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The spirit of sportsmanship TABLE OF CONTENTS The spirit of sportsmanship .... 2 Schedule .... 3 Brackets .... 4-7 B Bracket: Kake’s Jackson brothers eye championship .... 8 Here to stay: Resurgent women’s bracket proves its merit .... 13 A history of Gold Medal titles.... 16 Gold Medal Hall of Fame .... 19
Lions Club Gold Medal history (1946–present) BY SASHA I. SOBOLEFF Lions Club 1st Vice President
Wow, what a history! The Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Tournament is a history of Southeast Alaska. Lion Monarch Dr. Walter A. Soboleff Sr. aptly named this sports activity “The Grandpa of them all.” It rose from the opportunity for youth and communities to work and train in an alcohol and drug free year-round activity. Once basketball became the focus, the supplemental funds raised became the basis to provide youth scholarships to go to school. Throughout the various sections of the Gold Medal booklet sold yearly raised funds to provide educational opportunities for communities which had partici-
pating teams in the tournament. The honoring of families, friends and relatives became a listing of our beloved departed who “have walked into the forest.” Along with the recognitions became the recognition of the players who gained entrance to “The Hall of Fame” which was instituted in 1947 and a completed list began in 1960 and has been regularly added to by teams submitting their recommendations. The voting of the Hall of Fame is done by the existing Hall of Fame members by secret ballot. The current facility at Juneau Douglas High School has hosted the tournament since its dedication in December 1960. Gold Medal regularly contributes on average a little of $
2.5 million dollars to the local economy along with promoting lots of “good will” and support to the Juneau community and businesses. There are two current local Lions Clubs: Juneau Lions Club chartered August 14, 1944 and the Mendenhall Flying Lions chartered May 23, 1983. Between the clubs an abundance of service provided the local community: eye sight screening for school age children, local cleanups during spring cleanup days, Christmas sightseeing, providing food and presents for adopted needy families, bell ringing during Christmas as well as ready to raise funds for disasters locally and in the world. There are many more hours donated by the will Lions Clubs who volunteer
and give back to those in need. In 1997, the Juneau Lions Club reached 50 years of service putting on and organizing the Gold Medal Tournament. Pretty neat! Gold Medal inception was accomplished by Del Hanks who was a Boy Scout Organizer for Southeast Alaska. He visited most of the communities and noticed an opportunity to bring the sport of basketball. This resulted in the beginning of Gold Medal in 1946 when the Juneau Lions Club grasped the idea and as they say, “the rest is history.” Gold Medal has as its focus “love of the game, spirit of friendly competition and sportsmanship.” These are still essential to the success of active
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GAME SCHEDULE Sunday, March 19 10 a.m. C Game 1: Kake vs. Klukwan 11:30 a.m. B Game 2: Angoon vs. Kake 1 p.m. C Game 3: Filcom vs. AK Caches/James Gang 2:30 p.m. B Game 4: Yakutat vs. Hoonah 4 p.m. C Game 5: Yakutat vs. Hoonah 6 p.m. B Game 6: Metlakatla vs. Wrangell 7:30 p.m. C Game 7: Metlakatla vs. Angoon 9 p.m. B Game 8: Haines vs. Hydaburg
Monday, March 20 12:30 p.m. C Game 9: Winner 1 vs. Winner 3 2 p.m. M Game 10: Hoonah vs. Kake 3:30 p.m. B Game 11: Winner 2 vs. Winner 4 6 p.m. B Game 12: Winner 6 vs. Winner 8 7:30 p.m. C Game 13: Winner 5 vs. Winner 7 9 p.m. M Game 14: Angoon vs. Sitka
