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Thursday, October 12, 2006

The Real Frozen Tundra - Delta Huskies play Football in Barrow

Pigskin meets Polar Bears as High School Football Comes to th Arctic
Part 1
Standing on the sidelines, looking across the high school football field, it all seems normal. The zebra-striped officials, the screaming parents, the face-painted cheerleaders. But normal? This is anything but.
Four of the six officials are working their first game. The calendar says it's the middle of August, but snow flurries fill the air. While the cheerleaders drape themselves in blankets, the parents and children wear sealskin and caribou parkas. To read the entire story
Alaska's Football Newbies Experience Unexpected Triumph
Part 2

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