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High-scoring Crimson Bears, Falcons face off this weekend

Two new head coaches, two enticing Falcons’ pitchers and one Crimson Bear hitting over .500. Buckle up for…

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Csonka entertains with football tales

Larry Csonka can’t argue he was lucky to find a post-football career without even turning in a resume.…

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Crimson Bears softball splits with Ketchikan

The Juneau-Douglas High School softball team lived by the bat and died by the bat in Ketchikan last…

Juneau-Douglas High School girls varsity softball head coach Lexie Razor talks with former head coach Dave Massey during practice at Melvin Park on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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New softball coach named ‘teacher of excellence’

At the bottom of the 2017 Juneau-Douglas High School softball print-out schedule are four words: loyalty, trust, attitude,…

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Falcons’ bats explode against Sitka

After drawing within a run of the Thunder Mountain High School softball team in the second inning, Sitka…

Chugiak’s Reyna Moore drives past Juneau’s Elissa Koyuk During the Crimson Bears’ 2-0 nonconference girls’ soccer win on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Ed Blahous Field in Chugiak. (Matt Tunseth | Chugiak-Eagle River Star)

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Crimson Bears rebound from Service losses

Call it the week of attrition. The Juneau-Douglas High School boys and girls soccer teams each played four…

JDHS’ Kasey Watts has his left hand stepped on by a Petersburg infielder in the third inning of JDHS’ 12-1 win in Petersburg, Friday, April 28. Watts’ would stay in the game even as his hand continued to bleed. (Ola Richards | Petersburg Pilot)

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Watts, Mallinger go yard in Friday win over Petersburg

With a bloodied left hand for part of the game, Kasey Watts was still able to shutdown Petersburg…

Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka carries in 1971. Csonka will be speaking on May 3 at Centennial Hall to conclude this year’s Pillars of America Speaker Series hosted by Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club. (The Associated Press File)

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NFL great Larry Csonka to speak at Pillars

Playing in the NFL can teach one a lot of about life. That’s why the Juneau Glacier Valley…

Juneau-Douglas High School girls varsity softball head coach Lexie Razor throws a ball for freshman Kamper Hart during a warmup drill during practice at Melvin Park on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. JDHS plays Ketchikan this weekend. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Weekend preview: Eight Juneau teams in action across state

All of Juneau-Douglas High School’s six sports teams are in action this weekend around the state. Only three…

The Mike Jackson Memorial Shootout Boys B champions, “HoopTime 7.” (Photo courtesy Rhoda Yadao)

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Hooptime hosts 18th Annual Mike Jackson Memorial Shootout

Last month, Juneau hosted the largest basketball tournament in Alaska. Thirty-six teams made up of nearly 300 youth…

Members of the Thunder Mountain High School track and field team practice at TMHS on Thursday, April 13, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Falcons upperclassmen shine in first track meet

The Thunder Mountain High School upperclassmen and Juneau-Douglas High School underclassmen excelled in the Ketchikan Invitational this past…

Juneau-Douglas High School basketball player Kasey Watts smiles while listening to his mother, Tamara Wahto, talk about the support her son has received since the death of his best friend, Ryan Mayhew. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Playing Through Tragedy

On the Juneau-Douglas High School basketball court, Kasey Watts looked like an ordinary teenager. He’s a 6-1 guard…

Juneau-Douglas’ Ben Carter, right, competes against South’s Luke Gale at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field on Thursday, April 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Bears shut out defending champs

After welcoming two non-conference opponents to Juneau the past two weekends, it’s the Juneau-Douglas High School boys soccer…

Juneau-Douglas’ Malia Miller, right, drives against South’s Natalia Cole at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, April 21, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Crimson Bears drop two games to South

Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer coach Matt Dusenberry knew his team was better than their 5-1 loss to…

Thunder Mountain’s Philip Wall pitches against Juneau-Douglas at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday, April 21, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Crimson Bears hold off Falcons late

The base paths didn’t see a lot of action Friday night between Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School…

New Thunder Mountain softball coach to make debut

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New Thunder Mountain softball coach to make debut

A year after becoming the first team to win a state championship for Thunder Mountain High School, the…

Juneau-Douglas High School head basketball coach George Houston watches his team play Colony in Feb. 2002 at JDHS. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Hall of Famer, times two

Just when it appeared George Houston was a safe distance from the limelight — it’s been a decade-plus…

Aidan Seid, seated in the middle, poses with his parents, David and Carolyn, and Glacier Swim Club and high school swim coaches Scott Griffith, Seth Cayce and Robby Jarvil while signing a national letter of intent to swim at Occidental College, April 8, at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center. (Photo courtesy of Scott Griffith)

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Swimmer Seid signs with Tigers

Aidan Seid is headed to the desert this Fall. Several hours in the pool everyday should help with…

US Marine Sgt. James White congratulates Cody Weldon, 18, with the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship Tuesday, April 18, at Juneau-Douglas High School. Weldon was one of two Alaskan high school students to be given the scholarship. (Photo by Alex McCarthy)

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JDHS’ Weldon cashes in on $180K military scholarship

Tall, toned and clean-shaven, Juneau-Douglas High School senior Cody Weldon already has the physique of a United States…

Juneau-Douglas’ Ben Carter competes against West Valley’s Ricky Stanton at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field on Friday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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West Valley downs Crimson Bears

Any hopes of an undefeated season were dashed Friday afternoon for the Juneau-Douglas High School boys soccer team.…