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Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The capital city's three soccer teams playing at the ASAA state tournament in Anchorage all won their semifinal matches on Friday with clean sheets and will play for state championships on Saturday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tias Carney is a good teammate. He plays hard and shares the ball. In Thursday’s state soccer tournament opener the Crimson Bears shared the ball right back and Carney scored four goals in their 5-0 win over the Soldotna Stars.

  Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Sixty-one minutes into the ASAA Soccer State Championships, Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Blake Plummer broke the Crimson Bears' all-time assist record. She slipped a pass along to classmate Kyla Bentz, who put the ball past the Houston Hawks' keeper for the team’s fourth score in what would be a 6-0 clean sheet.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team’s opening match at the 2022 ASAA state soccer championships at Anchorage’s West High School may as well been the Juneau Soccer Club’s victory over Whitehorse five years ago. That was the first time Falcons seniors Talon Briggs and Wallace Adams connected for a goal.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears and Thunder Mountain High School Falcons softball teams lost their opening games at the Southeast Region V Championships in Ketchikan on Wednesday and will face each other in an elimination game today, while the Crimson Bears baseball team put the Falcons sandlot boys into an elimination game as well.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Hunter Mallinger, 31, Ryan Aguilar, 45, and Randy Peterson, 36, had a ‘scramble’ to the finish in the recent Spring Tide Scramble and Brian McTague, 55, and Jim Ustasiewski, 58, led the charge in the Cameron Clark races last week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The best high school times, heights and distances will come together on Friday and Saturday during the 2022 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Track & Field State Championships at Anchorage’s Dimond High School. Among the top contenders are athletes from Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The entire boys soccer Southeast Conference will play in the division two state soccer championships beginning Thursday in Anchorage and Eagle River, and a top side in the girls tournament did not make the selection.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Porter Nelson signed a letter of intent Tuesday before family and friends in the JDHS gymnasium to attend and play baseball at Citrus College in Glendora, California.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys’ basketball coaching staff - Robert Casperson, John Sleppy, Ben Kriegmont, Vince Yadao, and David Timothy - submitted a report on their recent awards ceremony.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Having already clinched the Southeast Conference title and first bid to state, the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys soccer team senior night friendly on Sunday against visiting Ketchikan at Adair Kennedy Field was just that… a “friendly.” They shared the field and had a great time.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls and the Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys won the division one team titles at the Southeast Region V Track & Field Championships, Saturday, on Ketchikan’s Esther Shae Field. Sitka won the DII titles.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School senior Omar Alvarez wanted to celebrate like Portuguese professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo when he scored a goal — and he had four opportunities to perfect that wish Saturday during the Falcons boys 5-0 senior night soccer win over visiting Ketchikan at Falcons Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears softball team celebrated their seniors with a sweep of crosstown rival Thunder Mountain on Saturday at Melvin Park Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team outscored the Petersburg Vikings 31-2 in a Friday doubleheader at Petersburg.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team got a tough home test from the visiting Ketchikan Kings on Friday at Adair Kennedy Field but held on for a 1-0 win.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School softball team fell to visiting Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé 7-4, Friday, in the Falcons senior appreciation night home game at Dimond Park Fields.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears softball team will honor their two senior players on Saturday at 6 p.m. on the Melvin Park field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Unless you have an aversion to sunny days - I am known for my Swedish sports burn* - the long hours of summer open up opportunities for first timers, casual enthusiasts, die-hard time crunchers and, well, old bones like me to get outside, rain or shine.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons softball team will honor their senior players tonight at 6 p.m. on the Dimond Park Fields.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Kyla Bentz scored two goals and classmate Blake Plummer tied a JDHS record in the Crimson Bears’ seniors final home match on Thursday at Adair Kennedy Field in a 2-0 Senior Night victory against Thunder Mountain.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys soccer team will honor their senior players, Saturday, before their 7 p.m. match against Ketchikan on the Falcons Stadium pitch.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team will honor their senior players, Sunday, at 3 p.m. on Adair Kennedy Field before their game against Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys soccer team defeated the Kayhi Kings 1-0 at Esther Shea Field, Thursday, in Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Youth athletes from Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School competed well at the Native Youth Olympic Games in Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center recently. The first time since 2019 the games were held in-person.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior James Connally recently signed to attend Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon, and compete on the Mountaineers track and field team.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons girls soccer team split at Ketchikan, falling 2-1 on Monday and winning 4-0 on Tuesday at Kayhi’s Esther Shea Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls soccer team will honor their senior players, Thursday, at 5:00 p.m. on the Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé baseball team defended the honor of their upperclassmen on Crimson Bears Senior Night at Adair Kennedy Field, Tuesday, with an 8-0 win over the Thunder Mountain Falcons.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Mendenhall Golf Course founder Thomas File was posthumously honored with a citation on Tuesday by members of the 32nd Alaska State Legislature in front of family and friends on the site of where he first hand-mowed the driving range.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School senior Riley Harp dove to catch a line drive in centerfield, laid out to stop a ground ball at shortstop and slid into second base when the throw was close -- all in a span of two innings during the Falcons 5-0 win over Sitka on Saturday. 

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears softball team finished an undefeated weekend home stand with Southeast Conference wins over Ketchikan 12-9 on Friday, Sitka 9-5 Saturday morning and Ketchikan 7-3 Saturday evening. JDHS defeated Sitka 6-5 on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons baseball team wrapped up their Ketchikan series on Adair Kennedy Field on Friday, with an extra inning win and senior night honors. The Falcons won two games and lost one in the three game series.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team spent the weekend playing in Anchorage against the top sandlot teams from the Cook Inlet Conference, losing to South 1-0 and Eagle River 16-1, and beating Dimond 16-0.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls soccer team swept the visiting Ketchikan Lady Kings over the weekend, winning 10-0 on Friday and 10-0 Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Longtime Juneau youth softball coach Dave Massey, 78, will be inducted into the Alaska School Activities Association 2022 Alaska High School Hall of Fame, Sunday (tonight) at 5:30 p.m., at the Alaska Airlines Center on the University of Anchorage campus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The gnarly, nasty, muddy and fun Spring Tide Scramble will be run for the first time since 2019 this weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team honored their senior players on Thursday night at Falcons Stadium but the visiting Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears celebrated a 7-0 win.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé sophomore Chloe Casperson hit a ground ball scoring classmate Kiah Yadao in the sixth inning and the Crimson Bears earned a 6-5 win over the Sitka Wolves at Melvin Park Field on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons baseball team scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 10-9 lead and held on for a win against the visiting Ketchikan Kings, Thursday, at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School softball team earned first place in the Southeast Conference with a 4-2 win over Ketchikan on Thursday at Dimond Park Fields.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Brooke Sanford signed a letter of intent on March 20 to attend and play volleyball at Edmonds College in Lynnwood, Washington.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School baseball team will honor their senior players at 6:30 p.m. Friday on Adair Kennedy Field before their 7 p.m. game against Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior girls soccer players Blake Plummer and Sophia Pugh signed to play college soccer on Monday in the JDHS gymnasium before family, friends, teammates and coaches.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team will honor their senior players on the Falcons Stadium pitch tonight (Thursday) before the start of their 5:30 p.m. game against Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. Senior honors are to begin at 5 p.m.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team completed an Anchorage road trip over the weekend and now prepare for two crucial Southeast Conference games at Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School softball team won two Southeast Conference games against Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé over the weekend, winning 12-6 Friday and 9-7 Saturday. 

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Jackson, McNutt, Tuckwood and Bruno… by the time you say those names chances are they have run the oval on a track. On Saturday that Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé foursome set a new school record, and the fastest time in the state this season, of 51.97 seconds in the 4x100 relay during the Capital City Invitational Track & Field Meet at Thunder Mountain High School’s Falcons Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Run times, jumping heights and distances, and discs and orbs launched from inside concrete ovals all found their marks as new personal bests for Southeast high school athletes during the Capital City Invitational Track & Field Meet over the weekend at Thunder Mountain High School’s Falcons Stadium.

The aroma of lupine lingered in the air at my mother’s deathbed. It was the day of my last conversation with Patricia Anne (Cox) Stolpe.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The spotlight was on high school track, softball and baseball athletes in the capital city over the weekend, but they turned the bright lights onto their biggest fans - their mothers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School softball senior Sydney Strong put a home run over the deepest part of the Melvin Park Field chain link fence in the top of the seventh inning on Friday during the Falcons 12-6 win over the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons baseball team put the first run across the plate against Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Friday at Adair Kennedy Field, but the Crimson Bears scored the next 11 runs across six innings for the win.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School Falcons senior pitcher Preston Williams earned a 7-5 win over cross-town sandlot rival Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Thursday at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The division two Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys soccer team opened a three-game road swing with a 4-2 loss to division one West Anchorage on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The division two Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team ran past the division one East Anchorage Thunderbirds 5-0 on Thursday for their second road win in as many days.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team opened a four day road trip to Anchorage on Wednesday with a 4-2 win over the Palmer Moose.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Trinity Jackson signed a letter of intent to attend Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Washington, and play basketball for the Cardinal.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The largest high school track and field meet in the Southeast panhandle and arguably the state returns to full pre-pandemic strength this weekend as Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School host the Capital City Invitational at Falcons Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons basketball team held their annual year-ending banquet last Sunday at TMHS.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Whoever had the wind at their backs had the advantage during Tuesday night's cross-town derby between the host Thunder Mountain High School Falcons girls soccer team and the visiting Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears at Falcons Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears softball team traveled south, past Petersburg and Ketchikan, and played in a lower 48 high school softball tournament at Lassen Community College in Susanville, California, over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons softball team traveled to Southeast Conference rival Sitka over the weekend, winning two games over the Wolves and dropping one

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears and Thunder Mountain High School Falcons track and field teams had strong showings at the Sitka Invitational Meet over the weekend on Sitka’s Lower Moller Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Sayeik Gastineau School will participate in the 11th annual National Bike & Roll to School Day on Wednesday, as they pedal, push and roll their way from the Douglas Bridge to their campus three miles away.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls soccer teams traveled north over the weekend for a three-game road trip in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons girls soccer team had a three-game road trip shortened to two as they battled through the Kenai Peninsula over the weekend in matchups for possible state soccer tournament experience.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team defeated the Thunder Mountain Falcons 3-1 on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Field in the third game of their season derby.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé baseball team defeated Sitka 12-5 and 10-9 on Saturday, ending a three-game Crimson Bears sweep of the visiting Wolves at Adair Kennedy Field. JDHS topped Sitka 9-4 on Friday.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Their names are not on the back of their uniforms, their coaches drive them to and from practice, their parents still dress some of them and they have sleep-overs with the opposition. But the gathering of athletes at Saturday’s Gastineau Channel Little League Opening Day ceremonies were there for one reason, the love of the game.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons baseball team swept a double-header against the Petersburg Vikings, Friday, avenging a Thursday loss and ending their three game road trip in Little Norway.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team scored eight runs in the sixth inning to earn a 9-4 win over the visiting Sitka Wolves, Friday, at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the first time in three years, the celebration of the grandfather of baseball circuits around the nation, Little League Opening Day, returns to Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team topped Ketchikan 5-1 on Thursday at Falcons Stadium, pushing the last of their two-match sweep through the net and off the turf and giving the Falcons two crucial Southeast Conference wins.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School senior Talon Briggs scored five goals in the Falcons boys 6-0 clean sheet soccer win over the visiting Ketchikan Kings, Wednesday, at Falcons Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Club records fell, state records were set, personal bests were reached, swimmers stood on the championship podium and the highest scoring percentage and points scored were accumulated as Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club chased their season vision of winning the state title.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On the mound and in the circle the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears and Thunder Mountain baseball teams and TMHS softball team played on the Southeast Conference road last weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The only things missing from Saturday’s community invitational track meet were fireworks, a barbecue and Olympic flags being knocked over by "your cousin from Boston," as local athletes made the Guy Thibodeau All Comers Meet a spring success.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson boys soccer team hosted defending Division II state champion Thunder Mountain in a key Southeast Conference cross-town derby that ran out of minutes long before both sides lost their athletic enthusiasm in the 4-4 draw.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team finished their weekend soccer series at Falcons Stadium with a 2-0 win over Eagle River on Saturday, after back-to-back wins over Ketchikan on Thursday and Friday.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As the last joys of winter melt away, I find myself jogging and striding up the Dan Moller Trail, sweat beading on my brow, pulse increasing, muscles tightening and loosening as my Kahtoola-clad running shoes follow a path that nature started but man refined.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls soccer team defeated Eagle River for the second night in a row, earning a 2-0 win on Friday night at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the second day in a row the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls softball team put a football tally on the Moller Field scoreboard in Sitka, defeating the host Wolves 16-7, Friday, and they followed that with a non-conference 26-6 win.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Glory Day-ers, couch potatoes, up-and-comers and those pursuing personal best times, the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain track teams challenge you to test your track and field skills in the friendly Guy Thibodeau All Comers Track & Field Meet, Saturday, on Falcons Stadium field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls soccer team were too powerful for the visiting Eagle River Wolves, Thursday, in a 3-1 win at the Adair Kennedy Field pitch.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team were good hosts, but even better opponents, as they defeated the visiting Ketchikan Lady Kings 3-1, Thursday, at Falcons Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears softball team put up 10 runs in the first inning on their path to a 16-3 four-inning conference win over Sitka, Thursday, at the Lady Wolves’ Moller Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team battled to a 3-3 tie against the Ketchikan Kings on the road, Thursday, at Kayhi’s Esther Shea Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team defeated the Kayhi Kings 3-0 on the road, Wednesday, at Ketchikan’s Esther Shea Field

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - They got their start growing up together on Taku Boulevard within a stones throw of the Mendenhall River and with a bird’s eye view of the Mendenhall Glacier, and on Wednesday the Taku Trio of Wallace Adams, Noah Chambers and Preston Williams closed out their Thunder Mountain High School career together signing letters of intent to play college sports.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club will be chasing history this weekend as they have a chance to win the Alaska Swimming Junior Olympic Championships at Anchorage’s Bartlett High School pool.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain track teams competed in a friendly cross-town “Twilight Meet” under the stadium lights of Adair Kennedy Field on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls softball team won two and lost one at Ketchikan over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School softball team swept Kodiak on the road, winning 16-4, 10-1, 18-10 and 15-6 in their second week of traveling softball action in the season.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In what should have been a rebuilding season the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé baseball team showed their foundation is already in place as the Crimson Bears won two and lost one against their competition at last weekend’s Sitka Invitational.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School baseball team started their season at the Sitka Invitational over the weekend, going 0-5 but getting a solid footing in only their seventh day on a field setting.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls soccer team bested the visiting Homer Lady Mariners on Saturday, earning a 5-1 win on the Adair Kennedy Pitch.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team defeated the visiting Homer Mariners 9-0 on Saturday at the neutral site pitch of Thunder Mountain High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team played even on the score board against the visiting Homer Lady Mariners on Friday earning a 0-0 draw despite having the advantage in possession and in shots on goal.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys soccer team unleashed their offense against the visiting Homer Mariners on Friday, earning a 7-1 win in the evening clash at Falcons Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The defending Division II girls state soccer champion Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears defended their home pitch in the Juneau Derby against crosstown rival Thunder Mountain on Tuesday at Adair Kennedy Field, winning 4-0 and improving to three wins with no losses in the young season.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The "Juneau Derby," the high school crosstown soccer rivalry matchup between the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys and the Division II defending state champion Thunder Mountain Falcons did not disappoint on Monday evening at the Falcons pitch in a chilly 2-1 win for the visiting Crimson Bears.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The defending Division II state softball champion Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears opened the 2022 season at the Sitka Softball Invitational on Moller Field over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons softball team opened the 2022 season at Sitka over the weekend in a round-robin format invitational tournament of 65-minute games against Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé, Sitka, Chugiak and Palmer.

