TMHS freshman Kiah Dihle (center). (James Poulson | Sitka Sentinel)

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 meet on Saturday. The Falcons runner finished the 5-kilometer race in 21 minutes, 3 seconds — faster than any Ketchikan or Sitka competitors.

The Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas cross country teams run in the Skagway Invitational on Saturday.

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