The Juneau Douglas High School ice hockey team swept visiting Kenai, 5-2 and 2-1 over the weekend at Treadwell Ice Arena. It was the home opening series for the Crimson Bears.
All photos by Steven Quinn.
Juneau’s Ryan Liebelt reacts to putting the Bears on top with the first of his two goals in Friday night’s game won by Juneau, 5-2.
Juneau’s Corey Box (left) and Grant Ainsworth look to close the gap on Kenai’s Rilehy Weber during Friday night’s game.- Juneau’s Cole Cheeseman gets a short-handed breakaway versus Kenai. Cheeseman finished the weekend series with a pair of goals and assists each.
- Grant Ainsworth breaks to the right side of the net after putting his team on the board and tying Friday night’s game, 1-1, in the first period.
- Juneau’s Quin Gist battles Kenai’s Riley Weber in the corner for the puck in Friday night’s game versus Kenai.
- Juneau’s Ryan Liebelt gets past Kenai’s Riley Weber during Saturday night’s game versus Kenai, won by Juneau, 2-1.
- Juneau’s Corey Box keeps Kenai’s Dalton Dasko off the puck during the weekend series versus the Kardinals.
- Juneau’s Michael Dale looks to clear the puck away from a Kenai opponent during Friday’s game.
- Juneau’s Logan Moser crashes the net with teammate Oscar Jones trailing but can’t get the puck past goalie Nate O’Lena.
- Juneau freshman Jacob Dale knocks Kenai Riley Weber off the puck during Friday night’s contest.
- Juneau freshman Casey Watts battles with Kenai’s Zack Selinger for position in front of the Kenai net during Friday’s night’s game.
- Juneau’s Corey Box gets slightly airborne while splitting two Kenai defenders en route to getting a shot on goal during Saturday night’s game.
- Juneau’s Chase Barnum sizes up Kenai opponent Dalton Dosko for a hip check to break up the Kardinals’ rush to the next in Saturday’s game.
- Juneau goalie Hunter Hickok deflects a Kenai shot on Saturday. Hickok held his opponents to three goals in the weekend series.
- Juneau’s Oscar Jones leans in to Kenai’s Riley Weber during Saturday’s game versus Kenai.
- Juneau’s Corey Box evades Dalton Dosko in Saturday’s game versus Kenai.
- Juneau’s Grant Ainsworth keeps himself between the puck and a Kenai defender while advancing the puck toward the Kenai net. Ainsworth had two goals over the weekend.
- Juneau’s Casey Watts fends off Kenai Ian Mercedo during Saturday’s game at Treadwell Ice Arena.
- Juneau’s Cole Cheeseman bears down on Kenai goalie Nate O’Lena during one of several breakaways for Cheeseman over the weekend.
- Juneau’s Niko Hebert knocks Tristan Bulot just as his Kenai opponent unleashes a shot during Saturday’s game.