The 442nd Regimental adult hockey team won the Juneau Adult Hockey League (JAHA) tier A/B championship, Sunday, at Treadwell Arena over El Sombrero.

The Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School Wolverines are hosting a volleyball jamboree today through Saturday at the DHMS gymnasium. Games run from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday. Middle School teams attending include Juneau's Floyd Dryden Eagles, Gustavus Foxes, Haines Glacier Bears, Sitka's Blatchley Middle School Huskies and Juneau host Dzantik'i Heeni.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka masters swimmer Tom Jacobsen, 75, has had a profound impact on Alaska swimming, not only through his accomplishments in the pool but also through volunteering at meets across the state, both of which he does with respect and a sense of humor.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Watching Unalakleet’s Nick Hansen at last weekend’s 2022 Traditional Games in Juneau one thing was certain - he is tough to catch up to. When Hansen was not competing, he was teaching, when not teaching he was socializing, when not socializing, well, there was not a time he was not in demand. Much like the indigenous sports he excels in, his life has also blossomed.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Not only is Emily Delgado a top swimmer in Southeast Alaska, but the 15-year-old Glacier Swim Club member has been noted for her skills as an advocate for athletics as well.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls softball team held a fundraiser on Saturday, April 2, using the opportunity to give back to the youth in the community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Glacier Swim Club sent 11 athletes to the 2022 Western Zones Short Course Senior Zones in St. George, Utah, last week, placing seventh in the men’s team scoring and 14th in women’s for a combined 10th place team finish among 32 competing squads.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A return to pool competition among multiple teams brought back familiar sights and sounds as seven clubs from around the region took part in the Savannah Cayce Southeast Champs meet at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The podiums, the medals, the records and the applause all paled to the true meaning of the 2022 Traditional Games held at the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The defending Division II state soccer champion Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls had, arguably, their best start to a season with back-to-back 10-0 wins over host Ketchikan during weekend pitch action at Kayhi’s Esther Shea Field.

Glacier Swim Club members cheer on Liam Kiessling during the 2022 Savannah Cayce Southeast Championships at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center over the weekend. Swim clubs from around Southeast participated and cheered for their teammates as well as those on other squads.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you don’t have a ticket to today’s Juneau Skating Club Spring Show at Treadwell Ice Arena then pay at the door or beg to get in as this is a show you will not want to miss!

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Douglas Ice Association 10-and-under youth hockey team won the 10U Alaska State Hockey Association Division B Championship on Monday at Homer’s Kevin Bell Arena.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team returns to the pitch on Tuesday, hosting defending DII state champion Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé at Falcons Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The three-time defending DII girls state soccer champion Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears soccer team returns to the pitch this weekend at Ketchikan, and JDHS coach Matt Dusenberry fields an experienced side.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the first time in two years, the annual Traditional Games will bring athletes from 30 communities across Alaska to compete in 10 events that are based on ancient hunting and survival skills of Indigenous people.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Thomas Baxter was chosen to a stellar lineup of Alaska basketball players last week. The six-foot-two, 185-pound guard earned second team honors on the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka High School Lady Wolves spent 30 minutes of their championship game on Saturday against the Barrow Whalers playing like state champions. Unfortunately for them, the ball bounced the wrong way in the final two minutes and Barrow won the 3A girls state title 51-46 in the ASAA March Madness Alaska ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Lady Kings defeated the West Anchorage Eagles 62-48 in the third/fifth place game at the ASAA March Madness Alaska ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center on Saturday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Nome-Beltz boys have not won a state title since 1983 but the Nanooks edged out the Grace Christian Grizzlies 49-47 in the Alaska 3A Boys State title game at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center on Saturday.

  Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Lady Kings fell to the top-ranked team in Alaska, the Anchorage Christian School Lions, 67-37, in the semifinals of the ASAA March Madness Alaska ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center on Friday. 

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys basketball season came to an end against West Valley, 60-37, in a consolation bracket elimination game in the ASAA March Madness Alaska ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center on Friday. 

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Leading 63-60 with 30 seconds left to play, the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves missed the front end of three consecutive one-and-one free throws but their stellar defense closed the door on the Barrow Whalers for fourth place in the ASAA March Madness Alaska ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center on Friday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka star senior point guard Tawny Smith drove the lane with under 20 seconds remaining to play in the Lady Wolves semifinal game against the Monroe Rams, split the defense to draw a foul but went down with a knee injury and the score tied 31-31.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Mt. Edgecumbe Braves boys basketball team toppled the Hutchison Hawks 53-41 in the consolation bracket of the ASAA/First National Bank March Madness Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorages Alaska Airlines Center on Thursday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan High School Lady Kings outlasted the Colony Knights 56-50 on the opening day of the ASAA/First National Bank March Madness Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorages Alaska Airlines Center on Wednesday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Mt. Edgecumbe Braves lost to the Houston Hawks 58-42 in the opening day of the ASAA/First National Bank March Madness Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorages Alaska Airlines Center on Wednesday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys basketball team played the best team in the state with heart and desire but the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds showed why they have a three-year unbeaten streak in Alaska, winning 59-46 in the opening day of the ASAA/First National Bank March Madness Alaska 3A/4A Basketball State Championships at Anchorages Alaska Airlines Center on Wednesday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Lady Wolves opened the ASAA March Madness Alaska Basketball State Championships at Anchorages Alaska Airlines Center on Wednesday with a resounding 47-34 win over the Kenai Kardinals.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears cheerleading team won the March Madness Alaska 2022 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Cheer State Championship Competition on Tuesday in Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Region V got no love from the March Madness Alaska Basketball Tournament Selection Sunday, losing out on at-large tournament bids and seeing Southeast champions draw some tough seeds. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Southeast Alaska will be well represented in the championship games of the March Madness Alaska 2022 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 1A/2A Basketball State Championships on Saturday at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center with the 1A Klawock High School girls, 2A Wrangell girls, and 2A Metlakatla boys playing for titles.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - So a friend texted me yesterday and asked if I had my bracket filled out. My poor bracket was already busted, broken and in need of repair before I even replied.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Hoonah Braves boys basketball team showed a true act of sportsmanship before their opening round game at the March Madness Alaska 2022 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 1A/2A Basketball State Championships at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center, and the impression they left will be remembered throughout the tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Klawock High School girls won for the second day in a row at the March Madness Alaska 2022 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 1A/2A Basketball State Championships, Wednesday, at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Skating Club took second place at the 2022 Ice Sports Industry Winter Classic in San Jose, California, in late February, with 26 skaters competing in 85 events over the two day competition.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Klawock High School girls and boys basketball teams won their opening games at the March Madness Alaska 2022 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 1A/2A Basketball State Championships, Wednesday, at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The newly formed Eastern Conference 3A basketball tournament was held for the first time and included teams from Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe, Houston and Redington competing at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka.

Courchevel, France, (AP) - It was clear — crystal globe clear — that skiing’s power couple had a rewarding Wednesday in the French Alps. Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde excelled in Courchevel in their first races of the World Cup Finals — the week when all the crystal globe trophies are awarded in men’s and women’s skiing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Labrador retrievers are still tugging hardest on U.S. dog lovers’ heartstrings, but poodles just strutted back into the American Kennel Club’s top five most popular dog breeds for the first time in nearly a quarter-century.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtown Nome.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cheer and dance teams captured their respective championships at the Region V tournament in Ketchikan last week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears and Thunder Mountain Falcons were awarded not only for top basketball play at the Region V championships in Ketchikan last week but also academics and sportsmanship.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The top Southeast Region V 1A boys championship team, the Kake Thunderbirds, will not travel to this week’s March Madness Alaska 1A/2A state basketball championships due to a COVID-19 outbreak in their community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Crimson Bears senior Tias Carney stole an inbounds pass and put up a prayer that was answered by junior Orion Dybdahl with a rebound Region V 4A Championship bucket, giving the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team a trophy and a title over the Ketchikan Kings 59-57 in Kayhi’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Friday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan High School girls basketball team captured their eighth Region V 4A Girls Championship in the past nine years with a 32-24 win over Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé in the Region V tournament on Friday in Kayhi’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium. It was the second game in seven hours for JDHS. The Crimson Bears defeated Thunder Mountain 48-18 Friday morning.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — When you’re leading the Iditarod but a five-time champion is breathing down your neck, you just don’t have time for the finer things in life.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan High School boys basketball team eliminated Thunder Mountain, 50-45, on Friday, from the Region V 4A Championships at Kayhi’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium, and advance to play Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé tonight in a must-win game for the Kings if they want to advance to the state tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team eliminated Thunder Mountain from the Region V 4A Basketball Tournament at Ketchikan’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Friday, 43-18, to advance to the evening championship game against Ketchikan at 6:30 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team hit on all cylinders in a 60-53 win over Ketchikan on Thursday in the Region V 4A Championships at Kayhi’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team were stifled by a swarming Ketchikan defense that forced 23 turnovers on the Crimson Bears and limited JDHS to just one second-half field goal in the third quarter and two free-throws in the fourth in a Lady Kings 40-18 win on Thursday in the Region V 4A Championships at Ketchikan’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Conference Region V 1A basketball tournament held at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain High School last week featured awards presentations on Saturday night. Athletes were honored for their work, not only in the tournament, but through the season as well.

Juneau, Alaska (Steve Quinn for KINY) - The Juneau Douglas Ice Association 16-and-under hockey team defeated the Anchorage Comets 3-1 on Monday to claim the 16U Alaska State Hockey Association Division A Championship at Anchorage’s Royal Ice Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first-year 3A Eastern Conference Basketball Tournament is underway at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team put up a valiant effort but came up short 62-54 to the Ketchikan Kings in their opening game in the Region V 4A tournament at Kayhi’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team kept to their season-long strategy of scoring early and pressing as they topped Thunder Mountain 54-29 in the two Juneau school’s opening game in the Region V 4A Girls Basketball Tournament at Ketchikan’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Wednesday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A musher originally from Minnesota is the first to reach the halfway point of this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan High School Lady Kings are the No. 1 seed for the 4A Region V Basketball Tournament beginning Wednesday at Ketchikan’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium. The tournament runs through Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys are the No. 1 seed for the 4A Region V Basketball Tournament beginning Wednesday at Ketchikan’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium. The tournament runs through Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Skagway Panthers girls basketball team won the Region V 1A Girls Basketball Tournament second place game Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School, defeating the Kake Thunderbirds 42-36 to earn the Southeast Conference second seed to the ASAA March Madness Alaska 1A/2A Girls Basketball State Tournament, March 16-19, at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Klawock Chieftains boys basketball team won the Region V 1A Boys Basketball runner-up game Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School, 54-53 over the Yakutat Eagles, earning the second Southeast Conference seed at the ASAA March Madness Alaska 1A/2A Boys Basketball State Tournament, March 16-19, at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys basketball team played the spoiler over the weekend, traveling to Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and defeating the Crimson Bears twice — 58-43 on Friday and 55-44 on Saturday’s JDHS Senior Night festivities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé senior Trinity Jackson pictured herself hitting a long shot past the arc to beat the buzzer and give her team a spark. She even wrote about it.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two gyms and two fantastic basketball evenings are awaiting sports fans of all ages tonight at Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - At first glance it appeared someone had let Kake’s men’s Gold Medal basketball team into the tournament, in reality it was the Kake High School Thunderbirds and their ‘old school’ style of play that crushed the Klawock Chieftains 60-33 to win the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Boys Basketball Championship at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Klawock Chieftains girls basketball team got off to a slow start but finished strong in a 52-36 win over the Kake Thunderbirds for the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Girls Basketball Championship at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Yakutat Eagles extended their stay at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Basketball Tournament for another day as they eliminated the Angoon Eagles 72-65 at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Hoonah Braves boys nipped the Skagway Panthers 40-39 on Friday to stay alive in the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Basketball Championships at Thunder Mountain High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Skagway Panthers girls basketball team held off Hoonah 45-36 on Friday, eliminating the Braves from the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Basketball Championships at Thunder Mountain High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School basketball teams, coaches, cheerleaders and officials will wear purple during their games tonight and Saturday night at the JDHS gym to raise awareness for mental health, suicide prevention and positive messaging for young adults and community members.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cheer team will honor their senior members during Saturday’s final Southeast Conference basketball game in the JDHS gym. Game times are 5 p.m. for girls and 7 p.m. for boys both tonight and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team will honor their senior Crimson Bears during Saturday’s final Southeast Conference games in the JDHS gym. Game times are 5 p.m. for girls and 7 p.m. for boys tonight and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team will honor their senior Crimson Bears during Saturday’s final Southeast Conference games in the JDHS gym. Game times are 5 p.m. for girls and 7 p.m. for boys tonight and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Angoon Eagles topped the Gustavus Foxes 60-23 in an elimination game at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Boys Basketball Championships at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Hoonah Braves topped the Thorne Bay Wolverines 40-26 in an elimination game at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Boys Basketball Championships at Thunder Mountain High School on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Klawock Chieftains defeated the Yakutat Eagles 40-35 in a semifinal at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Boys Basketball Tournament at Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Kake Thunderbirds soared past the Skagway Panthers 78-49 in a semifinal at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Boys Basketball Tournament at Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The top seeded Klawock Chieftains girls defeated the Angoon Eagles 45-15, behind a game-high 23 points from senior Kenai Holien, in the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Girls Basketball Tournament at Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Yakutat Eagles withstood multiple comebacks from the Angoon Eagles in a 56-44 win at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Boys Basketball Tournament at Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Skagway Panthers used a strong second quarter to pen up the Gustavus Foxes 51-24 at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Boys Basketball Tournament at Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Kake Thunderbirds and Hoonah Braves girls basketball teams showed what Southeast high school hoops have been missing over the pandemic seasons as they thrilled the Thunder Mountain High School gym fans with an ‘old school’ brand of hoops at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A Girls Basketball Championships on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Klawock Chieftains showed why they are the #1 seed in the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A boys basketball tournament as they downed the Thorne Bay Wolverines 54-10, Wednesday, at Thunder Mountain High School Thunderdome gym.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon junior Cheyenne Kookesh scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Eagles to a 37-32 win over the Skagway Panthers in the opening day of action at the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A girls basketball tournament at Thunder Mountain High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Kake Thunderbirds opened the 2022 Southeast Region V 1A boys basketball tournament with a 69-32 win over the Hoonah Braves Wednesday at Thunder Mountain High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The small high school basketball teams of the Southeast Conference will begin play in the 1A Region V Basketball Championships, Wednesday, at Thunder Mountain High School’s Thunderdome.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club topped the pool standings at the Alaska 14-under Age Group Championships in Fairbanks over the weekend with 28 swimmers contributing to the title.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Floyd Dryden seventh grader Camden Messmer placed first at the Tanana Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Fairbanks over the weekend, helping his teammates on the Juneau Youth Wrestling Club Tornados place fourth out of 37 teams.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team dropped a road game to the Ketchikan Kings 59-41 on Saturday at the Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium. The Crimson Bears won 63-57 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School sophomore Bree Johnson spoiled the Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball senior night, scoring 12 of her game-high 15 points in the first quarter as the Lady Kings topped the Falcons 45-23 on Saturday in the Thunderdome.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School pep band will give one last rousing home send off to its senior members tonight in the Thunderdome before the girls varsity game against Ketchikan at 6 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School cheer team will honor their senior members tonight before the Falcons game against the Ketchikan Lady Kings in the Thunderdome at 6 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There is a simple reason the Ketchikan Lady Kings are undefeated in the Southeast Conference and ranked third in the state. They are good. Kayhi showed how good on Friday in a 46-27 win over Thunder Mountain in the Thunderdome.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys basketball team won at Ketchikan’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Friday, defeating the Kings 63-57 behind 25 points from junior Orion Dybdahl.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Team members from the Ketchikan Kings and Metlakatla Chiefs boys basketball programs have grown tired of the politicizing rhetoric on social media and national media outlets surrounding their basketball games in Ketchikan on Feb. 4-5 in which a pep club’s country theme prompted allegations of racism.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School dance team will honor their lone senior member on Saturday prior to the start of the Falcons girls basketball game against visiting Ketchikan at 6 p.m. The teams also play tonight at 7 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team welcomes the Ketchikan Lady Kings into the Thunderdome tonight and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Every senior on the Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team was honored on Thursday night by family, friends and fans, and every senior scored in the Falcons 84-54 win over the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves on senior night at the Thunderdome.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 4A Southeast Conference Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys basketball team exploded from the opening tip-off and defeated the visiting 3A Eastern Conference Mt. Edgecumbe Braves 63-52 in the Thunderdome on Wednesday night.

