Sports

The municipal ski area operated for 69 days this season.

Family atmosphere, competitive play marks the annual event at the Juneau-Douglas High School gym.

Before statehood, before the Alaska Marine Highway System, there was the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau. This year, the event turns 70.

Quick thinking by the Sitka boys basketball team averted tragedy Wednesday morning when a six-plex in the Anchorage neighborhood where they were staying caught fire.

This year’s lineup includes teams from Hoonah, Kake, Craig, Haines, Wrangell, Hydaburg, Klukwan, Yakutat and Metlakatla.

In the city-owned ski area’s latest announcement, officials say the season will be reassessed again on Sunday.