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Thunder Mountain’s Phillip Escorrido accepts gifts from his father, Eddie, mother, Florian and older brother, Patrick, in front of Coach Joshua Odum, right, for Senior Night at TMHS on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Crimson Bears spoil Falcons’ senior night with season-high eight goals

Juneau-Douglas High School senior Brysen Mitchell led a four-goal first-half charge as the Crimson Bears boys soccer team…

Juneau-Douglas’ Bianca Eagan receives gifts from her mother, Cynthia, for Senior Night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Falcons girls’ season ends in draw on Crimson Bears senior night

Thunder Mountain High School senior Cierra McCain scored two goals in the senior class’s final high school game…

Juneau-Douglas’ Kasey Watts pumps his fist as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Thunder Mountain at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Kelly’s walk-off lifts Crimson Bears past Falcons

There’s no remedy like a walk-off win to uplift a team on a three-game losing skid. Juneau-Douglas High…

Kyra Jenkins Hayes.

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Player of the week: Kyra Jenkins Hayes

Thunder Mountain High School junior Kyra Jenkins Hayes is the Juneau Empire player of the week. Jenkins Hayes…

Soccer streak snapped: Kayhi beats JDHS for first time in over a decade

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Soccer streak snapped: Kayhi beats JDHS for first time in over a decade

It’s been a long time since Ketchikan High School soccer has beaten Juneau-Douglas High School. How long? Long…

Thunder Mountain High School pitcher Sammy McKnight throws a warm-up pitch during the Falcons’ 2-1 loss to Sitka at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday, May 11, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Falcons end up on wrong end of pitching duel against Sitka

Thunder Mountain looked poised to take control. The Falcons had the bases loaded with one out in the…

Four Juneau wrestlers win state title in folkstyle wrestling

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Four Juneau wrestlers win state title in folkstyle wrestling

The Juneau Youth Wrestling Club brought 43 members to the Alaska USA state wrestling championships in Wasilla last…

Thunder Mountain’s Marc Manlulu is pinned between Juneau-Douglas’ Ben Campbell, left, and Tulio Fontanella at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Opportunistic Falcons score late in draw with Crimson Bears

Up until Tuesday, the Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team had lost every single one of their…

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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…

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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.…

Athlete of the week: Maya Araujo

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Athlete of the week: Maya Araujo

Juneau-Douglas High School sophomore and dance team member Maya Araujo is the Juneau Empire athlete of the week.…

Beth Gollin and Natalie McPhillips race in the Pavitt Health and Fitness 7K on Saturday at the Brotherhood Bridge Parking Lot. (Courtesy Photo | Linda Kruger)

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Gollin and McPhillips top the field in Pavitt 7K

Beth Gollin and Natalie McPhillips are the co-winners of Saturday’s Pavitt Health and Fitness 7K. Just over 40…

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)

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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…

JDHS baseball too strong for Petersburg

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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.…

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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…

In this 2017 file photo, TMHS boys line up at the starting line during the Capital Invitational on Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)

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Results: Hometown sweeps Sitka Invitational

The Sitka Wolves swept the Sitka Invitational track and field meet on Saturday. The Sitka girls scored 186…

Thunder Mountain’s Mariah Tanuvasa Tuvaifale, left, is thrown out running to first by Juneau-Douglas’ Slylar Hickok at Dimond Park on Friday, April 27, 2018. TMHS won 11-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Thunder Mountain claims early lead, wins again over JDHS

Thunder Mountain High School junior Nina Fenumiai hit a two-run home run and the Falcons defeated Juneau-Douglas High…

Kayhi’s Grant Collins tries to save the ball from going out of bounds. (Erin Laughlin | For the Juneau Empire)

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Gende’s goal not enough to prevent Kayhi sweep

By controlling the pace of the game and spending most of the time in their opponent’s side of…

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)

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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.…

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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…