Bethel cross country teams traveled to Chugiak, Alaska and Irvine, California, while the Lady Warriors hosted at home.

The race is commonly dominated by larger Division I schools, but the Warriors boys team was one of just two middle-sized Division II teams to place in the top 10.

Over Labor Day weekend, high school runners from around the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta took on the sandiest race course in the state. Runners say the shifting ground of Bethel’s sand pit makes for a tough course, but it’s good preparation for the rest of the season.

Veteran Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Ramey Smyth is leading the effort to build the new arch, replacing one that collapsed in April.

The Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association’s annual Mud Volleyball tournament took place this past Saturday, July 20 at the BIA sand pits.

Since the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center was built, Bethel has planned to expand the facility, and now it has funding. The new community gym will also have community rooms and a free computer lab.

Bethel 11th-grader Ned Peters ran his way to fourth place in the 3200-meter race at state over the weekend. It’s the first state track and field medal for Bethel, according to the school’s track and field coaches.

The replacement built by Smyth will be the third iteration of the burled wood arch. In 1974, Red Olson began crafting the first arch that served the Iditarod for 25 years.

Gladys Jung sixth-grader Maya Iverson becomes second-ever Bethel girl to win state Triple Crown, placing first in Greco, freestyle, and folkstyle.

The arch, which marks the end of the Iditarod Trail, collapsed Saturday (April 27). It was last renovated in 2013.