Western Alaska Student Runners Head to State
![Boys from across Western Alaska took off from the finish line at the Bering Strait School District Cross-Country Championships (Photo courtesy of Brendan Ellis, 2017)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BSSDBoysStart-e1506463033728-1200x787.jpg)
After regional championships this past Saturday, athletes from across the region will compete at the state cross-country running competition in Anchorage this weekend.
Nome Hosts Cross-Country Invite; In Volleyball, Kotzebue Huskies Defeat Lady Nanooks
![Nome's Jamie Yi crosses the finish line in White Mountain, 2017](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Cross-country-1200x900.jpg)
Teams from Kotzebue, Teller, White Mountain, and Savoonga visited Nome for the Nome Cross-Country Invite. And the Kotzebue Huskies volleyball team hosted the Nome Nanooks, resulting in a Kotzebue win.