Skagway will become the center of Alaska’s high school basketball world this weekend when the community plays host to a week of games, including the 2026 Don Hather Basketball Tournament.
The Skagway boys’ team will kick off the week’s activities on Monday, December 29, when they host the Thorne Bay Wolverines. The game is slated to start at 6 p.m. The two teams will also play on Tuesday, beginning at 6 p.m.
On Wednesday, the Lady Panthers will join the boys in taking to the hardwood.
The Skagway boys’ will kick off Wednesday’s action with a 6 p.m. showdown against the Klawock Chieftans. The SHS girls will take to the floor at 7:30.
The two teams will face off against Klawock again on Thursday, January 1. The girls will play at 6 p.m., while the boys’ tip off at 7:30 p.m.
With a couple games under their belts, the SHS boys’ and girls will begin play in the Don Hather Tournament on January 2. The Panthers will open the tournament at 10 a.m. with a rematch against Klawock. The SHS girls will play Klawock at 11:30 a.m.
The Panthers’ JV team will play at 1 p.m. with a game against Thorne Bay.
The SHS boys will play Juneau later in the day.
They will finish pool play on Saturday with a 5 p.m. showdown against rival Haines.
2026 Don Hather Basketball Tournament
January 2-4, 2026
Schedule of Games
Friday, January 2
10 a.m. – Klawock vs. Haines
11:30 a.m. – Klawock girls vs. Skagway girls
1 p.m. – Skagway JV vs. Thorne Bay
2:30 p.m. – Haines girls vs. Juneau girls
4 p.m. Haines vs, Juneau
5:30 p.m. – Thorne Bay vs. Haines JUV
7 p.m. Skagway girls vs. Juneau girls
8:30 p.m. – Skagway vs. Juneau
Saturday, January 3
8 a.m. – Klawock vs. Haines
9:30 a.m. – Klawock girls vs. Haines girls
11 a.m. – Skagway JV vs. Haines JV
12:30 p.m. – Klawock vs. Juneau
2 p.m. – Klawock girls vs. Juneau girls
3:30 p.m. – JV Semifinal (JV 2 vs. JV 3.
5 p.m. – Skagway vs. Haines
6:30 p.m. – Skagway girls vs. Haines girls
8 p.m. – JV Championship (JV 1 vs. JV 2)
Sunday, January 4
8 a.m. – Third-place: Girls 3 vs. Girls 4
9:30 a.m. – Third-place: Boys 3 vs. Boys 4
11 a.m. Championship: Girls 1 vs. Girls 2
12:30 p.m. – Championship: Boys 1 vs. Boys 2
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