The Juneau Youth Wrestling Club is sending 19 middle school grapplers to the 46th Annual Tanana Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Tanana Middle School in Fairbanks this weekend for what are considered the state's middle school state championships.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Floyd Dryden Middle School wrestling team dominated their Southeast competition at Ketchikan over the weekend, winning eight individual titles and the team title at the Schoenbar Championships at Schoenbar Middle School. The tournament is considered the Southeast championships.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Admiralty Island’s Angoon High School Eagles bested Prince of Wales Island’s Thorne Bay Wolverines in two 1A Southeast Conference games on Sunday, 49-45 and 54-43, at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team rode on the shoulders, and 31 points, of sophomore Thomas Baxter as they toppled visiting Ketchikan 55-41 on Saturday in the Thunderdome. The Falcons had lost 46-41 to the Kings on Friday and 53-43 to South Anchorage on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls basketball team lost their offensive gait but found their defensive stride in a 49-36 win over the visiting South Anchorage Wolverines at JDHS on Saturday. JDHS had beaten South 61-28 Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys basketball team proved they can compete with the top teams in the state as they led the fourth-ranked South Anchorage Wolverines by 10 points in the fourth quarter before falling 72-63 on Saturday at JDHS.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Pep Band will honor their senior band members on Saturday between the JDHS Crimson Bears girls game against South Anchorage at 2:45 p.m. and the Crimson Bears boys game against South at 5 p.m. in the JDHS gym.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team were on the verge of completing a fourth quarter comeback win over the visiting Ketchikan Kings in a Southeast Conference game on Friday in the Thunderdome, but a last second shot to force overtime missed and the Falcons fell 46-43.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team defeated the visiting South Anchorage Wolverines 61-28 in the first game of their two-game series on Friday in the Crimson Bears den. The two teams play again at 2:45 p.m. Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team fell 70-58 to the visiting South Anchorage Wolverines in the first game of their two-game series on Friday in the Crimson Bears den. The two teams play again at 5 p.m Saturday.

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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau's wealth of sports enthusiasts and sports fans don't have to fear the rain, sleet or snow this week. There is a wealth of activities and opportunities waiting for those willing to open the front door and take that first step.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons girls basketball team stood up to a physical challenge from the visiting South Anchorage Wolverines on Thursday, churning out a 50-34 win in the Thunderdome behind 14 points and court leadership from senior Sydney Strong.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys basketball team went baseline-to-baseline with the state’s fourth ranked South Anchorage Wolverines in a 53-43 loss on Thursday at the Thunderdome.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys and girls basketball teams play South Anchorage tonight at 5:15 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, at the Thunderdome.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls and boys basketball teams host South Anchorage High School on Friday and Saturday in the JDHS gym.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday student athletes from Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé circulated a petition in the school commons over their lunch period seeking to have the upcoming Region V basketball tournament moved from Ketchikan following allegations of racism raised during a recent game between Ketchikan and Metlakatla.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Conference 4A Thunder Mountain High School boys and girls basketball teams will host the 4A Cook Inlet Conference’s second-place team South Anchorage on Thursday night in the Thunderdome. The Falcons will then host 4A Southeast Conference rival Ketchikan on Friday and Saturday, while South will play at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The six-time state champion Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears will be teaching some of the skills that have put them routinely among the best baseball teams in the state as they host their annual baseball camp March 5-6.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Capitals 10-and-under youth hockey team won six straight games to claim first place in the 23rd Annual President’s Day Invitational Hockey Tournament played in Anchorage over the weekend.

BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old dynamo at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, overcame an early mistake to lead after the women’s short program at the Beijing Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Skating Club will be traveling to compete in the Ice Sports Industry 2022 Winter Classic in San Jose, California, February 18-20. Team Forget Me Not and individual Juneau Skating Club members will be participating in a combined 86 events.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team finished a three-game road stint in the Grace Christian Hardwood Classic on Saturday with a 36-21 win over the East Anchorage Thunderbirds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls basketball team came close but fell 49-45 to Ketchikan on the road in the Lady Kings Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium on Saturday. JDHS had lost 53-49 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team’s hot-shooting perimeter game was bolstered by the inside presence of 6’4” sophomore James Polasky on Saturday as the Falcons defeated the Wasilla Warriors 69-56 at the Thunderdome. The Falcons also won 75-39 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the second night in a row, the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team pressured the visiting Ketchikan Kings into a Southeast Conference loss, winning 52-42 Saturday. JDHS won 52-45 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Chris Harris scored six points in the final minute to secure a 52-45 win over the visiting Ketchikan High School boys basketball team on Friday and the Crimson Bears netted a share of the 4A Southeast Conference lead with the Kings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska School Activities Association hasn’t renamed the 3-point arc the Samuel Lockhart Line… yet. But they had better hurry as the 5’9” 140-pound Thunder Mountain High School sophomore guard has a patent on putting in points from that distance. Lockhart hit eight shots from that mark in the Falcons 75-39 home win over the visiting Wasilla Warriors on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team lost on the road to the Ketchikan Lady Kings 53-39 on Friday in a Southeast Conference game.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Barrow Lady Whalers toppled the Thunder Mountain Falcons 62-31 in a late game at the Grace Christian Lady Grizzlies Hardwood Classic on Thursday in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The visiting Wasilla boys basketball team used their long ball offense to counter a dominating inside performance by Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Orion Dybdahl in a 66-54 Warriors win over the Crimson Bears on Thursday at the JDHS gym.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Drama, Debate & Forensics team, a combined team of TMHS and local Juneau high schools, had a strong outing in the Region V Championships at Sitka High School on January 28-29.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team’s season ended in the 2022 Alaska School Activities Association First National Cup DII Hockey State Championships last week but tournament champion Houston will represent the Cook Inlet Conference in the DI state tournament starting today.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain High School boys and girls basketball teams are either in the grind of Southeast Conference play or mixing in last non-conference games to fortify their skill level as the last third of the high school basketball season is upon the hardwoods of Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys and girls basketball teams hosted the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears in Southeast Conference action. Enjoy the photos and come cheer the teams this weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Call her what you want - pick-pocket, thief, master of defensive deception, but junior guard Skylar Tuckwood has become adept at obtaining for her team what belongs to the opposition. The Crimson Bears junior guard had eight steals in Saturday’s 42-33 road win over cross-town rival Thunder Mountain in the Thunderdome.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Every team needs a Wallace Adams. A 6-foot-2-inch, 195-pound baller that gives his body up on every play and collects floor burns as numerous as minutes. On Saturday, the starting Thunder Mountain senior forward saved a loose ball under the Falcons basket with a diving behind the back pass to junior MJ Tupou for a score that secured a 56-55 overtime win in the Thunderdome against cross-town rival Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls basketball team defeated cross-town rival Thunder Mountain at the Falcons nest 42-33 Saturday. Story to follow on Sunday night. The Crimson Bears also won 47-37 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team defeated visiting Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé 56-55 in overtime Saturday at the Thunderdome. Story to follow on Sunday night. JDHS won 63-50 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls basketball team defeated cross-town rival Thunder Mountain at the Falcons nest 47-37 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys basketball team jumped out to a 17-6 first quarter advantage over Thunder Mountain at the Falcons nest and held on for a 63-50 Southeast Conference win on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team were eliminated from the Alaska School Activities Association DII state tournament at Wasilla’s Menard Sports Arena on Friday in a 7-4 loss to the Kenai Kardinals.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two of the biggest land mammals in the Alaska wilds clashed on the ice of the Alaska School Activities Association DII hockey quarterfinal at Wasilla’s Menard Sports Arena on Thursday and the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears fell under the sticks of the Palmer Moose 7-2.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons, playing in their 4A home known as the Thunderdome, fell to the onslaught of a neighboring horde of Vikings from 2A Petersburg, 66-52, in a boys game Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The fifth annual 2022 Traditional Games will be held in April in Juneau, with teams from across Alaska participating, according to a press release from the Sealaska Heritage Institute. The games will be livestreamed on SHI’s YouTube page and a website set up for the games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team will begin play Thursday in the 2022 ASAA First National Cup Hockey State Championships against the Palmer Moose at 7 p.m. at Wasilla’s Menard Sports Arena. The game will be livestreamed on the NFHS network.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Those teammates that began careers in Hoop Rats and middle school action will get their first Region V Southeast Conference 4A home basketball games of the season this weekend at Thunder Mountain High School as the Falcons boys and girls host their cross-town rival Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Glacier Swim Club put in a strong showing in the 2022 Alaska Senior Championship meet at Sitka’s Mt. Edgecumbe High School pool over the weekend, with the girls placing first among 10 teams statewide and the boys second among 12.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The phone call came at 8 a.m. Sunday for Luke Adams. Less than 24 hours had passed since the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé hockey team had won in overtime, in their season finale, on senior night at Treadwell Arena, against the conference’s top team. The Crimson Bears were on a winning high and since they were not an automatic bid in the state tournament, they were hoping for more.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey seniors and their parents were honored on Saturday at Treadwell Arena before their final regular season game against Houston.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team topped West Valley 52-23 in their final game at the Denali State Bank Ice Jam, Saturday, in Fairbanks. The Crimson Bears also defeated Lathrop 51-31 and fell to Wasilla 47-33 earlier in the tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Some goalies may not see 65 shots in a season. Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé sophomore Mason Sooter saw that in one game, Saturday’s 3-2 overtime thriller against conference leading Houston on senior night at Treadwell Arena.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team fell to the Ketchikan 67-36 on Saturday at Kayhi’s Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium, their second Southeast Conference loss of the weekend to the Lady Kings. Ketchikan had won 71-43 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team fell to West Valley 61-46 in their final game of the Denali State Bank Ice Jam, Saturday, in Fairbanks.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons girls basketball team lost on the road to the Ketchikan Lady Kings 71-43 on Friday in Ketchikan’s Clarke Cochran Gymnasium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey tell fell to the visiting Houston Hawks 6-1 on Friday and will skate in a rematch today at 3:30 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team lost to Wasilla 73-59 in the second day of the Denali State Bank Ice Jam at Fairbanks’ West Valley High School on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team lost to Wasilla 47-33 in the second day of the Denali State Bank Ice Jam in Fairbanks on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It takes something special to supplement a high caliber activity without taking away from that activity and that challenge has been met every basketball season by the pep bands of Thunder Mountain High School and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team will be playing their final home games of the season at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Treadwell Arena. Crimson Bears senior players and their parents will be honored at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on the arena ice.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team defeated the Lathrop Malemutes 51-31 in their opening game of the Denali State Bank Ice Jam tournament at West Valley High School on Thursday night behind 19 points from senior Trinity Jackson and a Player of the Game showing by Gabbi George-Frank.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team couldn’t chase down the Lathrop Malemutes in their opening game of the Denali State Bank Ice Jam tournament at West Valley High School, falling 55-48, despite putting together one of their best games to date.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team hit a cold streak in Fairbanks on Wednesday. Not the weather. Just an off shooting night in a 47-34 loss to the Monroe Catholic High School Rams.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cheer squad has practice hours as intense at the teams they represent and deal with the same obstacles: COVID, holidays, regular cold and flu, and snow days.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior hockey goalie Brayden Baxter was a bright star on the Treadwell Arena ice for the Crimson Bears on Tuesday, stopping 33 shots and giving the home team a chance to win. Unfortunately the Crimson Bears could only put 22 shots against the Palmer net and a last minute score gave the Moose a 3-2 sweep.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team fell by the score of 4-2 to the Palmer Moose on Monday night at Treadwell Arena in a spirited and physical Railbelt Conference battle around the rink.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Night or day, the Colony Knights girls basketball team is tough to handle and the Thunder Mountain Falcons found that Saturday morning was just as tough as Friday night, falling 60-48 under a barrage of shots from outside from the visitors who also won 60-52 the night before.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys basketball team ended their Barrow road trip with an overtime loss to the West Valley Wolfpack 50-47, in the championship game of the Barrow Whaler Invitational on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys basketball team finished eighth in the Alaska Airlines Classic, losing to the Colony High School Knights 64-43 at West Anchorage on Saturday in the seventh-place game.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Friday night lights shone bright on the Thunder Mountain High School gym as the Falcons girls flirted with a victory against Colony but fell 60-52; the Falcons boys defeated Nikiski 68-42 at Barrow; and the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé boys fell to Lathrop 58-53 at the Alaska Airlines Classic in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Thomas Baxter has never played as far north as he did on Thursday night in Barrow, nor as he scored as many points. Baxter put 40 points in the books to tie a Falcons single game record and help the Falcons top the Barrow Whalers 73-68.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls basketball team fell behind early and fought back too late in their 51-42 home loss on Thursday to the visiting Colony Knights.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys basketball team saw what the best hoops team in the state can bring to the court, falling 70-34 to the Bettye Davis East High School Thunderbirds in the opening day of the Alaska Airlines Classic at West Anchorage High School on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys will be opening the Alaska Airlines Classic at West Anchorage High School against Alaska's most accomplished high school basketball program from Bettye Davis East Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team completed a Treadwell Arena sweep of the Tri-Valley High School Viking Warriors, winning by the score of 8-0 on Wednesday.

