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Yakutat’s Trinity Jackson goes up for a shot Monday afternoon in a game against Kake during the Juneau Lions Club 74th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium. Yakutat prevailed against Kake 69-33. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Yakutat finishes with 36-point lead over Kake in W bracket

Kake women bested on second day of the tournament.

Yakutat’s Trinity Jackson goes up for a shot Monday afternoon in a game against Kake during the Juneau Lions Club 74th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium. Yakutat prevailed against Kake 69-33. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
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PHOTOS: Gold Medal basketball is back

Photos from the first day of the 74th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament.

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Kent Larson takes a hookshot against Kake on Monday morning as part of the C Bracket in this year’s Gold Medal basketball tournament. Larson finished the game with 13 points in the Klukwan win. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

Klukwan defeats Kake in Monday C Bracket game

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Kent Larson takes a hookshot against Kake on Monday morning as part of the C Bracket in this year’s Gold Medal basketball tournament. Larson finished the game with 13 points in the Klukwan win. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
Hoona’s Travis Dybdahl shoots a layup against Angoon Sunday night during the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at JDHS. Dybdahl led his team with 32 points (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

Hoonah beats Angoon in fourth quarter steal on Sunday

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Hoona’s Travis Dybdahl shoots a layup against Angoon Sunday night during the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at JDHS. Dybdahl led his team with 32 points (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
Juneau’s Ed Mercer (7) puts up a shot against Sitka Monday morning during this year’s Gold Medal basketball tournament at JDHS. Mercer finished the game with 6 points. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

Juneau notches another M Bracket W against Sitka

Juneau beats Sitka in M Bracket game

Juneau’s Ed Mercer (7) puts up a shot against Sitka Monday morning during this year’s Gold Medal basketball tournament at JDHS. Mercer finished the game with 6 points. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
K. Santo Franks of team Haines puts up a 2-point shot against Yakutat on Sunday night during this year’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at JDHS. Franks led his team in points for a total of 14. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

Haines hangs on for Sunday night win against Yakutat

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K. Santo Franks of team Haines puts up a 2-point shot against Yakutat on Sunday night during this year’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at JDHS. Franks led his team in points for a total of 14. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
Angoon’s Duncan O’Brien shoots between Hydaburg’s George Peratrovich (1) and Darren Edenshaw during B Bracket action during the Juneau Lions Club 74th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, Sunday, March 19, at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire)

Hydaburg nips Angoon with a Gold Medal buzzer beater

Vinnie Edenshaw put his game-high 32nd point off the glass and through the net as the buzzer sounded

  • Mar 20, 2023
  • By Klas Stolpe For the Juneau Empire
  • Basketball
Angoon’s Duncan O’Brien shoots between Hydaburg’s George Peratrovich (1) and Darren Edenshaw during B Bracket action during the Juneau Lions Club 74th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, Sunday, March 19, at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire)
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola put up the ceremonial jump ball for Kake's Rich Austin (15) and Hoonah's Albert Hinchman (22) during their Masters Bracket game in the Juneau Lions Club 74th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, Sunday, March 19, at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire)

Hoonah ‘Masterful’ in opening Gold Medal win over Kake

Hoonah put two-time defending M Bracket champions Kake into an early deficit and never looked back

  • Mar 19, 2023
  • By Klas Stolpe For the Juneau Empire
  • Basketball
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola put up the ceremonial jump ball for Kake's Rich Austin (15) and Hoonah's Albert Hinchman (22) during their Masters Bracket game in the Juneau Lions Club 74th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, Sunday, March 19, at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium. (Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire)
Klukwan's Brian Friske (32) coils up to take a shot at the hoop while defended by Yakutat's Dustin Endicott. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Klukwan bests Yakutat in 74th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament’s first game

Klukwan (Kluk)won the game.

Klukwan's Brian Friske (32) coils up to take a shot at the hoop while defended by Yakutat's Dustin Endicott. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Juneau's Mahina Toutaiolepo peers through the arms of Kake defenders during the second half of a Juneau win in the Juneau Lions Club's 74th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Big fourth quarter pushes Juneau past Kake

Game was tied at the end of the third.

Juneau's Mahina Toutaiolepo peers through the arms of Kake defenders during the second half of a Juneau win in the Juneau Lions Club's 74th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Spit flies as players from Metlakatla and Hoonah battle for the ball Sunday afternoon in the second B Bracket game of the 74th Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Metlakatla ekes out a win against Hoonah

The game ended with a close 75-70 score.

