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HISTORY The Alaska School Activities Association was founded in 1957 by the State Board of Education as the Alaska High School Activities Association when the need arose for a regulating body in local and regional basketball tournaments. By 1973 separate regions were formed for basketball competition and by 1987 ASAA became fully independant from the State of Alaska. Currently ASAA serves as the organizing body for over 190 schools with 35,000 students. The current executive director is Gary Mathews. The organization is headquartered in Anchorage . ACTIVITES ASAA regulates the following interscholastic activities:
ASAA's ''March Madness'' state basketball tournament in Anchorage is quite likely the largest prep sports event in Alaska in lieu of basketball's unrivalled popularity in rural and urban areas alike. The tournament takes place in over three different venues over four days from 8AM to late into the evening and thousands of people from around the state pour into Anchorage to cheer local teams on or simply take in the action. ASAA also regulates the statewide student government association, the Alaska Association for Student Government (AASG). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |
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