Tuesday, March 21 12:30 p.m. W Game 15: Angoon vs. Yakutat 2 p.m. C Game 16: Loser 1 vs. Loser 3 3:30 p.m. B Game 17: Loser 2 vs. Loser 4 6 p.m. C Game 18: Loser 5 vs. Loser 7 7:30 p.m. W Game 19: Haines vs. Hoonah 9 p.m. B Game 20: Loser 6 vs. Loser 8
Wednesday, March 22 12:30 p.m. M Game 21: Loser 10 vs. Loser 14 2 p.m. C Game 22: Loser 13 vs. Winner 15 3:30 p.m. B Game 23: Loser 11 vs. Winner 17 6 p.m. C Game 24: Loser 9 vs. Winner 18 7:30 p.m. B Game 25: Loser 12 vs. Winner 20 9 p.m. W Game 26: Loser 15 vs. Loser 19
Thursday, March 23 12:30 p.m. C Game 27: Winner 22 vs. Winner 24 2 p.m. M Game 28: Winner 10 vs. Winner 14 3:30 p.m. B Game 29: Winner 23 vs. Winner 25 6 p.m. W Game 30: Winner 15 vs. Winner 19 7:30 p.m. B Game 31: Winner 11 vs. Winner 12 9 p.m. C Game 32: Winner 9 vs. Winner 13
Friday, March 24 2 p.m W Game 33: Loser 30 vs. Winner 26 3:30 p.m. M Game 34: Loser 28 vs. Winner 21 6 p.m. C Game 35: Loser 32 vs. Winner 27 7:30 p.m. B Game 36: Loser 31 vs. Winner 29
Saturday, March 25 2 p.m. W Game 37: Winner 30 vs. Winner 33 4 p.m. M Game 39: Winner 28 vs. Winner 34 6 p.m. C Game 39: Winner 27 vs. Winner 35 8 p.m. B Game 40: Winner 31 vs. Winner 36
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B BRACKET: KAKE
Jackson brothers eye championship BY NOLIN AINSWORTH JUNEAU EMPIRE
Brothers Tracy and Shea Jackson were years away from playing in their first Gold Medal Tournament the last time Kake village members won the B bracket title in 2004. The Jackson brothers, like everyone else from Kake, have great respect for the village’s own “Tlingit Heat,” a team that transitioned from the B bracket to the C bracket in the 2000s. “The Tlingit Heat that I remember: Lloyd Davis, Nick Davis, Jay Peterson, Rudy (Bean), those guys; I remember being little and when they were playing, just the whole gym would be rocking, ‘Tlingit Heat’ chants and everything,” Shea Jackson said. The Kake team won the B bracket championship in 1999 and 2004 before taking over the C bracket. The “Tlingit Heat” won seven consecutive C bracket championships from 20062012 before winning it all again last year. Now the Kake B team is ready to elevate its level of play to match that of the village’s older (and talented) generation. Tracy (29) and Shea (26) will be joined by three other Jacksons this year for Kake: cousins Shawn (28), Dion (23) and Charles (18). “I think the one thing that’s nice about us coming together as a Catch Kake’s first game at family is hopefully we can emerge 11:30 a.m. Monday against with an identity of our own,” Tracy Angoon. said via cellphone from Fairbanks, where he currently resides. “Because the [older] guys have held it down for Kake for so long.” The Jacksons will also need help from teammates Tim Demmert and Dean Cavanaugh, who are now regulars on the Kake squad. The team has come a long ways since Tracy first played on the team close to a decade ago. “When we were younger, we took our lickings pretty bad,” Tracy laughed. “We were young and and we just weren’t ready to fulfill that role.” “We couldn’t get our rotations right, I think we lost most games we played in,” added Shea. Things started turning around four years ago, though, when the team began making it to Thursday’s quarterfinals. “We’ve been making the right steps forward. We come together as a team more and more every year. … I think we’ve just been coming up with the right rotation and right set guys to where when you sub someone out, you’re not going to lose a step,” Shea said. Should Kake not go all the way this year, it won’t be from a lack of effort. That’s one thing Shea says he never has to worry about. “I mean, every year teams don’t show up just to play. If you’re showing up just to play, that’s kind of the wrong reason, you got to show up wanting to win every game. That’s kind of how I’ve looked at it all the years I’ve gone. I go to win, I give everything I have for that tournament.”
