Alaska High School Basketball - Tikigaq thwarts Newhalen
February 1, 2025: Point Hope, AK 99766 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Tikigaq Harpooners (Point Hope, AK) and the visiting Newhalen Malamutes (Newhalen, AK), observed Tikigaq's basketball team knock off Newhalen by a score of 64-51.
The Harpooners (1-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Fort Yukon (Fort Yukon, AK). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 14-3 record. In their last challenge, Fort Yukon prevailed over Buckland (Buckland, AK), 49-43, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Malamutes battle the Akiachak Huskies (Akiachak, AK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 7. Newhalen will attempt to improve on its 8-6 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 46-40 league loss to Akiak (Akiak, AK).