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Nearly 400 wrestlers from 25 teams competed at the annual Bethel Wrestling Invitational.

Village cross country teams from across the YK Delta were in Bethel on Saturday competing at BRHS’s Pit Race. The Bethel Warriors’ teams won all the junior high and high school races, and it was all Bethel racers taking the individual championships.

"I think, overall, the whole experience, both for the kids and as coaches, is badminton is a lot bigger than I think anybody of us expected it to be," assistant coach Cristian Rodriguez said of the impact badminton can have.

Diehl charged through the night to try to catch Neff. Neff said that he had no idea just how close Diehl got until the finish line.

On April 8 and 9, Bethel Regional High School hosted a Native Youth Olympics competition. Schools from Dillingham came to compete, along with local elementary schools. It was the first time in two years that students competed locally in Native Youth Olympics.

Bethel teams and individual archers took home state titles in the 2022 tournament.

Ava Lieb and Peter Crow, both captains for the Bethel Warrior teams, will compete.

Bethel’s Kate Smith was awarded player of the game for the Lady Warriors. She had 5 points and eight rebounds. Team co-captains junior Bryn Garrison and senior Ava Lieb both led scoring for their team with 8 points each.

Listen to the Lady Warriors’ first game on March 23 at 7:45 p.m. on KYUK 640 AM.

“Let's go home and celebrate. Let’s bring home the trophy. Let's go have fun. Let’s be happy,” said Toksook Bay Islanders boys head coach Simeon Lincoln.