The race, in some ways, is back to normal: Mushers are again dashing 1,000 miles to Nome.
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Junior Native Youth Olympics bring Alaskan kids together: ‘You’re all on the same team’
This year’s Junior Native Youth Olympic Games are virtual, with nearly 300 participants sending in videos of themselves competing in the events.
For the first time in nearly 2 decades, Mekoryuk has a high school basketball team
Two girls and five boys play on a co-ed team in a season that has gone quite well.
Vets weren’t sure if Zeke the sled dog would live. Now he’s in the Iditarod.
Six years ago, Kailyn Davis adopted Zeke. He was a hairless, scabby rescue dog. She says running with a dog team has helped him heal.
Iditarod to require daily COVID testing for race officials and volunteers
Volunteers and race officials at the 2022 Iditarod Sled Dog Race will be tested daily for COVID-19 and must prove they are fully vaccinated to be in the Iditarod bubble.
Basketball team travels 70 miles by snowmachine to its first competition since the pandemic began
The Sockeye Classic was supposed to be the Togiak Huskies’ first competition since the pandemic began two years ago. And they really wanted to play.