Wrangell AAU girls team nets first-place at home tournament

While the high school state championship tournament in Anchorage was attracting a lot of hoopla, the Stikine Hoops Invitational was netting plenty of its own excitement back home, including a big win.

Team Wrangell Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Girls Basketball Club hosted teams from Petersburg, Ketchikan and Juneau and won first place in the A Team category over the weekend.

Three teams competed in each the A and B divisions, which were set up as a round-robin, double-elimination bracket. Wrangell and Ketchikan had teams in both the A and B divisions, while Juneau had a team in the A division...