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Kake’s Shea Jackson, left, and Hydaburg’s Vinny Edenshaw chase a loose ball during a B bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on March 24, 2016. Hydaburg won 76-72.
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Hydaburg’s Vinny Edenshaw, center, wrestles a loose ball away from Kake’s Lance Doake, right, and Shea Jackson during their B bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at JuneauDouglas High School on March 24, 2016. Hydaburg won 76-72.
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participation and fan positive energy. In 1960, the Gold Medal essentials were published in the tournament booklet which cited “Good sportsmanship, community backing and fan support” have become a part of the culture brought and demonstrated during Gold Medal. Not to be left out, the essential “bragging rights” are settled for the year. Every family, community, clan, tribe, ANCSA corporation shares in this pride earned during the week long tourney. Most places have a standing rule, “the last one present in town…turn out the lights.” Left shining is the “We SERVE” held high by the Lions Clubs in Juneau. What a wonderful exchange of energy and blessings this Gold Medal accomplishes. A yearly listing follows showing a who’s who list of dedicated individ-
uals and community and their local organizations depend on in time of loss and trial to name a few: 1991 was dedicated to Dick Hotch, in1987 the tourney was dedicated to Jeff David, in 1988 the memories to Ivan Gamble, Richard Kito and Roger Lang, in 1989 the tourney was dedicated to Vern Metcalf, in 1990 Dr. Joseph Rude was honored. In 1992 the booklet was dedicated to “100 years of basketball and sportsmanship.” In 1993 the local communities and their fans were recognized and highlighted. In 1994 the “Capital City of Juneau” was noted. In 1996 the booklet honored Dr. Walter A. Soboleff Sr. and his friend Chauncey Jacobs. In1980 the Juneau Lions Club honored Juneau-Douglas High School with a new scoreboard. In 1998 the 17th United States Coast Guard District was honored. In 1999 introduced “the women’s bracket” for the first time in tournament history. In 2000 the Gold Medal Tournament recognized the many community Coaches and
Managers who contributed much leadership for their teams. Many of these were highlighted by Gil Truitt in his comments. In 2001 Hall of Famer Herb Didrickson was honored. In 2002 Bill Thompkins and Terry Pegues were recognized for their countless contributions to their teams, communities and Gold Medal. In 2004 Gold Medal honored the many first responders who step up in times of trial and loss for their communities. There is always more to this exciting tale about Gold Medal. Where else can you go and witness a gathering of people who adore and cheer while supporting their teams in a spirit of sportsmanship: for a whole week! Gold Medal is the place to be. Gold Medal is the standard for training, for supporting your local teams, for seeing who will reign for the year and become part of “history of Southeast clan, tribes, families, businesses and most of all for fun. Plan to be here in Juneau for the Gold Medal Tourney of 2017.
12 Haines’ Orion Falvey, center, drives between Hydaburg’s Devin Edenshaw, left, and Tyrell Edenshaw during their B bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at JuneauDouglas High School on March 21, 2016.
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Yakutat’s Greg Indreland attempts to shoot against Kake’s Nick Davis, center, and Robert Jackson during their “Masters” bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on March 21, 2016.
