A basketball tournament with some of the greatest longevity in Alaska is the Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Tournament, which will hold its 74th adult basketball tournament this weekend at Juneau-Douglas High School, after spending three years on the bench due to Covid.
Thousands of people from around Southeast Alaska come to Juneau for tournament, shopping, and socializing during spring break, with teams that include Metlakatla, Hoonah, Kake, and as far north as Yakutat. The age brackets includes a masters’ bracket for those 42 and older, a C bracket for those 32 and older, and a B bracket for younger adults. There is also a women’s bracket.
The proceeds from the tournament go to nonprofits and scholarships around Southeast Alaska.
The tournament runs from March 19-25 with the following brackets (more at this tournament link):
| 8 “B” Bracket Teams: Kake, Juneau, Metlakatla, Hoonah, Hydaburg, Angoon, Haines, Yakutat 6 “C” Bracket Teams: Klukwan, Yakutat, Angoon, Hoonah, Kake, Filcom 6 “M” Bracket Teams: Angoon, Juneau, Hoonah, Kake, Sitka, Klukwan 6 “W” Bracket Teams: Kake, Yakutat, Hoonah, Prince of Wales, Angoon, Sitka |
Right up there w/ the “Midnight Sun” baseball game & the Iditarod.
Speaking of which … Ryan Reddington, tomorrow morning.
His grandfather would be proud!
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