The Community Youth Development Triple Threat basketball tournament was a big success last weekend as more than 100 student-athletes and families came to Haines.

On the boy’s side, the tournament winners in the B (grades 6-7) and C (grades 5-6) brackets were the Hooprats from Juneau. The A bracket, featuring grades 7-8, saw Haines win all four of its games.

Coach Kyle Fossman said, “We only had 16 kids but we fielded three teams, so it was a great opportunity for all the kids to play at their respective levels and to play a lot. Some kids even played six games on Saturday.”

The girl’s bracket had only a handful of teams, so teams played a round-robin style series of exhibition games.

Coach Lori Giddings said there were “outstanding games and great support from parents and volunteers, and the kids had a great time.”

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