Editing Unalakleet, Alaska (section)

==Athletics==

Unalakleet High School maintains an active and successful athletics program, offering student participation in basketball, mix-six volleyball, wrestling, cross-country running, cross-country skiing/biathlon, track and field, and Native Youth Olympics.

Despite its classification as a 1A-sized institution (fewer than 60 students), Unalakleet has long competed at the 2A level (60–150 students) in basketball. Since 1991, no school has qualified for the Alaska 2A state basketball tournament more frequently than Unalakleet. The boys’ basketball program has secured a total of seven state championships, with three attributed to Covenant High. The most recent title came in 2025, with a 40–36 victory over Cordova in the championship game. That team was led by head coach Thurman Jack, a former state champion as a player for Unalakleet in 1996. His father, Bill Jack, coached multiple championship teams at Nome-Beltz High School, making them one of the few father-son duos in Alaska high school history to each claim state titles. Thurman Jack also joins a select group of individuals who have achieved championships both as a player and a coach.

Unalakleet has had three Alaska 2A Player of the Year in boys’ basketball: Kevin Ivanoff (1992), Aidan Ivanoff (2019), and Paxson Commack (2025).

In volleyball, Unalakleet High School has won two state championships in the mix-six division. The school has also achieved success in individual sports. In track and field, Ourea Busk captured consecutive state titles in the 400-meter dash in 2023 and 2024, and also won back-to-back Division III state championships in cross-country running in those same years. In wrestling, Jack Koutchak III earned a state championship in the 103-pound weight class in 1999.