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Alaska high school canine mascots: What’s out there?

ByWesley Coburn|
KEENESBURG, CO - OCTOBER 20: A rescued timberline wolf howls at The Wild Animal Sanctuary on October 20, 2011 in Keenesburg, Colorado. The non-profit sanctuary is a 720 acre refuge for large carnivores that have been confiscated from illegal or abusive situations and is currently home to over 290 lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other animals. It is the oldest and largest carnivore sanctuary in the United States, having been in operation since 1980. On Tuesday the owner of a private 73 acre animal reserve in Zanesville, Ohio set loose 56 animals, mostly large carnivores, before shooting himself. Of the animals that fled, 49 were hunted down and killed by sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
KEENESBURG, CO - OCTOBER 20: A rescued timberline wolf howls at The Wild Animal Sanctuary on October 20, 2011 in Keenesburg, Colorado. The non-profit sanctuary is a 720 acre refuge for large carnivores that have been confiscated from illegal or abusive situations and is currently home to over 290 lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other animals. It is the oldest and largest carnivore sanctuary in the United States, having been in operation since 1980. On Tuesday the owner of a private 73 acre animal reserve in Zanesville, Ohio set loose 56 animals, mostly large carnivores, before shooting himself. Of the animals that fled, 49 were hunted down and killed by sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

What Alaska high school canine mascots are out there?

While there aren’t that many competitors in high school sports in Alaska to begin with, there are a fair amount of animal, bird and feline mascots for its size, and there are canine mascots as well.

High school sports in the state are governed by the Alaska School Activities Association, which sanctions championships in baseball, basketball, bowling, cheer, cross country, esports, flag football, football, gymnastics, hockey, shooting, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

(Since fine arts are also important, the ASAA also has championships in art, drama, music, student government and world languages.)

As with all Dog O’Day research as we travel across the nation, the main resource used was the Mascot DB database, and we apawlogize if we misspelled your school’s name or left it out by mistake.

What Alaska high school canine mascots are out there?

As would be expected from the wilds of Alaska, the most common canine mascot is the Wolves, which are represented at 13 schools: Anaktuvik Pass Nunamiut, Chignik Lake, Demoski, Eagle River, Koliganek, Kolzebue, Nunapitchuk Tobeluk, Port Helden Meshik, Selawik Davis-Ramoth, Sitka, Tanana Somner, White Mountain and Wrangell.

The Timberwolves roam at Coffman Cove Valentine and Southeast Island, and the Wolfpack (one word) and Wolf Pack (two words) own the territory at Venette Fredson and Unakakleet Degman, respectively.

Since Huskies are often used as transport during the winter months, it makes sense that they would be well-represented when it comes to team nicknames. For this reason, seven schools use them as their mascot: Akiachak Peter, Brevig Mission, Delta Junction, Emmonak, Savoogna Kingeekuk, Togiak and Wainwright Alak.

The Huskies’ slightly-larger cousin and frequent teammate also shows up here, as Fairbanks Lathrop, Malamute and Newhalen all play as the Malamutes.

There are also the Foxes of Gustavus and Sheldon Point, the Tundra Foxes from  Kasigluk Elitnaurvik, and the Nikiski Bulldogs to close out the good dog contingent of the Alaska high school canine mascots.

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