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Flipping Out: Sitkan to coach Alaska’s gymnastics team at Arctic Winter Games

by Katherine Rose | Jan 20, 2023 | Local News, Syndicated

Later this month, over 2,100 athletes, coaches and staff will gather for the Arctic Winter Games. The international sports competition for northern athletes happens every other year, with Alaskans representing the United States. As KCAW’s Katherine Rose reports, a Sitkan will coach this year’s gymnastics team. Read More

Hames Gymnastics ‘sticks it’ at state meet

by KCAW News | Dec 28, 2015 | The Morning Interview

Trisha Bessert, Head Coach of Hames Gymnastics, is joined by members of the team to talk about their meet in Anchorage earlier this month. Downloadable audio. Here is how they placed... Darby Osborne: 2nd Vault, 2nd Floor, 3rd Bars, 2nd All Around Santanna Sumauang: 1st on Vault, 4th All Around Macee Steinson: 1st Floor, 2nd Vault, 3rd Bars, 4th All Around Lindsey: 4th on Vault, 6th All Around Read More

Cirque du Pluie is coming to Sitka!

by KCAW News | Mar 5, 2015 | The Morning Interview

Frances Donohoe and Trisha Bessert share stories about combining forces to create Cirque du Pluie, the new circus program at the Hames Center. The two instructors talk about the planned expansion of the pool room for circus classes, which in the future will include juggling, aerial trapeze, and adult gymnastics. Downloadable audio. Read More

Springing into action! New floor installed at Hames

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Feb 26, 2015 | Local News

After several weeks of waiting and 100+ hours of man power, the Hames Center opened operation of it's new spring floor for gymnastics and silks students. Read More