Western Alaska Basketball Teams Battle It Out In Regional Championships
![The Nome Nanooks, in white, take on the Barrow Whalers, in purple, on the basketball court at Nome-Beltz Junior-Senior High School](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3G7A3640-2-1200x800.jpg)
Shaktoolik, Shishmaref and Unalakleet come out on top of regional 1A and 2A tournaments. The Nome Nanooks head to Anchorage for their 3A Western Conference championship, while two Nanook cross-country skiiers have success in Anchorage.
Nanooks Wrestlers Close Season at State; Basketball Opens Season at Home
![Two wrestlers go at it on a purple mat](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/3G7A0127-1200x800.jpg)
Nome wrestlers headed to Anchorage for the State Division II and Girls’ Wrestling Tournament Friday and Saturday, while Nome basketball hosted Galena on Thursday and Friday.
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.
Regional Wrestling, Volleyball Teams Compete In Kotzebue, Unalakleet
![Wrestlers wrestle on a yellow mat surrounded by watching fans](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-03-2432px-001-1200x800.jpg)
Nome and Kotzebue led the tallies at Kotzebue’s Bush Brawl Tournament, while Unalakleet fought to victory at home in the Unalakleet Mixed-Six Smash Classic.
Nanooks Wrestle Statewide Challengers In Anchorage
![A referee stands in front of two young women in purple and yellow wrestling on a purple mat](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/3G7A9038-1200x800.jpg)
The Nome-Beltz wrestling team had a unique learning opportunity this weekend at the Anchorage Christian Schools (ACS) tournament: they got to take on wrestlers from around Alaska they wouldn’t normally get to see.
Nanooks Wrestle Their Way to Early Victories at Nome Invite
![52 teams competed in the 123A State Championships for wrestling over the weekend. Bethel High School won the meet, while Nome-Beltz placed 22nd. Photo: Emily Russell, KNOM.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_4898-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Nearly 100 student wrestlers from around Western Alaska flew into Nome last weekend for the Nome Wrestling Invite. Athletes from larger teams like Nome, Kotzebue, and Bethel competed along with students from Gambell, Golovin, Savoonga, Shishmaref, St. Michael, and White Mountain.