Christmas will come a day late for local sports fans, but it will continue to deliver through the next week.
The first home basketball game of the season will be Saturday when the Thunder Mountain High School girls varsity teams hosts Chugiak at home at 8 p.m. Also Saturday is the Juneau-Douglas High School alumni hockey game from at 7 p.m. at Treadwell Ice Arena. There is no admission cost to attend.
On Sunday, the 2015 Capital City Classic kicks off with a 3-point shooting contest and slam dunk contest at 3 p.m. in the JDHS gym. The opening banquet will start at 7:30 p.m. in the JDHS commons.
Boys teams competing in this year’s Classic are JDHS, Kentlake, Sitka and Hydaburg. Girls teams include JDHS, Kenai, Chugiak and Sitka.
Games will begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, with Kenai versus Chugiak in girls competition, and will end Wednesday, Dec. 30, in a boys matchup with JDHS taking on Kentlake. Awards will be handed out at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Editor’s note: The Juneau Empire is working to meet early deadlines during the holidays, meaning Capital City Classic game coverage will appear online the morning after but will not appear in print until two days after the contest.
CAPITAL CITY CLASSIC
GAME & EVENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, Dec. 27
3 p.m. – 3-point and dunk contest
7:30 p.m. – Banquet
Monday, Dec. 28
1 p.m. – Kenai v. Chugiak (girls)
3 p.m. – Kentlake v. Sitka (boys)
5 p.m. – JDHS v. Sitka (girls)
7 p.m. – JDHS v. Hydaburg (boys)
Tuesday, Dec. 29
1 p.m. – Sitka v. Chugiak (girls)
3 p.m. – Hydaburg v. Kentlake (boys)
5 p.m. – JDHS v. Kenai (girls)
7 p.m. – JDHS v. Sitka (boys)
Wednesday, Dec. 30
1 p.m. – Kenai v. Sitka (girls)
3 p.m. – Hydaburg v. Sitka (boys)
5 p.m. – JDHS v. Chugiak (girls)
7 p.m. – JDHS v. Kentlake (boys)
8 p.m. – Awards
