Sports

The Nome-Beltz Volleyball teams placed second in their first home tournament of the season. The Lady Nanooks played Barrow and Bethel at the Nome-Beltz High School in the Arctic Pinkies volleyball tournament.

The Nome-Beltz High School cross country team wrapped up the 2021 season with the state championship in Anchorage on Saturday, October 9

Three Nome girl athletes posing for a picture outside in the track uniforms.

Last weekend, the Nome-Beltz Cross Country team travelled to Kotzebue to compete in the Big West Conference Cross Country Meet.

A group of cross country boys waiting to start race outside.

The Nome-Beltz Cross Country team attended the Chugiak “Smokin’ Stampede” meet this past weekend. Although the meet was originally scheduled to be held at Chugiak High School, inclement weather caused the meet to be moved to Anchorage’s Kincaid Park.

Last weekend, the Lady Nanooks travelled to Cordova to play in the Copper River Rally Tournament. Also competing were teams from Glenallen, Palmer and Cordova. Palmer Junior Varsity place first, followed by Nome.

The Nome Cross Country team had a beautiful day for their home invitational meet Sept. 11. Dozens of Nomites took advantage of the weather and drove out to the Nome-Beltz Middle High School to cheer on the racers as they crossed the finish line.

Originally, the team was supposed to travel to Seward on Aug. 27, but they had to change plans the week before the game.

Cross country team of students sitting on ground outside facing the coach who is standing.

The Nome-Beltz High School Cross Country Team attended its first two meets Aug. 20-21.

The first day for all schools in the Bering Strait districts is August 25. White Mountain’s school began, August 23. Due to the rise of the Delta COVID-19 variant in Alaska and nationwide, schools are obliged to continue COVID-19 mitigation measures.

The Nome Public Schools’ Board of Education approved of the COVID Mitigation Update presentation on Aug. 10. Masking based on vaccination statistics stood out as the main adjustment to last year’s plan.