Published on January 28th, 2010

Wainwright girls, Barrow boys take team titles

By ARCTIC SOUNDER STAFF

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CRAIG GEORGE, Courtesy Photo

Girls that made the all-tournament team stand for a group photo.

CRAIG GEORGE, , Alaska Newspapers

Members of the all-tournament boys team get together.

The Wainwright varsity girls and Barrow junior varsity boys won team titles at the ASRC/UIC Village Basketball Tournament, held Jan. 14-16 in Barrow.

Wainwright beat the Barrow JV Lady Whalers No. 2 in the championship game.

The winning team had three players make the all-tournament team, including Most Valuable Player Jo-Jo Nashookpuk. The other two were Rhoda Aguvluk and Ardyce Nayakik.

On the boys side, the Barrow JV No. 1 team beat the Anaktuvuk Pass Wolves for the crown. The Whalers had a trio of players on the all-tournament, highlighted by MVP Edward Benson. The other two were Forrest Enlow and Jose Sanches.

Point Hope earned Sportsmanship Awards for both boys and girls teams.

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