Last week, Bethel musher Pete Kaiser took ninth place in the Iditarod. He was the only musher representing the Y-K Delta, collecting support from fans back home and familiar faces at the finish line.

In his 15th running of the iconic race, the Bethel musher squeezed into the ninth place position just miles out from Nome's burled arch on the evening of March 18.

Larson clocked the fastest total elapsed time for three consecutive runs from Bethel to Atmuatluak and back: at a little under 6 hours and 48 minutes.

Bethel musher Pete Kaiser pulled into the Cripple checkpoint on March 12 with 13 dogs on the line.

Indigenous dog mushers have strong historical and cultural ties to the Iditarod. This year, two of the top contenders are Alaska Native former champions, and three of the rookies are also Indigenous.

The Eek boys beat out the Napaskiak Hawks to punch their ticket to state for the first time ever on March 3 in the 38th Annual Coastal Conference 1A Tournament in Bethel. For the girls, the Kasigluk-Akiuk Lady Grizzlies beat the Tuntutuliak Lady Blue Jays to head to state for the second year in a row.

The Akiak musher completed the roughly 20-mile trip to the mouth of the Gweek River and back in 1 hour and 18 minutes to take home $3,400.

Thomas Dyment and Hayden Lieb are being honored for their excellence in wrestling.

In Eek, a basketball tournament brought back together coastal Y-K Delta teams that were displaced after ex-typhoon Halong.

How the Lower Kuskokwim School District and community members are keeping local basketball teams going, even far from home.