Itâs been a singular year for Ketchikan High School sports, with twists and turns and stops and starts resulting from the pandemic thatâs also affected many other aspects of life here in Ketchikan and beyond.
While weâre disappointed that many of the opportunities typically available to student athletes proved elusive during the 2020-21 school year, weâre thrilled that itâs concluding with some positives.
This past weekend, Kayhi participants in the Alaska state track and field meet at Dimond High School in Anchorage met with success.
Rachel Knight became Kayhiâs first track and field champion of the 2000s by winning the 400-meter dash in a personal-record time of 1:00.33. Ada Odden set a school record and personal record in the 300-meter hurdles, and posted a personal record time in the 100-meter-hurdles.
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain senior Iayanah Brewer proved she is weather proof. In a state track and field championship meet that featured Southeast-like conditions, Brewer flew over the 100 meter hurdles distance in 16.02 seconds to win the ASAA Division I State Championship.
Sitka High School s unified track and field competitor Jack Mickelson applauds his event during Saturday s Region V Championships at Thunder Mountain Field. (Klas Stolpe/KINY) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The spirit and sportsmanship from the 2021 Region V Track and Field Championships at Thunder Mountain High School’s oval was perhaps best encapsulated by the most loved athlete on the Sitka Wolves team.
“Let’s goooooooo, cheered Sitka sophomore Jack Mickelson, who likened his own running style to that of a gorilla.
Mickelson, who is autistic, looked more at his fellow jumpers and coaches watching the long jump event than the line marking the pit he ran at.
Farmer dies in Birmingham hospital after being buried alive while rescuing dog
An inquest into Gary Davies death heard he had asked to be photographed inside the 6ft hole in fields in Rhayader, mid Wales
06:42, 20 MAY 2021
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A farmer died in a Birmingham hospital after being buried inside a hole in the ground while trying to rescue his dog.
BBC News
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A father-of-three died after trying to rescue his dog from a tunnel which collapsed around him, an inquest heard.
Gary Davies, 36, was trying to reach his terrier after it disappeared down a 6ft hole while he was out walking in fields in Rhayader, Powys, in January.
However he was killed after earth dug up by a local farmer to make the hole wider collapsed on top of him during the rescue attempt.
Assistant coroner Rachel Knight said he had died by misadventure.
An inquest in Pontypridd heard how Mr Davies, a farmer, was walking with his cousin and a group of friends on 13 January, when his terrier ran into a small animal tunnel.