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Here to stay: Resurgent women’s bracket proves its merit BY ALEX McCARTHY JUNEAU EMPIRE
After the revival of the women’s Gold Medal bracket in 2014, it didn’t take long for the women to prove that they belonged. As longtime Yakutat player Starr Jensen remembers, the Yakutat team entered that 2014 tournament — the first women’s bracket since 2007 — as the favorite. Yakutat ran through the first couple rounds, but was shocked in the finals when a pesky Angoon team grabbed hold of the game early on and led into the final minutes. Angoon led by six points with 30 seconds to play, but Yakutat’s Rose Fraker wasn’t ready to give in. She knocked down a deep three with 25.4 seconds remaining, and after two missed Angoon free throws, hit another three with 6.2 to play to tie the game and send it to overtime. Yakutat went on to win in overtime, 54-51, with Fraker and Justyne Wheeler closing the game out with free throws in the final moments. Jensen admits that she was on the bench for the dramatic finish, but remembers it vividly and said it proved how exciting the women’s tournament can be. Current Hoonah coach and longtime Gold Medal player and coach Jim Dybdahl also remembered the game, and immediately knew how important it was. “The thing I remember now is that the women’s teams generated every bit as much excitement for their towns as the men’s teams do,” Dybdahl said. “When you had a very good Angoon women’s team battling a very good Yakutat team, it was every bit as thrilling to watch. That’s kind of when I knew that the women were finally getting that toehold they needed to survive.” Even Angoon player Carmaleeda Estrada agreed, speaking fondly of
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Criag’s Molly Sharp, left, drives to the basket against Haines’ Samantha Clay during their Womens bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on March 24. Craig won 59-45.
the game because it proved just how much entertainment the women’s tournament could offer. Estrada has a great deal of pride in the women’s bracket, especially after playing a major role in bringing it back to the tournament. Estrada had only been able to play in one Gold Medal prior to its cancellation in 2007, and when she came back to Juneau after college, she had to sit and watch the men’s tournaments. She missed being able to play, and wasn’t alone.
“It’s hard to sit in the stands and watch others play and not have that opportunity,” Estrada said. “Not only just for myself, but for other female players, it’s important to have that balance.” She realized that the only way to get the women back in the tournament would be to get a representative in the Juneau Lions Club to push for the change. Estrada joined in 2013, and immediately began campaigning for the women’s bracket to be added back.
The main arguments against adding the women’s bracket back were low attendance at women’s games, the length of championship day and the fear of a lack of volunteers for the other games, among others. Jensen, who had been on Yakutat’s runner-up team in 2001, wasn’t buying those reasons. “The women were really upset about it,” Jensen said. “It is unfair. The women have been the biggest supporters of Gold Medal for a long time. They’re always the ones out
there fundraising for their teams, for their husbands and sons and everybody to get to Gold Medal, so for us to get excluded, it just kind of felt like a slap in the face.” Petitions were circling to bring back the women’s bracket, and Facebook groups popped up. Estrada, who works for the Sealaska Heritage Institute in Juneau, took action. She drafted a proposal, which was reviewed and then SEE WOMEN | Page 15
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ABOVE THE CROWD Photos by Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File
Klukwan plays against Metlakatla for the C bracket championship game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at JuneauDouglas High School on March 26, 2016. Klukwan defeated Metlakatla 100-90.
ABOVE: Angoon plays against Hydaburg for the B bracket championship on March 26, 2016. Angoon defeated Hydaburg 102-86. BELOW: Yakutat’s Frank Jack shoots against Kake’s Kip Howard, left, and Willis Cavanaugh during their “Masters” bracket Tournament on March 21, 2016.
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ABOVE: Haines against Craig in the Womens bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament on March 24, 2016.
RIGHT: Haines’ Jaime Stanford shoots between Hoonah’s Mariah Martin, left, and Brooke Lampe during their Womens bracket game on March 22, 2016. BELOW: Haines’ Alisa Beske is challenged at the basket by Hoonah’s Melissa Fisher during the Gold Medal Tournament on March 22, 2016.
