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Alaskan Olympian ice skater headed to South Korea pays visit to Capitol
Girdwood figure skater Keegan Messing is headed to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics soon. But first,…
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North Pole series on tap for JDHS
The Juneau-Douglas High School hockey team won its first conference game of the season in four tries last…
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Empire will be live streaming home basketball games
The Juneau Empire will be live streaming local basketball games exclusively online at juneauempire.com. Thanks to a primary…
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JDHS girls to host Lathrop
The Juneau-Douglas High School girls basketball team (3-8, 2-2 SEC) hosts its first home games in three weeks…
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Juneau Empire Player of the Week
Erik Kelly Juneau-Douglas High School senior Erik Kelly is the Juneau Empire’s player of the week. The 6-foot-5,…
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Griggs fourth at Girdwood meet
Juneau Ski Club’s Joanna Griggs finished in fourth place on Sunday at the Coca-Cola Holiday Classic U16-U19 slalom…
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Kayhi sweeps JDHS at home
The Juneau-Douglas High School girls basketball team scored 62 points in a loss to Ketchikan Friday night. On…
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Juneau basketball enthusiast retires after 30 years with school district
As the lead maintenance mechanic for the Juneau School District, 57-year-old Steve Brandner encountered schoolchildren quite often. “They’ll…
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Friday prep basketball and hockey roundup
Juneau high school basketball teams ran up against hot opponents Friday in four away contests. Only the Juneau-Douglas…
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Thursday sports roundup
Three Juneau prep sports teams lost to Lathrop High School on Thursday night in Fairbanks. The Thunder Mountain…
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Juneau black belt selected for Japan exchange
Twenty-two-year-old Marella Gungob never thought she would ever visit Japan. “Never in a million years, in my wildest…
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Synchronized skaters encounter tough competition in Wisconsin
A young contingent of Juneau Skating Club members took ninth place in their division at the 21st Annual…
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Basketball teams travel far and wide this week
Last weekend, they shared the same court. This week, they’ll be playing nearly 1,000 miles apart. The Thunder…
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Eaglecrest changes schedule
Eaglecrest Ski Area will be closed today, Thursday and Friday. The Porcupine list will run from 9 a.m.-3…
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Crimson Bears spoil Falcons overtime upset hopes
The Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium bleachers were sparse when the Juneau-Douglas and TMHS girls basketball game tipped…
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TMHS thrills home crowd with second-half run, victory over JDHS
The celebration started before the ball even went through the basket. Playing in only his second game of…
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Falcons come from behind to defeat Crimson Bears at home
Playing in its first game against Juneau-Douglas High School this season, Thunder Mountain took the lead in the…
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JDHS guards outduel Falcons in Friday win
Take away the second quarter of Friday night’s girls basketball game, and the Thunder Mountain Falcons kept up…
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‘Team Forget-Me-Not’ returns to Wisconsin synchronized skating competition
The Juneau Skating Club’s synchronized skating team, Team Forget-Me-Not, competes this weekend at the 21st annual Foot of…
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Michel, Hughes lead Monroe Catholic past JDHS
Ryan Michel and Silas Hughes each scored two goals Friday night for Monroe Catholic (8-7-1), who skated to…