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KPRL hosts final City Races of year 

 09/10/13 - 10:04pm

Staff report

The Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions hosted the last Motocross City Race of the 2013 season last Saturday at the dirt motocross course at Twin Cities Raceway in Kenai. Overnight rains created challenging conditions for riders.

The results follow:

Saturday at Twin Cities Raceway motocross track

250 Intermediate — 1. Cordell Celtic; 2. Kier Wilson; 3. Troy Summers.

250 — 1. Daniel Maciariello.

250cc Novice — 1. Montana Landess; 2. Ryder Pietro; 3. Mario Gomez.

450 Intermediate — 1. Cordell Celtic.

 

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Flood advisory issued for Kenai River 

 09/10/13 - 2:07pm

The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a flood advisory for the Kenai River from Kenai Lake to Soldotna, effective until 4 p.m. Saturday.

 

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Late team scores show SoHi girls winning Palmer Invitational 

 09/09/13 - 6:29pm

The Soldotna girls won the Palmer Invitational on Saturday in Palmer. Team scores were not available when the Clarion went to press Saturday night, but once they were tabulated the Stars came out on top. SoHi scored 78 points, while Homer was second with 100.

Olivia Hutchings led the Stars to the title, finishing fourth with a five-kilometer time of 19 minutes, 23 seconds. Also in the top 20 for the Stars were Dani McCormick in sixth at 20:04 and Sadie Fox in 12th at 20:22. Homer was led by Aurora Waclawski in 14th, Molly Mitchell in 15th and Megan Pitzman in 16th.

 

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Kodiak swimmers sweep Homer Invite 

 09/07/13 - 10:11pm

The Kodiak girls and boys swimming and diving teams won the Homer Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Homer.

The Kodiak boys rolled up 145 points, while Colony was second with 77 points.

The girls race was much closer. Kodiak won with 70, but Soldotna was right behind with 67. Palmer was third at 63.5.

The SoHi girls started the meet with a 200-yard medley relay victory from Megan English, Rachel Henry, Kaitlyn Groleske and Alex Weeks. Later in the meet, English would win the 100 backstroke, while Henry won the 100 breaststroke.

 

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Weekend volleyball roundup: North/South tourney in Seward; Shayna Pritchard tourney in Nikiski 

 09/07/13 - 10:32pm

Wasilla defeated Nikiski on Saturday at Nikiski to win the Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament.

In the third-place match, Kenai toppled Wasilla’s junior varsity.

Wasilla stormed to the tournament title by defeating Eagle River in its first match of the day, then defeating Kenai to make its way into the finals.

Wasilla’s JV topped Bethel in its first match of the day, but then Nikiski topped Wasilla’s JV to play its way into the finals.

Eagle River topped Bethel for fifth place.

 

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Football roundup: Kenai, Nikiski grab wins 

 09/07/13 - 10:41pm

The Nikiski football team outscored Seward 44-6 in the first quarter en route to a 56-6 Greatland Conference victory Saturday in Seward.

Nikiski improved to 2-0 in the league and 2-2 overall, while Seward dropped to 0-3 in the league and 0-3 overall.

Seward actually got on the board first, with Brian Morris throwing a 52-yard scoring strike to Zachary Martin.

After that, it would be all Nikiski.

 

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Seward volleyball tops Cordova, Bethel 

 09/05/13 - 10:05pm

The Seward volleyball team notched a pair of nonconference victories Thursday in Seward.

The Seahawks topped Bethel 25-27, 25-7, 25-5, 19-25 and 15-4. They also defeated Cordova, 25-15, 25-7 and 25-19.

 

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Sunday's dirt track results posted; Twin Cities set for big weekend of racing 

 09/05/13 - 10:05pm

Saturday’s scheduled dirt track racing at Twin Cities Raceway was pushed back to Sunday due to rain. Shawn Hutchings dominated the Late Models division, while Bryan Barber swept the Legends category. In the A-Stock division, parity was more prevalent, as Jimmie Hale and Bert Nelson split the first two heats, with Hale taking the feature.

Friday and Saturday, there will be circle track racing at Twin Cities Raceway under the lights. Races begin at 6 p.m., qualifying begins at 4 p.m. and the gates open at 3 p.m. each day.

 

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2013 Lost Lake run results for central Peninsula finishers posted 

 09/05/13 - 10:04pm

Adam Reimer of Soldotna finished fifth to lead all central Kenai Peninsula finishers at the 2013 Lost Lake Breath of Life Run on Aug. 24 near Seward. Reimer completed the 16-mile course in a time of 1 hour, 50 minutes and 4 seconds.

Soldotna’s Franceska Robinson lead central Peninsula runners on the female side, racing to a time of 2:14:12.

Lost Lake Breath of Life, central Peninsula finishers only

 

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Brown Bears to scrimmage Friday, play golf Saturday 

 09/05/13 - 10:05pm

With their home opener scheduled for Sept. 13, the Kenai River Brown Bears are ramping up activities in the community this weekend.

Friday at 7:30 p.m., the Bears will hold an intrasquad scrimmage at the Soldotna Sports Center. The scrimmage will cost $5 per person, with those 4 and under getting in free. Geoff Beauparlant, the head coach of the Brown Bears, said players will be available in the lobby from 6:30 to 7 p.m. for a meet and greet.

 

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