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Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Little League: West Seattle ousts Juneau

The Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars were eliminated from the Northwest Regional Tournament in San Bernardino, California, on Tuesday night, falling to West Seattle,… Continue reading

Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)
‘Always give back’: Boozer returns for second annual b-ball clinic

‘Always give back’: Boozer returns for second annual b-ball clinic

The camp hadn’t officially begun on Tuesday morning but already the Juneau-Douglas High School gym was roaring. But the relentless drumming of basketballs from 150… Continue reading

‘Always give back’: Boozer returns for second annual b-ball clinic
Wesleyan University junior Ava Tompkins. (Courtesy Photo | Ava Tompkins)

Checking in with Ava Tompkins

It took some time, but 2016 Thunder Mountain High School graduate Ava Tompkins is now acclimated to playing NCAA Division III basketball. The Wesleyan University… Continue reading

Wesleyan University junior Ava Tompkins. (Courtesy Photo | Ava Tompkins)
Tom Karpstein, 70, talks Thursday, August 2, 2018, about his long baseball umpiring role in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A visit to the plate with 46-year umpiring veteran Tom Karpstein

Tom Karpstein, the Gastineau Channel Little League president and baseball umpire of 46 years, may have spent his last season behind the plate this summer.… Continue reading

Tom Karpstein, 70, talks Thursday, August 2, 2018, about his long baseball umpiring role in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Landry Dillingham, 10, outraces Alder Caouette, 10, at the finish line for third place in the Douglas Dirt Derby on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at Savikko Park in Douglas. The event raised around $6,000 for the American Diabetes Association. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Children race through Savikko Park for good cause

Reed Maier led for the whole time in the final race of Saturday’s Douglas Dirt Derby. Even as he crossed the finish line, though, he… Continue reading

Landry Dillingham, 10, outraces Alder Caouette, 10, at the finish line for third place in the Douglas Dirt Derby on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at Savikko Park in Douglas. The event raised around $6,000 for the American Diabetes Association. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Kimberly Campbell runs after finishing the biking leg of the 2018 Aukeman Triathlon at the University of Alaska Southeast . (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Record number turns out for Aukeman

Overcast, dry and 58 degrees, the conditions couldn’t have been much better for the 10th annual Aukeman Triathlon Saturday morning. Even Auke Lake, after weeks… Continue reading

Kimberly Campbell runs after finishing the biking leg of the 2018 Aukeman Triathlon at the University of Alaska Southeast . (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Aukeman celebrates 10th anniversary

The Aukeman Triathlon will be celebrating its 10th year anniversary on Saturday. The triathlon, which started by John Bursell and Tracy Rivera, consists of a… Continue reading

Carlos Boozer talks to Cooper Kriegmont at his basketball camp last August at the Juneau-Douglas High School gym. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Boozer to headline basketball camp

Juneau’s brightest basketball star is coming back to his hometown for the second consecutive year to host the Carlos Boozer Basketball Camp.

Carlos Boozer talks to Cooper Kriegmont at his basketball camp last August at the Juneau-Douglas High School gym. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Softball tourney to raise funds for local family

Softball tourney to raise funds for local family The 22nd annual Coed Softball Benefit Tournament is taking place next weekend and will be raising funds… Continue reading

Juneau Post 25 first baseman Kasey Watts celebrates the team’s state championship after the last out of the game against Dimond Post 21 on Tuesday at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Ludeman)

Juneau repeats as Legion state champs

Juneau Post 25 shutout Dimond Post 21, 7-0, to win their second consecutive American Legion state championship on Tuesday night at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage.… Continue reading

Juneau Post 25 first baseman Kasey Watts celebrates the team’s state championship after the last out of the game against Dimond Post 21 on Tuesday at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Ludeman)
The Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars pose with their state championship banner after defeating Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League, 5-3, on Monday evening at the Abbott-O-Rabbit Field Complex in Anchorage. (Courtesy Photo | David Buss)

Little League: Majors advance to Northwest regional after state tourney sweep

The Juneau Major All-Stars pitching shined in the District 2 championship game last Tuesday. It was similarly remarkable in three wins at the Alaska state… Continue reading

The Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars pose with their state championship banner after defeating Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League, 5-3, on Monday evening at the Abbott-O-Rabbit Field Complex in Anchorage. (Courtesy Photo | David Buss)
Carolyn Mitchell and her daughter, Connie Deverill, stop to drink and eat something during a marathon coordinated by Mainly Marathons at Mendenhall River Community School on Thursday, July 26, 2018. For Mitchell, 81, it was her 175th marathon. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

