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Quarterback Bubba Stults rolls out of the pocket during Juneau-Douglas High School football practice on Tuesday, July 1. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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Renewing team unity crucial for Crimson Bears

With a roster of just 30 players, Juneau-Douglas High School head football coach Kevin Hamrick wants his players…

A Thunder Mountain High School football player works out on the first day of practice, Wednesday, July 26. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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Falcons look to repeat as conference champs

A half hour in to practice on Thursday evening, Thunder Mountain High School head football coach Randy Quinto…

The Juneau Post 25 baseball team hangs out on Thursday at Allegiance Field in Missoula, Montana, this site of this year’s American Legion Northwest Regional Tournament. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau eliminated from Northwest regional

Juneau Post 25’s historic season ended on Thursday morning. Juneau’s American Legion club lost to Lewiston Post 13…

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Aukeman Triathlon provides natural challenges

As the sun comes up over Auke Lake on Saturday, more than 70 people will line up in…

Nieko Isturis prepares a shot in the men’s mixed eight-ball singles tournament in Las Vegas. (Courtesy photo) Nieko Isturis prepares a shot in the men’s mixed eight-ball singles tournament in Las Vegas. (Courtesy photo)

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Billiards players place at National tournament

Nieko Isturis ran through the winner’s bracket and found himself in the hot seat. For a trip to…

Carlos Boozer talks with Cooper Kriegmont Wednesday at camp. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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A conversation with Carlos Boozer

The Juneau Empire caught up with 1999 Juneau-Douglas High School graduate and NBA star Carlos Boozer on Wednesday…

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Juniors team sprints past Idaho

JUNEAU EMPIRE The Gastineau Channel Little League Junior All-Stars surprised perhaps everyone but themselves Monday. In their first…

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American Legion team braces for western competition

There was no pizzazz at the Juneau International Airport to welcome home the state champion Juneau Post 25…

The Frank Maier Marathon/Douglas Island Half Marathon gets underway on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Darla Orbistondo)

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Marathon draws 176 runners

JUNEAU EMPIRE One hundred and seventy-six runners partook in the biggest running event of the season on Saturday:…

The Juneau Post 25 team celebrates their 2017 American Legion Alaska State Tournament championship, Saturday, July 30, at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. The team defeated South Post 4 and Service Post 28 on the final day of the tournament to win the title. (Photo courtesy of Tami Wahto)

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First in Legion: Juneau wins state championship

Sport is a wonderful thing. Especially if you’re Juneau Post 25 manager Joe Tompkins. Sharing a house with…

Juneau Post 25 is two games away from a state championship at the American Legion Baseball Tournament in Anchorage. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau Post 25 eliminates Dimond

Philip Wall got Juneau Post 25 back on track at the American Legion State Tournament Friday in Anchorage.…

American Legion Post 25 with team alumni earlier this season at Adair-Kennedy Field. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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Post 25 down, but not out

The Juneau Post 25 baseball team took their first loss of the American Legion State Tournament Thursday night.…

The official Little League Western Region Alaska team photo. Top row (l to r): Ethan Billings, Nicole Adair, Jim Carson. Middle row: Tahila Kuma, Riley Harp, Sydney Strong, Kiah Yadao, Aspen Kasper, Peyton Carson. Bottom row: Anna Dale, Ruby Davis, Mariah Schauwecker, Tristan Oliva, Zoey Billings, Gloria Bixby, Tyler Johnson. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Billings)

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Juneau offense stalled in regional defeat

Every season, however special, must come to an end. The Gastineau Channel Little League Major Softball All-Stars saw…

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Juneau Post 25 in state semis

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night in Anchorage, Alex Muir took…

The Gastineau Channel Little League Junior All-Stars celebrate their state and district championships, Tuesday, July 25, at Adair-Kennedy Field. (Photo courtesy of Larry Schrader)

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West regional, here we come

A second Juneau Little League team is headed to the Little League West Regional tournament in California. Over…

Locals play pickleball at the Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School gym on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Dave Pusich)

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Juneau’s baby boomers try pickleball

Juneau resident Susan Warner is on a mission to make pickleball a regular pastime for the baby boomers…

The Gastineau Channel Little League Major Softball All-Stars show their game faces prior to playing Montana on Tuesday at the Little League West Regional Tournament in San Bernardino, California. The Juneau team defeated Montana 2-1 to stay alive in the tournament. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Billings)

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Juneau team advances in West Regional tournament

Win or lose, the Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars are asked the same question at the conclusion…

The Gastineau Channel Little League softball team prepares to have its picture taken prior to the Little League Softball West Regional Tournament. The team lost its first two games, and elimination games begin Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Adair)

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Missed opportunities plague GCLL at West Regional

The opportunities were there for the Gastineau Channel Little League softball team in the first game of its…

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Musson takes Mount Roberts Tram Run

Fifty-six runners took part in the annual Mount Roberts Tram Run Saturday morning, racing from the tram’s lower…

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Juneau Little League All-Stars win regional tournament

The Gastineau Channel Little League Junior All-Stars claimed the Southeast Alaska Regional baseball title on Thursday night at…