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Angoon’s Aquino Brinson looks for an open pass against Haines on Thursday for an elimination game inside the B bracket for this year’s Gold Medal basketball tournament. Brinson finished the game with a total of 10 points. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Angoon puts a stop to Haines in B Bracket

Angoon plays again on Friday at 8 p.m.

Angoon's Kendrick Payton (00) and Anthony Snow (32) battle for a rebound with Yakutat's Josh James (0) during the Gold Medal tournament, Tuesday, March 21, at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire)

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Angoon eliminates Yakutat in Gold Medal B Bracket

Inside, outside game gives Angoon the 79-62 win

Angoon’s Ivan Raney (22) reaches for a rebound over Kake’s Jess Ross during C Bracket action in the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, Tuesday, March 21, at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Klas Stolpe/For the Juneau Empire)

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Angoon moves on in C Bracket, eliminates Kake

Overtime thriller gives Angoon a 63-57 win and another game.

Coach Jason Kohlhase joins players, from left, Lake Bartlett, Brandon Campbell and son, Karter Kohlhase, around the team’s 18-and-Under, Tier A hockey state championship trophy. Campbell ended the triple overtime marathon by ramming home a rebound off teammate Kohlhase’s face off shot. (Courtesy Photo / Kristin Bartlett)

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Juneau brings home 18-U hockey championship

Campbell’s game-winner clinches triple overtime marathon title

JDHS cheer team leads crowd in chant for the opening of a Crimson Bears Region V basketball game. Winning that tournament sent the JDHS boys to state in Anchorage. They played against top-seeded West Valley High School on Wednesday, losing 60-37 (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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JDHS boys battle, but unable to upset top-seeded West Valley

Crimson Bears play again on Friday.

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‘Total team effort’ earns Juneau team a 10-U state title

“All 10 of our athletes performed at their highest level this weekend…”

Kake's Louise Kadake and Sitka's Lexi Smith battle for a loose ball during the Gold Medal tournament, Wednesday, March 22, at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Klas Stolpe/For the Juneau Empire)

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Kake women eliminate Sitka from Gold Medal

Outside shooting keeps Kake alive, sends Sitka home

Kake's Tracy Jackson looks to pass around the defense of Haines' Tyler Swinton during the Gold Medal tournament, Wednesday, March 22, at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Klas Stolpe/For the Juneau Empire)

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Haines eliminates Kake from Gold Medal B Bracket

80-54 score shows promises of future GM titles for both teams

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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West’s fourth quarter pressure too much for TMHS girls

Lady Falcons outlasted in 54-50 loss in state tournament.

Sitka’s Norm Staton (32) fights for the rebound against Kake on Wednesday during an elimination game for the M Bracket in this year’s Gold Medal basketball tournament. Staton finished the game with 6 points. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Sitka sends Kake home in Masters Bracket elimination game

Sitka plays at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

Angoon’s Aquino Brinson (5) drives the ball in for a layup on Wednesday against Metlakatla for a B bracket elimination game in this year’s Gold Medal basketball game. Brinson ended the game with a total of 25 points. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Angoon will play on in the B Bracket after win against Metlakatla

Angoon will play Hains on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

Klukwan’s Russ Stevens (23) scores against Hoonah’s Michael Mills (1) during Masters Bracket action in the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, Monday, March 20, at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Klas Stolpe/For the Juneau Empire)

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Klukwan wins battle of boards to defeat Hoonah in Masters Bracket

Win puts Chilkat Thunder into Thursday semifinals

Hoonah and Filcom players battle for a loose ball during C Bracket action in the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, Monday, March 20, at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Klas Stolpe/For the Juneau Empire)

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Filcom topples Hoonah 87-66 to earn Thursday semifinals

C Bracket shootout featured Filcom’s Cooper, Heumann and Hoonah’s Dybdahl.

Hoonah’s Mackenzie Nichols (21) eyes the hoop while defended by Prince of Wales’ Michaela Demmert in the first half of a 63-43 Prince of Wales win. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Prince of Wales topples Hoonah in Gold Medal Women’s Bracket

Prince of Wales started slow but finished with a flurry with a 63-43 win.

Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire

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PHOTOS: Gold Medal’s manic Monday

See scenes from the tournament’s second day.

Prince of Wales’ Cassi Williams hits one of her five three point shots in POW’s win over Sitka at the Gold Medal tournament, Tuesday, March 21, in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium.

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Prince of Wales women defeat Sitka in Gold Medal quarterfinal

POW moves in semifinal with 82-24 win.

Angoon's Albert Kookesh shoots against Hoonah's Gary Smith and Andy Mills during the Gold Medal tournament, Wednesday, March 22, at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Klas Stolpe/For the Juneau Empire)

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Hoonah Masters eliminate Angoon from Gold Medal

Hoonah’s Hinchman, Lindoff and Angoon’s See in a shoot-out

Yakutat’s Trinity Jackson takes a contested shot during a win against Angoon Tuesday for the Gold Medal basketball tournament. Jackson finished the game with a total of 11 points. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Yakutat bests Angoon in Women’s Bracket contest

Semifinal game to be played on Thursday.

Hoonah’s Travis Dybdahl puts the ball up for an easy layup against Yakutat on Tuesday in the C Bracket of this year’s Gold Medal basketball tournament. Dybdahl finished the game with a total of 17 points. With Hoonah’s Tuesday win, Yakutat is now eliminated from the tournament. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Hoonah elimnates Yakutat from C Bracket

The Juneau Empire’s expanded coverage of the Juneau Lions Club 74th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament is made possible…

Kake’s Charles Jackson (21) makes the final game-winning shot on Tuesday against Hoonah during overtime to secure Kake’s advancement in this year’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. (Klas Slope / For the Juneau Empire)

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Kake comes out on top in overtime battle against Hoonah

The Juneau Empire’s expanded coverage of the Juneau Lions Club 74th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament is made possible…