The Juneau School District is allowing their high school basketball and hockey players to play unmasked if certain testing requirements are met. Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss noted that the change only applies to players who are actively participating in one of the two sports and that coaches and athletes seated on the bench still have to wear face coverings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé hockey team got an unexpected first goal that picked up the Crimson Bears enthusiasm and highlighted a 6-2 win over the Tri-Valley Viking Warriors on Tuesday at Treadwell Arena.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Railbelt Conference’s Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears junior varsity hockey team got a bite of the Aurora Conference Tri-Valley Warriors on Monday at Treadwell Arena, winning 3-1 in a warm up for the JDHS varsity clashes with the Warriors on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls were too tall, too fast and shot too well for the Mt. Edgecumbe High School Lady Braves, winning on the rock in Sitka on Friday 57-40 and Saturday 62-35.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team finished their stint in the Palmer Elks Showdown Tournament on Saturday outshooting the Nome Nanooks 81-75.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team wrapped up another hard-fought weekend on the road, finishing the Palmer Elks Showdown Tournament on Saturday in a 54-39 loss to the East Anchorage Thunderbirds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons boys basketball team fell 41-31 to the West Valley Wolfpack in their second game of the Elks Showdown Tournament at Palmer on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons girls basketball team defeated the West Valley Wolfpack 55-45 in their second game of the Palmer Moose Elks Showdown Tournament on Friday at Palmer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Finally! Let my "Kirk Douglas" shine! Juneau School District athletes can get rid of their chin-straps, errr, lip blankets, errr… masks! Yes, masks! 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team fell to the host Palmer Moose 61-50 in the Palmer Elks Showdown on Thursday. “Sometimes young teams play young,” Thunder Mountain coach Andy Lee said. “We’re young and inexperienced. We’ve had some poor starts and this was one of them.”

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Thomas Baxter scored 20 points, classmate Sam Lockhart hit three shots from past the 3-point line in the fourth quarter, and classmate Lance Nierra hit the long distance game winner with seconds remaining to give the Falcons a 57-54 win over the host Palmer Moose in the Palmer Elks Showdown on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Weather. Who would have thought weather and the problems associated with snow and rain would derail the athletes in Alaska?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team is on a playoff push as the Railbelt Conference rival Palmer Moose come to the Treadwell Arena ice for games on Friday (V 7:30 p.m., JV 5:30) and Saturday (V 2:30, JV 12:30).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears and Thunder Mountain High School Falcons basketball teams were unable to practice for this weekend’s coming games as local weather conditions forced school cancelations Monday through Wednesday and, per school district policy, prohibited practice sessions.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé hockey team is battling against their opponents in the Railbelt Conference but the puck has been unlucky for the Crimson Bears who fell on the Kenai Peninsula to Soldotna 4-2 on Thursday and 4-3 Friday, and to Kenai 3-1 on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the second night in a row the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team proved they could play with one of the top teams in the state, but for the second night in a row the Crimson Bears fell on their home court to that Ketchikan team, losing 42-35 in their Southeast Conference matchup against the Lady Kings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé hockey team finished their road trip to the Kenai Peninsula with some valuable experience and strong competition but three losses to Railbelt Conference opponents, including falling to Soldotna 4-3 on Friday and 3-1 to Kenai on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain sophomore Thomas Baxter controlled the opening tip in Saturday’s road game at Ketchikan and classmate Sam Lockhart buried a deep shot for the first points in the first quarter and the Falcons looked to be on a path to their first Southeast Conference win after a 22-19 halftime lead, but the Kings flipped the switch in the second half for a 60-46 win, the second in two days over Thunder Mountain.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team put a scare into the visiting Ketchikan Lady Kings on Friday night at the Crimson Bears den, taking the preseason favorite down to the wire before succumbing 41-32 in the first southeast conference game of the season for both teams.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain sophomores Thomas Baxter and Samuel Lockhart were nearly unstoppable on the road Friday night, scoring game highs of 17 and 16 points, respectively, in a 50-43 loss to the Ketchikan Kings in the first southeast conference game for both teams.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In the sports world it is a given that road trips will be hard as players face unfamiliar ice, hostile fans and uncomfortable accommodations. The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team added a delayed flight, a long drive and a flat tire as they opened a three-game road swing with a 4-2 loss to Soldotna on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Basketball fans may want to head to the Thunder Mountain High School gym on Thursday at 6 p.m. if they hope to catch a glimpse of the Falcons boys team in action as the next chance won’t be available until February.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the top basketball teams in Southeast Panhandle hoops, let alone the state, will be bringing their show into the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium this weekend as the JDHS Crimson Bears girls host conference foe Ketchikan on Friday and Saturday. Varsity action is at 8 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The sports year of 2021 was a battle not only against familiar opponents but also against the uncertainty of a foe that in just two years has become a devious competitor that is as efficient on the road as it is at home. And yet, athletes have persevered in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, some with no hope to play for state titles and others with multiple opportunities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé 2021 graduate Cooper Kriegmont is not taking NCAA Division I basketball opponents by storm, but the college basketball forecast shows he is a huge weather system brewing on the horizon in Missoula, Montana, as he redshirts for the University of Montana Grizzlies program.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Princess Tours Capital City Classic at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé came to an end on Thursday with the JDHS girls and the Eagle River boys earning tournament championships and players earning all-tournament and specialty awards.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys saved their best game for last in the Princess Tours Capital City Classic on Thursday in the JDHS gym, beating the athletic and physical West Anchorage Eagles 68-48 in the tournament’s final game.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team came out on fire and never cooled off in a 46-12 win over Eagle River for the Princess Tours Capital City Classic title on Thursday in the JDHS gym.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Eagle River High School Wolves boys basketball team were deadly from the field in their 73-21 win over the Kotzebue Huskies in the final day of action at the Princess Tours Capital City Classic in the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gym on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team proved to be too strong inside for the Kotzebue Huskies during the final day of the Princess Tours Capital City Classic, winning 44-27 at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In the second day (Tuesday) of the Princess Tours Capital City Classic at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé the action increased as teams got used to the court. The Eagle River Wolves girls defeated the Kotzebue Huskies 31-24, the West Anchorage Eagles boys topped Kotzebue 73-25, the JDHS Crimson Bears girls defeated the Thunder Mountain Falcons 46-36, and the Eagle River boys nipped the JDHS Crimson Bears 70-62.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Eagle River Wolves boys basketball team remains unbeaten in the Princess Tours Capital City Classic, earning a 70-62 win over the host Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It was a tale of two halves as the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears and the Thunder Mountain Falcons tangled for the first time this season in the Princess Tours Capital City Classic on Tuesday at JDHS Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The West Anchorage Eagles showed why they are a power in the Anchorage basketball circuit as they downed the Kotzebue Huskies 73-25 on Tuesday during the Princess Tours Capital City Classic on Tuesday at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Eagle River Wolves girls outlasted the Kotzebue Huskies 31-24 in a Princess Tours Capital City Classic thriller on Tuesday at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The return of the Princess Tours Capital City Classic featured a first day of action that saw the TMHS girls defeat Eagle River 48-16, the Eagle River boys nip West Anchorage 62-57, the JDHS girls topple Kotzebue 59-17 and the JDHS boys run past Kotzebue 76-39.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team were running on all cylinders and in tune for the Kotzebue Huskies, posting a 76-39 win in the 2021 Princess Tours Capital City Classic on Monday at the JDHS gym.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team were too strong for the Kotzebue Huskies, posting a 59-17 win in the 2021 Princess Tours Capital City Classic on Monday at the JDHS gym.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A new culture of basketball has started at Eagle River and the Wolves showed their meddle in an athletic and physical 62-57 win over the West Anchorage Eagles in the Princess Tours Capital City Classic at Juneau-Douglas High School on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons girls basketball team opened the 2021 Princess Tours Capital City Classic in strong fashion, posting a 48-16 win over the Eagle River Wolves on Monday at the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé gym.

WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — Forward, fast and strong. Those were the only three words Olympic downhill skiing silver medalist Hilary Lindh said to herself as she stood in the starting gate at the 1997 World Championships in Sestriere, Italy. This mantra evolved throughout her career to keep all distractions at bay as she mentally prepared for each race. By repeating those three words in the hours leading up to race time, she focused on positive thoughts while filtering out distractions and worries about winning.

MIAMI (AP) — Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky were honored as male and female athletes of the year at USA Swimming’s annual Golden Goggle awards earlier in December and Seward’s Lydia Jacoby earned two awards for breakout performer and female race of the year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Don't miss out on the hoops action! Tickets for the Princess Tours Capital City Classic Basketball Tournament, Dec. 27-30, can be purchased online for $7 or $10 at the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium door. Once tickets are bought online they will be scanned in and stamped at the gym door. Buy online at the link below:

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It is official… Santa is checking his list for who is playing and not playing, for who is watching and not watching, and he is checking it twice. If you want to be able to tell him who is on the turf check out the scores below. Maybe he will want to know whose design was selected for this year’s logo (it was Real Frosty player Kaia Mangaccat).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Wolves boys and girls basketball teams swept their 2021 Holiday Shootout championships on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team ended their Las Vegas hoops trip with a 63-58 win over Moapa Valley of Overton, Nevada, in the Tarkanian Classic on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team continued their run of bad luck, but good effort, in Las Vegas with a close loss to Coral Academy of Science from Henderson, Nevada, 72-61 on Monday in the Tarkanian Classic.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School wrestling team left their hearts on the state mats over the weekend with three grapplers placing on the podium and the Falcons taking ninth in team scoring.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons boys basketball team battled Nome on Saturday in their final game at the 41st Annual Service Cougar Tip Off Tournament in Anchorage, falling 61-52 to the Nanooks.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After opening their season at the Kenai Invitational Tournament with a 62-17 win over the Seward Seahawks on Thursday, the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé girls basketball team finished a sweep with wins over the Kenai Kardinals, 48-36, on Friday and the Redington Huskies, 50-23, on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain girls basketball team finished what could be their toughest three-game stretch of any season on Saturday, let alone a season-opening series, falling to the nation’s top-ranked Sierra Canyon Trailblazers of California 80-36, one day after toppling 3A power Mt. Edgecumbe 56-46 and two days past their opening game 58-14 loss to host Wasilla in the Doc Larson Roundball Classic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team continue to battle at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada, falling to local Vegas team Somerset 64-62 on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team opened their season in the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada with a 42-30 loss to home town Amplus Academy.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons boys basketball team defeated 3A Cordova 65-28 in an elimination game at the 41st Annual Service Cougar Tip Off Tournament at Service High School on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Patrick Foy is continuing his hot streak from November’s high school state swim championships by slicing through the water for Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club at the Winter Junior Nationals West in Austin, Texas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain girls basketball team jumped into the high school road season against one of the state’s best on their home court and put up a valiant effort but came up on the losing end of a 58-14 score.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons boys basketball team went down to the wire against Chugiak in their season opening game at the 41st Annual Service Cougar Tip Off Tournament at Service High School on Thursday, falling 52-49 to the Mustangs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first out of region road trip in over a year, and first out of region road trip win in over two years, was a big one for the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé girls as they defeated the Seward Seahawks 62-17 on Thursday night in Kenai.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The anticipation of a long season filled with many games needs a roster that can carry that load, and this year’s Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls basketball team can carry a lot.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team is young but they will play without hesitation against any opponent. The Falcons graduated nine seniors, including four starters, and their junior leading scorer moved to the Lower 48. Coach Andy Lee has just two returning players with extended varsity experience.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With just one win in conference last season, the Thunder Mountain High School boys basketball team is looking to make a statement across the league this season with a roster that could prove to be challenging for opponents.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Considered the top team in the state last season, the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team were one win away from a perfect season and a controversy away from the state tournament. The Crimson Bears graduated a roster that featured eight seniors, including one of the state’s best, Cooper Kriegmont, and a starting five that garnished nearly every team catagory award at the season’s end.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Lady Kings were the class of Southeast last season, posting a 17-2 record overall, 7-1 in conference, and winning the Region V championship. They return the full roster that defeated East Anchorage in the first game of the state tournament and fell to Bartlett in the semifinal 51-45.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - They weren’t the Southeast Conference first choice for the state tournament last season but the Ketchikan Kings showed they belonged at the venue, dropping a tight opening round match against Chugiak and defeating West Anchorage in a consolation game, and most of their roster returns.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain senior Kadin Messmer, juniors Sage Richards and Carson Cummins and freshman Colton Cummins all won championships in their weight brackets at the Region V Championships in Wrangell on Saturday and qualified for the state tournament along with five other teammates.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The biggest, baddest bears in Alaska are Crimson, not Kodiak. The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team had a dominating home ice stand as they swept the visiting Kodiak Bears on Friday and Saturday at Treadwell Arena by scores of 6-2 Friday and 8-1 Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Last weekend’s winless road trip doesn’t mean the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé hockey team was unsuccessful. The Crimson Bears put in some serious ice time in a 2-2 overtime tie with Homer, a 4-3 loss to Homer and a 5-4 overtime loss to Kenai and will use that experience when they host Kodiak this Friday and Saturday at Treadwell Arena.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau resident Cheryl Fellman, 49, became one of just 44 people in the United States, and 424 worldwide, to complete the International Ice Swimming Association’s Ice Mile, finishing the swim along the shore of Auke Rec on Saturday in 34 minutes and 49.21 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One night after skating to a 2-2 tie in an overtime game against Homer, the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears dropped a 4-3 rematch against the Mariners on Friday and then dropped a 5-4 game in overtime at Kenai on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There are 1,440 minutes in a day. If you are a wrestler, only six of those matter and if you are a Thunder Mountain High School grappler sometimes you need less than that. The Falcons placed 12 wrestlers in the finals of the Pilot Invitational with six winning titles and three being runners up en route to a team title over six visiting squads.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School wrestling team honored Falcons senior wrestlers Blaze Darbonne, Kadin Messmer, Kaleb Paddock and Thomas Jim before the championship rounds of Saturday’s Brandon Pilot Invitational at TMHS gym.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey team tied defending state champion Homer on the Mariners home ice 2-2 on Thursday.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School wrestling team, a mix of TMHS and Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé athletes, is hosting the Brandon Pilot Invitational Wrestling Tournament this weekend at the TMHS gym, their last regular season competition before the Region V Championships.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the third consecutive year the Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament has been canceled due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic and the economic difficulties it has caused for supporting communities and concerns for the safety of those attending.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) -  The Northwest Athletic Conference season is just starting but already 2021 Thunder Mountain High School graduates Mary Neal Garcia and Mary Khaye Garcia have helped the Olympic College Rangers in Bremerton, Washington, forget about last season’s 0-16 record as they have jumped to a 2-1 record and look to be a force in the league.

Dr. Walter Soboleff is known to have stated that the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament is “the grandpa of all tournaments.”

