Sports Archives - Juneau Empire

Juneau takes home fourth place during high school state hockey tournament

Wire Service — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:43:00 +0000

The Crimson Bears also received the Sportsmanship Award last weekend.

JDHS celebrates hockey team’s senior night with sweeping victory over Homer

Chloe Anderson — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:30:00 +0000

The Crimson Bears saw an 8-2 victory over the Mariners Friday night.

Alaska Science Forum: The season of senescence is upon us

Wire Service — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Trees and other plants are simply shedding what no longer suits them

I Went to the Woods: Sodium and serenity

Wire Service — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

The terrain of interior Alaska is captivating in a way that Southeast isn’t

Brief tuna bounty in Southeast Alaska spurs excitement about new fishing opportunity

Wire Service — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Waters off Sitka were warm enough to lure fish from the south, and local anglers took advantage of conditions to harvest species that make rare appearances in Alaska

Updike concludes historic season in steeplechase heats at World Championships

Wire Service — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Representing Team USA, the 33-year-old from Ketchikan raced commendably in his second world championships

Weekly Wonder: The whys of whale breaching

Wire Service — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Why whales do the things they do remain largely a mystery to us land-bound mammals

Boozer Jr. inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame with ‘Redeem Team’

Jeff Helminiak — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 05:01:00 +0000

Boozer Jr. is a 1999 graduate of Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale

Alaska Science Forum: The long fade of Alaska’s largest glacier

Wire Service — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

SITKAGI BLUFFS — While paddling a glacial lake complete with icebergs and milky blue water, I dipped my left hand, then tasted my fingers.

I Went to the Woods: Fish of the summer

Wire Service — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

I was amped to be out on the polished ocean and was game for the necessary work of jigging

Bears: Beloved fuzzy Juneau residents — Part 2

Wire Service — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Humor me for a moment and picture yourself next to a brown bear

Ketchikan steeplechaser makes Team USA for worlds

Jeff Helminiak — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Worlds are from Sept. 13 to 21, with steeplechase prelims starting on the first day

I Went to the Woods: The right investments

Wire Service — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 03:30:00 +0000

Engaged participation in restoration and meaningful investment in recreation can make the future of Southeast special

Weekly Wonder: Bears: Beloved fuzzy Juneau residents — Part 1

Wire Service — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

My favorite sight, often visible from Egan drive, is the black bear

On the Trails: Late summer flowers

Wire Service — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

A stroll on the dike trail yielded floral signs that it was now late summer

On the Trails: Fun in the sun

Wire Service — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Sometimes there is good fun right outside one’s doorstep

Weekly Wonder: The gray area around black and white

Wire Service — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Orcinus orca loosely translates to “barrel-chested creature from hell”

I Went to the Woods: The fly fishing ecosystem

Wire Service — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Anyone who didn’t drop rent on a single rod on their first trip into a fly shop remembers their own journey to the top tier of fly rod technology

Ketchikan’s Updike finishes 5th in steeple at US nationals

Jeff Helminiak — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 05:15:00 +0000

Updike was running in his seventh national final

Weekly Wonder: Bubblenet feeding shows the humanity in humpback whales

Wire Service — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Bubblenet feeding is a complex cooperative behavior handed down from one generation of whales to the next