Stuart DeWitt, Nick Davis and Joe Thompson were inducted into the Gold Medal Hall of Fame.
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Steve Brandner honored as Walter Soboleff Award winner
On Saturday at the Juneau Lions Club 71st Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, Lion Steve Brandner was chosen as the recipient of the Walter A. Soboleff Achievement Award, the tournament’s highest honor.
Star power: Gold Medal tournament gives fans a lot to cheer about
Yakutat C-Bracket star Martin Sensmeier also shines off the court. Young fans have been asking to pose next to the sweet jump-shooting guard all week. Sensmeier had a major role as Red Harvest in the 2016 Hollywood remake of the classic “The Magnificent Seven.
Lion’s Club Gold Medal hoops begin Sunday
The 71st Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament starts Sunday with all eight teams in both the B and C brackets taking to the Juneau-Douglas High School gymnasium floor.
Lessons learned on the basketball court: You have to play defense
I once scored 32 points in a Gold Medal Tournament B bracket game. And we lost. You see, you have to play defense, too, if you want to advance in the week-long tournament.