The letter to Metlakatla’s Tom Booth began: “I saw the article about you and it touched my heart.” The letter had been opened already, as all mail is when the recipient is incarcerated. However, this letter had a return address of Dr. Walter Soboleff.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “Yay.” That’s what 61-year-old Juneau runner Adelaide Johnson said was her first thought when crossing the finish line of the Seattle Marathon on Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - College life can be a big adjustment just being away from home. Throw in a job, studies and two sports and that experience can become overwhelming. 2021 Thunder Mountain High School graduate Iayanah Brewer is meeting those tasks for the Everett Community College Trojans the same way she competed for the Falcons track and field team - at full speed and in perfect form.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Bears football team, an all-star roster from the Juneau Youth Football League senior division, had the biggest test of their young careers last week at the National Youth Football Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé hockey team will be resuming holiday play on the road. The Crimson Bears (2-1) travel to Railbelt Conference rivals Homer on Thursday and Friday, and Kenai on Saturday. Their first home series is against Kodiak Dec. 10-11 (7:30 p.m.) at Treadwell Arena. A slideshow from last weeks inter-squad scrimmage is below.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon’s Betty Samato likes to walk. A lot. She has traveled on foot more than 7,000 miles in just over a year and much more since the coronavirus pandemic first began spreading through her home community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Five team champions were crowned this past weekend in the 12th Annual Preseason 3v3 Tournament at Thunder Mountain High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Bears, the Juneau Youth Football League senior division all-star team, will be competing in the National Youth Football Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, playing against teams from California and Colorado, on Thursday and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau District Rifle Team outpointed two more opponents in the National Air Rifle League, defeating Illinois team Mattoon AJROTC 998.4 to 953.4 in a virtual match from Nov. 15-21 and Germany’s Ansbach AJROTC 958.9 to 892.3 from Nov. 8-14.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons wrestling team, a mix of both TMHS and Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé athletes grappling under the Falcons sports umbrella, faced their most intense challenge of the season against 30 schools in the Lancer Smith Fall Invitational at Wasilla’s Menard Sports Arena over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Summer Olympic gold medalist added two more high school gold medals to her trophy case, a senior's last swim was a championship with his teammates, a sophomore broke a record older than he is, multiple athletes won two state titles, and 248 swimmers returned to the pool after a COVID hiatus to bring some sort of normalcy to the sporting world during last weekend's ASAA state swim and dive championship at Anchorage's Bartlett High School pool.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Summer Olympic gold medalist added two more high school gold medals to her trophy case, a senior's last swim was a championship with his teammates, a sophomore broke a record older than he is, multiple athletes won two state titles, and 248 swimmers returned to the pool after a COVID hiatus to bring some sort of normalcy to the sporting world during last month’s ASAA state swim and dive championship at Anchorage's Bartlett High School pool.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 2019 Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé graduate Shaylin Cesar knows a thing or two about stopping goals, at any level of soccer. It is something she learned early and perfected over the years resulting in helping Pacific Lutheran University, in Tacoma, Washington, win the Northwest Conference crown and play in the NCAA Division III National Championships last week in San Antonio, Texas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 2019 Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé graduate Malia Miller helped the Peninsula Pirates win the Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Championship last weekend over Clark College and Pennisula head coach Kanyon Anderson praised the Gatorade Alaska Soccer Player of the Year (2019).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Team Forget-Me-Not youth synchronized skating team placed third out of 10 teams in their pre-juvenile division at the Synchro Fall Classic in Irvine, California, on Saturday.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé hockey team returned to competitive ice last week for the first time in nearly two years, putting in a solid showing in three games on the road against Wasilla, Homer and Colony at the Palmer Invitational, and traveling home with two wins, one loss and a start that last year's seniors missed out on.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball coach Robert Casperson believes youth involvement in athletics and activities can be life changing… and the 11-year head coach has changed roughly 500 athletes in the Crimson Bears' program alone, plus the ripple effect of the various people touched through the programs the JDHS athletes participate in under his charge.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 2019 Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé graduate Malia Miller helped the Peninsula Pirates win the Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Championship on Sunday, putting a team high four shots on goal to disrupt the Clark College defense and pave the way for teammate Maya Clarke to put in the games only score.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School Falcons wrestler Sage Richards is on a mission. The junior carved out three hours of workout time on Sunday, a day after winning the 189-pound weight bracket at the Bill Weiss Invitational in Ketchikan on Saturday and just hours after arriving at the airport via the infamous Alaska Airlines “Milk Run.”

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons volleyball team’s season ended with a fifth place finish Friday during the Alaska School Activities Association State Volleyball Championship at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center.

Juneau, Alaska - The Juneau District Rifle Team shot their highest score of the season last week in the National Air Rifle League, registering a 1002.5 to defeat Stafford, Virginia’s American Legion Post 290 who put up a total of 984.0.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) -  One thing is certain as the 2021-22 Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears hockey season begins, the Zamboni will be needed… a lot. The Crimson Bears are fast, and the rink seems small compared to the speed they possess.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons volleyball team showed they will be a force in the 2021 state 4A volleyball championships at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center on Thursday, defeating the Palmer Moose 3-1 in their best-of-five opening match and hanging tough with the top-ranked Dimond Lynx before falling 3-0.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain Falcons senior Kiah Dihle continued her quest for a Region V Cross-Country Championship by winning the Sitka Invitational Meet in a time of 19 minutes and 16 seconds on Saturday and the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears did the same in the team scoring.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School volleyball team did not drop a set in their march through the Region V Championships at Ketchikan over the weekend that culminated with the Falcons defeating the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears for the title.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain swim and dive teams had strong showings in the 2021 state swim and dive championship at Anchorage’s Bartlett High School over the weekend. The Crimson Bears and Falcons boys placed fourth and sixth, respectively, in the team scoring and the schools’ girls placed fifth and 10th, respectively. Kodiak won the boys’ title and Dimond the girls.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In the final leg of his final race as a high school senior, in the last event of the 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School, Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tytan Frawley touched the pool wall to clinch the state championship for the Crimson Bears boys' 400 yard relay. A few lanes down, Kodiak’s Jackson Krug also stretched to the finish with the identical time.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Seward senior Lydia Jacoby and Thunder Mountain High School sophomore Patrick Foy were named the outstanding female and male swimmers at Saturday’s 2021 State Swimming & Diving Championship at Bartlett High School.

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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Team Forget-Me-Not youth synchronized skating team’s IDEA homeschool sophomore Melissa Maxwell, who has been skating 12 years, and her sister Rebecca, an IDEA ninth grader skating for 10 years, both “really love jumps." Which is appropriate because like other sports in this pandemic period, the Juneau Skating Club has had multiple hurdles to overcome before being able to head to the 2021 Synchro Fall Classic in Irvine, California, Nov. 12-14.

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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies were well represented on the Division 1 All-State Football Team announced over the weekend in Anchorage, placing eight players on the first team and four on the second team, and Huskies head Rich Sjoroos and assistant Mitch Haldane garnered the state’s top coaching honors.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Floyd Dryden Eagles and Dzantik’i Heeni Wolverines opened their middle school basketball rivalries last Thursday with both school’s boys and girls “A” teams playing at the Eagles home court. Floyd Dryden won both games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies had five players participate in the 44th Annual “Al Aska” Shriners Football Classic on Saturday at The Dome in Anchorage, going shoulder pad to shoulder pad against the top senior players across the state.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Shawn Miller saw a ghost … and a goblin … Jason … probably a witch … most definitely a zombie, and a small gathering of folks who may not have felt like the undead at the beginning of Saturday’s Halloween Half Marathon but sure did at the end.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The last time the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears won both the boys and girls Region V Swim & Dive Championships was in 2007 and Seth Cayce finished among the leaders for the boys, Amber Kelly was part of a top state girls team and Nathan Teal was medaling on the diving board. Fourteen years later, those three are coaches of the 2021 Region V Champion Crimson Bears boys and girls swim and dive teams. JDHS outpointed the competition on Saturday in the Region V Championships at Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Tytan Frawley, sophomore Samantha Schwarting and freshman Emma Fellman and Thunder Mountain sophomores PJ Foy and Olivia Mills all won two individual events at the Region V Swim & Dive Championships Saturday in Ketchikan and were part of relay winning teams, a testament to the hard work both programs put into their sport.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé senior Brooke Sanford charged a Ketchikan serve from the back row, put a perfect pass about mid-bleacher height to junior Carlynn Casperson, then launched herself, right arm cocked, into the air five feet from the net and terminated her final career high school home court point to give the Crimson Bears a Senior Night match win, three sets to one, over the visiting Lady Kings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé volleyball team defeated Ketchikan in four sets on Saturday afternoon in the Crimson Bears den by scores of 25-21, 17-25, 25-23 and 25-21. The two teams play again tonight at 5:30 p.m. The Crimson Bears will honor their senior players at 5 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain volleyball junior Moana "Motown" Tuvaifale found a seam against the visiting Ketchikan Lady Kings, then found another, and another… recording a game-high 23 service attempts and five aces as the Falcons swept Kayhi 3-0 on Thursday, winning by set scores of  25-12, 25-7 and 25-11.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With much pomp and circumstance, the Thunder Mountain High School Falcons senior volleyball players were feted at home on Friday with flowers, gifts and thanks and then proceeded to defeat a very game Ketchikan Lady Kings team at Falcons gym for the final time, winning 3-0 on set scores of 25-22, 25-16, and 25-20.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - My grandmother committed suicide.   My mother did not talk about this much at all, and I did not ask.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain swim and dive teams head to the Southeast Region V Championships in Ketchikan this weekend and banners could be returning with them to hang about the pools at Augustus Brown and Dimond Park Aquatic Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears volleyball team will play their final two matches of the regular season Saturday against Ketchikan at JDHS with varsity game times at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., with special senior honors prior to the second match.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons wrestling team competed at Petersburg over the weekend against the host Vikings, Haines and Ketchikan. Weather prevented Wrangell, Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe from attending.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons volleyball team will host the Ketchikan Kings tonight and Friday. Varsity games are at 6 p.m. (JV 4:30). The Falcons senior night will be at 6 p.m. Friday, with the game following. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé volleyball team took their final road trip of the regular season into Anchorage last weekend, playing East Anchorage on Thursday and a variety of teams in the Dimond/Service Tournament on Friday and Saturday. They will host the Ketchikan Kings in their final regular season games on Saturday, including a senior night, as they prepare for the Region V Championships in Ketchikan Nov. 5-6.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain volleyball team took one last tuneup on the road last weekend to Anchorage, playing Eagle River on Thursday and a host of teams in the Dimond/Service Tournament on Friday and Saturday. They will begin a final home stand against Ketchikan this week, including a senior night on Friday, and then prepare for the Region V Championships in Ketchikan Nov. 5-6.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - We all support our Juneau Huskies football team but no one puts in more work in that endeavor than their Husky cheer team, as was evident through this season, and it culminated with the cheer team braving the cold of Friday night’s state football championship game in Anchorage and then traveling to Palmer to win the Rally in the Valley Cheer Competition at Colony High School on Saturday. Look for a complete wrap-up on the Rally in the Valley soon. Thanks again Juneau Husky Cheer Team!

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Husky Cheer Team went from being part of Friday night’s high school football state championship game in Anchorage to Saturday’s Rally in the Valley cheer competition in Palmer with a transition from freezing field to heated gym that was as flawless as their performances in both. 

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - It wasn’t the script the Juneau Huskies had hoped to follow in the ASAA First National Bowl Football State Championship game at Service High School against the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds, but the 30-17 loss was one they read with passion and heart until the final seconds ticked away the dream that had captivated their capital city community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In the fourth week of the Cook Inlet Conference season the then unbeaten top-ranked football powerhouse East Anchorage breezed into the capital city expecting another electrifying win only to be short-circuited 39-28 by the Juneau Huskies widely balanced offensive attack and their emerging gang-tackling defense.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - I saw the four high school football players sitting at the far edge of the field where their latest win was the last in a transition from youth to manhood. It wasn’t built just for them. This 100 yard stretch of green turf surrounded by a worn track, woods and aging bleachers set down before a mountain as if gods would sit above them and watch. But they made it their own. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School swim and dive team paid respect to their senior teammates Saturday during their Southeast invitational meet at the Dimond Park Aquatic Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School mat room is full. That is always a good sign. That means the program is robust or in the process of being stout and on the verge of bringing the capital city a Region V wrestling championship, possibly a state title.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After roughly 100 matches spread over two days through two gymnasiums, the end result of the Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza was…a tie.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé swim and dive team honored their senior teammates Friday during an invitational meet hosting Southeast teams at Dimond Park Aquatic Center.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It was a beautiful Juneau Huskies football day under the sun at Adair Kennedy Field on Saturday, unfortunately for Bartlett High School it was a beautiful Juneau Huskies football day under the sun at Adair Kennedy Field. The Huskies crunched the Golden Bears 50-30 in the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) First National Bowl Football State Semifinal and will play in the state championship Friday in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (JIVE) - The Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza - the JIVE to all fanatics from the dig, set, and spike crowd - will begin play Friday with 10 teams competing through two days of pool and double-elimination bracket competition in the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasiums, culminating in championships Saturday night.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In a battle of thunder-fisted front lines the Thunder Mountain High School volleyball team and visiting Colony scorched the TMHS nets in a five-set match that saw the Falcons fall to the Knights 25-19, 23-25, 25-8, 19-25, and 15-6 on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the first time in Juneau football history an Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) First National Bowl Football State Championship semifinal game will be played in the capital city when the Juneau Huskies host Anchorage’s Bartlett Golden Bears at 3 p.m., Saturday, on Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club took nine athletes to the October Splash Invitational hosted by Sitka’s Baranof Baracudas Swim Club and Olivia Jarvill (age 9), Dannan Mills (13) and Valerie Peimann (13) earned at least four 1st place finishes each.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain senior Jaymie Collman and Juneau-Douglas junior Anna Dale put their girls doubles team into the finals of the Alaska School Activities Association First National Bank Alaska Tennis State Championships on Saturday at Anchorage’s Alaska Club East.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain senior Kiah Dihle is the third fastest girl in the state after racing the top runners in the Alaska high school ranks along arguably the most difficult 5K course - one made even more technical by overnight freeze softening and the muddy shoe-prints of 353 previous runners.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies have chased another predator away from their Adair Kennedy Field kennel, off the capital city boundaries and out of the Alaska School Activities Association First National Bowl Football State Championships with a 31-3 opening playoff win against the Dimond Lynx.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons swept the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears 3-0 on the volleyball courts of JDHS on Friday, winning by set scores of 25-16, 25-20 and 25-14.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Cook Inlet Conference coaches agree, the Juneau Huskies have a talented roster led by a talented coaching staff. The Huskies had 12 players selected to the Cook Inlet Conference First Team All-Conference, eight to the Second Team All-Conference and Eight Honorable Mention selections and senior Wallace Adams, junior Lucas White and coach Rich Sjoroos earned special honors.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There is a new sheriff in town, so to speak, a new top shooter in the state of Alaska for sure as 14-year-old Trygve Hermann joined an exclusive club with an outstanding trap shooting performance for the Juneau Gun Club, registering 100 straight targets hit.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kale tennis team, a mix of Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain students that compete under the Crimson Bears sports umbrella, has selected their eight athletes to compete at the Alaska School Activities Association state championships beginning Thursday at the Anchorage Alaska Club East.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé tennis team, a combination of Thunder Mountain and JDHS players, is hosting a tournament this weekend at the Alaska Club Juneau Valley location.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kale tennis team, a mix of Juneau and Thunder Mountain students, is hosting their Region V tournament at the Alaska Club Juneau Valley, beginning today at 5 p.m., continuing on Thursday and Friday at 1 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé tennis team, a mix of Juneau and Thunder Mountain students, crowned their Region V tournament champions during weekend play at the Juneau Valley Alaska Club.

These are your local sports and activities for the week of Oct. 4-10. Get your pool, racquet, net and field fix on!

