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The Midnight Suns 12U baseball team. Back row (Left to right): coach Randy Quinto, Antone Araujo, Eli Crupi, Thomas Baxter, Christian Nelson, Kaleb Campbell, Kaeden Quinto, Kasen Ludeman, manager Jeremy Ludeman, coach Jason Hart. Front row: Samuel Lockhart, Ezra Vidal, Kean Buss, Riley Duncan, Liam Hart. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Ludeman)

Midnight Suns bring A Game to Cooperstown

The Midnight Suns 12U baseball team didn’t back down to anyone at the Cooperstown Dreams Park tournament. After winning four of their first seven games… Continue reading

The Midnight Suns 12U baseball team. Back row (Left to right): coach Randy Quinto, Antone Araujo, Eli Crupi, Thomas Baxter, Christian Nelson, Kaleb Campbell, Kaeden Quinto, Kasen Ludeman, manager Jeremy Ludeman, coach Jason Hart. Front row: Samuel Lockhart, Ezra Vidal, Kean Buss, Riley Duncan, Liam Hart. (Courtesy Photo | Jeremy Ludeman)
The Gastineau Channel Little League Major Softball all-stars host the Alaska District 2 tournament starting Friday at Melvin Park. Front row (Left to Right): Kara Strong, Gracie Strickler, Kiah Yadao, Mila Hargrave, Saelyr Hunt, Remi Starks, Jack Lovejoy. Middle row: Amira Andrews, Ruby Davis, Tatum Billings, Jenna Dobson, Chloe Casperson, Tristan Oliva. Back row: coach Jana Heard, manager Nicole Adair, coach Mark Heard. (Courtesy Photo | Lexie Razor)

Weekend preview: Little League and Rainball softball in action

Two softball tournaments are coming to Juneau this week. The Alaska District 2 Major Softball Championships and 43rd annual Jamie Parsons Rainball Softball Tournament both… Continue reading

The Gastineau Channel Little League Major Softball all-stars host the Alaska District 2 tournament starting Friday at Melvin Park. Front row (Left to Right): Kara Strong, Gracie Strickler, Kiah Yadao, Mila Hargrave, Saelyr Hunt, Remi Starks, Jack Lovejoy. Middle row: Amira Andrews, Ruby Davis, Tatum Billings, Jenna Dobson, Chloe Casperson, Tristan Oliva. Back row: coach Jana Heard, manager Nicole Adair, coach Mark Heard. (Courtesy Photo | Lexie Razor)
Aaron Hull, 9, races in the Soapbox Challenge down St. Ann’s Avenue on Wednesday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Soapbox Challenge thrill for youth

For 9-year-old Aaron Hull, racing in the Soapbox Challenge is by-and-large a good time. “It’s a little bit scary,” Hull said of starting down a… Continue reading

  • Jul 4, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
  • Local News
Aaron Hull, 9, races in the Soapbox Challenge down St. Ann’s Avenue on Wednesday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Aaron Hull, 9, races in the Soapbox Challenge down St. Ann’s Avenue on Wednesday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Soapbox Challenge thrill for youth

For 9-year-old Aaron Hull, racing in the Soapbox Challenge is by-and-large a good time. “It’s a little bit scary,” Hull said of starting down a… Continue reading

Aaron Hull, 9, races in the Soapbox Challenge down St. Ann’s Avenue on Wednesday. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Zach Bursell sprints to the finish line of the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile, which took place just before the start of the Juneau Fourth of July Parade on Wednesday morning. Bursell placed first overall and set a new course record in the mile. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Records fall at the Frick Mile

Zach Bursell and Beth Gollin finished their Fourth of July $100 richer. The duo set new race records in the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile, which… Continue reading

  • Jul 4, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
Zach Bursell sprints to the finish line of the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile, which took place just before the start of the Juneau Fourth of July Parade on Wednesday morning. Bursell placed first overall and set a new course record in the mile. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Zach Bursell sprints to the finish line of the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile, which took place just before the start of the Juneau Fourth of July Parade on Wednesday morning. Bursell placed first overall and set a new course record in the mile. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Records fall at the Frick Mile

Zach Bursell and Beth Gollin finished their Fourth of July $100 richer. The duo set new race records in the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile, which… Continue reading

Zach Bursell sprints to the finish line of the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile, which took place just before the start of the Juneau Fourth of July Parade on Wednesday morning. Bursell placed first overall and set a new course record in the mile. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Gastineau Channel Little League shortstop Kaia Smith tags out Ketchikan Little League’s Charlie King on Tuesday during Game 2 of a best-of-five series in the Alaska Little League District 2 Junior Softball Tournament at Dudley Field in Ketchikan. (Dustin Safranek | Ketchikan Daily News)

Walk-offs plague junior all-stars

After two walk-off losses, the Gastineau Channel Little League all-stars find themselves on the brink of elimination in the Alaska District 2 Junior Softball Tournament.… Continue reading

  • Jul 4, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
Gastineau Channel Little League shortstop Kaia Smith tags out Ketchikan Little League’s Charlie King on Tuesday during Game 2 of a best-of-five series in the Alaska Little League District 2 Junior Softball Tournament at Dudley Field in Ketchikan. (Dustin Safranek | Ketchikan Daily News)
Kayakers begin the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon on Sunday in Mosquito Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Derek Poinsette)

