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Kenai blanks JDHS boys soccer

The Juneau-Douglas High School boys soccer team lost its first game of the season Thursday night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Field. Kenai Central High School junior… Continue reading

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Icy Adair-Kennedy not ready for baseball

City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation deemed Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park unfit for baseball games this weekend. Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas High School were… Continue reading

Prep softball begins conference play on the road

The Thunder Mountain High School girls softball team begins its defense of the Region V and small schools state titles this weekend. TMHS travels to… Continue reading

Softball sees tough competition in Washington

The Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas High School softball teams opened the 2018 season in the greater Seattle area Thursday. The Juneau teams were winless through… Continue reading

L to R: Bergen Davis, Andyn Mulgrew-Truitt, Casey Hamilton.

These three Juneau high school swimmers just signed letters of intent

Three Juneau prep swimmers signed national letters of intents on Wednesday. Bergen Davis, 17, and Casey Hamilton, 18, are off to Oklahoma Christian University and… Continue reading

L to R: Bergen Davis, Andyn Mulgrew-Truitt, Casey Hamilton.
Keegan Messing gestures toward the audience while performing in men’s figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, February 17, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Greg Kolz/Keegan Messing)

Olympic figure skater coming to Juneau Saturday

Alaskan figure skater Keegan Messing, fresh off his first Olympics in PyeongChang, is hitting the ice this weekend in Juneau. The 26-year-old will be performing… Continue reading

Keegan Messing gestures toward the audience while performing in men’s figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, February 17, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Greg Kolz/Keegan Messing)

Two fun runs — Mustache Dash and Run Fur Fun — coming up this month

Two hairy runs are coming to the capital city this weekend and next. Mendenhall River Community School is hosting the “Mustache Dash” Saturday at the… Continue reading

Co-coach John Newell leads his team through drills during Thunder Mountain High School girls varsity soccer practice at TMHS on Monday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Here’s a look at the TMHS boys and girls soccer teams’ 2018 season

Girls soccer It’s a good thing the Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team is deep in seniors. That makes coach John Newell’s job of… Continue reading

Co-coach John Newell leads his team through drills during Thunder Mountain High School girls varsity soccer practice at TMHS on Monday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS finishes Sitka tourney with walkoff win

The Juneau-Douglas High School baseball team is 2-2 after opening its season at a round-robin tournament with Thunder Mountain High School and three others teams… Continue reading

JDHS girls trump Kayhi 9-0

The Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team slammed Ketchikan High School with five first-half goals Saturday night, cruising to a 9-0 shutout and weekend sweep… Continue reading

I was assigned a seat in section 207 for my coverage of the Portland Trail Blazers’ March 12 game against the Miami Heat at the Moda Center in Portland. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

From the Sidelines: Covering the Trail Blazers for a day

In three days I would be wearing his jersey as his team played the Cleveland Cavaliers. Right now though, I was standing outside his locker… Continue reading

I was assigned a seat in section 207 for my coverage of the Portland Trail Blazers’ March 12 game against the Miami Heat at the Moda Center in Portland. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas’ Eva Goering scores against Ketchikan’s goalie Ezrie Anderson at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, April 6, 2018. JDHS won 8-0. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Miller’s four-goal night leads JDHS past Kayhi

It didn’t take long for the Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team to heat up against Ketchikan Friday night at Thunder Mountain High School. The… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Eva Goering scores against Ketchikan’s goalie Ezrie Anderson at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, April 6, 2018. JDHS won 8-0. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Michaela Bently, center midfielder on the JDHS girls soccer team, warms up at practice on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)

Here’s a look at the JDHS boys and girls soccer teams’ 2018 season

Girls soccer A fourth consecutive Southeast Conference title is well within the reach of the Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team. The squad returns both… Continue reading

Michaela Bently, center midfielder on the JDHS girls soccer team, warms up at practice on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. (Richard McGrail | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas’ Erik Kelly, center, dives for a ball against Ketchikan’s Chris Lee, left, and James Nordlund at JDHS on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. JDHS won 59-41.

Season in review: Juneau-Douglas boys and girls basketball

Boys basketball The Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team proved once again they play their best basketball when it counts. The team won the Capital… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Erik Kelly, center, dives for a ball against Ketchikan’s Chris Lee, left, and James Nordlund at JDHS on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. JDHS won 59-41.
The Team Alaska delegation representing Juneau. (Courtesy photo | Carol Lahnum)

Team Alaska scores third-highest medal count in Arctic Games

Along with Arctic Sports’ Kyle Worl and snowshoeing’s Lindsay McTague and Finn Morley, a handful of other Juneau youth on Team Alaska brought home medals… Continue reading

The Team Alaska delegation representing Juneau. (Courtesy photo | Carol Lahnum)
Thunder Mountain’s coach John Blasco encourages his team during a timeout against Ketchikan at TMHS on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Ketchikan won 57-31.

Season in Review: Thunder Mountain boys and girls basketball

Boys basketball All signs pointed to this year being a “rebuilding year” for the Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team. Coach John Blasco was… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s coach John Blasco encourages his team during a timeout against Ketchikan at TMHS on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Ketchikan won 57-31.

Former Crimson Bears Rhea and Francis to be inducted into high school hall of fame

For the third year in a row, at least one Juneau-Douglas High School Crimson Bear will be represented in the annual Alaska High School Hall… Continue reading

Rayna Tuckwood, 11, participates in the wrist carry at the Native Youth Olympics 2018 Traditional Games at the University of Alaska Southeast Recreational Center on Friday, March 30, 2018. Tuckwood won the event for middle school students. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Native Youth Olympics draws wide spectrum of teens

Approximately two dozen Juneau youths took to the University of Alaska Southeast Recreation Center gymnasium Friday night for the Native Youth Olympics Tradition Games. It… Continue reading

Rayna Tuckwood, 11, participates in the wrist carry at the Native Youth Olympics 2018 Traditional Games at the University of Alaska Southeast Recreational Center on Friday, March 30, 2018. Tuckwood won the event for middle school students. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Cheer team receives top state honor

Another state cheer competition, another co-ed state championship. The Juneau-Douglas High School basketball cheer team captured their second consecutive co-ed state championship last Wednesday in… Continue reading

Worl, Team Alaska come home winners at Arctic Winter Games

Juneau resident Kyle Worl arrived home this week with some new hardware. Worl, 27, the Native Youth Olympics coach and World Eskimo Games heavyweight, won… Continue reading