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Lafleur, Hecht win Girdwood Trail Marathon

Hannah Lafleur and Galen Hecht won the Girdwood Trail Marathon on Saturday in the trails around Girdwood. Lafleur, of Seward, was the top woman and… Continue reading

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Seward boys set 3 new relay records

Seward swimmers Nickolas Ambrosiani, Bengimin Ambrosiani, Jackson Bird and Paxton Hill got together for a string of record performances Saturday at the Seward Invitational. The… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Bridger Beck passes under pressure from Barrow's Lennox Dias and Norm Lilomaiava on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Barrow tops Kenai in battle for playoff spot

Barrow defeated Kenai Central 28-12 on Saturday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai in a battle for the third and final playoff spot out of… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Bridger Beck passes under pressure from Barrow's Lennox Dias and Norm Lilomaiava on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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CIA soccer wears Borealis Conference crown

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team won its first Borealis Conference championship since 2016 by defeating Tri-Valley 3-0 on Saturday in the final. Noah… Continue reading

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Volleyball roundup: Seward wins, SoHi loses

After losing to Soldotna on Friday, the Palmer volleyball team came back to top the Stars 3-0 in Northern Lights Conference action Saturday. The Stars… Continue reading

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Brown Bears sweep Windigo

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Wisconsin Windigo 4-3 on Saturday in North American Hockey League play to complete a two-game sweep. “It… Continue reading

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CIA moves to Borealis Conference finals

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team defeated Susitna Valley 3-0 on Friday to move to the championship game of the Borealis Conference championships in… Continue reading

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Volleyball roundup: SoHi, Kenai, Seward all win

The host Soldotna volleyball team won its first Northern Lights Conference match of the season Friday by defeating Palmer 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21 and 15-8.… Continue reading

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Aldridge captures 4th cyclocross race

Morgan Aldridge won the overall and women’s race Thursday in the fourth race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series at Tsalteshi Trails. In this cyclocross series,… Continue reading

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Wallstrom backstops Bears to victory

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Wisconsin Windigo 4-3 on Friday in North American Hockey League action. The Bears moved to 5-3-0-0 with… Continue reading

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CIA soccer moves to Borealis semis

Noah Castenholz had a hat trick in the first half and the Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team defeated Holy Rosary Academy 7-1 to open… Continue reading

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Tsalteshi ready to host region meet

A Region 3 cross-country meet at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna is such a pleasant experience in these autumn colors, another region is coming… Continue reading

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Week 7: Area football fans can attend 3 impactful games

Week 8 features three games with postseason implications on the central peninsula, and thanks to the desire to get as much work as possible from… Continue reading

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Soldotna volleyball tops Homer

The Soldotna volleyball team went on the road to notch a 3-1 nonconference victory over Homer on Tuesday. The scores were 32-34, 25-21, 25-18 and… Continue reading

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Lars Arneson runs to victory and a new event record in the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Circumstances lead Arneson to Kenai River Marathon record

Lars Arneson runs to victory and a new event record in the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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CIA coed soccer finishes perfect in conference

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team won home games Friday and Saturday to finish the regular season 12-0 in the Borealis Conference. The conference… Continue reading

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Colony swimmers sweep Kenai Invite

The Colony girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Kenai Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Kenai Central High School. On the girls… Continue reading

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Brown Bears take series from Jets

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets 4-3 in overtime Saturday in North American Hockey League action. The Brown Bears took… Continue reading

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Kenai Central quarterback Bridger Beck throws under pressure from Houston's Keldin Nicoll on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Houston gets 1st victory in program history at Kenai

The scary thing for the rest of Division III is the Kenai Central football team did very little to hurt itself Saturday in a homecoming… Continue reading

Kenai Central quarterback Bridger Beck throws under pressure from Houston's Keldin Nicoll on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Homer volleyball defeats Seward

The Homer volleyball team improved to 2-1 in the Southcentral Conference and 2-2 in nontournament play with a victory over Seward on Saturday. The Seahawks… Continue reading

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