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Monroe football topples Nikiski

The host Monroe Catholic football team defeated Nikiski 52-14 on Tuesday in Denali Conference play in Fairbanks. The Rams improve to 2-0 in the league… Continue reading

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Fleetwood wins KBay Mountain Classic

Anne Fleetwood led 31 runners to the finish line of the Grace Ridge Race - KBay Mountain Classic on Saturday in Kachemak Bay State Park… Continue reading

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Former Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Kevin Murdock and new head coach Josh Dubinsky take to the ice Friday, April 23, 2021, against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Dubinsky ends up Bears head coach after whirlwind offseason

NAHL team is less than a month away from season opener

Former Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Kevin Murdock and new head coach Josh Dubinsky take to the ice Friday, April 23, 2021, against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central sophomore Emilee Wilson runs to victory in the freshmen-sophomore girls race in the Nikiski Class Races on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai starts fast at Nikiski Class Races

The Kenai Central cross-country team got off to a quick start Monday at the season-opening Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School. The Kardinals claimed… Continue reading

Kenai Central sophomore Emilee Wilson runs to victory in the freshmen-sophomore girls race in the Nikiski Class Races on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Prep football: Nikiski tops Eielson; Homer falls to Eagle River

Staff report The visiting Nikiski football team held off Eielson for a 28-27 victory in Denali Conference play Friday. The two programs have played in… Continue reading

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Ninilchik grad Vanderford gets title shot

Austin Vanderford, a 2008 graduate of Ninilchik School, will get a title shot in the middleweight division with Bellator MMA. Friday in the Bellator 264… Continue reading

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Soldotna Cycle Series results posted

The sixth race in the Soldotna Cycle Series was held Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna. The series continues Thursday at 6:15 p.m.… Continue reading

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A row of footballs iat the Homer-Seward game at Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Prep football season kicks off

Seward loses to Monroe; SoHi, Kenai cancel 1st games

A row of footballs iat the Homer-Seward game at Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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Soldotna JV, varsity football games canceled

Soldotna’s junior varsity and varsity football games against West Valley, scheduled for Friday in Soldotna, have been canceled, according to Soldotna’s athletic director. Kyle McFall… Continue reading

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Kenai JV, varsity football cancel games due to positive COVID test

Kenai Central’s varsity and junior varsity football games scheduled for Saturday have been canceled after a positive COVID-19 test in the program. The Kardinals varsity… Continue reading

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Chaz DiMarzio of Seward rides near the start of the Fat Freddieճ Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in the Caribou Hills near Freddieճ Roadhouse. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchorage riders win Soggy Bottom 100

Anchorage’s Brian Bonney and Alicia Tower picked up titles Saturday at the Soggy Bottom 100, a mountain bike race on the Resurrection Pass and Devil’s… Continue reading

Chaz DiMarzio of Seward rides near the start of the Fat Freddieճ Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in the Caribou Hills near Freddieճ Roadhouse. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Garrett Pennington of the Peninsula Oilers singles against the Mat-Su Miners on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Oilers earn postseason honors

The Alaska baseball league announced its postseason awards over the weekend.

Garrett Pennington of the Peninsula Oilers singles against the Mat-Su Miners on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, finishes third in the men’s Mount Marathon Race on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Arneson finishes 2nd at Alyeska Cirque Series

The 5.9-mile course gained and lost 3,890 feet of elevation.

Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, finishes third in the men’s Mount Marathon Race on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Oilers finish up season

The Peninsula Oilers took a 6-1 loss to the Chugiak Chinooks on Thursday at Lee Jordan Field in Alaska Baseball League play. The Oilers, at… Continue reading

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Results posted for Salmon Run Series

The results are posted for Salmon Run Series Week 4, held at Tsalteshi Trails on Wednesday. The final race of the series will be Wednesday,… Continue reading

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Oilers sweep Pilots

The Peninsula Oilers swept a doubleheader from the Anchorage Glacier Pilots on Wednesday in Alaska Baseball League play at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. The Oilers… Continue reading

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SoHi starts practices today

Soldotna High School will start football, football cheerleading and cross-country running practices today, while swimming and diving will start Aug. 4 and volleyball will start… Continue reading

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Lydia Jacoby of the United States swims in a heat during the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Jacoby qualifies 3rd for Olympic 100 breaststroke final

Lydia Jacoby, a 17-year-old incoming senior at Seward High School, enters today’s finals in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo after posting… Continue reading

Lydia Jacoby of the United States swims in a heat during the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Oilers starting pitcher Luke Yacinich delivers to the Anchorage Glacier Pilots on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Oilers wrap up home slate

The Peninsula Oilers finished up their home schedule with a 5-2 loss to the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in Alaska Baseball League play Saturday at Coral… Continue reading

Oilers starting pitcher Luke Yacinich delivers to the Anchorage Glacier Pilots on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Twins see season end

The American Legion Twins were eliminated on Day 3 of the Matson Invitational at Bartlett High School in Anchorage with a 12-6 loss to Bartlett… Continue reading

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