Lady Kings WIN, Boys lose out

For the first time in 8 years the Ketchikan Lady Kings basketball team has won their Region and are headed for the Girls State Tournament. The game was one of the best games I listen to all year. The team come out very cold to begin with, letting the ladies from Juneau-Douglas have a 12 point lead, but then the Lady Kings came a live and closed the lead to just 2 pts. at half time. In the third quarter the girls took command of the game and never looked back. The Lady Kings were on fire the whole 2nd half, playing very tough on defense, causing J-D to turn the ball over time and time again. The kings were making some amazing shots and it seemed they were hitting the 3pt. shots at will. They increased their lead and poured it on to finish strong. I want to congratulate them on a job well done all season and to wish them the best of luck when they go to the State Tournament. Go LADY KINGS!!!!
I'm sorry to say that the K-High Boys didn't fair near as well. There are only 2 teams in their Region, K-High and Juneau-Douglas. They played a best of 3 tournament and the J-D Crimson Bears took the tournament 2 games to none. Better luck next year boys.
Mother Nature is still playing games with us, and dropped about 2" of snow over night again. Will this ever end? I really have had enough of winter and am more then ready for Spring.
Till next time, K-townking

March Madness comes to K-town

Ketchikan has always been big on basketball, way before I arrived, and this year it's our turn to host the regional tournament. The games started yesterday morning, at 8:00AM and continued through last night, with the K-high team taking on the Juneau-Douglas team. So there's action to be had at the K-high gym through the 7th.
I've been watching a pod of sea lions the last week, or so. They were down town hanging around the City Float area, never close enough to get any good photos, better luck next time. There must
have been quite a bit of feed to keep them around as long as they were. I know I've said this before, but I just love being in Alaska at this time of the year. There's something happen all the time in K-town, from sea lions feeding to eagles repairing their nest, readying for this years chicks, to sea otters sunning themselves on a float plane float.
People are hopping that we're not using all our sunny days now and not saving enough for the summer. I'm one. Hey, I can go on for hours about spring in K-town and I more then likely will for the next month, but right now I off to enjoy the sun for a few hours myself and put a few miles on the ol' putt. See Ya. K-townking

The Lion came ROARING

The roaring lion of March came a day early to Ketchikan, Ak. It actually started late Friday and early Saturday with a wet,wet snow and ended mid-morning with what skiers call great powder. It dumped about 4", before it cleared off and Ketchikan had one of the most gorgeous day that we've had in some time. I was so glad that I had brought my camera with me. Because I took advantage of a slow day of taxi driving, to capture some real great photos. The opportunities were there until sunset, and I took as many as I could. Be sure to check them out, I believe you'll enjoy them also.
Today was a different story. With it being clear and cold last night, it put a nasty glare on the roads this morning and then it started to rain and it quickly turned into a near blizzard for the majority of the day, which was great for cabbing today AAAHHH!! The snow just kept on falling and then it warmed a little and turned to what Ketchikan is known for "RAIN". It turned most of the roads to sheets of ice, then to slush by the end of my day. I kept telling myself all day "March comes in like a Lion, out like a Lamb, and I sure hope it's true. Now, after working 12 hrs. I must go shovel the walkway and the deck. Till next time. K-townking