The Juneau Lions Club’s 70th annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament is underway at Juneau-Douglas High School.
Teams representing nine villages from throughout Southeast Alaska are playing in the week-long event.
We checked in with Kevin Gullufsen is covering Gold Medal for the Juneau Empire. He said there is a family atmosphere at the tournament.
“It’s a lot of fun. People are playing for the pride of their hometown,” Gullufsen said. “It’s a great tournament. It gets real competitive, and people bring all of their siblings. There are kids running around at every time out with banners from their hometown rooting them on. It’s a raucous atmosphere.”
Listen to the interview with Kevin Gullufsen that aired on Thursday’s Morning Edition:
