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Lady Falcon spikers dispatch Sitka in season-opening win

Lady Falcon spikers dispatch Sitka in season-opening win

Sturdy defense and the strong hitting of one particular junior outside hitter helped the Thunder Mountain High School volleyball team defeat Sitka High School in… Continue reading

Lady Falcon spikers dispatch Sitka in season-opening win
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)

Photos: Thunder Mountain volleyball competes against Sitka

Mountain girls varsity team competes against Sitka High School at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Contact staff photographer Michael… 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)
Shawn Miller runs in the 2018 Juneau Marathon. (Courtesy Photo | Jim Beedle)

Checking in with Shawn Miller

It’s never been easy being Shawn Miller. For the better part of the last two decades, the 38-year-old accountant runs on the order of 90… Continue reading

Shawn Miller runs in the 2018 Juneau Marathon. (Courtesy Photo | Jim Beedle)
Reestablished football JV spotlights talented freshmen class

Reestablished football JV spotlights talented freshmen class

Thunder Mountain High School athletic director Jake Jacoby kept a running tally in his mind of the number of football players streaming out the west… Continue reading

Reestablished football JV spotlights talented freshmen class
Team “Eat and Run” in Whitehorse, Yukon, after last year’s Klondike Road Relay. Back row (From left to right) Brandon Cullum, Susetta Cole, John Kern, Rob Haight, Dirk Miller, Carleen Mitchell. Bottom row: Glenn Haight, Richard Lam, Cindy Tuckwood, Dave Mitchell. (Courtesy Photo | John Kern)

Klondike a ‘moving party’ for experienced teams

The 110-mile road relay between Skagway to Whitehorse begins Friday night.

Team “Eat and Run” in Whitehorse, Yukon, after last year’s Klondike Road Relay. Back row (From left to right) Brandon Cullum, Susetta Cole, John Kern, Rob Haight, Dirk Miller, Carleen Mitchell. Bottom row: Glenn Haight, Richard Lam, Cindy Tuckwood, Dave Mitchell. (Courtesy Photo | John Kern)
The winner of the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center Fun Run, Shawn Miller (center), poses for a picture with Georgi Dobrev (left), and Gus Marx (right) on Saturday outside the clinic on Hospital Drive. (Courtesy Photo | Madi Nolan)

Gnass, Miller win Fun Run

Jeff Gnass and Shawn Miller won their respective races at the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center Fun Run on Saturday. The 1-mile and 5-mile… Continue reading

The winner of the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center Fun Run, Shawn Miller (center), poses for a picture with Georgi Dobrev (left), and Gus Marx (right) on Saturday outside the clinic on Hospital Drive. (Courtesy Photo | Madi Nolan)
Player of the Week: Esteban “Gaby” Soto

Player of the Week: Esteban “Gaby” Soto

Esteban “Gaby” Soto is the Juneau Empire’s player of the week. Soto, a freshman at Juneau-Douglas High School, scored the winning touchdown with just seconds… Continue reading

Player of the Week: Esteban “Gaby” Soto
JDHS’ Lila Quigley, Shelby York and Becky Grube compete in the Skagway Invitational on Saturday. (Dan Fox | The Skagway News)

Fast times await Crimson Bears at Palmer meet

The Juneau-Douglas High School cross country team is dividing into two factions this weekend.

JDHS’ Lila Quigley, Shelby York and Becky Grube compete in the Skagway Invitational on Saturday. (Dan Fox | The Skagway News)
Checking in with Jacob Calloway

Checking in with Jacob Calloway

The list of Alaskans on a Division I college basketball roster is short. When put on the spot, Juneau’s Jacob Calloway, 21, can think of… Continue reading

Checking in with Jacob Calloway
JDHS volleyball opens season with 3-0 win

JDHS volleyball opens season with 3-0 win

The Juneau-Douglas High School volleyball team opened its 2018 campaign with a 25-8, 25-10, 25-13 victory over the Ketchikan Lady Kings. Sophomore JoJo Griggs recorded… Continue reading

JDHS volleyball opens season with 3-0 win
Juneau United’s Luis Mojica is tackled by Lathrop’s Bubba Maschmeier, top, and Josiah Opp at Thunder Mountain High School on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau defense shines late in loss to Lathrop

The Juneau unified football team was on the verge its seventh consecutive scoreless quarter when senior Hansel Hinckle decided to do something about it on… Continue reading

Juneau United’s Luis Mojica is tackled by Lathrop’s Bubba Maschmeier, top, and Josiah Opp at Thunder Mountain High School on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Kristina Brown brings the ball up the court during a scrimmage at the I Did You Can Basketball Camp on Saturday morning at Juneau-Douglas High School. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Basketball camp fosters inclusivity

The dribbling drill seems a bit odd at first: a ballhandler dribbling the length of the court while brightly-colored foam noodles (like those found in… Continue reading

Kristina Brown brings the ball up the court during a scrimmage at the I Did You Can Basketball Camp on Saturday morning at Juneau-Douglas High School. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Thunder Mountain’s Hannah Deer, front, leads Sally Thompson to the finish line during the Douglas Island Mini-Meet at Savikko Park on Saturday, August 18. Deer and Thompson will anchor the TMHS girls cross country running team this season under new head coach Sandi Pahlke. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Season preview: Young runners bring new energy to Falcons

There’s a scarcity of upperclassmen on the Thunder Mountain High School cross country team this season. Luckily, for captain Sally Thompson, one of the Falcons’… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Hannah Deer, front, leads Sally Thompson to the finish line during the Douglas Island Mini-Meet at Savikko Park on Saturday, August 18. Deer and Thompson will anchor the TMHS girls cross country running team this season under new head coach Sandi Pahlke. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Juneau seeks first win of season in matchup with Lathrop

Juneau seeks first win of season in matchup with Lathrop

Juneau will test its merit against Lathrop High School on Saturday.

Juneau seeks first win of season in matchup with Lathrop
JDHS cross country preview: Upperclassmen’s offseason work sets the tone for fast Crimson Bears

JDHS cross country preview: Upperclassmen’s offseason work sets the tone for fast Crimson Bears

There are a lot of moving parts on a cross country team with close to 70 runners. Leadership on the part of the upperclassmen isn’t… Continue reading

JDHS cross country preview: Upperclassmen’s offseason work sets the tone for fast Crimson Bears
Greg Brittenham gives Andres Jones a high five during a three-day basketball camp for physically and mentally challenged athletes at Juneau-Douglas High School in June of 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Basketball camp for ‘differently-abled’ this weekend

Youth and adults living with intellectual disabilities are invited to attend the I Did, You Can Basketball Camp this Saturday and Sunday. The camp, consisting… Continue reading

Greg Brittenham gives Andres Jones a high five during a three-day basketball camp for physically and mentally challenged athletes at Juneau-Douglas High School in June of 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Runners begin the 27th annual Beat the Odds run on Saturday behind Riverbend Elementary School. (Courtesy Photo | Michael Schuler)

Beat the Odds 5K results

Nearly 400 participants came out for the 27th annual Beat the Odds 5-kilometer and 2-mile races on Saturday at Riverbend Elementary School. The race proceeds… Continue reading

Runners begin the 27th annual Beat the Odds run on Saturday behind Riverbend Elementary School. (Courtesy Photo | Michael Schuler)
TMHS freshman Kiah Dihle (center). (James Poulson | Sitka Sentinel)

Player of the Week: Kiah Dihle

Thunder Mountain High School freshman Kiah Dihle is the Juneau Empire’s player of the week. Dihle finished sixth overall in the Sitka Invitational cross country… Continue reading

TMHS freshman Kiah Dihle (center). (James Poulson | Sitka Sentinel)
Schacht wins Greatland Cup disc golf tournament

Schacht wins Greatland Cup disc golf tournament

Joe Schacht won first place at the 13th annual Greatland Cup disc golf tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Aant’iyeik Park. Schacht, of Anchorage, finished… Continue reading

Schacht wins Greatland Cup disc golf tournament

JDHS girls strong at Sitka Invite

The Juneau-Douglas High School girls cross country team came out on top in Saturday’s Sitka Invitational. The 5-kilometer race through Totem Park and the Sitka… Continue reading