Holiday basketball tournaments opened play with the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge, the CIA Coca Cola Classic and the Sitka Coastal Holiday Shootout featuring teams from the Kenai Peninsula. Recent snowfall, school closures and travel concerns have affected brackets and schedules.
Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge: First Round Results
The Ninilchik girls and the Homer Mariner girls and boys filled the tournament schedule, with Houston and South Anchorage unable to travel for tournament play.
Soldotna Boys 54 – Homer 33 SoHi’s Jakob Brown with 13 points
Soldotna Girls 49 – Homer 24 SoHi’s Katelyn Morrison and Josie Sheridan both with 13 points
Kenai Boys 51 – Ninilchik 52 Ninilchik takes lead with 5 seconds remaining Wolverines’ Jaylin Scott, 23; Colvin Moore, 22
Kenai Girls 61 – Ninilchik 22 Emma Beck scored 28 points
Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge: Friday and Saturday Schedule
Friday, December 17th
…3:00 p.m. Houston Girls vs Kenai JV-Var
…4:30 p.m. Houston Boys vs Ninilchik
…6:00 p.m. Kenai vs Soldotna (Girls) ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and radiokenai.com
…7:30 p.m. Kenai vs Soldotna (Boys) ESPN 1140AM, 96.9FM and radiokenai.com
Saturday, December 18th Revised
…10:00 a.m. Skills Competitions
Sitka Coastal Holiday Shootout: First Round Results
Sitka Girls 52 – Nikiski 22 Savanna Stock and Avery White 5 points
Sitka Boys 75 – Nikiski 45 Seth Payne 18 points
Sitka Coastal Holiday Shootout: Friday and Saturday Schedule
Friday, December 17th
Nikiski vs Kodiak Girls @ 3 p.m. Boys @ 4:30 p.m. Note: Kodiak boys did not travel; replacement TBD
Saturday, December 18th
Nikiski Boys vs Wrangell @ 2:30 p.m. Nikiski Girls vs TMHS @ 4 p.m.
CIA Coca Cola Classic: First Round Results
Nikiski JV Girls 25 – Kenai JV 17
Homer JV Boys 50 – vs Kenai JV 42
CIA Girls 49 – SoHi JV 30
CIA Boys 39 – SoHi JV 27
CIA Classic: Friday and Saturday Schedule
Friday, December 17th
…2:00 p.m. Girls: Nikiski JV vs SoHi JV
….3:45 p.m. Boys: Homer JV vs SoHi JV
…5:30 p.m. Girls Kenai JV vs CIA
…7:15 p.m. Boys Kenai JV vs CIA
Saturday, December 18th
…11:00 a.m. Girls: SoHi JV vs Kenai JV
…12:45 p.m. Boys: SoHi JV vs Kenai JV
…2:30 p.m. Girls Nikiski JV vs CIA
…4:15 p.m. Boys Nikiski JV vs CIA