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan High School volleyball team has canceled their scheduled trip to Juneau this weekend due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the Lady Kings team.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka High School won the Division II Region V Cross-Country Championships on Monday, sweeping both the girls and boys team and individual crowns behind juniors Anna Prussian and Silas Demmert.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies are the top ranked football team in the Cook Inlet Conference, the final Alaska Sports Broadcasters Poll, and in the hearts and minds of every pig-skin slinging, watching and cheering fan across the Last Frontier and beyond.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The weather that knocked out power in Juneau Friday night also caused havoc on the teams participating in the Region V Cross-Country Championships in Ketchikan on Saturday, delaying races and results through Monday, but not deterring the athletes who made the starting gun at the host’s Ward Lake 5K course.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School Falcons senior Kiah Dihle blitzed the Region V Championships on Ketchikan’s Ward Lake 5K course on Saturday, besting the top harriers in southeast Alaska with a time of 18 minutes 51 seconds to win her second consecutive Region V crown and qualify for her fourth straight state championship meet.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School Kings senior Mickey Lapinski adapted to his home course under stormy conditions to win the Region V Championships at Ketchikan’s Ward Lake on Saturday, sloshing through a wet-and-wild fast 5K time of 16 minutes 49 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The weather came fast and hard at Thursday’s Treadwell/Sandy Beach Middle School Cross-Country meet but not as fast and hard as Dzantik’i Henni eighth-grader Kate Schwarting and seventh-grader Logan Fellman. Schwarting won the girls race in 12 minutes and nine seconds and Fellman topped the boys field in 11:06.

The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons home volleyball games scheduled for tonight and Saturday against the Ketchikan Lady Kings have been cancelled due to the high wind advisory and inclement weather and the Region V Cross-Country championships in Ketchikan have time changes.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé cross-country team has chosen their top 14 harriers, seven girls and seven boys, to challenge for the Region V Championships at Ketchikan, Saturday, and extend their title streak to, respectively, eight in a row for girls - 41 of the past 44 region championships - and 32 in a row for boys - 45 of 48.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons cross-country team has selected their girls and boys teams to compete at the Region V Championships in Ketchikan on Saturday, with seniors Kiah Dihle and Matthew Johns leading the respective teams.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé volleyball team is defeating conference rivals left and right and did so again over the weekend at Ketchikan with two five-set match wins, but their road plans will take a twist this weekend as Petersburg has canceled hosting their JDHS series due to a COVID-19 spike within the community and has reverted to remote schooling this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies know their place among the football gods in the Cook Inlet Conference and the latest Alaska Sports Broadcasters Poll, now the rest of the league will sift through the final seven placings to see just when they get the unfortunate task of playing the top ranked team in Alaska when the Alaska School Activities Association state football playoffs begin.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain senior Kiah Dihle won her fourth race in a row Saturday, topping the girls field in the Capital City Invitational 5K along the Treadwell Mine Trail at Sandy Beach in 19 minutes and seven seconds to help the Falcons place second with 24 points behind Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé with 24, but ahead of Haines 74, Ketchikan 89 and Mt. Edgecumbe 136.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka High School junior Silas Demmert ran a 16 minute 51 second 5K to win the boys race in the Capital City High School Cross-Country Invitational on Saturday at Sandy Beach and help the Wolves defeat nine other schools for the team title.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - How to win a conference title: The senior quarterback orchestrates the offense, the senior running back scores twice, the junior receiver scores three times, the junior back once, the senior linebacker intercepts a pass, and the senior Homecoming King intercepts two passes and kicks seven extra points - that was how the Juneau Huskies defeated the South Anchorage Wolverines 42-7 on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Field to win the Cook Inlet Conference title.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - The Ironman World Championship will be held outside Hawaii for the first time in four decades because of uncertainty over whether the Big Island will be able to host the triathlon as scheduled in February during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) swim and dive state championships scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have been moved from Juneau to Anchorage after the City and Borough of Juneau and ASAA could not come to agreement on COVID-19 mitigation policies for teams attending.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain volleyball teams received a healthy dose of competition among 22 teams from across the state at the West Anchorage ‘Spiketacular’ Tournament over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - For the third straight week the Juneau Huskies sit on top of the Alaska Sports Broadcasters Poll, leading the Division I Cook Inlet Conference with a 5-1 record after beating Bartlett (3-3) 27-14 last Saturday and hosting South Anchorage this weekend with the conference title on the line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons topped the team scoring on Friday and Saturday at the Petersburg Invitational behind another solid performance from Patrick Foy, but Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé stayed in the mix with strong swims from Tytan Frawley, Chris Degener and Chaz VanSlyke.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain girls swim teams took team titles at the Petersburg Invitational on Saturday behind strong relay wins and group placings. JDHS scored 525 points to TMHS’ 370 on Friday and TMHS scored 525 to JDHS’ 489 on Saturday and the rest of Southeast chased the two schools throughout.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Athletes from the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears and TMHS Falcons cross-country teams ran in the Eagle Beach Dual Meet last Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan’s Mickey Lapinski topped the field at the Sitka Invitational Cross-Country Meet on Saturday but the Sitka Wolves won the team title with Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé running for second and third.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies continue to find ways to impress the football world on high school Saturdays as they overcame another powerful rival on the road in a 27-14 display of pigskin dominance over the Bartlett Golden Bears in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies had their most balanced football game of the season on Saturday and coach Rich Sjoroos said it was caused by the Service Cougars coaching staff's own great game plan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons volleyball team stopped the tall timber at the Wasilla Warriors gym on Thursday, winning in four sets 25-22, 25-16, 18-25 and 25-23.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The state's top ranked Juneau Huskies football team will play against the Bartlett Golden Bears on Saturday in Anchorage and the game will be broadcast live at 2 p.m. on KINY 800 AM and 94.9 FM radio, and Juneau's local sports station the Hawk 107.9 FM.

Juneau, Alaska - The Midnight Suns Baseball Club will be opening registration for the 2021-22 Winter Baseball Program on Saturday in the Mendenhall Mall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies earned their second week on top of the Cook Inlet Conference Division I football polls after their 49-12 dismantling of the Service Cougars in Anchorage, one of the first road wins by a traveling team this season.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé girls cross-country team topped 18 schools to win the George Plumley Invite at Palmer on Saturday with sophomore Rayna Tuckwood leading the Crimson Bears runners by placing seventh in 20 minutes 1.41 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain senior Sydney Strong totaled 22 kills and 45 digs, junior Mallory Welling 16 kills, and junior Talita Toutaiolepo 43 passing attempts as the Falcons swept the Ketchikan Kings on the road by match scores of 3-0 Friday and 3-1 Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka High School junior Anna Prussian and freshman Clare Mullen edged Thunder Mountain senior Grace Sikes for first and second place at the Wrangell Invitational Cross-Country meet on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain cross-country teams put their runners not attending the Palmer and Wrangell invitational meets into the Sandy Beach Dual Meet along the Treadwell Mines Trail in Douglas. Falcons seniors Kiah Dihle and Matthew Johns had the fastest girls and boys times, respectively.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska’s top-ranked high school football team hung another mauling on their victory wall Saturday as the Juneau Huskies used every position but a taxidermist in a 49-12 win over the Service Cougars, scoring on offense and defense.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School sophomore swimmer Patrick Foy set Ketchikan’s Gateway Aquatic Center on fire last week with three of the fastest times the Kings GAC water has seen between the lane lines.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain Falcons volleyball senior outside hitter Sydney Strong was chosen by MaxPreps, an online high school sports website, as their Alaska Volleyball Player of the Week for her performance on the court from Aug. 30 - Sept. 5.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies, the top ranked team in the state of Alaska, will play at 2 p.m. Saturday in Anchorage against the Service Cougars and 107.9 The Hawk will be broadcasting the game live.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School volleyball team won two matches on the road at Sitka over the weekend, defeating the Wolves 3-1 on Friday by set scores of 20-25, 25-12, 25-11 and 25-19 and winning 3-1 on Saturday by set scores of 15-25, 25-22, 25-19 and 25-10.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Haines Glacier Bears junior Luke Davis won the Skagway Invitational Cross-Country meet on Saturday edging out Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé junior Eli Crupi by five seconds. Davis won in 17 minutes 4.71 seconds and Crupi hit 17:09.23.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain Falcons senior Kiah Dihle bested a field of 45 runners at the Skagway Invitational Cross-Country meet on Saturday, winning in a time of 19 minutes 5.50 seconds over the five-kilometer course and continuing her pursuit of another state tournament representation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies did what many were thinking was improbable, at least early in the season, defeating powerhouse and then unbeaten East Anchorage. Now coach Rich Sjoroos has the team believing what he and his coaching staff have known for years, that it is not the size of the dog but, rather, the size of the fight in that very same dog and on any given Saturday there are a lot of dogs across the Cook Inlet Conference.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Trail and Road Runners Club in association with the Juneau Ski Club is hosting a multi-run event on Saturday, Sept. 11, at Eaglecrest Ski Area and according to race director Tom Meyer the Eaglecrest Races are an opportunity to tackle Eaglecrest's challenging, and beautiful, terrain.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies are sitting as the top dogs of the Cook Inlet Conference Division I football polls after their 39-28 home win over then top ranked East Anchorage last Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s high school football team grounded top-ranked East Anchorage on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Field, with the Huskies staking a 39-28 claim on the Thunderbirds No. 1 Alaska ranking.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain swim and dive team returns to action this weekend at Ketchikan after COVID-19 cancelled last season’s state championships and Southeast travel was minimal.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé swim and dive team returns to Southeast swim competition and travel this weekend when the Crimson Bears swim at Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The undefeated East Anchorage Thunderbirds will be the biggest test for the Juneau Huskies football team this season as the two Cook Inlet Conference powerhouses square off at 3 p.m. Saturday on the Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One night after surrendering their home court in a loss the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears volleyball team turned the end lines at the nest of that same Thunder Mountain Falcons opponent in a three-set sweep 25-22, 25-19, 27-25.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - High intensity, big swings, diving digs and loud fans flowed through the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium on Tuesday night as the host Crimson Bears welcomed their cross-town rival Thunder Mountain Falcons in their first conference volleyball match in nearly two years.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons and Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears harriers looked for a different way to continue celebrating the return to cross-country running and integrate their large rosters of runners.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The volleyballs were finally passed around the nets again in official games, sets and matches at Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kalé over the weekend as the Falcons, Crimson Bears hosted the visiting Mt. Edgecumbe Lady Braves played in a jamboree.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The sun continues to rise in the East and set in the West and in the high school pigskin landscape that means Anchorage’s East and West football teams top the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network polls.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau coach Rich Sjoroos and the Huskies fell from the ranks of the unbeaten 49-23 to West last weekend and will host top ranked East on Saturday at 3 p.m. on Adair Kennedy Field. The Huskies have beaten Colony 53-12 and Dimond 35-6 on their home AKF.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Something had to give as two undefeated gridiron powers clashed on the “Nest on Hillcrest” in Anchorage, and it was the visiting Juneau Huskies that were fenced in by the West Eagles 49-23 for their first loss of the young season.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sports fans can tune into 107.9 The Hawk on Saturday at 2 p.m. and listen in as the Juneau Huskies football team take on their toughest opponent to date this season on the road at the West Anchorage Eagles. The game will be broadcast live.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A group of alumni volleyball players learned earlier this month what Southeast fans will discover this weekend - Thunder Mountain plays above the net.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The last season of high school volleyball action saw the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears getting a taste of the South Wolverines in the first round of the 2019 Alaska School Activities Association state championships.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The big three in high school football remain on top of the latest pig-skin rankings, according to the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Huskies coach Rich Sjoroos went from a week one no penalty 53-12 win over Colony to a more flagged 35-6 pounding on Dimond in week two, both at Adair Kennedy Field and both showing how well his team can adjust to game-time situations.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Huskies junior Brandon Campbell protected his quarterback on offense and chased the opponents quarterback on defense in a two-way show of guts and determination that the entire Juneau roster followed as they steam-rolled Dimond 36-6 on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It was a three-peat of cross-country race winners for Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé in the first meet of the season on Saturday on the Historic Treadwell Mine Trail at Douglas’ Sandy Beach (A Kax Yaa Andagan Ye).

Juneau, Alaska - From Egan Drive, one’s eyes are drawn to the Lemon Glacier, whether any cloud cover is present and if "hitchhiking" is doable that day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center raising the COVID-19 community risk to a Level 3 High, the Juneau School District is working to keep the weekend high school sports events scheduled, according to JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - They may look a little different on the trails but the core philosophy of the Thunder Mountain High School Falcons cross-country team still features a love for running and a talented upper class to preach that love.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There is a quote spoken often during the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé cross-country team practices: “I love it when I’m having a great race and a teammate passes me.”

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first game of the 2021 Juneau Husky Cheer Team’s football season went off without a hitch, without skipping a beat and without missing a note, literally, as junior Giana Vigil sang the national anthem following the squad’s march onto the Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Huskies coach Rich Sjoroos had a team full of momentum in Saturday’s 53-12 win over Colony at Adair Kennedy Field and is hoping his team stays focused as Dimond visits this Saturday.

Juneau’s Russ Stevens set an age group record in the annual Alaska International Senior Games in Fairbanks recently.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Huskies high school football team has moved up in the polls thanks to their dominant performance over the Colony Knights last weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Someone let sleeping dogs lie for too long, almost 700 days to be exact, and the Juneau Huskies came out of their pandemic hibernation of nearly two years with no high school football play to bite the Colony Knights, the preseason’s second ranked team in Alaska division one behind East and third in the state behind East and Soldotna, by a howling 53-12.

COVID-19 has proven to be a worthy opponent once again, despite the best efforts by Alaska’s football programs. Another cancellation attributed to COVID-19 will affect the Kenai Peninsula and Interior Alaska's opening week of the high school football season.

The Nifty Fifty Trail Race in Juneau has been cancelled due to unsafe conditions caused by the recent rainfall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the longest training camps in high school football history is about to end as the Juneau Huskies host the Colony Knights at 3 p.m. Saturday on Adair Kennedy Turf Field, almost two years since they last took to the gridiron in Alaska School Activities Association play.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - While the Gastineau Channel Little League Major All-Star state runner-ups were quarantining in Anchorage as a result of positive COVID-19 tests, the Alaska state champion Knik Little League was knocked out of the Northwest Regional Little League tournament before it played a game when a member of the team tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The beauty and strength of the native people of Alaska and the exhilarating wilderness surrounding Juneau were highlighted in an announcement on Monday by the IRONMAN Group of the capital city’s selection as the next full IRONMAN Triathlon - a 2.4-mile open water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile marathon run.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team lost an elimination game to Marsh Valley, Idaho, 18-5 in five innings in the third round of the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament (NWCART) at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The rich and beautiful history of the Tlingit people in Alaska and specifically in Juneau will be shared with the world as local artist Crystal Worl was commissioned to create the IRONMAN Alaska logo.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team lost to Cody, Wyoming, 13-1 in four innings in the second round of action at the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament (NWCART) at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau triathlete Jodie Totten nearly caused the annual Aukeman sprint triathlon community to consider changing its name, taking an early lead in the 750-meter swim, maintaining a strong 19K bike and 5K run portion and crossing the finishing line first in the 11th annual event on Saturday with a time of one hour 12 minutes and three seconds. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It is time to name an aluminum bat the “Post 25,” or at least the Juneau American Legion team deserves one after its opening game in the Northwest Class A Regional (NWCART) Tournament at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The IRONMAN Group posted a photo of Juneau on its Facebook page at noon today with the verbiage "Join IRONMAN live at 8pm ET for the announcement of our newest IRONMAN location." The announcement day is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Zack Bursell, age 28, is making a dent in the ultrarunning world, one 20-mile-plus race at a time.

TOKYO (AP) — April Ross won the Olympic gold medal that completes her set, and when she stood on the top step of the podium at the Shiokaze Park beach volleyball venue on Friday she had with her the perfect person to hang it around her neck: teammate Alix Klineman.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team plays in the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament (NWCART) at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium beginning Friday. The tournament features the second place teams from American Legion state tournaments across the pacific northwest.

