Sports

HOMETOWN WELCOME – Steffen Booth and Evan Barber drive their snowmachines down front street on February 18, 2026. Booth and Barber were first to arrive in Nome on February 18, 2026.

Iron Dog riders battle storms, deep snow

Iron Dog racers battled through a series of intense winter storms on their way up the western coast, to Kotzebue and Nome. High winds and snow prompted a holdover in Kotzebue for a Wednesday morning...

Each Monday, Thursday and Friday, the Nome Winter Sports Association, NWSA for short, take elementary schoolers out skiing.

Nome Winter Sports Association open for business

Last Thursday afternoon, a circle of 16 third graders surrounded local ski “meister” Keith Conger in a back hallway of Nome Elementary School, watching as he demonstrated proper ski carrying...

FATHER AND SON— Kevin McDaniel-Farley and Chugie Farley get ready to ship their snowmachines out to Anchorage to participate in the 42nd Iron Dog, beginning on February 14 at Big Lake.

Nomeites compete in 2026 Iron Dog

This Saturday, February 14, 30 teams will leave Big Lake for the 42nd running of the Iron Dog snowmachine race. Three of those teams have ties to Nome. Veteran racer and two-time winner Mike Morgan...

FREE THROW— Nome-Beltz junior point guard Luella Tumulak shoots a free throw against Galena during the Husky Shootout at Kotzebue High School, January 30, 2026.

Lady Nanooks put on a show in Kotzebue

If basketball fans wanted to witness competitive games in Kotzebue last week, their best bet was to find out when the Nome-Beltz girls took the floor. Three of Nome’s four games came down to the wire...

RUCKUS AT THE REC— Kevin Ongtowasruk (32), Brayden Sparrs (4) and Cohen Booth (30) all go for the ball during the Ruckus at the Rec on Friday, January 23.

Lady Nanooks dominate South Anchorage at Ruckus at the Rec

Nome hosted the Wasilla varsity boys and South Anchorage varsity girls for the “Ruckus at the Rec” basketball tournament last weekend. Parents and community members packed the Rec Center, snacking on...

MATCHUP – Cohen Booth and Peyton Weyiouanna go for the ball during the Nanooks’ game against the Valdez Buccaneers at the Subway Showdown on Saturday, January 10.

Nome-Beltz boys win big at Subway Showdown

Basketball fans from near and far packed the Den of the Nanooks last weekend as the annual Subway Showdown basketball tournament was underway. Teams from Unalakleet, Valdez and Soldotna traveled to...

THE HEAT OF PLAY - Cassidy Martinson handles a Valdez serve with Roselynn Paniptchuk and Chevy Reader watching.

Nome-Beltz Volleyball team puts up a good fight at State 3A Championships

The Nome-Beltz Lady Nanooks volleyball put up a tough fight last week at the Alaska State 3A Championships. On Thursday, November 13, the team went up against number one seed in the state, Valdez,...

GRAPPLING— Nanook Kive Shannon and Qyren Jones of Galena compete for the 126-lbs championship title at the Dudley Homelvig Scramble on Friday, November 7, 2025. Shannon ended up winning the bout.

Nome hosts second annual Dudley Homelvig Scramble

Fifteen wrestling teams descended on the Nome-Beltz High School gymnasium last week for the second annual Dudley Homelvig Scramble competing in a three-day tournament that stretched from Thursday to...

Nome wrestlers competed in Anchorage last week.

Nanook wrestlers compete in Anchorage

By Corey Erikson, Wrestling Coach The Mountain City Christian Academy girls and boys wrestling tournament in Anchorage is the biggest 123A wrestling event of the year. Nome wrestlers competed...

OFF THEY GO— The boys high school race gets underway at the Nome-Beltz Musk Ox Classic on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Rain, fog and wind didn’t hamper runners in the Nome-Beltz Musk Ox Classic

By Ariana Crockett O’Harra | Competitors and spectators from six communities gathered in wet and windy conditions on Saturday for the annual Nome-Beltz Musk Ox Classic cross-country running race....