Nanooks Wrestlers Qualify for State Tournament
![Red-haired Aaron Rose, in a purple-and-white suit, wrestles on top of a competitor from Bethel, in a yellow suit, on a purple mat](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/3G7A7614-1200x800.jpg)
The Nome-Beltz Nanooks wrestling team hosted schools from around the region for the Northern Conference Wrestling Tournament over the weekend. The top two wrestlers in each weight class qualified for the 1A/2A/3A State Wrestling Tournament.
Nanooks Volleyball, Swimming Finish Season At Regional Championships
![The Nome-Beltz Nanooks won the Nome Classic Invitational cross country meet this past weekend. Photo: Laura Kraegel, KNOM.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-09-15-untitled-003-2432px-1200x856.jpg)
Nome’s volleyball and swimming teams closed out their seasons this weekend with trips to regional competitions.
Lady Nanooks Head To Bethel For Regional Volleyball Championships
![A Nome-Beltz player spikes the ball at a home game against Kotzebue](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/3G7A6513-1200x800.jpg)
After some tough volleyball competition this season, the four teams in the 3A Western Conference will duke it out at the Great Alaska Conference Volleyball Tournament this weekend.
Lady Nanooks Fundraise For Cancer Patients With Some “Good Volleyball”
![Pink "honor balls" fill the gym walls as Nome-Beltz senior Taeler Brunette spikes the ball in a game Friday (Photo: Janeen Sullivan, used with permission)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/3G7A6791-1200x800.jpg)
In a tournament with some close victories, the Lady Nanooks volleyball team raised funds for the Arctic Pinkies, which provides support for cancer patients.
On Top of the World
![Blanket toss, Nalukataq](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-06-28-barrow-007-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Volunteer Dayneé Rosales recently traveled to an incredible place: Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city in the USA and the host of a traditional whaling festival, Nalukataq.