Unalaska, AK – The Unalaska Raiders returned home this weekend after a tough series of games up North. Both the boys and girls basketball teams played two games against Nome on the team's home court before heading to Kotzebue for the three-game Husky Shootout.

The boys went 2-3, beating Selawik and Kotzebue but losing twice to Nome and once to Point Hope. The girls' team had a harder run, losing all five games to Nome, Selawik, Kotzebue and Point Hope. Coach Alan Haskins said that the Nome girls are a formidable team, and he knew going in that the games were going to be an uphill battle.

"They're very quick--quicker than what we're used to practicing against or playing against," he said. "It took us a while to get adjusted to their speed, [but] we played pretty well other than our shooting."

Nome beat Unalaska 66-20 in the first game and 56-13 in the second. The Unalaska girls did better at the Husky Shootout in Kotzebue, losing by smaller margins in their Thursday, Friday and Saturday games. Haskins said the girls' defense improved in Saturday's game against Point Hope, and that the team's focus now is working on their shooting in a game context.

Boys coach Jim Wilson was traveling today and couldn't be reached for comment. The Raiders' next games are against Bristol Bay on February 9 and 10, followed by Bethel on February 16 and 17.

Complete scores for last week's games:

BOYS

January 23: Nome 69 Unalaska 52
January 24: Nome 74 Unalaska 63
January 25: Unalaska 51 Kotzebue 30
January 26: Unalaska 43 Selawik 33
January 27: Point Hope 56 Unalaska 50

GIRLS

January 23: Nome 66 Unalaska 20
January 24: Nome 56 Unalaska 13
January 25: Kotzebue 47 Unalaska 29
January 26: Selawik 65 Unalaska 41
January 27: Point Hope 68 Unalaska 32