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Lamb gives JDHS cross-country

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Instilling a love of the sport is critical to having a vibrant community in that sport.

Even in my hometown of Little Norway the herring toss champions give back by hosting clinics on how to throw and catch those slimy silvery little fishies.

The fact that so many teenagers are choosing to spend their weekend in a gym helping out and supporting elementary-age tournament grapplers speaks volumes.

And I have always been impressed by the parents of all young athletes

Parents wake up earlier than their athletes to get them to whatever sport is in season and are patient, helpful and supportive.

“Wrestling isn’t always spectator friendly to new parents, until they understand the rules, scoring and format,” Hass said.

As the matches wound down Saturday, it was announced that the Kolbjorn Arndt Memorial Scholarship was awarded to youth grappler Janessa Dutton.

She will receive $2,500 to attend a summer wrestling camp of her choice.

Coaches said Dutton exhibits all the positive attributes country wise email marketing list that Kol did… she works hard in practice, is open-minded and coachable, is a caring teammate and loves wrestling.

I could have had all those qualities too as a tiny Little Norway wrestler…If I only would have had a handful of high school wrestlers helping me as well.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Finn Lamb had a historic three-day competition during the 2025 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Nordic Ski State Championships at Fairbanks’ Birch Hill Recreation Area, which ended Saturday.

“Everybody had a good weekend,” JDHS coach Abby McAllister said. “It was basically three days of good racing with great conditions in Fairbanks. Just fantastic energy and good trails, and it’s hard lamb gives jdhs cross-country to ask for more…Everybody is stoked and exhausted.”

Placing in sixth and 10th for two individual race awards,

Lamb’s combined time earned the Crimson Bears their first, top-10 All-State Team skier with his overall fifth-place standing.

“I wasn’t really expecting it,” Lamb said of his all-state honor. “I came into this weekend thinking I would be pretty happy with a single top 10, but then to get fifth in the overall is really exciting…It was really fun. It was good to race some of these guys that I have been racing all season. At first I was a little bit disappointed when I heard it was in taiwan lists Fairbanks, but it is so nice. The facility is nice and the crowds are great and the trails are sweet. I was just glad to be here and race.”

Lamb placed sixth in Thursday’s Open 5-kilometer Classic Interval Start with a time of 14 minutes 41.8 seconds, slightly over a minute behind Service sophomore race winner Jack Leveque in 13:33.7.

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