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JDHS junior Sean Oliver (11) holds string from the championship net after a win against Ketchikan High School, making the Crimson Bears this year’s Region V 4A Tournament champs. Oliver finished the game with 30 points, six 3-pointers and a fourth-quarter slam dunk. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Crimson Bears crowned Region V champs

State to be held March 22-25 in Anchorage.

Alaskan Brewing Co. staff presents a check to Southeast Alaska Food Bank director Chris Schapp on Tuesday as part of the company’s “Cheers to the Southeast Alaska Food Bank!” celebration. The evening also celebrated the selection of Alaskan Brewing Co. next year recipient SEADOGS. (Courtesy Photo / Erin Youngstrom)

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Alaskan Brewing Co. selects 2023 nonprofit partner, donates $8,000 to food bank

Tasting Room event celebrates 2022 donation to Southeast Food Bank.

Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire The JDHS boys basketball team celebrates after a hard fought battle against TMHS on Thursday night for the final conference game of the season. Thursday night was also JDHS’s senior night where seniors from the dance squads, prep band and basketball teams were honored in between the girls and boys games.

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Emotions high for JDHS girls and boys basketball senior night

Region V tournament begins March 8.

Swimmers compete in the USMS state masters swimming meet over the weekend, hosted for the first time by the Glacier Swim Club at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center. (Courtesy Photo / Philip Loseby)

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Glacier Swim Club hosts masters meet for the first time in Juneau

GSC breaks state records at masters meet.

Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire TMHS junior Thomas Baxter (30) watches as his game-winning shot makes its way past the arms of JDHS senior Orion Dybdahl (20) and JDHS senior Kai Hargrave (24) who contested the shot closely.

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Thunder Mountain strikes twice in senior night games

Boys and girls win in cross-town contests against JDHS.

Juneau band The Breeze, made up of Charles Kiel Renick, Olivia Sinaiko and Bob Sinaiko, prepare to play their set at Centennial Hall during the 2022 Alaska Folk Fest on April 4, 2022. This year’s festival takes place on April 10-16. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire file)

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Alaska Folk Fest returns soon —but there’s still time to apply to perform

This year will be split between JACC and JDHS.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Three arrested on robbery and assault charges

Only minor injuries were reported.

Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire Coast Guard Cutter Munro docks in Juneau for a scheduled port visit Monday. The port visit marks Munro’s final stop before returning to its homeport in Alameda, California after 11,500 miles and 105 days away from homeport.

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Coast Guard Cutter Munro makes stop in Juneau

Munro partnered with NOAA to enforce sustainable fishing.

JDHS junior Mila Hargrave drives to the basket against Ketchikan on Saturday to help secure the win for the Bears, 43-29. Hargrave would lead in scores on Saturday with a total of 13 points. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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JDHS girls go 1-1 at home against Ketchikan

Next up will be a pair of games against TMHS.

Juneau's Orion Dybdahl (20) forces a jump ball with Kayhi's Jared Rhoads (15) during Juneau's 71-52 loss to Kayhi on Friday at the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium. (Christopher Mullen / Ketchikan Daily News)

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JDHS boys secure first seed after win in Ketchikan

Crimson Bears boys record at 15-8.

Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire Southeast Alaska Food Bank director Chris Schapp separates cans of salmon on Monday donated by SeaShare based out of Washington state. Thanks to a recent announcement from the Alaska State Department of Health, Schapp’s food bank will be one of four food banks to receive much needed financial assistance.

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State announces raft of actions to address food stamp backlog

Funds for local food banks, automatic renewals are among the measures.

Black Awareness Association president Sherry Patterson and her son and evening’s emcee Michael Patterson address a full crowd after leading a prayer at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Saturday during Rise, a Black History Month celebration. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Rise shines in return after 5-year break

Black Awareness Association event and fundraiser held again.

Members of the Glacier Swim Club pose for a group photo in Anchorage during the 2023 Alaska Age Group Champs. (Courtesy Photo / Shireen Taintor)

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Glacier Swim Club places 2nd in Anchorage meet

Four swimmers broke team records.

Sherry Patterson, president of the Black Awareness Association, gives the keynote address to Juneau residents during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 2018 Community Celebration sponsored by the Black Awareness Association at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. On Saturday, the Black Awareness Association will host its Rise fundraiser in celebration of Black History Month at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. (Michael Penn /.Juneau Empire File)

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Black Awareness Association invites community to ‘Rise’ to the occasion

Saturday’s event also serves as scholarship fundraiser.

TMHS sophomore Cailynn Baxter (center) is swarmed by teammates following a last-second, game-winning shot against JDHS Tuesday night. The teams have met two times so far this season and each game has come down to the wire. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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TMHS secures another close win against JDHS

The Juneau teams will meet again on Feb. 28 and March 1.

JDHS junior Sean Oliver takes a free throw shot during a game against Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday, Feb. 2. Oliver finished with a total of 20 points against the Crimson Bears’ most recent game against Palmer High School on Friday, Feb. 17. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file)

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JDHS notches win against Palmer ahead of conference play

Crimson Bears now sit with a 14-7 record.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Three arrested, $1.1M in drugs seized

SEACAD was in charge of the investigation.

Family and friends of Daniel Sargent shoot flaming arrows into Auke Bay on Saturday during Sargent’s memorial at Raven Shelter. Sargent was one of the founding members of the Juneau Archery Club and was survived by his wife Lavena and daughter Tiffany Sargent Hallquist. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Keeping his flame alive: Family remembers archery club founding member with volley of fire

Family remembers archery club founding member with volley of fire

Caleb Scussel from Floyd Dryden Middle School and Luke Bell from Haines Glacier Bears square off against each other for the first of the final matches for this year’s Southeast Alaska Middle School Regional Wrestling Tournament on Saturday at Floyd Dryden Middle School. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire)

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Southeast Alaska Middle School Regional Wrestling Tournament comes to Floyd Dryden

Over 200 wrestlers from 13 different schools.

Klukwan’s Michael Ganey, center, shoots against Hydaburg’s Ben Young in the C final at the 2019 Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. The tournament returns this March after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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After a 3-year break, Gold Medal basketball is almost here

“This tournament is a generational thing.”