Go Huskies!

The annual Husky Shootout took place in Kotzebue last weekend. 3 boys' basketball teams and 3 girls basketball teams came to play for the 3-day tournament. Being that the teams were all relatively local, they also brought quite a large fan base with them. The Husky boys' basketball team (coached by Mr. Michael Rilee) played their first game against Kiana on Thursday night, which turned out to be their first win of the season. Friday night they took on Noatak, who became their second win of the season. With this win, they had won twice the number of games that the team last year won. (The team won one game last year). On Saturday, they took on Buckland, which was a team they lost to their first game of the season. In an exciting double overtime game, the Huskies won the game, and with it they won the tournament. Kotzebue has long been a town that loves basketball, and the community was extremely excited about the win. To show their excitement, a few of the parents and the player doused the coaches with a jug full of water. Here's a picture of the happy guys: