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Coach Robert Casperson

Coach’s Corner: A message from Coach Casperson

The Juneau-Douglas High School boys basketball team recently held our end-of-the-season awards banquet. During the celebration, the coaching staff noted how important the community was… Continue reading

  • May 18, 2018
  • By ROBERT CASPERSON
Coach Robert Casperson
Thunder Mountain’s Phillip Escorrido accepts gifts from his father, Eddie, mother, Florian and older brother, Patrick, in front of Coach Joshua Odum, right, for Senior Night at TMHS on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Crimson Bears spoil Falcons’ senior night with season-high eight goals

Juneau-Douglas High School senior Brysen Mitchell led a four-goal first-half charge as the Crimson Bears boys soccer team defeated Thunder Mountain High School 8-0 on… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Phillip Escorrido accepts gifts from his father, Eddie, mother, Florian and older brother, Patrick, in front of Coach Joshua Odum, right, for Senior Night at TMHS on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas’ Kasey Watts pumps his fist as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Thunder Mountain at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Kelly’s walk-off lifts Crimson Bears past Falcons

There’s no remedy like a walk-off win to uplift a team on a three-game losing skid. Juneau-Douglas High School senior Erik Kelly’s two-RBI single to… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Kasey Watts pumps his fist as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Thunder Mountain at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas’ Bianca Eagan receives gifts from her mother, Cynthia, for Senior Night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Falcons girls’ season ends in draw on Crimson Bears senior night

Thunder Mountain High School senior Cierra McCain scored two goals in the senior class’s final high school game Tuesday night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. Barring… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Bianca Eagan receives gifts from her mother, Cynthia, for Senior Night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Kyra Jenkins Hayes.

Player of the week: Kyra Jenkins Hayes

Thunder Mountain High School junior Kyra Jenkins Hayes is the Juneau Empire player of the week. Jenkins Hayes hit two home runs in the Falcons… Continue reading

Kyra Jenkins Hayes.
Soccer streak snapped: Kayhi beats JDHS for first time in over a decade

Soccer streak snapped: Kayhi beats JDHS for first time in over a decade

It’s been a long time since Ketchikan High School soccer has beaten Juneau-Douglas High School. How long? Long enough that neither team’s coach remembers exactly… Continue reading

Soccer streak snapped: Kayhi beats JDHS for first time in over a decade
Thunder Mountain High School pitcher Sammy McKnight throws a warm-up pitch during the Falcons’ 2-1 loss to Sitka at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday, May 11, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Falcons end up on wrong end of pitching duel against Sitka

Thunder Mountain looked poised to take control. The Falcons had the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the first inning Friday against… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain High School pitcher Sammy McKnight throws a warm-up pitch during the Falcons’ 2-1 loss to Sitka at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday, May 11, 2018. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Four Juneau wrestlers win state title in folkstyle wrestling

Four Juneau wrestlers win state title in folkstyle wrestling

The Juneau Youth Wrestling Club brought 43 members to the Alaska USA state wrestling championships in Wasilla last weekend. Two wrestlers on either side of… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
Four Juneau wrestlers win state title in folkstyle wrestling
Thunder Mountain’s Marc Manlulu is pinned between Juneau-Douglas’ Ben Campbell, left, and Tulio Fontanella at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opportunistic Falcons score late in draw with Crimson Bears

Up until Tuesday, the Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team had lost every single one of their matches against the historically superior Juneau-Douglas High… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Marc Manlulu is pinned between Juneau-Douglas’ Ben Campbell, left, and Tulio Fontanella at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Crimson Bears wear out Falcons in 4-0 win

Four Crimson Bears scored in Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team’s ninth shutout of the season on Monday night against Thunder Mountain High School. Goals… Continue reading

She’s a shutout machine and he’s a superb hitter: Meet Juneau’s all-star siblings

Siblings Michael and Shaylin Cesar don’t do life half-heartedly: not in the classroom, not on the playing field. The progeny of local sports standouts —… Continue reading

Athlete of the week: Maya Araujo

Athlete of the week: Maya Araujo

Juneau-Douglas High School sophomore and dance team member Maya Araujo is the Juneau Empire athlete of the week. Araujo, who performed in last month’s “Showtime”… Continue reading

  • May 1, 2018
Athlete of the week: Maya Araujo
Beth Gollin and Natalie McPhillips race in the Pavitt Health and Fitness 7K on Saturday at the Brotherhood Bridge Parking Lot. (Courtesy Photo | Linda Kruger)

Gollin and McPhillips top the field in Pavitt 7K

Beth Gollin and Natalie McPhillips are the co-winners of Saturday’s Pavitt Health and Fitness 7K. Just over 40 runners signed up for the 7-kilometer and… Continue reading

  • May 1, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
Beth Gollin and Natalie McPhillips race in the Pavitt Health and Fitness 7K on Saturday at the Brotherhood Bridge Parking Lot. (Courtesy Photo | Linda Kruger)
Thunder Mountain’s Bobby Cox pitches against Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. Cox allowed just two hits in a little over five innings of work. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)

Risky base running bails out JDHS baseball in win

With his team holding a precarious lead in the final inning, Juneau-Douglas High School catcher Michael Cesar’s glove and arm helped seal a 3-2 win… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Bobby Cox pitches against Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday night at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. Cox allowed just two hits in a little over five innings of work. (Nolin Ainsworth | Juneau Empire)
Thunder Mountain’s Mariah Tanuvasa Tuvaifale, left, is thrown out running to first by Juneau-Douglas’ Slylar Hickok at Dimond Park on Friday, April 27, 2018. TMHS won 11-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Thunder Mountain claims early lead, wins again over JDHS

Thunder Mountain High School junior Nina Fenumiai hit a two-run home run and the Falcons defeated Juneau-Douglas High School 9-1 on Saturday afternoon at Dimond… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
Thunder Mountain’s Mariah Tanuvasa Tuvaifale, left, is thrown out running to first by Juneau-Douglas’ Slylar Hickok at Dimond Park on Friday, April 27, 2018. TMHS won 11-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
JDHS baseball too strong for Petersburg

JDHS baseball too strong for Petersburg

The Juneau-Douglas High School baseball overpowered Petersburg High School at the plate in wins on Friday and Saturday. The Crimson Bears took down the Vikings… Continue reading

JDHS baseball too strong for Petersburg

JDHS boys soccer go 3-1 on roadtrip

After losing three home games last week, the Crimson Bears embarked Wednesday on a successful four-game road swing through Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. The… Continue reading

In this 2017 file photo, TMHS boys line up at the starting line during the Capital Invitational on Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)

Results: Hometown sweeps Sitka Invitational

The Sitka Wolves swept the Sitka Invitational track and field meet on Saturday. The Sitka girls scored 186 points and the Sitka boys scored 170… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
In this 2017 file photo, TMHS boys line up at the starting line during the Capital Invitational on Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School. (Lance Nesbitt | For the Juneau Empire)
Kayhi’s Grant Collins tries to save the ball from going out of bounds. (Erin Laughlin | For the Juneau Empire)

Gende’s goal not enough to prevent Kayhi sweep

By controlling the pace of the game and spending most of the time in their opponent’s side of the field, the Ketchikan High School boys… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2018
  • By Erin Laughlin
Kayhi’s Grant Collins tries to save the ball from going out of bounds. (Erin Laughlin | For the Juneau Empire)
Thunder Mountain’s Nina Fenumiai, right, tags out Juneau-Douglas’ Elisa Fabrello trying to steal home on a passed ball at Dimond Park on Friday. TMHS won 11-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Falcons’ bats power win over Crimson Bears

Rachel Macaulay and Maxie Saceda-Hurt showed why they bat at the top of the order on Friday night. The senior duo started rallies in the… Continue reading

Thunder Mountain’s Nina Fenumiai, right, tags out Juneau-Douglas’ Elisa Fabrello trying to steal home on a passed ball at Dimond Park on Friday. TMHS won 11-4. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)