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He's swift, strong, skilled, and hoped to lead the Falcons to a second straight berth in the 1A state tournament this season. "It's important to me because it's my favorite sport," Miisaq said. Miisaq lived in Anchorage for his first two years of high ...

Mar. 14—This was supposed to be Miisaq Paul's year. A high school senior for the Kipnuk Falcons basketball team, Miisaq stands over 6 feet tall.

He's swift, strong, skilled, and hoped to lead the Falcons to a second straight berth in the 1A state tournament this season. "It's important to me because it's my favorite sport," Miisaq said. Miisaq lived in Anchorage for his first two years of high school at West before moving back to Kipnuk last year.

He was poised to enjoy a stellar senior season at home when in October, the remnants of Typhoon Halong wiped out most of his community on the Bering Sea coast. What followed was the largest mass evacuation effort in state history. Along with some of his teammates and more than 600 Western Alaska residents, Miisaq was brought to Anchorage with his family.