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Nome-Beltz Nanooks Advance to ASAA 3A Semi-Finals

By Kevin S. Fox | March 26, 2021 | 0
Exterior building of Nome Beltz Highschool

The Nome-Beltz Nanooks boys basketball team beat the Delta Junction Huskies 67-39 in opening action at the 2021 ASAA March Madness Alaska Boys Basketball State Championships last night at Colony High School in Palmer.

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Unalakleet Basketball Game Cancelled After Confusion Over Positive COVID-19 Case

By Sophia Desalvo | March 3, 2021 | 0
Boy basketball player reaching for ball. Fans in the stands in background.

Nome-Beltz High School was prepared to host a basketball game against Unalakleet last Friday, but after learning of a positive COVID-19 case in the village, the Bering Strait School District decided to cancel the games.

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Bering Strait School District Approves Travel for Basketball Competition Between Villages in “GREEN”

By Sophia Desalvo | February 9, 2021
Boy basketball player reaching for ball. Fans in the stands in background.

In a meeting last week, the School Board for the Bering Strait School District approved a plan for basketball teams to travel between villages that are in the “GREEN” zone.

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Nome-Beltz Hosts Basketball Games Over Weekend, More Competitions on Horizon

By Sophia Desalvo | February 3, 2021
Empty school basketball court.

In a series of basketball games held at Nome-Beltz High School this past weekend, the Lady Nanooks, JV Boys, and Varsity Boys all came away with wins against their opponents.

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Nome-Beltz E-Sports Team Competes in Final Match, Varsity Undefeated in Fall Season

By Sophia Desalvo | December 9, 2020 | 2
Student in blue hoody sitting at desk with a video game controller playing a game.

The Nome-Beltz E-sports team competed in their season’s final match last month. Despite having their state championship cancelled by the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA), the Nanooks, composed of both varsity and junior varsity squads, may have been one of the few sports teams still allowed to compete in the state of Alaska.

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ASAA Says High School Basketball and Cheerleading Will Begin in January 2021

By Sophia Desalvo | November 13, 2020
The Nome Nanooks, in white, take on the Barrow Whalers, in purple, on the basketball court at Nome-Beltz Junior-Senior High School

Wrestling’s season, however, is still to be determined. ASAA’s Executive Director, Billy Strickland, is confident those dates will be decided by the next board meeting.

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ASAA Cancels All Fall 2020 State Championship Events, Postpones Basketball & Cheer Seasons

By Sophia Desalvo | October 15, 2020
The Nome-Beltz Nanooks cheer teem at a basketball game (Photo: Janeen Sullivan, used with permission)

According to ASAA, this decision applies to football, swimming and diving, gymnastics, rifle, music, E-Sports, Drama/Debate/Forensics, and volleyball. This news comes just a few days after the organization hosted the high school Cross-Country State Championships.

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Top Ten Finishes for Regional Runners at State Championship Meet in Anchorage

By Sophia Desalvo | October 13, 2020

The 2020 Alaska State Cross Country Championship results are in: Nome-Beltz runner Tobin Hobbs and Unalakleet runner Kanayaq Ivanoff both finished in the top 10 in their respective divisions.

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Virtual Cross Country Races Winding Down, BSSD & Nome-Beltz Sending Four to States

By Sophia Desalvo | October 5, 2020

The Bering Strait School District will be sending two male and two female high school runners to the state competition in Anchorage this coming Saturday, October 10th.

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Nanook Volleyball Back in the Gym, Future of Season Up in the Air

By Sophia Desalvo | September 25, 2020

The Nome-Beltz High School volleyball team resumed practice nearly two weeks ago after an athlete tested positive for the disease caused by the coronavirus. As it stands, the Nanooks may be the only team in the region currently holding practices.

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