On Thursday, September 14, seven Tok School students piled into a school van pumped for the Northway three-on-three tournament.
High school and middle school teams from Tetlin, Northway, Mentasta, Dot Lake, and Tok all gathered in the village of Northway to play a friendly game of basketball. Tok team A consisted of Brittney Alsup, Daniel Dompierre, and Annie Sanford. Tok team B consisted of Katrice Thomas, Kiara Young, Kia Thomas, and Shawn Frank.
The games started at 2pm Thursday evening and the last game was played at 11:25 on Friday morning. Two games were played simultaneously on opposite ends of the gym. Each game lasted 20 minutes with each team allowed a 30 second time out.
When asked what made them interested in participating in the 3-on-3 tournament, Northway player Dominick D. Jimmie Arnold said, “To participate in an activity with friends and other people from the area. Play basketball and get active once again.”
When Daniel Dompierre was asked the same question, he stated, “Well, it’s basketball, and I had nothing better to do. Plus, it was a way to get out of school.”
The teams were well fed and taken care of. On Thursday evening, after the last game, Northway school held a dance for the teams and outlying schools. The teams danced the night away, only to realize they had early morning games the next day.
Each team played their very best and seemed very happy to have participated in the tournament. Games are planned to be held each Thursday at schools across the district. Dot Lake hosted on September 11.
Tok is scheduled to host on September 25, then again on October 9 and 30. The championship tournament will be held on November 13 and 14 in Northway.
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