A Juneau-imported Haines Merchants team won the Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament on Sunday, topping a physically imposing Whitehorse squad, 74-68, at Karl Ward Gymnasium.
Alex Heumann, the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and top overall scorer, poured in 37 points for the Merchants in the title game. He tallied 181 points in five contests, an average of 36 a game. Heumann wasn’t particularly flashy; he just made shots – a lot of them – from…