Apr. 18—Don Heflin has played myriad sports over the years, such as basketball, hockey, track and field and football, but the one he has participated in the longest and enjoys the most is the Native Youth Olympics.
While the rest are mostly team sports, the 16-year-old sophomore at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School has experienced a unique level of connection and positivity with NYO.
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“I really found my love for NYO with the community,” Heflin said. “That was one thing that really drew me in. It was hard to find the support in other sports and the positivity that these games
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