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Juneau-Douglas’ Head Coach Robert Casperson and player Luke Mallinger cheer on their team against Thunder Mountain at JDHS on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. JDHS won 49-36. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Kelly’s second-half scoring surge tramples Thunder Mountain

In his first two games against Thunder Mountain High School this year — both losses — Juneau-Douglas senior…

Juneau-Douglas’ Cassie Dzinich, right, drives to the basket against West’s Nyeniea John during their game on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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JDHS girls vanquish West with prolific foul shooting

It’s hard to beat a team that makes over 20 foul shots in a game. The Juneau-Douglas High…

BeachBody Super Trainer Joel Freeman, 35, teaches a BeachBody fitness class at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in the Dominican Republic last spring. (Courtesy photo | Joel Freeman)

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Fitness guru coming to Juneau

Eating healthy on Super Bowl Sunday can be difficult, but with Beachbody Super Trainer Joel Freeman in town,…

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Learn to swim for free

The first Learn to Swim Day is this Saturday from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Augustus Brown Swimming Pool.…

Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School players will wear custom-made orange socks in remembrance of Kevin Guimmayen for Saturday’s game at JDHS. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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JDHS hosting ‘sock-it-to-cancer’ night on Saturday

The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain boys varsity basketball teams are undefeated at home this season. Normally, that would…

Thunder Mountain High School junior guard Hansel Hinckle.

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Player of the Week: Hansel Hinckle

Thunder Mountain High School junior Hansel Hinckle is the Juneau Empire’s player of the week. The 5-foot-7, 140-pound…

The second-place finishers in the Nugget Alaskan Outfitter Cup Series pose for a picture at the Juneau Trail and Road Runners potluck and awards ceremony Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau Trail and Road Runners recognize Cup winners

The Juneau Trail and Road Runners held its annual potluck and awards ceremony Saturday night at the Juneau…

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Juneau football program moves up a division, will play large schools

As students decide on a mascot for the Juneau consolidated football team, it became clearer Monday which mascots…

Foam Chief Wahoos line the shelf at the Cleveland Indians team shop, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Cleveland. Divisive and hotly debated, the Chief Wahoo logo is being removed from the Cleveland Indians’ uniform next year. The polarizing mascot is coming off the team’s jersey sleeves and caps starting in the 2019 season. The Club will still sell merchandise featuring the mascot in Northeast Ohio. (Tony Dejak | The Associated Press)

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Cleveland Indians dropping Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year after decades…

Juneau-Douglas’ Kolby Hoover passes to teammate Kasey Watts in December. Hoover scored 24 points in a 69-69 loss to East Anchorage on Saturday at the Whaler Invitational in Utqiagvik. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Basketball Roundup: East Anchorage drops JDHS boys in last second of game

Juneau-Douglas High School senior guard Kasey Watts picked the perfect time to employ his rebounding skills Saturday afternoon…

Thunder Mountain’s Tzadi Hauck looks to the basket against Mt. Edgecumbe’s Paige Goodwin at TMHS on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. Mt. Edgecumbe won 52-22. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Basketball Roundup: Falcons no match for Lady Braves in blowout, TMHS boys lose in heartbreaker

The Mt. Edgecumbe Lady Braves turned over a new leaf with a 52-22 victory on Friday against Thunder…

The Juneau Capitals pose with their championship medals after defeating the Vancouver Thunderbirds at the Sno-King Amateur Hockey Association’s MLK 12-and-under tournament in Seattle. Coaches in back from left: David Kovach, Mike Bovitz, Jason Kohlhase. Players back row from left: Ian Moller, Luke Bovitz, John McElmurry, Busby West, Jackson White, Antone Araujo, Karter Kohlhase, Jaeger Dostal. Front row from left: Camden Kovach, Stein Dostal, Mason Sooter, Keegan Clancy, Caden Johns, Sonny Monsef. (Courtesy photo | Steve Quinn)

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Juneau Capitals win Seattle tourney

The 12U Juneau Capitals took first place in the Sno-King Amateur Hockey Association MLK Day tournament earlier this…

Thunder Mountain’s Neal Garcia, left, passes against Sitka’s Marlis Boord last month. Garcia and her sister, Khaye Garcia, are two of many players on Thunder Mountain that play on both the varsity and junior varsity teams. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Falcons home versus Lady Braves

When the Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team takes on Mt. Edgecumbe Friday night at 8 p.m.,…

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Applications for Eaglecrest’s Learn to Ski Weekend close Friday

Applications are due Friday at noon for the 36th Annual Eaglecrest Learn to Ski Weekend. Transportation, equipment rentals,…

Player of the Week: Cully Corrigan

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Player of the Week: Cully Corrigan

Juneau-Douglas High School hockey junior Cully Corrigan is the Juneau Empire’s player of the week. The forward scored…

Juneau Nordic Ski Team members Finn Morley, right, and Aaron Blust ski in the “I Have A Dream” race on the Montana Creek Ski Trails, Saturday, Jan. 13. Morley finished one second in front of Blust to take first in the boys 10-kilometer skate ski race. (Debbie Lowenthal | Courtesy Photo)

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Local youth ski race at Montana Creek trails

The Juneau Nordic Ski Team held the “I Had a Dream” race Saturday, Jan. 13. Twenty middle and…

Juneau-Douglas’ Billy Bosse, moves the puck up against North Pole’s Jesse Keith, right, at Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Sickened Ginter provides late-game lift in JDHS win

After four years of waking up at the crack of dawn for Juneau-Douglas High School hockey practice, senior…

Juneau-Douglas’ Cully Corrigan scores on North Pole’s goalie Moses Halbert as his helmet is knocked away by North Pole’s Jeff Doty at Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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JDHS cruises past North Pole

The Juneau-Douglas High School hockey team scored a season-high six goals Friday at Treadwell Arena in a 6-1…

Defensive linemen rush at Thunder Mountain High School football practice at TMHS in October. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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School district announces football mascot finalists

Juneau School District students will vote in the coming weeks on three different mascots for the consolidated football…

Juneau-Douglas’ Kiana Potter, right, battles for a loose ball against Lathrop’s Ella Roberts at JDHS on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. JDHS won 57-53. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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JDHS girls amp up defense in comeback win

The Juneau-Douglas High School girls basketball team erased a seven-point fourth quarter deficit Friday night to pull off…