A lively group of Shaktoolik girls high school basketball fans and elders was hard to miss on the opening day of Alaska’s 1A State Tournament as they cheered their team to victory.
Matilda Hardy, center, and Edna Savetilik, right, cheer the Shaktoolik girls during the 1A basketball state tournament in Anchorage on March 15, 2023. sitting in the front row.
The lively group was hard to miss on the opening day of Alaska’s 1A state basketball tournament. They alternately surged from their seats, raised their arms in elation and yelled at the top of their lungs as their Wolverines defeated the Akiuk Grizzlies, a team from the Western Alaska village of Kasigluk.
Savetilik had plenty to cheer for. She has four granddaughters playing on the team. Eighth-grade twins Leah Savetilik and Lauren Savetilik, freshman Madison Katchatag and junior Naomi Savetilik.The Golden Girls weren’t alone as there was a large and loud contingent of fans cheering on the Wolverines. But Katchatag laughed as she admitted to hearing her grandmother’s shouts above the constant roar.
From left, Ebba Paniptchuk, Glenda Toshavik, Matilda Hardy and Edna Savetilik cheer the Shaktoolik girls team during the 1A basketball state tournament in Anchorage on March 15, 2023. Basketball is a major facet of life in Shaktoolik. The Little Dribblers program allows kids to get involved at a young age. And while the high school season runs through much of the winter, there are kids playing constantly on baskets at houses in the village, Hardy said.As the tournament’s No.
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