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Bears ready for 1st home playoff game since 2014

The Kenai River Brown Bears return home in a best-of-five Midwest Division semifinal down 2-0 to the Minnesota Wilderness. Even though the Wilderness are the… Continue reading

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Canoe Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, April 23, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the Office: When is the best time of the year to leave?

When is the best time of the year to leave the Kenai Peninsula? A friend recently chose April for an extended vacation. “April,” I asked.… Continue reading

Canoe Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, April 23, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Oilers' Caleb Hicks is tagged out by Glacier Pilots third baseman Sam Fragale in the first inning Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna baseball tops Kodiak

The Soldotna baseball team defeated Kodiak 10-5 on Thursday at the Fourth Annual Buddy Dale Invitational at Wasilla High School. The Stars are now 1-1… Continue reading

Oilers' Caleb Hicks is tagged out by Glacier Pilots third baseman Sam Fragale in the first inning Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Homer softball topples Houston

The visiting Homer softball team defeated Houston 34-3 in Northern Lights Conference play Wednesday. The Mariners are now 2-0 in the league and 2-0 overall.… Continue reading

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SoHi baseball opens up with loss to Chugiak

The Soldotna baseball team opened up its season with a 15-3 loss in four innings to Chugiak at the Fourth Annual Buddy Dale Invitational at… Continue reading

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Homer softball topples Soldotna

The Homer softball team defeated Soldotna 26-17 in six innings Tuesday at the Soldotna Little League fields in the season and Northern Lights Conference openers… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Kate Wisnewski shields the ball from Nikiski's Wynter Yeager on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soccer: Kenai sweeps Nikiski; SoHi sweeps Homer

The Kenai Central girls and boys soccer teams swept Nikiski on Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. The Kenai girls… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Kate Wisnewski shields the ball from Nikiski's Wynter Yeager on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Ala Tuisaula throws the discus at the SoHi Invitational at Soldotna High School on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna track and field sweeps SoHi Invitational

The Soldotna track and field teams put in a long, hard week of work on the track before sweeping the girls and boys team titles… Continue reading

Soldotna's Ala Tuisaula throws the discus at the SoHi Invitational at Soldotna High School on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai girls, Juneau boys soccer win tourney titles

The Kenai Central girls and Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale boys soccer teams won tournament titles Saturday. The Kardinals girls defeated Soldotna 1-0 to win the Homer… Continue reading

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Wilderness take 2-0 series lead on Bears

The Minnesota Wilderness took a 2-0 lead in the Midwest Division semifinal with a 2-1 victory over the Kenai River Brown Bears on Saturday in… Continue reading

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Wilderness take Game 1 vs. Brown Bears

The Minnesota Wilderness defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 3-1 in the first game of a best-of-five Midwest Division semifinal Friday in North American Hockey… Continue reading

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Kodiak goalie Dexter Smith and Kenai Central's Sawyer Vann battle for the ball Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep soccer season quickly hits full speed

A prep soccer season slowed by the slow retreat of snow hit full speed Thursday with the first round of the Kenai Invitational Cup at… Continue reading

Kodiak goalie Dexter Smith and Kenai Central's Sawyer Vann battle for the ball Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kellen Chester of Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale and Owen Buckbee of Soldotna battle for the ball Friday, April 21, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi-Keni girls, Juneau-Palmer boys to play for soccer titles

The Soldotna and Kenai girls, and Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale and Palmer boys, will play for championships today at the Homer Soccer Tournament and Kenai Invitational… Continue reading

Kellen Chester of Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale and Owen Buckbee of Soldotna battle for the ball Friday, April 21, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kodiak baseball tops Kenai

The visiting Kenai Central baseball team fell to 0-2 in the Southcentral Conference and 0-2 overall with a 14-11 loss to Kodiak on Friday. The… Continue reading

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Kenai baseball drops opener to Kodiak

The Kenai Central baseball team fell behind 7-0 in dropping its opener 8-2 in Kodiak on Thursday in Southcentral Conference action. Braden Smith got the… Continue reading

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Brown Bears ready to open playoff series in Minnesota

The Kenai River Brown Bears open up play in the Robertson Cup Playoffs today and Saturday with 4:15 p.m. AKDT games against the Minnesota Wilderness… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Liberty Miller controls the ball in front of Kenai Central's Kori Moore and Soldotna's Alex Lee on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai girls top Soldotna; boys tie

The Kenai Central girls soccer team defeated Soldotna, while the boys played to a tie, Tuesday in nonconference action at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.… Continue reading

Soldotna's Liberty Miller controls the ball in front of Kenai Central's Kori Moore and Soldotna's Alex Lee on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai sophomore Alyssa Bucho (right) hands the baton off to senior teammate Tekaiya Rich in the girls 400-meter sprint relay Saturday at the Kenai Invitational at Ed Hollier Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Results posted for Kenai-SoHi track mini meet

The Kenai Central track and field team hosted Soldotna in a mini meet Monday. The results for the top three in each event follow: GIRLS… Continue reading

Kenai sophomore Alyssa Bucho (right) hands the baton off to senior teammate Tekaiya Rich in the girls 400-meter sprint relay Saturday at the Kenai Invitational at Ed Hollier Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Lydia Jacoby, of the United States, reacts after winning the final of the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Jacoby wins 50, 100 breaststrokes at Pro Series meet

Lydia Jacoby, a 2022 graduate of Seward High School, won the 50- and 100-meter breaststrokes at a Pro Series meet in Westmont, Illinois, over the… Continue reading

Lydia Jacoby, of the United States, reacts after winning the final of the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Marathon and half marathon runners begin the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. At the front are women's marathon winner Amanda Cherok (28), men's half marathon winner Lee Frey (third from right), women's half marathon winner Kristin Davis (242) and men's marathon winner and new event record holder Lars Arneson (36).

Area runners compete at Boston Marathon

Four Kenai Peninsula runners, including past marathon and half marathon champions at the Kenai River Marathon, competed in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Amanda Cherok,… Continue reading

Marathon and half marathon runners begin the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. At the front are women's marathon winner Amanda Cherok (28), men's half marathon winner Lee Frey (third from right), women's half marathon winner Kristin Davis (242) and men's marathon winner and new event record holder Lars Arneson (36).