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Sitka sophomore Clare Mullin and Haines senior Avari Getchell start the anchor leg of the Division II girls 4x400 relay after taking baton passes from Sitka freshman Natalie Hall and Haines sophomore Ari’el Godinez Long during the Region V Track & Field Championships. Sitka performed well at the state championship this weekend, earning a Division II title. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Sitka wins DII state track & field team title

Petersburg’s Cumps, Sitka’s Prussian top events

This combination image shows Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Etta Eller, Thunder Mountain High School senior Mallory Welling and Ketchikan High School senior Jason Lorig competing during the Region V Track & Field Championships Saturday May 20. All three fared well at the state championships. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Southeast Division I track stars battle at state

Ketchikan’s Lorig, JD’s Eller and TM’s Welling place high

Thunder Mountain High School senior Chase Darbonne wins the Division I boys long jump during the Region V Track & Field Championships, Saturday, at TMHS. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Pure Sole: To his father

You sir have a fine young man.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tobin Montalbo, far right, cheers his 4x400 teammates on as senior Robbie Gabel sprints to pass the baton to junior Wilder Dillingham in the Crimson Bears final event of the Region V Track & Field Championships, Saturday, at Thunder Mountain Field. JDHS defeated Ketchikan for the team title with this win. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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JDHS boys secure Region V track title with final event

Ketchikan’s Lorig earns Male Athlete of the Meet

Thunder Mountain High School senior Mallory Welling leads the field en route to winning the girls 100 meter hurdles during the Region V Track & Field Championships, Saturday, at TMHS. From left: Ketchikan junior Linnea Loretan, Welling, Juneau-Douglas junior Hannah Brennell and JDHS freshman Isabella Reyes-Boyer. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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Falcons girls nip Crimson Bears for DI track title

Welling honored as Female Athlete of the Meet

Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire Sitka High School senior Silas Demmert cruises to a win in the Division II boys 1,600-meter race.

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Sitka dominates DII at Region V Track & Field Championships

Wolves’ Silas Demmert, Clare Mullin named athletes of the meet

JDHS junior Brendan West wins the DI high jump as coach Jesse Stringer looks on during the Region V Track & Field Championships, Friday, at Thunder Mountain. The championships resume Saturday. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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JDHS girls, KHS boys lead regions early

Sitka boys and girls leading small schools

Thunder Mountain High School senior Mallory Welling stretches before a Falcons track practice on Wednesday. The Region V Track & Field Championships are Friday and Saturday at Falcons Field. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

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A late-season heat with capital city track stars

Region V Track and Field Championships begin this weekend at TMHS.

Izabelle Ith, second from left, poses with her Alaska High School Hall of Fame plaque. At left is ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland. Second from right is Jo Ann Day, who nominated Ith for the honor. At right is Alaska state Rep. Mike Cronk who presented Ith with a legislative citation. (Brad Potter / ASAA)

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Petersburg’s Izabelle Ith honored with Hall of Fame selection

Southeast athlete pushed Alaska competitors to their sporting limits.

Thunder Mountain High School senior Mallory Welling launches over a hurdle during the 300 meter hurdle prelims at the Capital Invitational Track and Field meet Friday evening. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau’s track and field season kicks off with Capital Invitational

The weekend meet was the first of the season.

The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School track teams held a meet at TMHS on April 30, 2021 as the track season gets going. (Courtesy photo / Dwayne Duskin)

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Track teams up and running for spring season

Athletes are excited to get competing, coaches say.