Four Haines swimmers qualified, for the first time, to compete in the Alaska Junior Olympics this month in Anchorage.
Fifth grader Rio Ross-Hirsh and fourth graders Pacific Ricke, Emma Dohrn and Lucia Chapell will swim April 27-30 against young athletes from across the state. The Alaska Junior Olympics is the club team equivalent of a state championship for public schools.
“I’m excited because I’ve never gone before, but I’m nervous because I’ve never gone before,”…