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Games keep producing some of the fastest moments the world has ever seen on the track.

VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on Wednesday night on a humanitarian visa after leaving the Tokyo Olympics, a Polish diplomat confirmed.

Juneau, Alaska - Just one meet remains in the Glacier Swim Club summer season, the Western Zone Age Group Championships in Lewisville, Texas which began today and runs through Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Aukeman Triathlon is set to splash off at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with the 750-meter swim on Auke Lake, transitioning to a 19K bike ride to the glacier and back, and finishing with an out-and-back 5K run from the University of Alaska Southeast campus to complete the sprint distance course.

MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games said Tuesday that they “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home to an autocratic government that has relentlessly stifled any criticism.

TOKYO (AP) — When brash Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm led the field to the starting line on a steamy afternoon at Olympic Stadium, he and his seven opponents had every reason to expect they’d be part of something special. It turned out to be more than that.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League Majors All-Stars were eliminated 11-3 on Monday in game four of their best-of-five Alaska 12-Under state championship series against Eagle River’s Knik Little League at Anchorage’s Abbott-O-Rabbit Fields. Juneau lost 4-2 on Friday and 6-3 on Saturday and won 6-3 on Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Brooklyn and Grand Rapids are in the house - the running house - as New York’s Dan Lemelman and Michigan’s Abby McIntyre won the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, of the Juneau Marathon in temperatures reaching 80 degrees.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League Majors All-Stars avoided elimination from the Alaska 12-Under state championship series against Eagle River’s Knik Little League with a 6-3 win Sunday at Anchorage’s Abbott-O-Rabbit Fields, drawing to within a game of tying the series. The next game is Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League Majors All-Stars lost for the second day in a row in the Alaska 12-Under state championship series against Eagle River’s Knik Little League, falling 6-3 on Saturday at Anchorage’s Abbott-O-Rabbit Fields.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League Majors All-Stars fell 4-2 to Eagle River’s Knik Little League in game one of their best-of-five state championship series on Friday at Anchorage’s Abbott-O-Rabbit Fields.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League Major division, 10-12 year old All-Stars, the Alaska District 2 champions after sweeping Ketchikan in three straight games on Miller Field, will be facing District 1 champion Knik Little League, from Eagle River, in a best-of-five series for the State Championship at Anchorage’s O’Malley Fields beginning Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Marathon and Half-Marathon, the capital city’s most sought after road race, is slated to start at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., respectively, on Saturday at Douglas’ Savikko Park, rain or shine, and the time is ticking for entrants to get their running kits organized, get entered, and join in what has become a sought after attraction world-wide for runners, joggers and walkers.

TOKYO (AP) — When you’re a swimmer from Alaska, there are some misguided stereotypes that must be laughed off.

TOKYO (AP) — No, women are not required to wear bikinis to play beach volleyball at the Olympics. Yes, TV cameras do tend to linger on their glutes when they hold their hands behind their backs to pass signals to each other. And no, that’s not a problem for the players who believe that those who see the sport will remain fans.

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles came to Tokyo as the star of the U.S. Olympic movement and perhaps the Games themselves. She convinced herself she was prepared for the pressure. That she was ready for the spotlight.

Tokyo, Japan (AP) - Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer, Seward High School Seahawk class of ’22 - and Seaward Tsunami Swim Club member - Lydia Jacoby, age 17, won Alaska’s first Olympic swimming gold medal on Tuesday morning in Japan, touching the wall in the 100 meter breaststroke in one minute 04.95 seconds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion Baseball team put four runs across the plate in the top of the first inning but South Post 4 did that and more in a state semifinal 11-5 win over the capital city boys.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team fell 3-2 to Service in their second game at the Alaska state championships at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium on Saturday. Juneau had beaten Chugiak 3-0 on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A pitching gem, a fielding show, spectacular steals and a team performance gave the Juneau Gastineau Channel Little League Major Baseball 10-12 year olds the District 2 Championship in a 6-1 win over Ketchikan on Saturday at Miller Field. The team completed a three-game sweep in its best-of-five series and earned a berth in the state championship at Anchorage next week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Gastineau Channel Little League Major Baseball 10-12 year olds All-Stars defeated Ketchikan 7-4 on Friday in the District 2 tournament at Miller Field and have a two game to zero lead in their best-of-five series which continues Saturday at 2 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Majors, 10-12 year old, All-Stars from Juneau and Ketchikan are playing a best-of-five game series at Miller Field to determine the Southeast district winner to travel to Anchorage for the state tournament (July 31 - August 5) and possibly a trip to regionals in San Bernardino, California (Aug. 8-14) and on to the World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (Aug. 19-29).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Division All-Star first baseman Keaton Belcourt has a simple rule for good defensive baseball.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team opened the Alaska state championships at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium with a 3-0 win over Chugiak.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The tailgaters were showing up a half-hour before batting practice at Miller Field on Tuesday night to get the best position on the outfield fence for the 8-10-year-olds Minors Special Games Championship game between Juneau Red and Juneau black and the top seeded Red team did not disappoint, earning a 13-2 win in a run shortened four innings.

Photos from the 2021 Gastineau Channel Little League's District 2 Minors Special Games Tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 69th Annual Alaska American Legion Baseball League State Tournament beings Thursday at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium with Juneau Post 25 looking to defeat Chugiak Post 33 in their first round robin action of the post season.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Post 25 players Christian Ludeman, Brock McCormick and Olin Rawson had strong showings in Tuesday’s American Legion All-Star Game at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Little League Majors Division Baseball District Tournament, the original gathering of 10-12 year olds that resulted in the establishment of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, begins on Thursday at Miller Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Curfews were broken in the Alaska District 2 Minors Special Games Tournament at Miller Field on Monday night as Juneau Black eliminated Ketchikan 12-11 in two extra innings past the normal six and well after 9 p.m. for the rosters filled with eight-to-10 year olds.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Post 25 players Christian Ludeman, Brock McCormick and Olin Rawson have been selected to Tuesday's American Legion All-Star Game at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Anchorage’s Nunaka Valley are the 2021 Majors Softball State Champions. defeating Juneau 8-2 on Monday night at Melvin Park Field. and winning the best of five series in three straight games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Red All-stars advanced to the final of the Alaska District 2 Minors (ages 8-10) Special Games Tournament on Sunday with a 9-6 win over Juneau Black.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With two Little League tournaments underway involving teams from outside Juneau and a third set to begin and teams arriving, Robert Barr, the planning and section chief for the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center, said he hopes travelers take advantage of the city’s free COVID testing.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team will be the third seed in the American Legion State Tournament on July 22-27 at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Ketchikan runner Isaac Updike, age 29, joined an elite crowd on Sunday when he ran under four minutes for the mile at an American Track League meet in Mission Viejo, California.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Gastineau Channel Little League Majors (10-12 year olds) Softball All-Stars are down two games to zero in the best-of-five state tournament series against Anchorage’s Nunaka Valley Little League at Melvin Park Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska District 2 Minors, ages 8-10 years, Special Games Tournament completed the round robin portion of play with Juneau Black beating Ketchikan 5-2 on Wednesday, Juneau Red beating Ketchikan 12-0 on Thursday, and Juneau Red beating Juneau Black 11-9 on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League and Anchorage’s Nunaka Valley Little League 10-12 year old softball all-stars began their Alaska Majors Division State Tournament best-of-five series on Saturday at Melvin Park Field with Nunaka Valley earning a 12-6 win.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In the second day of the District 2 Minors (8-10 year olds) Division Special Games Tournament Juneau’s Gastineau Channel Little League Red team defeated Ketchikan 12-0 in five innings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Post 25 swept the Wasilla Post 35 Road Warriors 8-2 and 10-2 in a Thursday double header at Wasilla’s McManus Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Little League Alaska State Majors Division Softball Tournament begins Saturday at 4 p.m. on Melvin Park Field in the first game of a five-game series between District 2 Gastineau Channel Little League facing District 1 Nunaka Valley.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “This is the Hawaii IRONMAN,” Dave Christen, IRONMAN regional director said, fully extending his arm above his head. He was looking out at the water from the Auke Rec picnic area.  He lowered his arm an inch and said, “This is the Alaska IRONMAN in Juneau.”    Then he lowered it well below his waist.    “And this is all the rest,” he said. 

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Gastineau Channel Little League Black team defeated Ketchikan 5-2 in the opening game of the Alaska Little League District 2 Minors (8-10 year olds) Division Special Games Tournament at Miller Field on Wednesday.

Washington, D.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases.

The Gastineau Channel Little League Minors Division All-Stars, ages 8-10, begin their Special Games tournament play Wednesday against Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Post 25 split their Alaska Legion Baseball series with division rival Dimond Post 21 at Adair Kennedy Field over the weekend as they chase a state tournament berth. Dimond won 6-3 on Friday and Juneau won 4-2 in nine innings on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team topped Dimond Post 21 in a non-league game, 10-3 on Thursday at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Anchorage’s David Norris, 30, topped the field in the 93rd annual Mount Marathon race in Seward on Wednesday, winning the “hardest 5K in the world” in 43 minutes 27 seconds and Seward’s Hannah Lafleur, 32, defended her title in 51:24. Both were also the top in their respective 30-39 age divisions.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Gastineau Channel Little League announced their All-Stars for upcoming district and state tournaments. The GCLL will host the District Tournaments for Minors and Majors baseball, and the State Tournament for Majors softball.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team will host Dimond Post 21 on Thursday at Adair Kennedy Field. Game time is 6:30 p.m. The teams will also play Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There is a mountain, if you believe in mountains, that rises so high it kisses the heavens.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - “On a geezer’s run,” Glenn Frick said. “No man is left behind.” This was said with roughly two hours left in a planned run in the mountains. I had just looked at one last climb up toward the end of the Juneau Ridge.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears softball team will dig into the past for tonight’s 6 p.m. alumni game at Melvin Park.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion Baseball team will host the Palmer Post 15 Pioneers tonight at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - South Anchorage High School 2021 graduate Dylan Maltby was enjoying a nice vacation flight to Arizona on Tuesday when he decided to peruse the Gatorade Player of the Year website.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Red Sox defeated the Orioles 11-4 for the Gastineau Channel Little League’s Major Division Championship on Saturday at Miller Field #1.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team won two games and lost three on an Anchorage road trip, Friday through Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - High temperatures and high vertical didn’t slow down Bozeman, Montana’s Dakota Jones, 30, in the Juneau Ridge Race 15-miler on Sunday in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - What do Russell Wilson, Chris Paul, Tiger Woods and Rafael Nadal have in common with 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike, 29, just missed an Olympic berth at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, placing fifth in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kenai High School graduate Allie Ostrander, 24, placed eighth in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - With the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the 3000 meter steeplechase preliminary heats completed just days earlier, and the fastest time of 8 minutes 22.01 seconds recorded by the wearer of the racing bib with UPDIKE emblazoned above the Eugene, Oregon moniker of TRACKTOWN, 2010 Ketchikan High School graduate Isaac Updike is relaxing on Thursday, just a day before the Friday finals that could put him in the Tokyo Summer Olympic games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan High School graduate (2010) Isaac Updike won his heat in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field so easily on Monday at Eugene, Oregon’s Hayward Field that he fist-bumped the second place finisher before crossing the line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Kenai Central High School graduate Allie Ostrander finished sixth in her heat of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field in Eugene, Oregon and qualified for Thursday's finals.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Soccer Club hosted the Solstice Cup Soccer Tournament over the weekend, crowning two champions in a wet and wild Sunday afternoon at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Youth prevailed over experience as Juneau Post 25’s Alaska American Legion baseball team defeated the program’s Alumni team 16-3 Friday at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, touched the wall at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in the finals of the 100-meter breaststroke and the her lane clock stopped at one minute 05.28 seconds, a crowd of Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club athletes, clad in swim gear at practice, erupted in cheer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the Alaska’s best distance runners, and most unselfish running camp volunteers, Allie Ostrander, recently revealed through personal media accounts in YouTube and Instagram that she has been struggling with an eating disorder.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old Seward Tsunami Swim Club sensation, swam the second-fastest time in the world this season at Tuesday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, to earn a berth in the Summer Olympic Games.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s Post 25 American Legion baseball team is undefeated in the young season, opening their conference play with a twin-bill sweep of Chugiak Post 33 on Saturday, at Adair Kennedy Field, in between a pair of non-league games against Chugiak on Friday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s High Heat Club has started their Hole In One registration for a chance at putting in a million dollar golf shot on the Mendenhall Golf Course.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The second Juneau Ridge Race, a 15-mile outing that features breathtaking scenery and some initial vertical ascents, is set for Sunday, June 27, and approaching its registration capacity of 100 participants.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears diamond boys defeated the Eagle River Wolves 6-4 in the third place game of the ASAA/First National Bank of Alaska State Baseball Tournament on Saturday at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium Field.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Senior JoJo Griggs hit a double with the bases loaded, scoring senior Mackenzie Jackson and freshman Chloe Casperson, to give the Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears softball team an inning shortened, 16-4, walk-off win over the North Pole Patriots for the 2021 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Softball Championship, Saturday, at Anchorage’s Cartee Fields.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - This was not the way the Juneau-Douglas baseball team’s script was intended to be written, losing in the semifinals to one of the state’s best, but knowing they had the opportunities to wear the spoils of victory.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - As easy as 1-2-3 Juneau-Douglas senior Mackenzie Jackson broke out of her hitting slump and ignited the Crimson Bears to a 15-4 win over Kodiak on Friday in the state softball championships at Anchorage’s Cartee Fields.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé softball team opened the 2021 Alaska School Activities Association Softball State Championships on Thursday at Anchorage’s Cartee Fields with a pair of wins, defeating North Pole 19-6 and Homer 19-11.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé baseball team opened their state baseball championship quest with a 3-0 win over Dimond High School on Thursday at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé girls softball team will be heading to the state tournament in Anchorage for the first time in five years.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé boys baseball team won the Region V championship on Saturday with a 12-2 win over Sitka on the road, and will represent Southeast in the state tournament beginning Thursday at Anchorage’s Mulcahy Stadium.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain senior Iayanah Brewer proved she is weather proof.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - It took a pandemic to slow the Thunder Mountain boys soccer team’s title hopes a year ago.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Welcome to the Taylor Bentley School of Soccer State Championships.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team started slow but finished with a flurry as they defeated Redington 4-0 in their opening game at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Soccer State Tournament on Thursday at West High School.

Eagle River, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team opened their 2021 state soccer tournament play with a win over the North Pole Patriots on Thursday at Eagle River.

Eagle River, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons boys soccer team put up nine goals on the Monroe Catholic Rams during the opening day of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Soccer State Championships at Eagle River on Thursday.

