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Perseverance pays off for JDHS state tennis

Perseverance pays off for JDHS state tennis

The first day of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Tennis State Championships was not all too kind to Juneau-Douglas High School. Despite going 1-4 in… Continue reading

Perseverance pays off for JDHS state tennis
Thunder Mountain’s Letasiilemilion Fenumiai, left, hits against Sitka’s Joei Vidad, center, and Abby Forrester at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Thunder Mountain won 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-16) (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Falcons volleyball win nail-biter over rivals

The Thunder Mountain High School volleyball team defeated Juneau-Douglas High School for the second straight night on Saturday at TMHS. Junior Tasi Fenumiai had 14… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Letasiilemilion Fenumiai, left, hits against Sitka’s Joei Vidad, center, and Abby Forrester at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Thunder Mountain won 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-16) (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Class of the league: Buckeyes capture JYFL championship

Class of the league: Buckeyes capture JYFL championship

The Juneau Youth Football League Junior Division Buckeyes capped an undefeated season with a 38-6 win over the Gators on Saturday afternoon at Adair-Kennedy Memorial… Continue reading

Class of the league: Buckeyes capture JYFL championship
Thunder Mountain rallies past JDHS

Thunder Mountain rallies past JDHS

The Region V volleyball front runners met Friday night before several hundred fans at Juneau-Douglas High School. Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain were a combined 16-1… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain rallies past JDHS
Middle school runners take over Treadwell

Middle school runners take over Treadwell

The race for first place in Thursday’s Treadwell Middle School Cross Country Meet came down to the wire. Thirteen-year-old Skylar Tuckwood, of Dzantik’i Heeni Middle… Continue reading

Middle school runners take over Treadwell
Week 4 Volleyball Standings

Week 4 Volleyball Standings

Juneau Parks & Recreation Week 4 Volleyball Standings.

Week 4 Volleyball Standings
Juneau United’s Hansel Hinckle reaches for the ball as Bartlett defender Josh Siania closes in at Chugiak High School on Saturday. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)

‘A whole different animal’: Coach reflects on Juneau United’s inaugural season

Juneau United coach Randy Quinto called defensive end Puna Toutaiolepo and wide receiver Hansel Hinckle the unsung leaders of his team this season. Not unsung… Continue reading

Juneau United’s Hansel Hinckle reaches for the ball as Bartlett defender Josh Siania closes in at Chugiak High School on Saturday. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)
JDHS tennis given tough state draws

JDHS tennis given tough state draws

The Alaska School Activities Association released the tennis state championship brackets Monday. Juneau-Douglas High School senior Erica Hurtte nabbed the No. 2 seed in the… Continue reading

JDHS tennis given tough state draws
Juneau-Douglas’ Sadie Tuckwood leads South Anchorage’s Ava Earl in the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Division I girls state cross country meet at the Bartlett High School running trails on Saturday. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)

JDHS girls XC claim first state championship in 23 years

The Juneau-Douglas High School girls cross country team completed the leap of a lifetime on Saturday afternoon at Bartlett High School. A year after finishing… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Sadie Tuckwood leads South Anchorage’s Ava Earl in the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Division I girls state cross country meet at the Bartlett High School running trails on Saturday. (Michael Dinneen | For the Juneau Empire)
JDHS boys swim away with title

JDHS boys swim away with title

The Juneau-Douglas High School boys team swept the 50-yard freestyle and won the 200-yard medley relay in dominant fashion on the second day of the… Continue reading

JDHS boys swim away with title
Photos: Juneau United vs. Bartlett

Photos: Juneau United vs. Bartlett

Juneau United’s season drew to a close on Saturday night with a 65-12 loss to Bartlett High School in Anchorage. The unified football team finishes… Continue reading

Photos: Juneau United vs. Bartlett
JDHS, TMHS spikers sweep Southeast foes

JDHS, TMHS spikers sweep Southeast foes

In the final weekend before their long-anticipated series together, the Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain volleyball teams completed two-game sweeps against Southeast counterparts Petersburg and Ketchikan… Continue reading

JDHS, TMHS spikers sweep Southeast foes
Crimson Bears sink Vikings

Crimson Bears sink Vikings

One team was just beginning its season, the other already more than 10 games in, but Friday night’s Juneau-Douglas-Petersburg volleyball matchup still managed to be… Continue reading

Crimson Bears sink Vikings
JDHS boys edge Thunder Mountain in Friday swim meet

JDHS boys edge Thunder Mountain in Friday swim meet

Spencer Holt and Jessica Davis scored a pair of individual titles on the first day of the Juneau Invitational swimming meet Friday at Dimond Park… Continue reading

JDHS boys edge Thunder Mountain in Friday swim meet
<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit"><strong>Michael Penn</strong> | Juneau Empire</span>                                Senior Tyler Weldon swims during Juneau-Douglas High School swim practice at Augustus Brown Swimming Pool on Wednesday.

Southeast swim meet this weekend

The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School swim and dive teams’ home debut and finale is this weekend. The Juneau Invitational takes place at 6… Continue reading

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit"><strong>Michael Penn</strong> | Juneau Empire</span>                                Senior Tyler Weldon swims during Juneau-Douglas High School swim practice at Augustus Brown Swimming Pool on Wednesday.
JDHS heads to state meet with high hopes

JDHS heads to state meet with high hopes

The state cross country meet is Saturday at Bartlett High School in Anchorage and the Region V champion Juneau-Douglas High School is ready. The Division… Continue reading

JDHS heads to state meet with high hopes
Juneau’s Rhea wins WNBA championship with Seattle Storm

Juneau’s Rhea wins WNBA championship with Seattle Storm

Talisa Rhea remembers going to Seattle Storm games as a wide-eyed teenager with big hoop dreams. She didn’t know at the time that one day… Continue reading

Juneau’s Rhea wins WNBA championship with Seattle Storm
Longtime basketball official heads south

Longtime basketball official heads south

Mike Kelly’s youngest son graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School last spring as one of the school’s all-time leading scorers and rebounders. Despite once being likened… Continue reading

Longtime basketball official heads south
Juneau United’s quarterback Cooper Kriegmont runs against Colony at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Senior Night Football Photos: Juneau United vs. Colony

Pictures of Senior Night and game action of Juneau United against Colony High School.

Juneau United’s quarterback Cooper Kriegmont runs against Colony at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School’s Annika Schwartz, left, and Trinity Jackson compete in the Region V Cross Country Running Championships Division I race on the Treadwell Mine Historic Trails on Saturday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Players of the Week: Annika Schwartz and Trinity Jackson

Annika Schwartz and Trinity Jackson are the Juneau Empire’s players of the week. The Juneau-Douglas High School freshmen helped the Crimson Bears sweep the top-five… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School’s Annika Schwartz, left, and Trinity Jackson compete in the Region V Cross Country Running Championships Division I race on the Treadwell Mine Historic Trails on Saturday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)