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A Season in Review: Thunder Mountain girls basketball
To mark the end of basketball season, the Empire is highlighting all four high school basketball teams. Read the TMHS…
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A Season in Review: Thunder Mountain boys basketball
To mark the end of basketball season, the Empire is highlighting all four high school basketball teams. Read the…
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A Season in Review: Juneau-Douglas boys basketball
To mark the end of basketball season, the Empire is highlighting all four high school basketball teams. Read the TMHS…
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Meet the Queen of Treadwell Ice Arena
A purple dress and the nursery rhyme, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” Those two details stick out the most…
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JDHS track team experiments in new events
Eight runners on the Juneau-Douglas High School Track and Field made history Saturday at the Don Holder Relays…
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Eaglecrest’s Slush Cup returns Saturday
Eaglecrest Skia Area’s entertaining spring send-off returns for the first time in three years this weekend. The Slush…
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Season opener features cold night of soccer
The thermometer up the road at the Juneau International Airport read 41 degrees, but Friday night’s season-opening match…
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JDHS track Washington-bound for weekend meets
Anchorage’s “The Dome,” an indoor track and turf field, was designed to conquer winter by providing a year-round,…
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JDHS cheer squad wins state co-ed championship
The Juneau-Douglas High School cheer team placed first out of four teams (JDHS, Kodiak, Nome-Beltz and Petersburg) in…
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Glacier 10K this weekend
The Juneau Trail Road Runners is hosting the Glacier 10-kilometer race this Saturday at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor…
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Former Thunder Mountain swimmer receives All-American honors
Former Thunder Mountain High School swimming standout Kenny Fox received All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Swimming…
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Hinchman cements himself in Hoonah basketball lore with game-winning shot
History pointed to Kake winning the game. History said Hoonah would have a chance, but Kake would win…
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Haines rides tough defense to repeat as Gold Medal champion
With 10 minutes left in the first half of Saturday’s W Bracket Championship, Hoonah scored to tie Haines…
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Klukwan wins C Bracket in longest championship game in Gold Medal history
Klukwan’s Jessie McGraw stood at the free-throw line, preparing to shoot the second of two foul shots. He…
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On Hollywood and the hardwood: Martin Sensmeier talks basketball, movies
Though now a Hollywood star, Yakutat native and Gold Medal regular Martin Sensmeier didn’t expect a red carpet…
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Crimson Bears take 4th at state tournament
A defensive push in the game’s final two minutes saved the day for the Juneau Douglas Crimson Bears…
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The Gang is clicking at right time
No one player on the James Gang (Juneau) team possesses the offensive skills of Metlakatla’s Willie Hayward. But…
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Fourteen 3-pointers land Hoonah in championship game
Wrangell understood Hoonah was deadly from 3-point range, so trailing 10 points late in Saturday’s B Bracket semifinal,…
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Lady Crimson Bears out of tourney
Dreams of a state championship turn to learning experiences for most teams, and the 2017 Crimson Bear squads…
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Kake smokes Angoon in Masters semifinal
Partway through the second half of the Kake-Angoon Masters semifinal Friday afternoon, Rich Austin caught a break. Standing…