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.
Nome Wrestling Faces Stiff Competition At Palmer Tournament
![Nome's Aaron Rose wrestles a Bethel student at the 2017 Nome Invite (Photo: Janeen Sullivan, used with permission)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/3G7A7570-1200x800.jpg)
Nome-Beltz Nanooks wrestlers faced another tough challenge this weekend at the Lancer Smith Memorial Tournament.
Nanooks Wrestle Statewide Challengers In Anchorage
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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.