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Kyra Jenkins Hayes winds up for the pitch while Juneau-Douglas High School’s Elisa Fabrello waits attentively at third base during the ASAA Small Schools State Championship game, Saturday, June 3. (Sarah Manriquez | For the Juneau Empire)

Falcons repeat as state champs

Thank seniors Haleigh DiCarlo and Alondra Echiverri. Thank also Rachel Macaulay, Maxie Saceda-Hurt, Nina Fenumiai and Kyra Jenkins Hayes. These six players powered the Thunder… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2017
  • By by Nolin Ainsworth
Kyra Jenkins Hayes winds up for the pitch while Juneau-Douglas High School’s Elisa Fabrello waits attentively at third base during the ASAA Small Schools State Championship game, Saturday, June 3. (Sarah Manriquez | For the Juneau Empire)

Crimson Bears finish fourth at state

The need was the same as it was two days before — turn a double play. The Juneau-Douglas High School baseball team couldn’t do it… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain, Alondra Echiverri (22) sprints to first base Friday, June 3, at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Softball Small Schools State Softball Championships in the South Davis Park Complex in Fairbanks. (Sarah Manriquez | For the Juneau Empire)

Thunder Mountain perfect so far in state tournament

As of press time on Saturday, Thunder Mountain High School was a perfect 3-0 in the Alaska School Activities Association/First National Bank Alaska State Softball… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain, Alondra Echiverri (22) sprints to first base Friday, June 3, at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Softball Small Schools State Softball Championships in the South Davis Park Complex in Fairbanks. (Sarah Manriquez | For the Juneau Empire)
Morgan Balovich hits the ball to centerfield against North Pole, Friday, June 2, at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Softball Championships in Fairbanks. (Sarah Manriquez | For the Juneau Empire)

State softball: Meiners-less Crimson Bears win three in a row

The Juneau-Douglas High School softball team is crushing the competition so far in the Alaska School Activities Association/First National Bank Alaska State Softball Championships. The… Continue reading

Morgan Balovich hits the ball to centerfield against North Pole, Friday, June 2, at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Softball Championships in Fairbanks. (Sarah Manriquez | For the Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas’ Donavin McCurley is caught in a rundown. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)

Wolverines’ rallies doom Crimson Bears

The motivation was there; the execution wasn’t. For the third time in four years, South Anchorage High School prevented Juneau-Douglas High School from reaching the… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Donavin McCurley is caught in a rundown. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)
Luke Mallinger scores the Crimson Bears’ second run Thursday against South Anchorage at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Baseball Tournament. JDHS lost to South but defeated Colony on Friday. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)

Crimson Bears put up 20 runs in win over Colony

It’s hard to lose a baseball game when you hit the ball 17 times. The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears showed that in a 20-16 win over… Continue reading

Luke Mallinger scores the Crimson Bears’ second run Thursday against South Anchorage at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Baseball Tournament. JDHS lost to South but defeated Colony on Friday. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)
Addie Buss competes on the balance beam at the Yukon Gymnastics Championships in Whitehorse, Yukon, Sunday, May 28. (Tom Patrick | Yukon News)

Juneau gymnasts compete in Yukon’s capital

Southeast Alaska Gymnastics Academy (SAGA) gymnasts finished their competition season on Sunday at the Yukon Gymnastics Championships in Whitehorse, Yukon. Eva Miller was the highest… Continue reading

Addie Buss competes on the balance beam at the Yukon Gymnastics Championships in Whitehorse, Yukon, Sunday, May 28. (Tom Patrick | Yukon News)
Participants of the Juneau Golf Club’s Scramble Tournament pose for a picture at the Mendenhall Golf Course, Saturday, May 27. (Photo courtesy of Barb Whiting)

Over 50 turn out for Scramble Golf Tournament

The Juneau Golf Club hosted the Scramble Tournament on Saturday, May 27 at the Mendenhall Golf Course. A total of 21 teams of three competed… Continue reading

  • May 31, 2017
Participants of the Juneau Golf Club’s Scramble Tournament pose for a picture at the Mendenhall Golf Course, Saturday, May 27. (Photo courtesy of Barb Whiting)
The Juneau Junior Golf Club poses on the first green of the Mendenhall Golf Course. The club is recruiting youth ages 12-18 to its summer program that introduces the skills, rules and etiquette of golf to beginners. Left to right: Tom Daugherty, Henry Davis, Cody Mitchell, Arna Ellefson-Carnes, Connor Norman, Guy Thibodeau and Diane Mayer. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Local golfers looking for youth to play with this summer

