The Crimson Bears boys’ cross country team’s strong performance with three top-15 runners earned it a second-place finish at Saturday’s ASAA/First National Bank State Cross Country Championships on the Michael Janecek Running Trails at Palmer High School.

The Juneau-Douglas volleyball team rolled to two 3-0 sweeps over Petersburg on the road on Friday and Saturday.

Thunder Mountain’s Hannah Wilwert, left, hits one over the net as teammate Jordan Jeans stands by in Game 3 of a match Friday in Ketchikan. The Kings won the game 25-19 over the Falcons.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The road to a second straight state swimming title for the Juneau-Douglas boys’ team looks a bit more clear after a two strong outings Friday and Saturday in Anchorage.

A harbor seal surfaces in the waters at the lower level of the DIPAC fish ladder on Thursday. Numerous seals have been seen at the location chasing the last returning salmon. Coincidentally there have been an increase of killer whale moving into Juneau waters.

To mark the start of National Fire Prevention Week, Juneau’s Fallen Fighters Memorial on Saturday honored 103 U.S. firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2008.

Juneau students will have expanded opportunities to learn Tlingit language and culture over the next four years thanks to several grants the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation obtained.

A 25-year-old man was medevaced to Seattle with life-threatening injuries after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a .22-caliber rifle in Lemon Creek on Friday afternoon, the Juneau Police Department reported.