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.

Boys and girls teams from Eek, Kongiganak, Tuntutuliak, Quinhagak, Kwigillingok, and Kipnuk competed in the 1A Midcoast League basketball tournament.

The Lady Warriors gave Selawik a run for their money at the Mountain City Christian Academy Invitational. The Warriors boys beat out Selawik and Homer to take third.

The Akiak musher said the 47-mile trail from Bethel to Kasigluk and back was "just about perfect."

Bethel sophomore Cole Iverson took second place in the 119-pound weight class, while Aniak junior Ralph Steeves took third in the 135-pound weight class.