Sports

Maraiya Gentili, right, drills with instructor Diana Stevens at Juneau Shotokan Karate on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Gentili was recently awarded her second degree black belt. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Patience and practice pay off for martial artists

Try this next time you’re standing on a forgiving surface: raise one foot, kick to the front, then side and then back. Now do that… Continue reading

Maraiya Gentili, right, drills with instructor Diana Stevens at Juneau Shotokan Karate on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Gentili was recently awarded her second degree black belt. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Thunder Mountain High School football lost to Palmer 28-7 at the ASAA First National Bowl Series Division II Football Semifinals. (MatSuSports | For the Juneau Empire)

Ground game propels Moose over Falcons in playoffs

In a handful of games this season, coach Randy Quinto noticed a concerning trend with his team. A slow start. And while dud first or… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain High School football lost to Palmer 28-7 at the ASAA First National Bowl Series Division II Football Semifinals. (MatSuSports | For the Juneau Empire)
Defensive linemen rush at Thunder Mountain High School football practice at TMHS on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

New playoffs, same adversary

The Falcons know this routine from last year. Pack up the shoulder pads, throw on a tie, board a plane destined for Anchorage and wake… Continue reading

Defensive linemen rush at Thunder Mountain High School football practice at TMHS on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Healing Hand Foundation run

The inaugural Healing Hand Foundation 5-kilometer run is Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Twin Lakes Shelter. There is also a 1-mile walk. The 5K… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2017

Young runners on trails Thursday

The Savikko Park softball fields and the Treadwell Historic Trail area will be in use from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, for a middle school… Continue reading

  • Oct 5, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
Juneau-Douglas High School’s Leah Spargo (4) jumps for the spike as teammates Jessica Pierce (10) and Abby Meiners (16) watch in anticipation at Tuesday night’s varsity volleyball game against the Thunder Mountain Falcons. (Lance Nesbitt | Juneau Empire)

Crimson Bears win in fifth set, again

The Juneau-Douglas High School Crimson Bears volleyball team adapts. They can come from behind to beat you — as shown in their Aug. 26 win… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School’s Leah Spargo (4) jumps for the spike as teammates Jessica Pierce (10) and Abby Meiners (16) watch in anticipation at Tuesday night’s varsity volleyball game against the Thunder Mountain Falcons. (Lance Nesbitt | Juneau Empire)
Herb Didrickson

Iconic sportsman, Hall of Fame player Didrickson passes away

Hoops star Herb Didrickson of Sitka felt like he could touch the sky when he was on the basketball court. He touched many lives as… Continue reading

  • Oct 4, 2017
  • By VAN WILLIAMS
Herb Didrickson

Gymnastics meet this weekend

The Southeast Alaska Gymnastics Academy’s first home meet of the season, the “Pumpkin Spice Invitational,” is Saturday at the club facility. The meet will be… Continue reading

  • Oct 4, 2017

Juneau middle schoolers run in cross country race

Runners from Skagway and three Juneau middle schools competed in a cross-country race on Thursday, Sept. 28, at Floyd Dryden Middle School. Results are below.… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
Thunder Mountain’s Roy Tupou breaks a tackle against the Juneau-Douglas High School Saturday night at Adair Kennedy Memorial Field. Thunder Mountain won 26-8. (Konrad Frank | For the Juneau Empire)

Falcons finish 6-1 with devastating defense

Thunder Mountain High School put on a defensive clinic Saturday in their final regular season game against Juneau-Douglas High School. A month removed from a… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Roy Tupou breaks a tackle against the Juneau-Douglas High School Saturday night at Adair Kennedy Memorial Field. Thunder Mountain won 26-8. (Konrad Frank | For the Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas Junior Arne Ellefson-Carnes races to a 12th place finish in the Division I boys race at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Matt Tunseth/Chugiak-Eagle River Star)

Tuckwood third at state meet

The Juneau-Douglas High School girls finished seventh at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Running Championships Saturday in Anchorage. Sophomore standouts Sadie Tuckwood… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas Junior Arne Ellefson-Carnes races to a 12th place finish in the Division I boys race at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Matt Tunseth/Chugiak-Eagle River Star)

Crosstown rivals to face off again Tuesday

The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School volleyball teams play one another for the second time in a week Tuesday. The Crimson Bears escaped with… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Mary Landes, right, and Autumn Yeisley, left, of Ketchikan face off at the net during their game Friday at TMHS. The Falcons won in straight sets, 3-0. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)

Falcons conquer Kings with ease

It took all of 52 minutes of match time for a victor to be decided Friday night. The Thunder Mountain High School volleyball team wasted… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Mary Landes, right, and Autumn Yeisley, left, of Ketchikan face off at the net during their game Friday at TMHS. The Falcons won in straight sets, 3-0. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School football coach Kevin Hamrick, right, watches his team play against North Pole at Adair-Kennedy Memoiral Field on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. JDHS lost 22-16. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Crimson Bears need upset for postseason berth

Two things are set in stone when looking at the Southeast Conference playoff picture: Thunder Mountain’s in; Ketchikan’s out. The future of the Juneau-Douglas and… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas High School football coach Kevin Hamrick, right, watches his team play against North Pole at Adair-Kennedy Memoiral Field on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. JDHS lost 22-16. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Falcons foursome off to state

Leave it up to a senior and four-time state competitor to offer some advice for first-timers. Thunder Mountain High School’s Erin Wallace, a senior who… Continue reading

Eager expectations for JDHS standout runners at state meet

Success at the Region V Cross Country Running meet doesn’t equate to success at the state meet. The Juneau-Douglas High School boys cross country team,… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’s Jessica Peirce, left, and Abby Meiners celebrate at point against Thunder Mountain at TMHS on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. JDHS won 15-13 in the tiebreaking fifth game. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Crimson Bears escape with win over formidable Falcons

When the Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School volleyball teams play each other, expect to go for a ride. It was that way at the… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’s Jessica Peirce, left, and Abby Meiners celebrate at point against Thunder Mountain at TMHS on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. JDHS won 15-13 in the tiebreaking fifth game. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Adelie McMillian returns a serve during a mixed-doubles match with partner Sammy McKnight against the team of Madisyn Carter and Kolby Hoover in a Southeast Regional Tournament match at JRC/The Alaska Club on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. McKnight and McMillian won the match 8-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS tennis selects five returnees for state tournament

The Juneau-Douglas High School tennis team is trending in the right direction at the state tournament. Thanks to strong performances in mixed doubles and girls… Continue reading

Adelie McMillian returns a serve during a mixed-doubles match with partner Sammy McKnight against the team of Madisyn Carter and Kolby Hoover in a Southeast Regional Tournament match at JRC/The Alaska Club on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. McKnight and McMillian won the match 8-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Become a basketball official

The Juneau-Douglas Officials Association is offering training for new basketball officials before the 2017-18 season. JDOA umpire-in-chief Joel Osborn is conducting classroom study sessions for… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
Thunder Mountain’s Hansel Hinckle runs against Ketchikan at TMHS on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. TMHS won 28-0. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Falcons shut out Kings amidst offensive quandaries

Thunder Mountain High School and Ketchikan both exited the field Friday night with some sense of satisfaction. The former clinched a spot in the playoffs,… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Hansel Hinckle runs against Ketchikan at TMHS on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. TMHS won 28-0. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)