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Cody Weldon throws instructor Luke Fortier during judo practice at the Capital City Judo dojo on Tuesday.

Juneau student takes gold at Junior Olympics

The Capital City Judo Club is a humble abode. There’s no fancy equipment — just a mat, a timer and a smiling coach named Jay… Continue reading

Cody Weldon throws instructor Luke Fortier during judo practice at the Capital City Judo dojo on Tuesday.
Juneau Post 25's Finn Collins steals second base from West Anchorage's Mitch Goudreau during Saturday's match.

Post 25 shines on the diamond

They’re on a twelve-game win streak. They just smoked West in a doubleheader. Their pitching is deep, their bats are hot, and their baserunning is… Continue reading

Juneau Post 25's Finn Collins steals second base from West Anchorage's Mitch Goudreau during Saturday's match.
Hiram Henry leads the pack at the Mount Roberts Tram Run on Saturday.

A race of biblical proportions

The Mount Roberts tram run is a pure guts race. At 3.5 miles up one of the steepest trails in Juneau, climbing the 1,800 vertical… Continue reading

Hiram Henry leads the pack at the Mount Roberts Tram Run on Saturday.

Weekend Preview: Post 25 hosts West

Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion Baseball team (11-1; 45 points) enters the home stretch of their 18-game season this Saturday with their last home games,… Continue reading

Softball all-stars vanquished by Ketchikan

The Gastineau Channel Little League all-star majors and juniors softball teams took to the road this week in an attempt to seize the Southeast crown… Continue reading

ADF&G opens fishing and hunting workshops

Five fishing and hunting workshops put on by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are now open for registration. Two of the workshops, Step… Continue reading

Trail Mix Inc. expands statewide with Forest Service agreement

In a unique agreement, a local volunteer organization formally partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to help maintain cabins and trails in Alaska’s two national… Continue reading

Post 25 pushes win streak to 10 games

Talent from both of Juneau’s high school teams ditched their crosstown rivalry for American Legion Baseball this summer and are making the case that Juneau… Continue reading

Clayton Hofstra stretches to prepare for the Governor's Cup 5K race that started at the downtown City Museum Saturday morning.

Governor’s Cup runners ride the wind

Runners at the annual Governor’s Cup, Southeast Road Runners’ most popular 5K race, benefitted from a tailwind Saturday morning.“It was raining when I left home,… Continue reading

Clayton Hofstra stretches to prepare for the Governor's Cup 5K race that started at the downtown City Museum Saturday morning.
Juneau Post 25's Kasy Watts steals and slides to home base during their game against Chugiak Saturday afternoon at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park.

Post 25 ices Chugiak from mound and plate

Post 25 showed they could win in any way they needed on Saturday, nicking Chugiak’s Post 33 for two wins and putting Juneau’s American Legion… Continue reading

Juneau Post 25's Kasy Watts steals and slides to home base during their game against Chugiak Saturday afternoon at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park.
Earlene "Memaw" Branson, 83, mother to Alaskan Bush People star Ami Brown, talks of her journey from Texas to Alaska in hopes of reuniting with her daughter during an interview in Juneau on Wednesday. Her great nephew, Chuck Gilbert, helped her travel to Hoonah for the visit.

Mother of ‘Alaskan Bush People’ star tries to reconnect with estranged daughter

In 37 years, Earlene Branson has seen her daughter in only one place: Reality TV.Branson is the 83-year-old mother of Amora “Ami” Brown, star of… Continue reading

Earlene "Memaw" Branson, 83, mother to Alaskan Bush People star Ami Brown, talks of her journey from Texas to Alaska in hopes of reuniting with her daughter during an interview in Juneau on Wednesday. Her great nephew, Chuck Gilbert, helped her travel to Hoonah for the visit.
Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Terry Poole poses for a photo while visiting Barrow High School on Wednesday.

Seahawks visit Barrow

Members of the Seattle Seahawks spent a day in Barrow, Alaska, on July 6 visiting with locals and Special Olympics athletes. Tackle Terry Poole and… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Terry Poole poses for a photo while visiting Barrow High School on Wednesday.
Frankie Pillifant, left, and Odin Brudie jockey for position in the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile race on Sunday.

Glenn Frick Memorial Mile results

Top 15 Men1. Jesse Miller 4:382. Alec Nevalainen 4:443. Hiram Henry 4:514. Greg Albrecht 4:535. Bryan Hitchcock 5:036. Seth Machakos 5:047. Scott Watts 5:068. Andre… Continue reading

Frankie Pillifant, left, and Odin Brudie jockey for position in the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile race on Sunday.
Juneau Trap Club medal winners. Standing from left: Garret Hermann, John Morris, Brice Norton, Maele Allen, Harrison Holt and Nolan Ramseth. Front: Mia Hines, Kiana Allen.

Juneau youth trap shooters succeed at state competition

In its third season, the Juneau Youth Trap Club has found success at the Scholastic Clay Target Program State Competition at the Birchwood Shooting Park… Continue reading

Juneau Trap Club medal winners. Standing from left: Garret Hermann, John Morris, Brice Norton, Maele Allen, Harrison Holt and Nolan Ramseth. Front: Mia Hines, Kiana Allen.

Governor’s Cup 5K run this weekend

This Saturday is the most popular Southeast Alaska Road Runners event of the Season, the McDowell Group Governor’s Cup 5K and one mile. Race day… Continue reading

Campers pose for a group photo at the Fast Break Basketball Camp.

Fast Break camp dishes awards

Nearly 200 campers participated in two weeks of basketball at the Juneau Fast Break Basketball Camp in June. This year’s camp drew participants from all… Continue reading

Campers pose for a group photo at the Fast Break Basketball Camp.
Glenn Frick chaperoning the JDHS Cross Country team trip retreat in Oregon, 2004.

Run the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile this 4th of July

Before the Juneau parade on the Fourth of July, the Juneau-Douglas High School cross country team will host the Glenn Frick Memorial Mile. The race,… Continue reading

Glenn Frick chaperoning the JDHS Cross Country team trip retreat in Oregon, 2004.

Rhetoric ratchets up in transboundary mining battle

Critics of British Columbia’s transboundary mining activities were shot down recently by one top U.S. official, so on Monday they appealed to another, asking for… Continue reading

Kirk Duncan, director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during its weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday.

Parks and Rec updating master plan

When it comes to Juneau’s Parks and Recreation dollar, two truths are constantly at odds: everyone has an interest in recreation and nobody wants to… Continue reading

Kirk Duncan, director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during its weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday.
Juneau players shake hands with Eagle River, after winning 14-0 on Sunday, June 26, at the Lorretta French Sports Complex in Chugiak.

Post 25 riding win streak, tops division

Juneau’s American Legion Baseball team topped their division after going undefeated on an Anchorage road trip last week. Post 25 racked up six wins in… Continue reading

Juneau players shake hands with Eagle River, after winning 14-0 on Sunday, June 26, at the Lorretta French Sports Complex in Chugiak.