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The Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association’s annual Mud Volleyball tournament took place this past Saturday, July 20 at the BIA sand pits.
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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.
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The arch, which marks the end of the Iditarod Trail, collapsed Saturday (April 27). It was last renovated in 2013.
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The Lower Kuskokwim School District team placed first overall, and many individual competitors made the podium in the Native Youth Olympics events.
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The tournament showed that traditional games, from the two-foot high kick to the seal hop, are alive and well in rural Alaska.
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The future of the “Last Great Race” is uncertain, officials said in an appeal to supporters. The message comes at a time when major Iditarod sponsors have dropped out and inflation has increased the cost of participation.
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The Kobuk 440, one of the last sled dog races of the season, begins Thursday, April 4. Eleven mushers and their teams are signed up for the mid-distance race that runs along the Kobuk River.
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Bethel’s Lady Warriors won their first state tournament game since 2018 to make it to the 4th/6th game. Other notable Y-K Delta finishes include the 2A Hooper Bay Warriors’ second place finish, and the 1A Scammon Bay Eagles’ fifth place finish.
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Bethel’s Lady Warriors pulled off a last-second win over the Valdez Lady Buccaneers, 38-36. It’s the Lady Warriors’ first win in a state tournament game since 2018.
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The Bethel Regional High School cheer team took second place in state over the weekend. It matches the team’s best performances in at least the last decade.
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The Lady Warriors worked hard in the first round of the 3A state basketball tournament, but fell to the Monroe Catholic Lady Rams from Fairbanks. The Lady Warriors continue on in the consolation bracket.
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With high hopes, both the Kipnuk Falcons and Napaskiak Lady Hawks were ultimately not able to soar to victory.