Sentinel Staff
Acknowledging that travel to Sitka comes with a great expense, Sitka High Activities Director Rich Krupa thanked volunteers and participants at Saturday’s Coastal Holiday Shootout.
“Not all schools in the state are willing to travel to Sitka,” Krupa said. “We’d like to thank Thunder Mountain, Delta, Craig, Mt. Edgecumbe and our old friends from Ketchikan for traveling during the holiday season to play in Sitka.”
Sitka students also provided a regional basketball atmosphere as the pep band played during games, including “Hey, Girl (I Want To Know Right Now)” on Friday, where the band held up various Lady Wolves names as the team warmed up.
Sitka High School announced tournament awards as follows:
Free Throw Champions: Boys - Austin Durham (Delta). Girls - Tiffany Elefante (Sitka).
Three Point Champions: Boys Besjan Kamberi (Ketchikan). Girls - Sarah Yates (Craig).
Big Dog Champions: Boys – Cale Durham (Delta). Girls - Ashley Hansen (Craig).
Hot Shot Champions: Boys - Aden Dumag (Sitka). Girls - Tawny Smith (Sitka).
All-Defense: Girls - Tiffany Elefante, Jessica Davis (Sitka), Hansen (Craig), Mary Neal Garcia (TMHS). Boys - Max Malouf (KTN), Gabe Almenzor (CRG), Dumag (SIT), Maksim Kilmnick (Delta), Cale Durham (Delta).
All-Offense: Girls - Joei Vidad (SIT), Nina Fenumiai (TMHS), Yates (CRG), Mary Khava Garcia (TMHS). Boys - Arthur Williams (KTN), Tim Benolken (CRG), CJ Taccad (SIT), Omar Power (Delta), Ben Bialik (Delta).
MVP: Girls - N. Fenumiai (TMHS). Boys - Powers (Delta).
2018 Tourney Champions: Girls - TMHS. Boys - Delta.
Tournament sponsors were Coastal Enterprise, Silver Bay Seafoods, Sitka Bottling, Venneberg Insurance, Allen Marine, First Bank, Halibut Point Marine, Alps Federal Credit Union, The Raptor Center, Holland America, and Sitka CHARR.
Sitka Physical Therapy therapists Alicia Olson, Eric Speck and Nick Philch volunteered time to treat athletes preventively and through the tourney. Coach Frank Schlais video taped games. Paige Craig, Chris Voron and Mike Vieira announced the games.
“And thank you to all the Sitka parents that opened their homes or took active roles to make this happen,” Krupa said.