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You’ve always seen women supporting men coming to the tournament. ... Now it’s interesting to see men, fathers, brothers and dads, cheering for their wives, girlfriends and daughters. Carmaleeda Estrada Angoon player
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approved unanimously. Estrada’s push followed in the footsteps of Kake’s Michelle Martin, whose letters to the Lions Club in 1998 spurred the group to include women in the field. That run lasted from 1999 to 2007, and those involved with the tournament hope this era of the women’s bracket doesn’t have to come to an end. The future of the tournament is bright, Estrada argues. “For years, before the women’s bracket, you’ve always seen women supporting men coming to the tournament,” Estrada said. “They help the fundraising, they’re in the crowd, in the stands cheering for their husbands and brothers and fathers. Now it’s interesting to see men, fathers, brothers and dads cheering for their wives, girlfriends and daughters. Especially for our youth, I think it’s so important for them to see that balance and mutual support.” One of those younger spectators is Jensen’s daughter Shaye. The 16-year-old has been to every Gold Medal tournament since she was born, watching both her mother and her father (another longtime player) her whole life. She’ll again be there this year to watch her mother’s Yakutat team play. Starr, now in her late 30s, can’t wait for her daughter to be eligible to play in games that bring the community together such as that 2014 classic. “It’s just part of our culture and I definitely think it’s something she’s looking forward to doing,” Jensen said. “I am hoping that I can still play for two more years so that she and I can play together.”
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A HISTORY OF GOLD MEDAL TOURNAMENT TITLES It is not the size of the town that determines a bracket category championship win. Rather, it is the heart, soul and teamwork of the players that represent each community. If you can run the pick-and-role, switch on defense, block out and hit free throws, you can play at any level (of course, it never hurts to have a 6’9’’ center or a guard that is nothing-butnet from anywhere inside of half court). And if you cannot play, you can still cheer from the stands, run around the gym with a team banner, write your favorite player’s name on your clothing or ask the referee if he needs to borrow your reading glasses. ANGOON (14 titles) B Bracket - 1976, 1978, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 C Bracket - 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Women’s Bracket - 2004 Intermediate Bracket - 2006 ANCHORAGE (2 titles) AA Bracket - 1958 A Bracket - 2003 FAIRBANKS (5 titles) Single Bracket - 1958 AA Bracket - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1981 HAINES (12 titles) A Bracket - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983 B Bracket - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 Women’s Bracket - 2016 HOONAH (26 titles) AA Bracket - 1962, 1965, 1966, 1972 A Bracket - 1972, 1973, 1974 B Bracket - 1981, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2009 C Bracket - 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013 Masters Bracket – 2011, 2015 Women’s Bracket: 2015 HYDABURG (10 titles) B Bracket 1987, 1988, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015 C Bracket 1989, 2014, 2015 SEE TITLES | Page 17
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JUNEAU (33 titles) Single Bracket - 1955 AA Bracket - 1963, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 A Bracket - 1963, 1964, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005 C Bracket - 1996, 2003 Women’s Bracket - 2003, 2007 Master’s Bracket - 2007, 2009 KAKE (19 titles) A Bracket - 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971 B Bracket - 1989, 1991, 1998, 2004 C Bracket - 1981, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Masters Bracket – 2012, 2016 KETCHIKAN (11 titles) Single Bracket - 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1959, 1960 AA Bracket - 1967 B Bracket - 1974, 1975 C Bracket - 1990, 1991 KLAWOCK (9 titles) B Bracket - 1985 C Bracket - 1982, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Masters Bracket – 2010 KLUKWAN (6 titles) A Bracket - 1962, 1967 Masters Bracket – 2008, 2013, 2014 C Bracket: 2016
METLAKATLA (5 titles) Single Bracket - 1951 AA bracket - 1961 A Bracket - 1984 B Bracket -1996 Women’s Bracket - 2006 MOUNT EDGECUMBE (1 title) Single Bracket - 1953 NOME (1 title) B Bracket - 1971 PETERSBURG (6 titles) Single Bracket - 1947 A Bracket - 1961, 1965, 1975 B Bracket - 1972, 1977 PRINCE OF WALES (5 titles) Women’s Bracket - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 SITKA (15 titles) Single Bracket - 1949, 1956, 1957 AA Bracket - 1964 A Bracket - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000 C Bracket - 1983, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994 SKAGWAY (1 title) B Bracket - 1973 TENAKEE (1 title) A Bracket - 2001 YAKUTAT (8 titles) B Bracket - 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1994 C Bracket – 1997 Women’s Bracket - 2014
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Yakutat’s Jimmy Jensen, left, and Metlakatla’s Chris Mowers struggle for the ball during their C bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on March 21, 2016.
