Kevin Gullufsen

JDHS hockey drops two to powerhouse Catholic school

It took nearly the entire weekend for Juneau-Douglas High School hockey to get on the scoreboard against visiting Monroe Catholic, but with a minute left… Continue reading

JDHS senior Cody Weldon stands atop the podium at the Alaska Scholastic Activities Association state wrestling championships on Saturday. Weldon won the state title at 220 lbs, beating Service High School's Kaden Caldarera, center right. West Valley's Gideon Cole, left, took third while Isaiah Christy of Colony, right, finished fourth.

JDHS’ Weldon wins wrestling state title

Seemingly nothing could stop Cody Weldon this year as he tore his way to the top of Alaska high school wrestling. The Juneau-Douglas High School… Continue reading

JDHS senior Cody Weldon stands atop the podium at the Alaska Scholastic Activities Association state wrestling championships on Saturday. Weldon won the state title at 220 lbs, beating Service High School's Kaden Caldarera, center right. West Valley's Gideon Cole, left, took third while Isaiah Christy of Colony, right, finished fourth.

TMHS girls go 0-3 on opening road trip

Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball lost all three of their matches in their opening road stint in Anchorage this weekend, losing to Chugiak 64-23,… Continue reading

Juneau's Josh Quinto wrestles Juneau's Devin Locke in the 195-pound Region V championship match Saturday at B.J. McGillis Gym in Sitka.

Juneau sends 11 wrestlers to state tourney

Juneau’s combined high school wrestling program capped a productive first season this weekend by qualifying 11 athletes to the state tournament. Eleven Juneau athletes finished… Continue reading

Juneau's Josh Quinto wrestles Juneau's Devin Locke in the 195-pound Region V championship match Saturday at B.J. McGillis Gym in Sitka.
Jeff Boehm celebrates his win in the full beard competition during the second annual LumberJACC Beard & Moustache contest as fellow contestants Jacob Gemmbell, center, and Nick Rutecki look on at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center on Friday.

Facial hair: Alaska’s winter pastime

Friday’s LumberJACC Beard and Moustache Contest — the annual competition pitting Juneau’s burliest beards and most magnificent moustaches against one another — can only be… Continue reading

Jeff Boehm celebrates his win in the full beard competition during the second annual LumberJACC Beard & Moustache contest as fellow contestants Jacob Gemmbell, center, and Nick Rutecki look on at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center on Friday.

JDHS hockey 1-2 on road trip through Friday

Juneau-Douglas High School hockey started Mid Alaska Conference play this weekend, splitting games with North Pole and dropping one to conference power West Valley during… Continue reading

A flag finds its home

Veterans of military service and law enforcement will tell you here are two types of heroes: the audacious and the everyday.The everyday hero makes their… Continue reading

CCFR extinguishes Riverside duplex fire

A fire at a duplex in the Mendenhall Valley had Capital City Fire/Rescue working late into the night on Tuesday to put out the blaze.… Continue reading

Kerry and Richard Wycoff hold a picture of their son, Michael, on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in front of a new business they are starting in his honor located at Louie's Douglas Inn.

Rallying around the grill: Nano’s Grill helps family keep late son’s spirit alive

When Kerry and Richard Tucker’s son Michael passed away in April, like many grieving parents they were despondent: Richard found it hard taking direction at… Continue reading

Kerry and Richard Wycoff hold a picture of their son, Michael, on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in front of a new business they are starting in his honor located at Louie's Douglas Inn.

For phone scammers, ’tis the season

When local grandmother Marjorie Haffner recently received a call from one of her grandkids, she knew something was up.She had dealt with this before.“The voice… Continue reading

Dimond JV freezes out JDHS hockey

Crimson Bears hockey took a loss to visiting Dimond High School junior varsity on Saturday, marking their second of the weekend.Juneau-Douglas High School fell 1-5… Continue reading

Juneau wrestlers win big over small schools

Juneau’s combined wrestling program notched their first team win this weekend, besting northern Southeast’s small schools at Wrangell’s Tom Sims Invitational. The nominal Thunder Mountain… Continue reading

Lehnhart out of DIII tournament

Amherst College soccer, captained by Juneau-Douglas High School alum Jackson Lehnhart, was bounced out of the DIII national tournament in the Sweet 16, losing to… Continue reading

Dimon High School's Caleb Berntsen (37) and Juneau-Douglas High School's Cameron Smith (6)battle for the puck during a game at Treadwell Ice Arena on Friday

JDHS hockey falls to Dimond JV

Despite earning a first-period lead, a furious second period from Dimond High School’s junior varsity squad lifted the visiting Lynx past the Crimson Bears’ varsity… Continue reading

Dimon High School's Caleb Berntsen (37) and Juneau-Douglas High School's Cameron Smith (6)battle for the puck during a game at Treadwell Ice Arena on Friday

Grand jury indicts two for knife assaults

A grand jury indicted a Juneau man for assault in the third degree Wednesday in connection to an alleged attack with a knife in the… Continue reading

Weekend preview: JDHS hockey takes on Dimond

Juneau-Douglas High School hockey hosts Dimond junior varsity for games Friday and Saturday at Treadwell Ice Arena. Games start at 8 p.m. Friday and 7… Continue reading

Wildlife Wednesdays: Beavers at Mendenhall

The Alaska Wildlife Alliance presents its speaker series, Wildlife Wednesdays, at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library from 7-8 p.m. on Dec. 7. The presentation “Beavers… Continue reading

Glacier Bay National Park gets app

Glacier Bay National Park now has its own app. The program, called “Glacier Bay National Park Chimani,” runs on iPhone and Android devices, and allows… Continue reading

Juneau Raiders football player Cody Morehouse avoids defenders during their National Youth Football Championship game against the Camarillo Cougars.

National Championship for JYFL Raiders

It all came down to fourth and goal on a Las Vegas Sunday.Down 32-36 with 10 seconds left in the National Youth Football Championship, the… Continue reading

Juneau Raiders football player Cody Morehouse avoids defenders during their National Youth Football Championship game against the Camarillo Cougars.

HoopTime registration open until Dec. 18

HoopTime Basketball Program is open for registration for boys and girls basketball players 4th through 8th grade. Registration ends Dec. 18; the 2017 HoopTime season… Continue reading