To mark the end of basketball season, the Empire is highlighting all four high school basketball teams. Read the TMHS boys' season review here; the JDHS girls' season… Continue reading
To mark the end of basketball season, the Empire is highlighting all four high school basketball teams. Read the TMHS girls' season review here; the JDHS… Continue reading
A purple dress and the nursery rhyme, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” Those two details stick out the most when Juneau-Douglas High School senior Laurie Balstad… Continue reading
Eaglecrest Skia Area’s entertaining spring send-off returns for the first time in three years this weekend. The Slush Cup, which has been canceled during last… Continue reading
Eight runners on the Juneau-Douglas High School Track and Field made history Saturday at the Don Holder Relays in Yakima, Washington. For the first time… Continue reading
The thermometer up the road at the Juneau International Airport read 41 degrees, but Friday night’s season-opening match between the Juneau-Douglas (1-0) and Thunder Mountain… Continue reading
Anchorage’s “The Dome,” an indoor track and turf field, was designed to conquer winter by providing a year-round, snow-free environment for athletes to train. But… Continue reading
The Juneau Trail Road Runners is hosting the Glacier 10-kilometer race this Saturday at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center parking lot. The race begins at… Continue reading
The Juneau-Douglas High School cheer team placed first out of four teams (JDHS, Kodiak, Nome-Beltz and Petersburg) in the 2017 Alaska Cheer State Championship Competition… Continue reading
Former Thunder Mountain High School swimming standout Kenny Fox received All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in Shenandoah, Texas. Fox… Continue reading
History pointed to Kake winning the game. History said Hoonah would have a chance, but Kake would win the 2017 Masters Bracket at the Gold… Continue reading
With 10 minutes left in the first half of Saturday’s W Bracket Championship, Hoonah scored to tie Haines at 12 points apiece. Then Hoonah stopped… Continue reading
Klukwan’s Jessie McGraw stood at the free-throw line, preparing to shoot the second of two foul shots. He wasn’t sure when the last time he… Continue reading
Though now a Hollywood star, Yakutat native and Gold Medal regular Martin Sensmeier didn’t expect a red carpet at the Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball… Continue reading
A defensive push in the game’s final two minutes saved the day for the Juneau Douglas Crimson Bears as they closed a 10-point deficit and… Continue reading
No one player on the James Gang (Juneau) team possesses the offensive skills of Metlakatla’s Willie Hayward. But when you combine Sean Joslyn’s shooting, Bill… Continue reading
Wrangell understood Hoonah was deadly from 3-point range, so trailing 10 points late in Saturday’s B Bracket semifinal, they tested their opponents’ accuracy from a… Continue reading
Dreams of a state championship turn to learning experiences for most teams, and the 2017 Crimson Bear squads are no exception. The ladies found that… Continue reading
Partway through the second half of the Kake-Angoon Masters semifinal Friday afternoon, Rich Austin caught a break. Standing just outside the 3-point line, Angoon mistakenly… Continue reading
Early in the second half of Tuesday’s Angoon-Yakutat women’s game at the Gold Medal Tournament, two opposing players collided as Angoon sought to push the… Continue reading