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STRUGGLING TO BREAK FREE Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File
LEFT: Angoon plays against Hydaburg for the B bracket championship game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament on March 26, 2016. Angoon defeated Hydaburg 102-86.
RIGHT: Yakutat’s Sam Demmert is fouled by Klukwan’s Steve Brandner during their Masters bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament on March 23, 2016.
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GOLD MEDAL HALL OF FAME 1961 Herb Didrickson Duane Vincent Gilbert Booth Herman Ludwigson John Mills Moses Johnson Robert “Jeff” David 1963 Roger Lang 1966 Richard “Itch” Hansen 1970 Louis Bonnett 1978 Bill Tompkins 1980 Dick Hotch Paul Rudolph 1981 Tommy Atkinson 1982 Gene Franks 1983 Del Hanks * 1984 Harry “Buddy” Lang 1985 Paul White 1986 Lew Love † 1987 Gim Taguchi Harry Johansen Vern Metcalfe • 1988 Bob Gallagher Ed Hildre Grant Ritter W.S. “Bill” Dapecevich † William “Billy” Bean
1989 Dewey Skan John Thein Pat Ness Terry Pegues •
2005 Ted Burke † Ron “Eddy” Whitcraft • Alfred Nix Hugh Reitz
1990 Claude Roberts † Harry Aase Jim Nielsen John Hope • Nels Otness Tom Sifferman
2007 Bob Sims • Ed Wilburn 2008 Larry Sweet, Sr. 2009 Ivan Gamble Glen Padgett George Erickson
1991 Archie Cavanaugh, Sr. Charlie Didrickson Joe Ninnis John Maxand Lee Maxwell Ray Howard
2010 Kevin Casperson Louie White Sr. Alyce Houston † Bob Beierly •
1992 Dennis Gray Frank Wilson John Hinchman, Sr.
2011 Joyce Kitka †
1993 Dick Deal Dick Leavitt Albert Kookesh Frank White Randy Hayward
2012 Stephen Brandner Clifton “Kip” Howard
1994 Alan Boskofsky Chauncy Jacobs † David Andrews † Dr. Cyrus E. Peck, Sr. † Dr. Walter A. Soboleff † Jay Levan Norm Carson
2014 Travis Dybdahl
1996 George Henninger Jeff Klanott Johan Dybdahl Ray Peterson Ray Skan 1997 Jim Abbott Mike Bavard Terry Friske Mike Jensen
2013 None Selected
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Angoon plays against Hydaburg for the B bracket championship game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament at Juneau-Douglas High School on March 26, 2016. Angoon defeated Hydaburg 102-86.
1998 Elroy Edenshaw Tom Katzeek 1999 Bill Hutton Al Duncan Howard Starbard Norman Skan Terry Sele 2000 Jim Bremner
Jim Dybdahl
Jerry Scudero
2001 Andy Lee Bill Lockhart Leo Houston †
2003 Greg Stigen Kenny Johnson
2002 Greg Huebschen Steve Bavard Pat Kemp Sid Edenshaw Walter Johnson
2004 Bob Janes, Sr. † Ron Payne Stuart Mills Sam Jackson, Jr. Matt Wheeler
2015 William “Rudy” Bean Jr. Lance “Jay” Peterson Lloyd P. Davis Joe Klushkan Willis Cavanaugh * Worthy Lion, Founder of the Gold Medal Tournament † Worthy Lion • Radio Play-By-Play Announcer Extraordinaire
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ABOVE: Klukwan’s Jason Shull, left, drives to the basket against Yakutat’s Ralph Johnson during their C bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament on March 22, 2016.
LEFT: Kake’s Dean Cavanaugh grabs a loose ball in front of Hoonah’s Brian Koenig, left, and Brian Mills during their B bracket game in the 2016 Juneau Lions Club 70th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament on March 22, 2016.