regional High School Warriors to an eighth-place finish […]
The Lower Kuskokwim Conference Regional Cross Country Championships were held on September 28, 2019 in Bethel. Teams from Akiuk, Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Quinhagak, Toksook Bay, and Tuntutuliak participated in the meet. Sadly, inclement weather in other […]
The Greater Yukon Delta Cross Country high school division race was held in Mountain Village last Saturday, September 28th, 2019. Teams from Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Pilot Station, Russian Mission, and St. Mary’s participated. […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith and Jamin Crow were among the first runners to stride across the finish line on Saturday afternoon in Nome. And, as a result, they were among the first to know […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School cross country teams pulled off a sweep of the top spots in the final team standings at the Bethel Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. The BRHS runners […]
The Lower Yukon School District held its cross country meet in Alakanuk last Saturday, September 21st, 2019. Teams from Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Mountain Village, Nunam Iqua, Pilot Station, Russian Mission, Scammon Bay, and St. […]
The Hooper Bay Warriors hosted their cross country invitational race even on September 14th, 2019. Participating teams included Chevak, Hooper Bay, and Scammon Bay. There were races for 4th-6th grade, middle school, and high school […]
Cross country teams in Bethel in grades 4th through 8th raced in the Kasayuli Trail Run last Friday. Runners from Bethel Regional High School Jr. High, Ayaprun Elitnaurvik, and Gladys Jung Elementary participated. Below are […]
Some of the state’s top cross-country runners will converge in Bethel this weekend for the annual running of the Bethel Cross Country Invitational. The meet will be held Sept. 21 beginning at 10 a.m. with […]
by Tommy Wells photos by Diana Haecker/The Nome Nugget. Jamin Crow and Lindsey Beans-Polk both turned in dynamic efforts this past weekend at the Nome Invitational Cross Country Meet. The two might have led the […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School cross country teams went into the weekend looking to find out how they stacked up against some of the state’s other programs. The answer they received was […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors got more than a little experience this past weekend in front of the home fans by playing four games in the 2019 BRHS Volleyball Invitational […]
The 2019 Mamerilleq Mile Cross Country race was held this past Friday in Bethel at the, Ayaprun, School. Runners in grades 4th through 8th from the Bethel Regional High School, Gladys Jung Elementary, and the […]
by Tommy Wells Fiona Phelan and Bethe Hensley both raced their way to top 30 performances on Saturday and helped the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors sprint to a fourth-place finish at the West […]
by Delta Discovery Staff The Bethel Mud Volleyball tournament fundraiser had another good turnout this year, this is the second annual event. Holding on to their championship status was Kiss My Ace. Coming in second […]
by Delta Discovery Staff The 2019 World Eskimo Indian Olympics is in the books! This annual event held in Fairbanks, Alaska in July is an event that showcases the different cultures, song and dance, and […]
by Tommy Wells Bethel Regional High School assistant wrestling coach Raymond “Thor” Williams received one of the nation’s top honors this past week when he was selected the recipient of the 2019 Scholastic Girls Assistant […]
by Tommy Wells Hayden Lieb is among the state of Alaska’s top wrestlers. He wrestled for Team Alaska Freestyle dual team at the Junior Nationals Dual Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Bethel Regional High School […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith and Isabel Lieb turned in prime time performances recently at the 2019 USA Western States Championships in Pocatello, Idaho. Facing some of the top wrestlers in the U.S., both wrestled […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith finished off the 2019 wrestling season in style this past weekend at the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla. He helped power the Bethel Wrestling Club to top 10 finishes at […]
by K.J. Lincoln Tristan Anaver of the Lower Kuskokwim All Stars helped his team to win the silver trophy at the State Native Youth Olympics tournament held in Anchorage last weekend. He also tied the […]
by Tommy Wells The Chefornak Shamans junior high NYO team took top honors at the Lower Kuskokwim School District Native Youth Olympics meet this past weekend. Coming in second were the Kipnuk Falcons. All Stars […]
by Tommy Wells The Kwigillingok Eagles collected 40 points from Merlin White and 30 more from Chantal Snyder this past weekend and raced to the top spot in the District NYO meet in Tuntutuliak. The […]
by Tommy Wells Hannah Howell, Briana Henry, Isabel Lieb, Maya Iverson, Ethan Wheeler, Hayden Lieb, and Hans Holkesvik all wrestled their way to first-place finishes this past weekend and helped spur the Bethel Wrestling Club […]
by Tommy Wells Jamin Crow and JoBeth Stuart did exactly what they needed to do this past week in order to help the Bethel Regional High School Warriors claim the top spot at the Nunapitchuk […]
by Darren Lieb Hayden Lieb, Joseph Smith and Landon Smith competed in the 2019 National High School Coaches Association National Wrestling tournament held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, VA this past […]
by Tommy Wells Raquel Slim and JoBeth Stuart teamed with Kelsie Madson this past weekend to help power Bethel to the top at the 2019 Traditional Games NYO meet in Juneau. The meet, which was […]
by Tommy Wells The Kipnuk Falcons might not have won the Class 1A boys’ state basketball championship this past weekend in Anchorage. They did, however, turn in a solid effort in the four-day tournament, which […]
by Tommy Wells The St. Mary’s Eagles made sure the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta was recognized at the girls’ Class 1A state basketball tournament this past weekend in Anchorage. The Lady Eagles posted a 2-2 mark at […]
by Tommy Wells The Scammon Bay girls’ basketball team continued to prove itself as one of the top basketball powerhouses in the state this past weekend as they battled their way to a fourth-place finish […]
by Tommy Wells The 2018-19 basketball seasons came to an end for the Bethel Regional High School boys and girls this past weekend in Anchorage. The Bethel teams finished third in the final standings at […]
The Unalakleet Wolfpack ball teams represented their community at the 2019 2A Great Alaska Conference Region Tournament held this past weekend at Grace Christian School in Anchorage. The winners of the tournament are the Tikigaq […]
by Tommy Wells Even though the Bethel Regional High School teams won’t be competing in the Class 3A state basketball tournament, there won’t be a shortage of talented squads attempting to bring state titles home […]
by K.J. Lincoln The Kipnuk Falcon boys and the Newtok Lady Jaegers will be returning to represent the Coastal Conference at the upcoming State 1A Basketball Tournament. Winning two years in a row, the Falcons, […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors grabbed a bit of momentum heading into the Western Conference Basketball Tournament on Friday by netting a split of their weekend twinbill with the Kotzebue […]
by Tommy Wells Weston Andrew scored 14 points and four other members of the Napaskiak Hawks scored into double figures on Saturday and helped power the Hawks to the 2019 Kuskokwim Delta boys’ championship honors […]
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