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In the 2004 All Native basketball qualifying tournament, the back door was slammed shut by defending champs.
All four champions of the tournament held in Prince Rupert at the end of November went undefeated, snuffing any thoughts anybody might have had of a glory team rising from the losers' bracket.
And, despite losing two of the three finals they reached, the village of Kitkatla was the biggest winner, with three of their teams advancing to the big tournament in February 2005 The Kitkatla Women, Masters Men and Intermediate Men's teams earned the right to compete in the 46th annual February classic by virtue of getting to the finals in their divisions.
The incentive to win the final was that the $350 entry fee would be waived in the main tournament.
The...