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Crimson Bears wear out Falcons in 4-0 win

Four Crimson Bears scored in Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team’s ninth shutout of the season on Monday night against Thunder Mountain High School. Goals… Continue reading

She’s a shutout machine and he’s a superb hitter: Meet Juneau’s all-star siblings

Siblings Michael and Shaylin Cesar don’t do life half-heartedly: not in the classroom, not on the playing field. The progeny of local sports standouts —… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School senior Tim McKenna, third from right, and junior Dalton Hoy, far right, round the second turn in the 800-meter run on Friday at the Capital Invitational track and field meet at TMHS. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)

Thunder Mountain sweeps Capital Invite

The Thunder Mountain High School boys and girls won first place in the Capital Invitational track and field meet on Saturday at TMHS. The Falcons… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School senior Tim McKenna, third from right, and junior Dalton Hoy, far right, round the second turn in the 800-meter run on Friday at the Capital Invitational track and field meet at TMHS. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas’ Ethan Sellers, far right, Owen Squires and Thunder Mountain’s Sam Dobson round the second lap of the 800-meter preliminary race on Friday at the Capital Invitational track and field meet hosted by TMHS and JDHS. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)

JDHS girls take early lead at Capital Invite

After Day 1 of the Capital Invitational track and field meet, the Juneau-Douglas High School girls are in the lead with 37 points. The Sitka… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Ethan Sellers, far right, Owen Squires and Thunder Mountain’s Sam Dobson round the second lap of the 800-meter preliminary race on Friday at the Capital Invitational track and field meet hosted by TMHS and JDHS. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)
Team Juneau’s Derrick Roberts competes in the Eskimo Stick Pull against Mt. Edgecumbe High School’s Haley Osborne on Friday at the 2018 Native Youth Olympics at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. Osborne placed first while Roberts came in third. (Courtesy Photo | Kyle Worl)

Juneau welcomed back to Native Youth Olympics

Kyle Worl, 27, was fresh off his first coaching stint at the statewide Native Youth Olympics when he moved to Juneau one year ago. He… Continue reading

Team Juneau’s Derrick Roberts competes in the Eskimo Stick Pull against Mt. Edgecumbe High School’s Haley Osborne on Friday at the 2018 Native Youth Olympics at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. Osborne placed first while Roberts came in third. (Courtesy Photo | Kyle Worl)
Thunder Mountain’s Bobby Cox pitches against Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. Cox allowed just two hits in a little over five innings of work. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Risky base running bails out JDHS baseball in win

With his team holding a precarious lead in the final inning, Juneau-Douglas High School catcher Michael Cesar’s glove and arm helped seal a 3-2 win… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Bobby Cox pitches against Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. Cox allowed just two hits in a little over five innings of work. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
JDHS baseball too strong for Petersburg

JDHS baseball too strong for Petersburg

The Juneau-Douglas High School baseball overpowered Petersburg High School at the plate in wins on Friday and Saturday. The Crimson Bears took down the Vikings… Continue reading

JDHS baseball too strong for Petersburg

JDHS boys soccer go 3-1 on roadtrip

After losing three home games last week, the Crimson Bears embarked Wednesday on a successful four-game road swing through Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. The… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Nina Fenumiai, right, tags out Juneau-Douglas’ Elisa Fabrello trying to steal home on a passed ball at Dimond Park on Friday. TMHS won 11-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Falcons’ bats power win over Crimson Bears

Rachel Macaulay and Maxie Saceda-Hurt showed why they bat at the top of the order on Friday night. The senior duo started rallies in the… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Nina Fenumiai, right, tags out Juneau-Douglas’ Elisa Fabrello trying to steal home on a passed ball at Dimond Park on Friday. TMHS won 11-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS, TMHS girls soccer defense shines in road victories

Juneau-Douglas High School keeper Shaylin Cesar and the girls soccer team continued to shut down opposing offenses in three wins and a draw in Wednesday,… Continue reading

Senior Sammy McKnight works on his bunting skills as junior Cameron Eppers, background, waits his turn during Thunder Mountain High School baseball practice at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Fieldhouse on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Baseball preview: Juneau baseball ready for first home series

The Juneau Post 25 baseball team overcame four years of coming in third place to win the American Legion Baseball state championship last summer. The… Continue reading

Senior Sammy McKnight works on his bunting skills as junior Cameron Eppers, background, waits his turn during Thunder Mountain High School baseball practice at the Wells Fargo Dimond Park Fieldhouse on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Thunder Mountain’s Jake Babcock, left, drives the ball down field against Ketchikan’s Max Collins at TMHS on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Kings shutout Falcons in Thursday match

The Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team gave up two headers for goals, losing 3-0 to Ketchikan on Thursday at TMHS. It marked the… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Jake Babcock, left, drives the ball down field against Ketchikan’s Max Collins at TMHS on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Weekend preview: Hometown softball clash and JDHS baseball home opener

The dugouts of Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park and Dimond Park will finally see some use this weekend. The Thunder Mountain High School softball team hosts Juneau-Douglas… Continue reading

Ketchikan Invitational Results

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the order of boys 300-meter hurdles finishers, due to an error by the track meet staff.… Continue reading

JDHS boys drop second game to West

The Juneau-Douglas High School boys soccer team was unable to recover from a 2-1 first-half deficit Saturday morning at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field, losing 3-1 to… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Macey Fuette, right, takes the ball from West’s Julia Johnson at TMHS on Friday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Rivest scores in Thunder Mountain loss

A rarely-seen soccer throw-in by Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Emily Heaton late in the first half Friday night was not the underclassmen showing off.… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Macey Fuette, right, takes the ball from West’s Julia Johnson at TMHS on Friday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS girls split series with West

Playing without their leading goal scorer, the JDHS girls soccer team dropped a 1-0 nonconference contest to West Anchorage High School on Saturday morning at… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Michaela Bentley, left, celebrates the team’s first goal against West with teammates Mariena Romanoff, center, and Eva Gorering at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field on Thursday, April 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS girls topple West Anchorage

West Anchorage High School brings out the best in Juneau-Douglas High School junior Michaela Bentley. At the state tournament last season, the forward scored one… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Michaela Bentley, left, celebrates the team’s first goal against West with teammates Mariena Romanoff, center, and Eva Gorering at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field on Thursday, April 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Thunder Mountain’s goalkeeper Alan Plosay, left, and teammate Kieran Kollar, center, knock the ball away from Kenai’s Nathaniel Beiser at THMS on Friday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tuttle dashes Thunder Mountain upset hopes

It was hard to reconcile the Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team’s first game of the season with its second. Playing against Kenai Central… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s goalkeeper Alan Plosay, left, and teammate Kieran Kollar, center, knock the ball away from Kenai’s Nathaniel Beiser at THMS on Friday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Thunder Mountain’s Erick Whisenant, center, pushes ahead of Juneau-Douglas’ Ulyx Bohulano, left, and Lance Fenumiai in a preliminary 100-meter dash at the Region V Track and Field meet at Thunder Mountain High School on May 19, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Weekend preview: Track gets rolling and plenty of home soccer games

The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School track and field teams will compete in the first official meet of the season on Friday and Saturday:… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Erick Whisenant, center, pushes ahead of Juneau-Douglas’ Ulyx Bohulano, left, and Lance Fenumiai in a preliminary 100-meter dash at the Region V Track and Field meet at Thunder Mountain High School on May 19, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)