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Thunder Mountain High School’s Audrey Welling spikes the ball over the net earlier this season during a jamboree in Ketchikan. (Taylor Balkom | Ketchikan Daily News)

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Falcons volleyball cruises to Saturday win

The Thunder Mountain High School volleyball team took two games against the Ketchikan Kings this weekend. The Falcons…

Sibblings Jake, Kim and Peter Metcalfe reminisce over pervious Klondike Trail of ’98 International Road Relay races during an interview on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

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Klondike Road Relay runs in this Juneau family

Each group portrait follows the same pattern: two rows of middle-aged runners, big smiles, matching race shirts and…

In this Jan. 6 photo, instructor Scott Fischer helps Pradeep Chhabria, right, learn to ski during the World’s Largest Lesson at Eaglecrest Ski Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Eaglecrest passes now for sale

Season passes for Eaglecrest Ski Area are now on sale at the Eaglecrest website, at the mountain, and…

Participants in the annual Labor Day Fun Run pose outside the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center on Saturday. (Courtesy Photo)

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A different take on Labor Day

juneau empire About 40 runners turned out Saturday to race in the annual Juneau Family Health and Birth…

The new-look Thunder Mountain High School 200-yard medley relay team (L to R): Casey Hamilton, Bergen Davis, Spencer Holt, Chris Ray. The team retained three of its members from last year, when they won the event at the state championships at the Dimond Park Aquatics Center. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

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A perfect storm

The Thunder Mountain High School boys swimming team took third place at the state championships last season. During…

Juneau-Douglas High School sophomore Sadie Tuckwood sprints the final 100 meters of the Capital City Invitational, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Tuckwood won the Palmer Invitational on Saturday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

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Tuckwood wins her second meet of the season

Sophomore Sadie Tuckwood needed every inch of her 5-foot-4 frame to pull off a win Saturday. The 2016…

Thunder Mountain’s Bobby Cox (40) celebrate his team’s win as Juneau-Douglas’ quarterback Cooper Kriegmont is stopped shy of the goalline on the last play in overtime at TMHS on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. TMHS won 10-7 in overtime. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Babcock’s field goal lifts Falcons in overtime

Nothing could have prepared junior Jacob Babcock for his first high school football game Friday night. The lean…

Swimmers prepare to compete during a swim meet Saturday at the Augustus Brown Swimming Pool. (Konrad Frank | For the Juneau Empire)

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Falcons boys, Wolves girls win Juneau Invite

The Thunder Mountain High School swim team took first in seven of the 11 swimming events at the…

A young boy learns to skate at last year’s Discover Hockey Day at Treadwell Ice Arena. (Photo courtesy of Steve Quinn)

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Discover Hockey Day at Treadwell Ice Arena

The Juneau Douglas Ice Association on Saturday will sponsor Discover Hockey for youth looking to try hockey for…

New starting quarterback Max Wheat runs the ball during Juneau-Douglas High School varsity football practice at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017.

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Juneau-Douglas, Thunder Mountain square off tonight

All share the same town. On Friday night, they’ll share same football field, too. The first of two…

Labor Day weekend fun run is Saturday

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Labor Day weekend fun run is Saturday

JUNEAU EMPIRE The Juneau Family Health and Birth Center’s Labor Day Weekend Fun Run/Walk is Saturday, Sept. 2.…

Thunder Mountain’s Bergen Davis swims the boys 100-yard breaststroke race during the 2016 state championships at the Dimond Park Aquatics Center.

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First swim meet nears for Juneau teams

Don’t plan on swimming Friday night or Saturday afternoon at Augustus Brown Swimming Pool. There’ll be Wolves, Falcons…

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Capital City Invite community race

A community race was held prior to the running of the Capital City Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 29.…

Wendy Smiths, 40, rides Maraquise in a trot during a English style class Saturday, August 26, 2017. (Erin Laughlin | For the Juneau Empire)

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Fairweather Equitation Center brings back annual horse show

For Bella Smith, Fairweather Equitation Center is a home away from home. The 11-year-old spends three-plus hours a…

Juneau running back Liam Van Sickle gets tackled by several Kenai defenders, including James Siamani (25) and John Grossl (65) Saturday afternoon at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Joey Klecka | Peninsula Clarion)

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Crimson Bears shut out by Kenai Central, 27-0

Snap, run, score, repeat. A tough week of repetition will cure any football team of mistakes and errors,…

Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball player Leah Spargo practices on Aug. 23, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire.

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JDHS volleyball drops first two games at Nome

Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball will have to wait to get their first wins of the season as the…

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Coaching (non) dilemma

The Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball team is without a head coach this season. Yet the team hasn’t missed…

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Labor Day run

The Juneau Family Health and Birth Center is sponsoring a Labor Day fun run/walk on Saturday. The 5-mile…

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Color up for the color run

Color up for color run The Faith Community Christian School is hosting the Color Run on Saturday, Aug.…

Nome-Beltz downs JDHS spikers in opener

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Nome-Beltz downs JDHS spikers in opener

The Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball team lost in their season opener at Nome-Beltz High School tonight, falling 3-1…