Seldovia Sea Otters
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Closing Ceremony
One of the things that makes the Nenana Invitational Tournament so special is their Closing Ceremony. The host school invites all of the athletes out onto the floor to be celebrated. The All-Tournament Teams are lined up in front of all who played. The Top Three teams in each bracket are brought to center court to be congratulated and photographed. The games are exciting, but this ceremony tops them all.
The Tournament M.V.P. is a man named Dean Overby, which, if you think about it, is a perfect name for a career in Education. Dean Overby has coordinated twenty or more Nenana Invitational Tournaments. He’s been at it long enough to see the participation of the daughters and sons of fathers and mothers who have played in the Tournament. Thank you Dean for another great tournament.
Two Warriors battle it out in the Boys’ Ship at the Nenana Invitational Tournament. The Tri-Valley Viking Warriors defeated Huslia and Susitna Valley to earn entry. The Nikolaevsk Warriors defeated Effie Kokrine and the host Nenana Lynx to gain access. Listen to the Nenana Invitational Boys’ Championship Game by pressing play below.
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Nikolaevsk Warriors (second place)
The Girls’ Championship Game features the Seldovia Sea Otters against the Huslia Huslers. The Sea Otters gained access to the ship with wins over Effie Kokrine and Fort Yukon. The Huslers stamped their ticket with wins over Tri-Valley and Susitna Valley.
Fourth quarter:
Huslia Huslers
The Susitna Valley Rams boys team battled the home team Nenana Lynx for third place in the Nenana Invitational Tournament. Susitna Valley beat Tok in their first game of the tournament, but then lost a tough one to the Tri-Valley Viking Warriors. Nenana won their opening game of the tournament as well, but lost to Nikolaevsk in their second game. Third place and home town pride is on the line in the third to last game of the Nenana Invitational Tournament.
The Susitna Valley Lady Rams match up against the Fort Yukon Lady Eagles in the third place game in the girls’ bracket. The Rams won their opening night game over Tok to enter the winners’ bracket. The Eagles won their opening night effort over the host Nenana Lynx. The Rams would then lose to Huslia in the tournament’s second day, and Fort Yukon lost to Seldovia. Huslia and Seldovia will meet later tonight to determine the tournament champion, but third place is up for grabs in this game.
The Huslia Huslers met the Effie Kokrine Warriors in Saturday’s fourth game at the Nenana Invitational Tournament with fourth place on the line. The Warriors lost to Nikolaevsk on the tournament’s opening day, and Huslia lost to Tri-Valley. Both Tri-Valley and Nikolaevsk would win on the tournament’s second day to secure entry into the Ship, the tournament championship game. Effie Kokrine defeated Fort Yukon, and Huslia defeated Tok, allowing both teams to qualify for today’s fourth place game. Press play below to listen to the game quarter by quarter.
The Tri-Valley Viking Warriors and the home team Nenana Lynx girls teams battle for fourth place in the days second girls game. Nenana qualified for this game with a 43-39 win over Effie Kokrine. Tri-Valley qualified for this game with a 30-29 win over Tok.
The Fort Yukon Eagles and the Tok Wolverines were both looking for their first win in the Nenana Invitational Tournament when they met on Saturday morning. It was the first of four boys game on the day. The winning team secured a seventh place finish in the tournament. Press play below to listen to coverage of the game, quarter by quarter.
After a doubly sweet day of play in Nenana yesterday, the Susitna Valley Rams had a doubly sour day in Nenana today. The Huslia Huslers upended the Lady Rams 31-19. This was a second chance for the Lady Rams, who lost a close one to Huslia at the Tri-Valley invitational. Speaking of Tri-Valley, the Viking Warriors boys basketball team was playing the Rams in Nenana at the same time that the two schools’ hockey teams faced off in Fairbanks. The matchup between Tri-Valley’s and Susitna Valley’s boys basketball teams was heavily anticipated as the teams never met in the Tri-Valley tournament. The Rams placed second in that tournament, the Viking Warriors third. In today’s action Tri-Valley bested Susitna Valley with a nine point win that puts the Viking Warriors in the Ship. The Rams will play for third tomorrow at 5:00 pm. The Lady Rams will play for third at 3:30 pm. TALKEETNA famous will cover both games.
Follow this link to all of TALKEETNA famous’ coverage of the 2010 N.I.T.:
Nenana Invitational Tournament 2010