Of the four teenagers standing outside the small blue Mendenhall Golf Course clubhouse, 16-year-old Connor Norman most fits the part of a youth golfer. Sporting… Continue reading

The Juneau Junior Golf Club poses on the first green of the Mendenhall Golf Course. The club is recruiting youth ages 12-18 to its summer program that introduces the skills, rules and etiquette of golf to beginners. Left to right: Tom Daugherty, Henry Davis, Cody Mitchell, Arna Ellefson-Carnes, Connor Norman, Guy Thibodeau and Diane Mayer. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Sitka takes regions, going to state with JDHS

The Juneau-Douglas High School baseball team is headed to the state tournament. JDHS, with starting pitcher Donavin McCurley, beat Thunder Mountain High School this weekend… Continue reading

  • May 30, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

JDHS girls tie 3-3 with West Anchorage

Last year, the Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team was bounced from the state tournament by a first-round loss to a physical West Anchorage squad.… Continue reading

JDHS girls fall to South in state semifinals

The Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team burned West Valley in the first round of the Alaska School Activities Association State Championships, but couldn’t keep… Continue reading

In this file photo from May 2016, Thunder Mountain High School’s Jonah Penrose rounds a turn during the Region V Track and Field Championships at TMHS. (Konrad Frank | Juneau Empire File)

Thunder Mountain boys finish ninth, girls 15th at state track meet

Thunder Mountain High School junior Jonah Penrose returned the Alaska School Activities Association/First National Bank Alaska State Track & Field Meet in the best shape… Continue reading

In this file photo from May 2016, Thunder Mountain High School’s Jonah Penrose rounds a turn during the Region V Track and Field Championships at TMHS. (Konrad Frank | Juneau Empire File)
The Thunder Mountain High School softball team hams it up for the camera after winning the Region V softball championship with a 17-11 win over Juneau-Douglas High School, Saturday, May 27, 2017, at Melvin Park. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Thunder Mountain rolls to Region V championship

It was all smiles, hugs and funny poses for pictures after Thunder Mountain High School defeated Juneau-Douglas 17-11 Saturday to win the Alaska School Activities… Continue reading

The Thunder Mountain High School softball team hams it up for the camera after winning the Region V softball championship with a 17-11 win over Juneau-Douglas High School, Saturday, May 27, 2017, at Melvin Park. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

JDHS boys suffer first-round knockout at state

A run at the soccer state championship wasn’t in the cards for the Juneau-Douglas High School boys this year. The Crimson Bears did everything they… Continue reading

Though eliminated, boys soccer goes out on top

They didn’t win the state tournament this year, but they did go out on top. The Juneau-Douglas High School boys soccer team notched their final… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain senior Zeb Storie (2) safely slides to second base while Petersburg freshman Thomas Durkin (3) waits for the ball Thursday, May 25, 2017, during Thunder Mountain’s 17-3 win against Petersburg in the Region V Baseball Tournament at Norman Walker Field in Ketchikan. (Taylor Balkom | Ketchikan Daily News)

Sitka blanks Crimson Bears, Falcons eliminate Kings

Through day two of the Region V Baseball Tournament in Ketchikan, all that was final was Petersburg and Ketchikan’s respective seasons. After eliminating Petersburg from… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain senior Zeb Storie (2) safely slides to second base while Petersburg freshman Thomas Durkin (3) waits for the ball Thursday, May 25, 2017, during Thunder Mountain’s 17-3 win against Petersburg in the Region V Baseball Tournament at Norman Walker Field in Ketchikan. (Taylor Balkom | Ketchikan Daily News)
Juneau-Douglas High School’s Leah Spargo pitches against Thunder Mountain in the Region V softball tournament Friday night at Melvin Park. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Falcons twice erase two-run deficits in win over JDHS

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Thunder Mountain High School shortstop Maxie Saceda-Hurt prevented a potential hit with some quick thinking and even quicker… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School’s Leah Spargo pitches against Thunder Mountain in the Region V softball tournament Friday night at Melvin Park. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Relay race to occupy three trails Saturday

Trails around Auke Lake will remain open to the public this Saturday, but those on the trail will need to keep their eyes and ears… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2017
Juneau-Douglas High School pitcher Leah Spargo throws to Skylar Hickok on Thursday in the Region V softball tournament, Thursday, May 25. The Crimson Bears defeated Ketchikan 10-3. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

JDHS surpasses Kayhi with four-run rally at Region V tournament

Coming into the Region V softball tournament on Thursday, each of the four games between the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears and Ketchikan Kings this season have… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School pitcher Leah Spargo throws to Skylar Hickok on Thursday in the Region V softball tournament, Thursday, May 25. The Crimson Bears defeated Ketchikan 10-3. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)