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Short-handed Crimson Bears win sixth straight
After squandering fastbreak opportunities with missed layups early on, the Juneau-Douglas High School girls basketball team found an…
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Top youth athletes prepare to compete in Arctic Winter Games
Twenty-three Juneau youth will be receiving new winter Team Alaska jackets and hats this weekend. And given where…
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Saceda-Hurt signs with Simpson College
Thunder Mountain High School senior Maxie Saceda-Hurt will soon be trading her blue-and-black for maroon-and-yellow. On Sunday, the…
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Falcons overcome Kings on senior night
The Thunder Mountain High School student section came out in force to cheer on the boys basketball seniors…
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Youth sports teams shine in recent competitions
Griggs qualifies for regionals The Juneau Ski Club’s JoJo Griggs qualified for the U16 Western Region Championship Series…
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Thunder Mountain stumbles in home loss to Kings
Basketball is normally a game of momentum. Friday night’s Southeast Conference boys basketball game between Thunder Mountain (12-10,…
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Southeast Wrestling Championships return to Juneau
The Floyd Dryden Middle School wrestling team hosted nine other schools from around Southeast Alaska this past weekend…
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Kayhi takes down Crimson Bears on Lee’s historic night
One night after senior Kolby Hoover’s big game, it was teammate Erik Kelly’s turn to dominate against the…
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Griggs and Caputo strong at Alyeska Cup
Juneau Ski Club’s JoJo Griggs finished in the top-5 of her age class in four races over the…
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Hoover lifts Crimson Bears past Kings
The Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team led Ketchikan by nine points at the beginning of the fourth…
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Player of the week: Puna Toutaiolepo
Puna Toutaiolepo Thunder Mountain High School junior Puna Toutaiolepo is the Juneau Empire’s player of the week. The…
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Nearing end of time as a Crimson Bear, Kelly checks off 1,000 points
It takes more than being an exceptional high school basketball player to score over 1,000 career points. Longevity…
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Thunder Mountain defense stifles Edgecumbe
On the final possession of the third quarter in Friday night’s nonconference boys basketball game against Mt. Edgecumbe,…
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JDHS sweeps Lady Kings
Juneau-Douglas High School’s Cassie Dzinich and Sadie Tuckwood combined for 29 points Saturday night in a 50-40 home…
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Basketball preview: TMHS, JDHS teams look to protect home court
Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball coach John Blasco has been asked the question more than once. Why…
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Juneau to D.C.: Youth swimmer invited to meet celebrating diversity
For the first time in his young swimming career, Adrell Mulgrew-Truitt won’t be competing for the Glacier Swim…
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Crimson Bears start slow, fall to Dimond
The Dimond High School boys basketball team jumped out to an early lead and defeated Juneau-Douglas High School…
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Balanced attack leads Dimond past JDHS
Dimond High School sophomore Jaren Carle made a 3-pointer and two clutch free throws in the final minute…
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Young athletes show off strength at Native Olympics
With dozens of their peers huddled closely around them, Mendenhall River Community School fifth-grade students Maxie Lehauli and…
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Crimson Bears fall to South Anchorage after historic tournament win
The Juneau-Douglas High School hockey team made history Friday afternoon with its first state tournament win in program…