No slowin’ Carolyn: Kansas City woman completes third marathon tour of country

It’s almost 3 p.m. on Thursday and 81-year-old Carolyn Mitchell breaks at an aid station in the back of Mendenhall River Community School. She and… Continue reading

Carolyn Mitchell and her daughter, Connie Deverill, stop to drink and eat something during a marathon coordinated by Mainly Marathons at Mendenhall River Community School on Thursday, July 26, 2018. For Mitchell, 81, it was her 175th marathon. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Marcos Yadao, of Juneau-Douglas High School, works on a footwork and tackling drill run by his father, Vince, during Juneau Football practice at Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau co-op football season starts

Wednesday marked the official start of the high school football season. Unlike the past nine seasons, players from Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School were… Continue reading

Marcos Yadao, of Juneau-Douglas High School, works on a footwork and tackling drill run by his father, Vince, during Juneau Football practice at Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday, July 26, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Post 25’s Philip Wall pitches against South Post 4 in the American Legion state tournament at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage on Saturday. Juneau won 6-3. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Ludeman)

Legion baseball: Juneau eliminates South

Juneau Post 25’s debut in the American Legion Alaska State Tournament on Friday didn’t go as planned. But thanks to a 6-3 win over South… Continue reading

Juneau Post 25’s Philip Wall pitches against South Post 4 in the American Legion state tournament at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage on Saturday. Juneau won 6-3. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Ludeman)
Nicole Gorle, 27, high fives a spectator while finishing the Juneau Half Marathon on Saturday at Savikko Park. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Juneau Marathon & Half Marathon Results

Over 200 runners took to North Douglas Highway on Saturday for the Juneau Marathon and Half Marathon. Race director Joshua Musson crossed the tape first… Continue reading

Nicole Gorle, 27, high fives a spectator while finishing the Juneau Half Marathon on Saturday at Savikko Park. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Juneau Post 25 first baseman Olin Rawson and Eagle River’s Orazio Ramos in Juneau’s final home game of the season on Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Courtesy Photo | Heather Holt)

State tournament preview: Juneau Post 25 looks to continue dominance on big stage

At the beginning of the season, Juneau Post 25 coach Joe Tompkins asked his team to write down a team goal. Virtually all of his… Continue reading

Juneau Post 25 first baseman Olin Rawson and Eagle River’s Orazio Ramos in Juneau’s final home game of the season on Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Courtesy Photo | Heather Holt)
Chloe Casperson lays down a bunt against Pendleton, Oregon, in the Little League West Region Softball Tournament at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday. (Courtesy Photo | Gabe Strong)

Little League: Oregon eliminates Juneau from regional tournament

The Juneau Major Softball All-Stars couldn’t recover from a third-inning 8-0 deficit and fell 9-5 to Oregon’s Pendleton Little League in the West Region Softball… Continue reading

Chloe Casperson lays down a bunt against Pendleton, Oregon, in the Little League West Region Softball Tournament at Al Houghton Stadium in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday. (Courtesy Photo | Gabe Strong)

Frontier Gifts wins at Dustball tournament in Whitehorse

Juneau’s Frontier Gifts won the Women’s Division 3 title at the Dustball Invitational Slo-Pitch Tournament in Whitehorse. The tournament began on Thursday, July 12 and… Continue reading

Gastineau Channel’s Thomas Baxter is caught trying to steal home by Ketchikan’s Colby Hanchey in the second inning of the Alaska Major Baseball District 2 Championship Game at Miller Field on Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Little League: Majors capture district title on extra-innings walk-off

The Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Stars averaged 13 runs per game in the Alaska District 2 tournament when they took Miller Field on Tuesday… Continue reading

Gastineau Channel’s Thomas Baxter is caught trying to steal home by Ketchikan’s Colby Hanchey in the second inning of the Alaska Major Baseball District 2 Championship Game at Miller Field on Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The Gastineau Channel Little League Major Softball all-stars pose with a state championships banner after defeating Anchorage’s Abbott-O-Rabbit, 7-5, to win the state championship on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Melvin Park. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)

Juneau bests Montana in West Regional tournament

Kiah Yadao recorded 10 strikeouts and Juneau avoided elimination from the Little League West Region Softball Tournament on Tuesday in San Bernardino, California. The Gastineau… Continue reading

The Gastineau Channel Little League Major Softball all-stars pose with a state championships banner after defeating Anchorage’s Abbott-O-Rabbit, 7-5, to win the state championship on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Melvin Park. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire File)