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Micah Grigg, a Thunder Mountain High School graduate, will be swimming for Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina in the fall, signing with the school’s team this spring. (Courtesy photo | Micah Grigg)

Two members of Juneau’s swim club are college-bound

North Carolina and Fairbanks are a little further than a 1650-yard race away.

Micah Grigg, a Thunder Mountain High School graduate, will be swimming for Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina in the fall, signing with the school’s team this spring. (Courtesy photo | Micah Grigg)
JDHS girls soccer coaches bid farewell to seniors

JDHS girls soccer coaches bid farewell to seniors

Eight seniors are recognized.

JDHS girls soccer coaches bid farewell to seniors
Braden Jenkins has committed to playing college basketball at Luther College. (Courtesy photo | John Blasco)

Thunder Mountain trio signs to play college basketball

The last time three players signed in one year was 2014.

Braden Jenkins has committed to playing college basketball at Luther College. (Courtesy photo | John Blasco)
Matthew Quinto, a Thunder Mountain High School student, takes a shot at the one-foot high kick as members of Juneau’s Native Youth Olympic team compete against Whitehorse’s Team Yukon in a traditional games competition over livestreaming video at the University of Alaska Southeast rec center on March 17, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Traditional games athletes find new way to compete amid distancing

Far away from each, teams still found a way to be close.

Matthew Quinto, a Thunder Mountain High School student, takes a shot at the one-foot high kick as members of Juneau’s Native Youth Olympic team compete against Whitehorse’s Team Yukon in a traditional games competition over livestreaming video at the University of Alaska Southeast rec center on March 17, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
State basketball tournament canceled

State basketball tournament canceled

Their season was abruptly truncated by coronavirus measures.

State basketball tournament canceled
Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File Kendyl Carson (center) looks to pass against Skylar Tuckwood (right) during girls varsity basketball practice at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on, Dec. 9.

JDHS and TMHS girls wrap up regular season with cross-town rival match

With TMHS two players down, they faced a steep task.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File Kendyl Carson (center) looks to pass against Skylar Tuckwood (right) during girls varsity basketball practice at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on, Dec. 9.
Swimmers from the Glacier Swimming Club ran roughshod over the competition at the Alaska Age Group Championships on Feb. 14-15, setting a record for the most points scored by a single team and winning the meet handily. (Courtesy photo | For Glacier Swimming Club)

Glacier Swim Club shatters records at meet in Ketchikan

It went swimmingly.

Swimmers from the Glacier Swimming Club ran roughshod over the competition at the Alaska Age Group Championships on Feb. 14-15, setting a record for the most points scored by a single team and winning the meet handily. (Courtesy photo | For Glacier Swimming Club)
Juneau-Douglas goaltender Cody Mitchell turns to see the puck sliding into the net during a Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 hockey game against Homer High School at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Homer skates over Juneau-Douglas

The Homer hockey team skated over fellow Railbelt Conference team Juneau-Douglas on Friday, winning 8-0 at the Kevin Bell Arena. Homer is set to play… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas goaltender Cody Mitchell turns to see the puck sliding into the net during a Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 hockey game against Homer High School at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Photos: Juneau Football Takes on Wasilla

Photos: Juneau Football Takes on Wasilla

See scenes from the shellacking.

Photos: Juneau Football Takes on Wasilla
Photos: Princess Cruises Capital City Classic basketball tournament

Photos: Princess Cruises Capital City Classic basketball tournament

Action from the tournament.

Photos: Princess Cruises Capital City Classic basketball tournament