Category: Arctic Sounder News

Barrow players show their growth against tough opponents

The team lost their two games at the Alaska 3A State Basketball Tournament — On Wednesday, the Nome-Beltz by 65-50, and on Thursday, to Valdez Buccaneers by 47-45.

The ice thickness near Kotzebue was about 31 inches despite the recent storms, but the region is past the ice growth months, Schaeffer said.

Junior Kiara Burnell injured her knee this winter and thought she would need to sit the season out. But recovery was quick, and on Wednesday, she was on the court as the main scorer of the victorious rematch with Sitka.

Plus all the scores and highlights from the first round of action in both girls and boys divisions.

After an emotional championship weekend, Point Hope boys are bringing home the second-place title to make their community proud.

The team from the Northwest Alaska community of Point Hope has won four of the last five state tournaments at the 2A level.

For the first time since 2019, both the Tikigaq boys and girls basketball teams will be playing in the 2A state championship games.