Juneau duo, solo competitor victorious in Chilkat Challenge

Juneau was well-represented in the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon on Sunday in Haines. Juneau fielded five teams (two and three-person) and four solo competitors for the… Continue reading

  • Jul 3, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
Kayakers begin the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon on Sunday in Mosquito Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Derek Poinsette)
Kayakers begin the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon on Sunday in Mosquito Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Derek Poinsette)

Juneau duo, solo competitor victorious in Chilkat Challenge

Juneau was well-represented in the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon on Sunday in Haines. Juneau fielded five teams (two and three-person) and four solo competitors for the… Continue reading

Kayakers begin the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon on Sunday in Mosquito Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Derek Poinsette)
Cyclists ride in the Eagle Beach Bike Relay Race on Saturday. (Courtesy Photo | Suzanne McGee)

Eagle Beach Relay Results

Three dozen cyclists competed in the Eagle Beach Bike Relay Race on Saturday.

  • Jul 3, 2018
  • Juneau Empire
Cyclists ride in the Eagle Beach Bike Relay Race on Saturday. (Courtesy Photo | Suzanne McGee)
Ciera Kelly, a Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, talks Friday about her swimming career at Washington State University where she will return as a senior in the fall. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Checking in with Ciera Kelly

Ciera Kelly, a pre-dentistry student and swimmer at Washington State University, has thrived in her three years in Pullman, Washington. The 2015 Juneau-Douglas High School… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
Ciera Kelly, a Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, talks Friday about her swimming career at Washington State University where she will return as a senior in the fall. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Yukon Wide Adventures pulls their voyageur canoe ashore on Friday evening in Dawson City, Yukon. The team finished the race first overall and first in the voyageur canoe category. (Courtesy Photo | Eva Holland)

Canadian, UK teams claim top spots at Yukon River Quest

For the second year in a row, Yukon Wide Adventures finished first overall at the Yukon River Quest. The six-person canoe team made up of… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • Juneau Empire
Yukon Wide Adventures pulls their voyageur canoe ashore on Friday evening in Dawson City, Yukon. The team finished the race first overall and first in the voyageur canoe category. (Courtesy Photo | Eva Holland)
Ciera Kelly, a Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, talks Friday about her swimming career at Washington State University where she will return as a senior in the fall. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Checking in with Ciera Kelly

Ciera Kelly, a pre-dentistry student and swimmer at Washington State University, has thrived in her three years in Pullman, Washington. The 2015 Juneau-Douglas High School… Continue reading

Ciera Kelly, a Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, talks Friday about her swimming career at Washington State University where she will return as a senior in the fall. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Yukon Wide Adventures pulls their voyageur canoe ashore on Friday evening in Dawson City, Yukon. The team finished the race first overall and first in the voyageur canoe category. (Courtesy Photo | Eva Holland)

Canadian, UK teams claim top spots at Yukon River Quest

For the second year in a row, Yukon Wide Adventures finished first overall at the Yukon River Quest. The six-person canoe team made up of… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
Yukon Wide Adventures pulls their voyageur canoe ashore on Friday evening in Dawson City, Yukon. The team finished the race first overall and first in the voyageur canoe category. (Courtesy Photo | Eva Holland)

Eagle Beach Relay Results

Correction: An earlier version of the story stated the Eaglecrest Time Trial is this Friday. The time trial is Friday, July 13. The article has… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
The Gastineau Channel Little League Junior Softball all-star team poses in front of the whale statue downtown. (Courtesy Photo | Lexie Razor)

Junior all-stars prep for district tournament

The Gastineau Channel Little League Junior Softball all-star team begins the District 2 Junior Softball Tournament on Monday in Ketchikan. The Juneau team will play… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2018
  • Juneau Empire
The Gastineau Channel Little League Junior Softball all-star team poses in front of the whale statue downtown. (Courtesy Photo | Lexie Razor)
Mark Neidhold, left, starts his 12-mile ride as Jamie Bursell, right, and others make the transition from swimming to bicycling during their triathlon camp at the University of Alaska Southeast in July 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Aukeman camp gearing up

It’s not too late to get in shape for August’s Aukeman Triathlon. High Cadence Triathlon Training, headed up by Jamie Bursell, is putting on the… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
Mark Neidhold, left, starts his 12-mile ride as Jamie Bursell, right, and others make the transition from swimming to bicycling during their triathlon camp at the University of Alaska Southeast in July 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Legion baseball: Juneau takes down South

Legion baseball: Juneau takes down South

With one game still to play, Juneau Post 25 is a perfect 5-0 on its road trip to Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. Akin to… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
Legion baseball: Juneau takes down South
Legion baseball: Juneau takes down South

Legion baseball: Juneau takes down South

With one game still to play, Juneau Post 25 is a perfect 5-0 on its road trip to Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. Akin to… Continue reading

Legion baseball: Juneau takes down South
Nolan Harvey trains at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center on Tuesday. Harvey is just one of two swimmers on Team Alaska competing in the Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle next week. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau swimmer headed to Seattle to compete in US Special Olympics

One of Nolan Harvey’s favorite parts of the Special Olympics doesn’t actually take place at the Special Olympics itself. It’s what comes afterward, when he… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2018
  • By Nolin Ainsworth Juneau Empire
Nolan Harvey trains at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center on Tuesday. Harvey is just one of two swimmers on Team Alaska competing in the Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle next week. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)