By KLAS STOLPE
Sentinel Staff Writer
A busy holiday of sports begin today as the Sitka boys and girls varsity basketball teams host the Coastal Holiday Shootout.
The Wolves and Lady Wolves have moved past last week’s opening season losses to Thunder Mountain. Their high speed hoops show begins this evening with the girls taking on Thunder Mountain again (6 p.m.) and the boys welcoming the Ketchikan JV program (7:30 p.m.).
Early action pits the Craig Panthers girls against the Delta Huskies girls (3 p.m.) and the Craig boys against the Delta boys (4:30 p.m.).
A look outside shows that fans making their way to the games should allow an extra half-hour on the snow covered streets.
Don’t worry though, you will be heating up when the action starts.
Following is the schedule of games for today, Friday and Saturday. The variety of contests allow fans to still get last minute holiday shopping done while also getting their ‘basketball Jones.’
TODAY: 3 pm girls - Delta vs Craig / 4:30 pm boys - Delta vs Craig / 6 pm girls - Sitka vs Thunder Mountain / 7:30 pm boys - Sitka vs Ketchikan JV.
FRIDAY: 3 pm boys - Ketchikan JV vs Delta / 4:30 pm girls - TMHS vs Delta / 6 pm boys - Sitka vs Craig / 7:30 pm girls - Sitka vs Craig.
SATURDAY: 2:30 pm girls - Craig vs TMHS / 4 pm boys - Craig vs Ketchikan JV / 5:30 pm girls - Sitka vs Delta / 7 pm boys - Sitka vs Delta.
And if you are home visiting for the holidays here are some more dates on the calendar through January. Pay attention to the January 16-19 Mt. Edgecumbe Invitational. The adult basketball tournament will feature teams from Fairbanks, Haines, Hydaburg, Juneau, Kake, Metlakatla, Petersburg, Prince of Wales, Sitka, Wrangell and Yakutat. Teams still itching to get some game time should contact Andrew Friske at andrewf@mehs.us to get into the tournament seeding. There are four divsions to play in: the Open, the Women, 37-and-over, and 45-and-over.
DECEMBER 27-29, Thursday-Saturday, AWAY- Basketball, Sitka Varsity Girls at Capital City Classic, Juneau.
JANUARY 3, Thursday, AWAY- Basketball Sitka Varsity Boys at Service.
JANUARY 4-5, Friday-Saturday, AWAY- Basketball, Sitka Varsity Boys at Bethel.
JANUARY 10, Thursday, AWAY- Basketball, Mt.Edgecumbe Varsity Boys at Homer.
JANUARY 11-12, Friday-Saturday, AWAY- Basketball, Mt. Edgecumbe Varsity Girls at Ketchikan.
JANUARY 12, Saturday, AWAY- Basketball, Mt. Edgecumbe Varsity Boys at Soldotna.
JANUARY 8-13, Tuesday-Saturday, AWAY- Basketball, JV, Sitka boys/girls at Petersburg JV.
JANUARY 16-19, Tuesday-Saturday, HOME- Basketball, Mt. Edgecumbe Varsity Boys/Girls host Invitational.
JANUARY 17-19, Thursday-Saturday, AWAY- Basketball, Sitka Varsity Boys/Girls at Palmer Tournament.
JANUARY 24-26, Thursday, AWAY- Basketball, Mt. Edgecumbe Varsity Boys/Girls at Barrow Invitational.
JANUARY 25-26, Friday-Saturday, AWAY- Basketball, Sitka Varsity Girls at Juneau-Douglas.
JANUARY 29, Tuesday, HOME- Basketball, Mt. Edgecumbe Varsity Girls host Sitka.
JANUARY 30-31, Wednesday-Thursday, HOME- Basketball, Sitka Varsity Boys vs Lathrop.
JANUARY 31, Thursday, HOME- Basketball, Mt. Edgecumbe Varsity Boys/Girls vs Homer.
Sitka’s Tiffany Elefante defends Thunder Mountain’s Samantha Dilley in a recent game. (Sentinel Photos by Klas Stolpe)
Sitka’s Garrison Lass defends TMHS’ Bryson Echiverri during basketball action last week at the SHS gym.
Sitka senior Jessica Davis blocks out a Thunder Mountain player during a game this week in Sitka. The Lady Wolves and Wolves host the Coastal Holiday Shootout
tournament starting today at SHS.
Sitka sophomore Makenna Smith dribbles
against Thunder Mountain during action last week in Sitka.
