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Valley teams take 3 of 4 Gold Medal crowns
Teams from the Chilkat Valley captured three of four titles at last week’s Juneau Lions Club 71st Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. With a combined...
Bears fall quickly at tournament
The Haines High School basketball coaches say next season’s success will be determined by the work that players put in during the summer,...
Dolphins race to team records
Haines Dolphins Swim Team coach Erin Pratt grinned at practice last week while describing to fellow coaches and swimmers the nervous energy she felt...
Haines Packing claims Hotch crown
Harsh weather conditions that closed both the Haines and Klondike highways and canceled ferry service from Juneau diminished last weekend’s Dick Hot...
Intensity an issue for girls' squad
The Lady Glacier Bears closed their regular season last weekend at home against Craig, losing Friday, 57-19, and Saturday, 49-22. The losses bring...
Boys peaking as tourney nears
The Haines boys’ basketball team finished its regular season with two strong wins over visiting Craig last weekend. The victories raise the...
Bears surge, split Wrangell games
The Haines boys’ basketball team split a pair of games against visiting Wrangell last weekend, losing Friday, 49-52, but resurging Saturday for a...
Squads struggle; season half over
Haines boys’ and girls’ basketball teams dropped games to visiting Metlakatla last weekend. The boys’ losses, 56-49 and 80-45, bring the...
Boys shine in 'Threat'
The Community Youth Development Triple Threat basketball tournament was a big success last weekend as more than 100 student-athletes and families...
Triple Threat tourney to host 100 players
The Haines Community Youth Development program will host its annual Triple Threat Basketball Tournament this weekend at Haines School. Two...
Non- league series challenges Bears
The Glacier Bears boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both traveled out of town last weekend for non-league competition. The girls headed north and...
Glacier Bear girls top Wolves
The Haines Glacier Bears girls’ basketball team rocked the gym Saturday, picking up its first league victory in an overtime thriller. The game...
Haines boys drop 2 in Wrangell away series
The Glacier Bears boys’ basketball team continued its struggles, dropping a pair of games last weekend to Wrangell. The losses, by scores of 60-40...
Glacier Bears endure tough series against Vikings
The Haines boys’ and girls’ basketball teams furthered their educations in sets of losses to Petersburg this week. Each squad saw their league...
Hays falls in two matches at state
The state championship run of the Glacier Bears’ 138-pound senior, Mori Hays, came to an abrupt but very hard fought end at last weekend’s state...
Glacier Bear girls fall to Miss Chiefs
Before play began last Friday in a set of weekend games that dropped the team to 0-2 to begin the season, the Haines girls’ basketball team knew it...
Chiefs make statements in victories
There is an old adage in sports that says “You can try everything, but nothing can really prepare a team for the heightened tempo of a game in front...
DDF team continues strong performances
The Haines Drama, Debate and Forensics team returned home this week after a strong showing at a meet in Ketchikan last weekend. Both Tiaya Ruggirello...
Young players to make up bulk of basketball teams this season
As the Glacier Bears boys’ and girls’ basketball teams prepare to open the regular season this weekend in Metlakatla, one shared characteristic...
Hays to represent wrestlers at state
And then there was one. After a grueling season of rough and tumble on the mat, senior Mori Hays has earned the right to compete for a title at this...
Volleyball team finishes difficult season
The Glacier Bear’s volleyball season came to an end last weekend at the Southeast Alaska Region V tournament in Craig. The team placed fifth at the...
Wrestlers prepare for region meet
The Glacier Bears wrestling team finished the regular season last weekend in Wrangell and now turns its sights to the Region V Wrestling Tournament...
CYD teams compete in Juneau tournament
In harmony with this winter’s lowest temperatures, the Haines Community Youth Development basketball teams traveled to Juneau last weekend for the a...
Wrestlers compete against 4 teams at home meet
A three-week layoff came to an end for the Haines wrestling team as it hosted its semi-annual home wrestling tournament last weekend at Haines High...
Dolphins sending a crowd to 'Champs' meet
This year’s Haines Dolphins swim team is looking strong. A high number of swimmers, 21 or 22, have qualified to compete in the Southeast...