Eagle River, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Conference Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls soccer team swarmed over the Northern Lights Conference Palmer Moose 3-0 in the opening game of the 2021 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Soccer State Championships Thursday morning at Eagle River.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas will send 24 athletes and Thunder Mountain 13 to the 2021 Alaska School Activities Association/First National Bank Alaska Track & Field Championships, Friday-Saturday, at Anchorage’s Dimond High School.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The spirit and sportsmanship from the 2021 Region V Track and Field Championships at Thunder Mountain High School’s oval was perhaps best encapsulated by the most loved athlete on the Sitka Wolves team.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears won two conference games on the road at Sitka over the weekend on Moller Field and dropped one to the Wolves.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It took two days, but the Thunder Mountain Falcons baseball team earned a senior night win, 16-5, over the visiting Petersburg Vikings at Adair Kennedy Field on Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One night after getting crunched 19-7 in conference play, the Thunder Mountain softball team returned the favor, beating the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears 13-1 on Saturday’s Falcons senior appreciation day.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A senior night standoff ensued Saturday at Adair Kennedy Pitch as the Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain boys soccer teams played to a 1-1 tie. The Crimson Bears honored senior players Forrest Davis, Tim Degener, Zac Stagg and Leo Sims before the match.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain played their final conference game on Thursday with the Crimson Bears taking a 2-1 match from the Falcons on senior night at Falcons Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé boys soccer team will defend their Adair Kennedy pitch for the final time this season at 7 p.m. on Saturday against Thunder Mountain.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons baseball team will honor its seniors at 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Adair Kennedy Field before its game against Petersburg. The seniors commented on what they learned during the coronavirus pandemic seasons.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons softball team will celebrate its senior players at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dimond Park Fields before their 2 p.m. game against Juneau-Douglas. It will be the Falcons final home game until they host the Region V softball tournament May 27-29.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When the coronavirus was accidentally passed through a wrestling tournament in Ketchikan a little over a month ago Thunder Mountain High School’s Juneau wrestling team was on the brink of becoming a top Southeast team and a contender for a region title and a state championship.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons girls soccer team will host its final home game of the season tonight, with a send-off for its seniors before play starts. The team will honor its senior players at roughly 5 p.m. on Falcons Field, before playing Juneau-Douglas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Thunder Mountain sophomore turned the soccer tide on senior night at the Falcons home pitch in a 3-1 win over the visiting Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears. The Falcons’ Preston Lam let loose a shot from 35 yards out at 32 minutes of the first half and the ball arched just enough to sail over the Crimson Bears goalie for a 1-0 advantage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé senior Brock McCormick signed a college letter of intent, sealed senior night honors with hugs for his parents and grandparents, and delivered six innings of work from the bump to give the Crimson Bears a 5-2 win over Thunder Mountain on Tuesday at Adair Kennedy Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team will defend their Falcons Field home pitch for the final time this season at 7 p.m. tonight and for the Falcons seniors it will be their last match on the field where they earned their wings. A special senior appreciation ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m., prior to the team taking their side against visiting Juneau-Douglas.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons baseball team won one and lost two in a conference series with the visiting Sitka Wolves on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Field, winning the opener 9-8 and falling in the night cap 14-1. The Falcons also lost 6-4 on Friday to the Wolves.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team will play its final home game at 7 p.m. tonight on Adair Kennedy Field against the Thunder Mountain Falcons. The Crimson Bears will honor their seniors at 6:45 p.m. on the field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first home run of the season for the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears came with a bonus on Saturday _ three of them. Junior Anna Dale’s first career home run blast into the left field corner in the bottom of the third inning off Sitka pitcher Harlee Nelson bounced just fair inside the foul line pole above the fence for a grand slam that brought home sophomores Peyton Carson from third base, Saelyr Hunt from second and Mariah Schauwecker from first and put the Crimson Bears up 12-1.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School softball team won its second run-shortened game in three days against Sitka on Saturday at Dimond Park Fields, completing a two-game sweep of the visiting Wolves. The Falcons earned a 9-1 five-inning win Saturday after beating the Wolves 10-0 on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska - Juneau-Douglas 2019 graduate Arne Ellefson-Carnes, now running at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, will be competing in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships today and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School softball team shut out the visiting Sitka Wolves 10-0 in a run-shortened five inning win on Thursday at Dimond Park Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Crimson Bears softball seniors will take the last swings from their home plate tonight at 7:30 p.m. on Melvin Park Field, a year too late for those who lost last season to the coronavirus shutdown, and way too early for the current crop of players that still have to deal with the pandemics lingering effects.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A magical night for two seniors in their final home match propelled the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears girls soccer team to a 3-0 win over the Thunder Mountain Falcons on Thursday at the Adair Kennedy pitch.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In a normal year, a senior’s final home game would be the culmination of years of progression and growth as a student and an athlete.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Crimson Bears senior Garrett Bryant pitched the Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé to a 14-0 win over the Thunder Mountain Falcons at Adair Kennedy Field on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team broke through the rain on the Juneau-Douglas pitch Tuesday night, for a 5-1 Falcons win over the Crimson Bears.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School junior sprinter James Connally is so fast he ran past the school’s timers and into the record books before they could calculate the achievement.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Crimson Bears senior Brock McCormick pitched four strong innings for the Thunder Mountain High School Falcons in their win over Juneau-Douglas on Saturday… wait, what?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School softball team found its footing in the batters box at Sitka’s Moller Field over the weekend, earning a three game sweep over the host Wolves.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé girls soccer team finished their Kenai Peninsula road trip with a pair of wins, nipping Kenai 1-0 on Friday and running past Nikiski on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain high school track and field teams hosted the Capital City Invitational over the weekend, the first in-person meet they have competed in this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now with more than 20 coronavirus cases in five Southeast communities, all possibly related to the Ketchikan High School Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament and a small schools Region V Tournament at the same venue, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is still working diligently with the city’s Emergency Operations Center to discover exactly what happened.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Spring is here and so is the “Early Bird” registration for the City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation’s youth outdoor soccer (ages 5 to 14) play.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas girls soccer team returned to normal on Thursday: an early morning wake-up call for the airport, a two-hour plane trip, a four-hour bus trip, a win on the road and a bus trip to a hotel.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team and Crimson Bears All-State senior forward Cooper Kriegmont were finalists for youth Directors’ Awards presented by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School baseball teams played long into the night under the Adair Kennedy stadium lights on Wednesday, with the Crimson Bears earning a 14-5 win over the Falcons.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The acting superintendent of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District released a statement responding to the warning letter from the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska Schools Activities Association concerning Ketchikan High School not following the COVID-19 mitigation plans for wrestling events last month.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 Native Youth Olympics Traditional Games will stream live from the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium this Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé baseball team put up 36 runs in two games on Saturday at Adair Kennedy Field, topping the visiting Petersburg Vikings 13-2 and 23-1 in non-conference action.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé girls soccer team defended their home pitch against Thunder Mountain on Monday night at Adair Kennedy, winning on a last minute kick from the corner flag that was redirected in the box.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School track teams got their feet wet on Friday and competed through the sunshine on Saturday in their first dual meet of the season at Falcons Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain girls softball teams met in a cross-town conference clash on Saturday at Melvin Park and the Crimson Bears swept the Falcons, winning 9-1 in the opener and 13-6 in the non-conference night cap.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears softball and baseball teams earned wins in the rain on Friday night. The softball girls toppled Thunder Mountain and the baseball boys stopped Petersburg.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After the Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association warned Ketchikan High School on Thursday of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament, ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland said things will change.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School track and fields teams will host a cross-town track meet on Friday and Saturday at Falcons Field.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Region V Executive Committee of the Alaska School Activities Association has warned Ketchikan High School of possible sanctions due to not following Region V policies concerning  COVID-19 mitigations at the recent Kayhi wrestling tournament.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It is ironic Thunder Mountain’s winning goal over Juneau-Douglas Tuesday night came in stoppage time when, in fact, neither the Falcons or Crimson Bears sides ever slowed down, let alone stopped, in the 3-2 boys soccer match.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys soccer team will play their first games of the season at Thunder Mountain tonight at 7 p.m. (JV action is at 5:15).

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School 2007 graduate Talisa Rhea was promoted within the WNBA Seattle Storm organization on April 13 to General Manager, roughly 24 hours before the league’s draft.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Ketchikan Kings cross country runner Isaac Updike set his quickest, the United States’ fastest this season and world’s best time of this year for the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in Eugene on Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls softball team picked up right where they left off two years ago - but for many that was middle school.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain girls' sunny softball season began, after weather canceled their opening Jamboree tournament at Sitka last week and COVID canceled last season, with a storm at Ketchikan on Friday and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the state’s top high school offensive players faced one of the state’s top defenders in a cross-town girls soccer match where only team colors separated rosters featuring players who grew up on the same pitch.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One player had a goal to score a goal, another has a goal to to set up others to score, together they made history.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Crimson Bears senior Rachel Erben was in tears when asked about her team’s victory over the Ketchikan Lady Kings on Wednesday on the Thunder Mountain High School pitch.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The two-time defending Division II Alaska state champion Juneau-Douglas High School girls soccer team returns to pitch action Wednesday and Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears and Thunder Mountain High School Falcons finally got their chance to play baseball on a snow-free field at Sitka’s Invitational Round Robin Tournament over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer team put their road game in high gear at Ketchikan over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The beautiful game returned to the Thunder Mountain high school soccer pitch over the weekend as the Falcons downed Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It has been over a year since Thunder Mountain baseball fans have seen the Falcons on the field, but the wait was worth it.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Local high school sports teams are hosting and traveling to other school districts in which their opponents may not have the same school mask policy for their athletes.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School boys soccer team opens its season this weekend, hosting the Ketchikan Kings varsity at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with junior varsity teams playing at 5:15 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Thunder Mountain High School girls soccer coach John Newell has promised his team one more season on the pitch.   After 20-plus years coaching various Juneau teams, Newell said he is retiring.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School Falcons baseball team will open season play at the Sitka Invitational this weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears baseball team begin their season this weekend at Sitka.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé senior Matthew Naputi has been an offensive lineman, defensive tackle, and linebacker on the Juneau Huskies high school football team the past four seasons.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Eaglecrest Ski Area has reached its second-highest level of snow accumulation and has extended their operation into Saturday and Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain High School wrestling team, representing Juneau, put five grapplers in the finals and seven total on the medal stand in Wrangell over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain High School softball teams are ready for action, but their season opening tournament in Sitka was cancelled Thursday due to weather.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears senior guard Kiana Potter has had her dream come true.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The state now knows what the Region V Southeast Conference has known this season, the Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.At Kalé Crimson Bears cheerleaders are champions.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Seattle Seahawks fan base has the ’12th’ man… the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers have their 101-year-old team chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt…

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - They throw hard and hit hard, but they also have a softer side. The Juneau-Douglas High School softball team spent the Saturday before Easter working on their delivery, not from the mound, but from the Easter basket.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The name may have changed but the athleticism, skill and good old-fashioned fun and sportsmanship still exist in the annual town downhill race at Eaglecrest.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau’s high school wrestling team, a mix of Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé and Thunder Mountain grapplers, hosted the Brandon Pilot Invitational at Thunder Mountain High School over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Klawock High School girls basketball team fell in the semifinals of the 2021 March Madness Alaska Basketball State Championships on Friday in Wasilla, while the Klawock boys finished their season with a consolation bracket win.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Klawock High School girls basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 March Madness Alaska Basketball State Championships in the Matanuska-Susitna area on Thursday, while the Klawock boys team lost a tight game to fall into the consolation round.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first date for any couple can be exciting, but for Craig and Barbara Lindh their ski outing on the Juneau Icefield in 1968 paled next to their flight off the ice.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Petersburg coach Rick Brock was selected 2A Coach of the Year by his peers this week and four Juneau area basketball players were among 21 Southeast hoopsters given all-state honors by the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Ketchikan Lady Kings played their final game of the season Friday, falling in the 2021 March Madness Alaska 4A Girls Basketball State Championship semifinals to the tournament top-seed Bartlett Golden Bears.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Sitka Lady Wolves ran out of court and out of time against the Anchorage Christian School Lions in the 2021 March Madness Alaska 3A Girls Basketball State Championship game on Saturday at Wasilla High School.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Sitka Lady Wolves defeated the Monroe Catholic Rams on Friday in the 2021 March Madness Alaska 3A Girls Basketball State Championship semifinals at Wasilla High School.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Mt. Edgecumbe Braves lost to an energized Anchorage Christian School Lions team in the 2021 March Madness Alaska 3A Boys Basketball State Championship semifinals Friday at Wasilla High School.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Ketchikan Kings played their final game of the season Friday in the 2021 March Madness Alaska 4A Boys Basketball State Championships at Wasilla High School.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Ketchikan Kings ran into a hard-nosed Chugiak Mustangs team in their opening game of the 2021 March Madness Alaska 4A Boys Basketball State Championships on Thursday at Palmer High School.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Ketchikan Lady Kings defeated the East Anchorage Thunderbirds in their first game of the 2021 March Madness Alaska 4A Girls Basketball State Championships on Thursday at Wasilla High School.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Southeast Conference Champion Mt. Edgecumbe Braves outran the Western Conference runner-up Kotzebue Huskies in their opening game of the 2021 March Madness Alaska 3A Boys Basketball State Championships on Thursday at Colony High School.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Sitka High School Lady Wolves unleashed their offensive arsenal against the Kenai Central Kardinals in the opening game of the 2021 March Madness Alaska 3A Girls Basketball State Championship on Thursday at Palmer Middle School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One of the historically top 3A basketball powerhouses in the state of Alaska has pulled out of the Alaska School Activities Association’s March Madness Alaska State Basketball Championships.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Three of the Juneau Capitals club hockey teams took to the traveling ice over the past weeks, with two of the three squads capturing state championships.

  JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Ketchikan Lady Kings defeated the Thunder Mountain Lady Falcons for the Region V 4A Girls Basketball Tournament Championship on Saturday in Kayhi’s Clarke Cochran Gymnasium.

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears boys basketball team was unstoppable in the Region V 4A basketball tournament, but their state title hopes have been thwarted by COVID-19 concerns.

  JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears toppled the Ketchikan Kings for the Region V 4A Boys Basketball Tournament Championship on Saturday in host Kayhi’s Clarke Cochran Gymnasium.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A popular Finnish skiing event coaxed nearly 70 Juneau outdoor enthusiasts onto the cross-country ski trails of Juneau on Saturday.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - Region V 4A boys championship coaches Eric Stockhausen, of tourney host Ketchikan, and opposing coach Robert Casperson, from Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé, commented on preparing for Saturday’s final game during a season in which the odd bounces a basketball can take at times was limited to more familiar courts and opponents due to COVID.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - In any other season, Region V basketball coaches would have had their players in more than 20 games, in at least 10 different gyms, against opponents both familiar and dissimilar. COVID-19 proved to be a tough referee, cancelling games and travel across the state. Region V 4A championship coaches Kelly Smith, of tourney host Ketchikan, and opposing coach Andy Lee of Thunder Mountain commented on preparing for Saturday’s final games. 

The Sitka High School Lady Wolves are the 2021 Region V 3A girls basketball champions. The Lady Wolves defeated the Mt. Edgecumbe Lady Braves in the final game of their best two-out-of three championship series on Thursday night on the Lady Wolves home court.

JUNEAU, ALASKA (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Lady Falcons eliminated the Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears girls from the Southeast Region V 4A Tournament in a double-overtime thriller on Tuesday in the JDHS gymnasium.

The Ketchikan Kings opened the Region V 4A Boys Basketball Tournament with a 61-52 win over the Thunder Mountain Falcons last Saturday in Ketchikan's Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium. The Kings now await the top-seeded Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears for the Region V Championship game this Saturday, also at Clarke Cochrane Gymnasium.

The Thunder Mountain Lady Falcons 46-41 win over their cross-town rival Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé on Tuesday was the first Region V tournament win for their seniors since entering the program as freshmen.