Spit flies as players from Metlakatla and Hoonah battle for the ball Sunday afternoon in the second B Bracket game of the 74th Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
Racers take off from the parking lot of Savikko Park on Saturday as part of the Juneau Trail and Road Runners’ annual Flanagan’s Run. Nearly 30 people participated in total between either the one-mile or five-mile race for this yearly St. Patrick’s Day themed race, which celebrated its second year back in person since COVID. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

Lucky weather for annual St. Paddy’s race

Juneau Trail and Road Runners host Flanagan’s Run.

Racers take off from the parking lot of Savikko Park on Saturday as part of the Juneau Trail and Road Runners’ annual Flanagan’s Run. Nearly 30 people participated in total between either the one-mile or five-mile race for this yearly St. Patrick’s Day themed race, which celebrated its second year back in person since COVID. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
On Thursday, the Alaska State Board of Education approved a resolution that supports barring transgender female students from participating in girls’ sports. (Getty Images illustration via Alaska Beacon)

State school board supports barring transgender female students from participating in girls’ sports

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On Thursday, the Alaska State Board of Education approved a resolution that supports barring transgender female students from participating in girls’ sports. (Getty Images illustration via Alaska Beacon)
JDHS senior and team captain Skylar Tuckwood poses for a photo during a practice ahead of the Region V Tournament. Though the Crimson Bears were eliminated, the team secured an at-large bid to enter into the state championship this year in Anchorage. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

Tuckwood everlasting: JDHS senior readies for next chapter in athletic career

State-bound standout plans to stay on the court for college.

JDHS senior and team captain Skylar Tuckwood poses for a photo during a practice ahead of the Region V Tournament. Though the Crimson Bears were eliminated, the team secured an at-large bid to enter into the state championship this year in Anchorage. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
Ryan Redington poses with his lead dogs Sven, left, and Ghost, after he won the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Nome, Alaska. Redington, 40, is the grandson of Joe Redington Sr., who helped co-found the arduous race across Alaska that was first held in 1973 and is known as the “Father of the Iditarod.” (Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News)

Iditarod co-founder’s grandson Ryan Redington wins dog race

Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Ryan Redington poses with his lead dogs Sven, left, and Ghost, after he won the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Nome, Alaska. Redington, 40, is the grandson of Joe Redington Sr., who helped co-found the arduous race across Alaska that was first held in 1973 and is known as the “Father of the Iditarod.” (Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News)
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Hooping and hollering: Photos from Day 4 of Region V

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TMHS senior Kiara Kookesh holds up a strand from the net after securing the win against JDHS on Friday for the two teams’ final math up in the 4A Region V tournament. Kookesh tied for the lead in scoring with a total of 12 points. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

TMHS girls net Region V title at home

ASAA March Madness Alaska State takes place March 22-25

TMHS senior Kiara Kookesh holds up a strand from the net after securing the win against JDHS on Friday for the two teams’ final math up in the 4A Region V tournament. Kookesh tied for the lead in scoring with a total of 12 points. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
Wrangell senior Jacen Hay (23) puts up a shot while sandwiched by Petersburg senior Kyle Biggers (12) and junior Hunter Conn (30). Hay l (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Wrangell defeats Petersburg for second place in region tournament

Fifth time’s the charm for Wolves against Vikings in second-seed play-in game.

Wrangell senior Jacen Hay (23) puts up a shot while sandwiched by Petersburg senior Kyle Biggers (12) and junior Hunter Conn (30). Hay l (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
JDHS junior Sean Oliver (11) holds string from the championship net after a win against Ketchikan High School, making the Crimson Bears this year’s Region V 4A Tournament champs. Oliver finished the game with 30 points, six 3-pointers and a fourth-quarter slam dunk. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

Crimson Bears crowned Region V champs

State to be held March 22-25 in Anchorage.

JDHS junior Sean Oliver (11) holds string from the championship net after a win against Ketchikan High School, making the Crimson Bears this year’s Region V 4A Tournament champs. Oliver finished the game with 30 points, six 3-pointers and a fourth-quarter slam dunk. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)
Haines players celebrate their 45-35 win over Craig in the 2A Region V Runner Up game on Saturday at Juneau's Thunder Mountain High School. (Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire)

Haines girls earn state berth over Craig

Lady Glacier Bears defeat Lady Panthers for second Southeast seed.

Haines players celebrate their 45-35 win over Craig in the 2A Region V Runner Up game on Saturday at Juneau's Thunder Mountain High School. (Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire)