Sports

The Juneau Huskies, seen here taking the field for the second half of an Aug. 24 home game against Service High School, prevailed in a road trip game Friday night in Bishop, California, defeating Bishop Union High School 17-6. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Juneau defeats Bishop Union High School 17-6 as lots of players make lots of key plays

Huskies survive as the fittest in “caveman football” game during California road trip.

 

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls lead the pack during the season-opening cross country meet at the state fairgrounds in Haines on Aug. 31, 2024. (Lex Treinen / For the Chilkat Valley News)

Bell, Hansen, lead Haines at season opener meet against powerhouse Juneau-Douglas

JDHS boys and girls both take nine of top 10 spots at Haines Invitational Cross-Country Meet.

 

Florida State University graduate student Tyler Hunt scans a rock that contains several dinosaur footprints during a recent trip on the upper Colville River. (Patrick Druckenmiller, UA Museum of the North)

Alaska Science Forum: The lost world of northern dinosaurs

On a recent river trip in northern Alaska, scientists from the University of Alaska Museum of the North found a lost world, a time of… Continue reading

 

Caleb Ziegenfuss (left) looks to pass for the Juneau Huskies during Saturday’s road game against South Anchorage High School. (Screenshot from Juneau Huskies Football livestream)

Juneau fumbles away opportunities in 42-0 loss to Anchorage South

Three first-half Huskies turnovers allow hometown Wolverines to break open close game.

Caleb Ziegenfuss (left) looks to pass for the Juneau Huskies during Saturday’s road game against South Anchorage High School. (Screenshot from Juneau Huskies Football livestream)
A willow rose develops in late summer. (Photo by Mary F. Willson)

On the Trails: Bird activity, willow roses

I haven’t seen much bird activity along my mid-August trails recently, but here at home there is always something going on. The suet block, seed… Continue reading

A willow rose develops in late summer. (Photo by Mary F. Willson)
Jayden Johnson (4) eludes a Service High School tackler while running a fake punt in for a touchdown during the first quarter of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s first home game of the season Saturday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Juneau’s Jayden Johnson named Alaska Sports Report’s Athlete of the Week

Senior for Huskies had 58 yards receiving, 58 rushing, 55 passing and two TDs in win against Service.

Jayden Johnson (4) eludes a Service High School tackler while running a fake punt in for a touchdown during the first quarter of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s first home game of the season Saturday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Just beyond the beauty of Alaska is the harshness of reality that brings out the best — and the ridiculous — in us as residents. (Photo by Jeff Lund)

I Went to the Woods: Community anxiety cycle in Ketchikan after landslide

I felt like a lab rat pawing the lever. Click. Click. Click. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. It’s normal to want to know about a tragedy. You… Continue reading

Just beyond the beauty of Alaska is the harshness of reality that brings out the best — and the ridiculous — in us as residents. (Photo by Jeff Lund)
A medium-sized chiton commonly known as black katy can sometimes reach a length of 12 centimeters. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)

On the Trails: A diversity of eyes

This essay was launched by reading an almost unintelligible (to me) scientific paper about chiton eyes. Nevertheless, that paper led to others, and here I… Continue reading

A medium-sized chiton commonly known as black katy can sometimes reach a length of 12 centimeters. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé linemen Ricky Tupou, (77), Jonah Mahle (54), Walter Haube-Law (55) and Benny Zukas (58) block for Ethan Van Kirk (3) during Saturday’s game against Service High School at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Huskies run over Service 48-6 in season home opener

Offensive line plays “best game in more than a year” as JDHS overcomes injury to starting QB.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé linemen Ricky Tupou, (77), Jonah Mahle (54), Walter Haube-Law (55) and Benny Zukas (58) block for Ethan Van Kirk (3) during Saturday’s game against Service High School at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Juneau Huskies players face off against each other during practice Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s game against Service High School at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Juneau Huskies enter first home game of season with key players who are stronger, faster and more confident

After opening loss against East Anchorage, football team sets sights on beating Service High School.

Juneau Huskies players face off against each other during practice Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s game against Service High School at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Phillip Wilson (blue jacket) and Dan Mann stand on a rock outcrop that was scoured by floodwaters a few centuries ago when Black Rapids Glacier — far in the distance — advanced to dam the Delta River. (Photo by Ned Rozell)

Alaska Science Forum: The galloping glacier’s recent dramas

LACK RAPIDS OF THE DELTA RIVER — If we climb high enough above this tumble of gray water, we can see a wedge of blue-white… Continue reading

Phillip Wilson (blue jacket) and Dan Mann stand on a rock outcrop that was scoured by floodwaters a few centuries ago when Black Rapids Glacier — far in the distance — advanced to dam the Delta River. (Photo by Ned Rozell)
Juneau high school students and alumni take off from the starting line in the women’s 5K race of the Sayéik Invitational at Savikko Park on Saturday morning. The unofficial meet was the first event of the season for the cross-country team newly consolidated Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Alumni go back to school to take on JDHS cross-country team in season-opening 5K

More than 60 students from consolidated high school team run against adults at Sayéik Invitational.

Juneau high school students and alumni take off from the starting line in the women’s 5K race of the Sayéik Invitational at Savikko Park on Saturday morning. The unofficial meet was the first event of the season for the cross-country team newly consolidated Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Red elderberry is toxic to humans, but birds consume the fruits readily. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)

On the Trails: Late summer fruits — lots of questions

Mid-August and the berry crops of wild currants are ripe. The stink currant (reportedly so-called for the smell of crushed leaves) sometimes bears large crops… Continue reading

Red elderberry is toxic to humans, but birds consume the fruits readily. (Photo by Bob Armstrong)
The Juneau High School Huskies try to convert a 4th-and-long situation on the road against Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School on Saturday. (Screenshot from Juneau Huskies Football livestream)

Juneau Huskies lose season opener on road to East Anchorage 22-6

Thunderbirds score TDs on opening two drives before back-and-forth battle the rest of the game.

The Juneau High School Huskies try to convert a 4th-and-long situation on the road against Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School on Saturday. (Screenshot from Juneau Huskies Football livestream)
Ashley Murphy and Arianna Workman run toward the Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Dei Trail in Cancer Connection’s 33rd annual Beat the Odds: A Race Against Cancer on Saturday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

More than 300 people take on the course against cancer in 33rd annual Beat the Odds race

Participants in 5K run and two-mile walk raise funds for Juneau’s Cancer Connection.

Ashley Murphy and Arianna Workman run toward the Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Dei Trail in Cancer Connection’s 33rd annual Beat the Odds: A Race Against Cancer on Saturday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
A piece of obsidian rock sits on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. William Healey Dall collected the rock in 1868 near the Nowitna River in Interior Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Rasic)

Alaska Science Forum: The recent history of a black rock

In June of 1867 — a few months before Alaska would become part of the United States with the transfer of $7.2 million to Russia… Continue reading

A piece of obsidian rock sits on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. William Healey Dall collected the rock in 1868 near the Nowitna River in Interior Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Rasic)
For the author the suspense of checking shrimp pots begins with finding the buoy, not pulling the pot. (Screenshot from video by Jeff Lund)

I Went to the Woods: Moment of truth

“Is that our buoy?” Terror. What is it doing there? It’s supposed to be around the rocky corner in a little nook protected from the… Continue reading

For the author the suspense of checking shrimp pots begins with finding the buoy, not pulling the pot. (Screenshot from video by Jeff Lund)
The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cross-country team runs toward the Under Thunder Trail from Floyd Dryden Middle School on Monday evening for a team practice. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

Juneau cross-country team runs into the new school year

Season takes off with alumni race against team from consolidated high school.

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cross-country team runs toward the Under Thunder Trail from Floyd Dryden Middle School on Monday evening for a team practice. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
Recently emerged toadlets still have their tadpole tails. (Photo by Bob Armstrong).

On the Trails: Visiting Gustavus and Glacier Bay

I hadn’t been over there for several years, and it was time to refresh some old memories of forest walks and boat or kayak trips… Continue reading

Recently emerged toadlets still have their tadpole tails. (Photo by Bob Armstrong).
A runner nears the end of the Mount Roberts Trail during the Nifty Fifty Race on Saturday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Running 50K up and down Juneau’s mountains as a warmup? Yes, for some Nifty Fifty racers

Some of this year’s 14 participants in race with 5,000 ft. of elevation gain have even loftier goals.

A runner nears the end of the Mount Roberts Trail during the Nifty Fifty Race on Saturday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)