Five more teams were eliminated Friday at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium, setting the stage for Saturday’s bracket championships. A (OPEN) BRACKET MT. EDGECUMBE 86, FILCOM 79 Friday morning tipped off with two teams full of firepower and bravado as Mt. Edgecumbe, who had to […]
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Shakeout of teams underway as Gold Medal hits halfway point on Wednesday
Teams are making travel arrangements in opposite directions as the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium reached the halfway point on Wednesday. Tired legs have given way to open jump shots and harder fouls, but the competition level continues to remain at a high level and fans […]
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New bracket, new thrills and elimination games Tuesday at Gold Medal
A pair of crosstown high school rivals turned college teammates put on a show in the return of the A Bracket on Tuesday at the 76th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium. Alwen Carrillo, a 2024 Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé graduate, scored 30 points for Filcom and 2024 Thunder Mountain […]
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This Week in History: Smithsonian exhibit, Steve Earle, ambulance fees, Pyramid Island condos?
10 years ago What types of food traditions make Haines distinct compared to other small towns in the United States? A new exhibit, “Key Ingredients: America by Food,” opening April at the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center, sets out to explore the question. The exhibit is only the museum’s second from the Smithsonian Institution, and […]
Posted inSports, Southeast News
Monday madness at Gold Medal
With the nightcap at Monday’s 76th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament between B Bracket powerhouses Hoonah and Kake underway fans had spilled out-of-capacity seating to stand and cheer with every basket. “These are some fantastic ball players,” an excited Aaron Isaacs Jr., 86, said. “They are.” And Isaacs Jr. would know. The former president of […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Sports
Opening day of 76th Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament sets the bar high
There is always a little salt thrown into the basketball stew at Gold Medal and a few teams are feeling the sting after the first day of action in the 76th Annual version this year. Defending C Bracket champion Huna found itself three jumpers shy of a win over Hydaburg and now every game will […]
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See Something, Do Something
The Department of Defense removed articles on Native Code Talker stories this week. Black, Hispanic and women veterans have already joined the banned list. The broken URLs are labeled DEI. (Code for Whites Only.) Haines and Klukwan veterans especially, please do what you can to right this wrong. Here are the office numbers for Dan […]
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Thank you to American Bald Eagle Foundation for opposing mining
Gunalchéesh, thank you, to the American Bald Eagle Foundation for announcing your new resolution to oppose hard rock mining projects in the Chilkat Valley that threaten Jilḵáat Aani Ḵa Héeni (Chilkat Valley Watershed). The Chilkat Indian Village welcomes you in our shared vision for conserving bald eagle and wild salmon habitat and preserving the incredible […]
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The big yellow school bus returns to Kluwkan
When Klukwan School’s lone school bus hit a moose in 2020, it was a low point among low points. After the accident, the bus was shipped to Juneau for repairs, where it sat for a year. When it eventually came back it wasn’t in serviceable condition. While the bus sat in Juneau, the school lost […]
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Three Chilkat Valley teams slated to play in Gold Medal
The 76th Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament starts on Sunday, March 23, at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gym. This year, three teams from the Chilkat Valley are playing, including Haines’ 18-and-older “B” bracket team which kicks off local play against Yakutat on March 23 at 9 a.m. “It’s really entertaining basketball,” […]