Angoon’s Curtis Lane passes away from Klukwan’s Michael Ganey and Jason Shull in the C bracket final at the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Angoon’s Curtis Lane passes away from Klukwan’s Michael Ganey and Jason Shull in the C bracket final at the Juneau Lion’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on Saturday, March 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Gold Medal basketball requesting letters of interest

The Juneau Lions Club is accepting letters of interest from teams for the 73rd annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, March 17-23, 2019, at Juneau-Douglas High School, the Board of Directors announced recently.

The tournament will feature 24 teams: eight in the B Division and six each in the C Division (32 years and up), Masters Division (42 years and up) and Women’s Division.

Letters should include the community name, desired division, name of team and name of one individual who will be the point of contact. Separate letters of interest are required for each team. Letters must be received by Dec. 15 for consideration.

Email letters to lions@goldmedalbasketball.org or mail them to the Juneau Lions Club at PO Box 020911, Juneau, Alaska.

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