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Brown Bears take 2-0 lead on Janesville

The Kenai River Brown Bears are one win away from the first playoff series victory in franchise history. The Brown Bears, a franchise starting in… Continue reading

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Homer baseball gets 2 victories

The host Homer baseball team moved to 3-6 in the Southcentral Conference and 3-12 overall with an 11-3 victory over Kenai on Saturday. The Kards… Continue reading

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Homer's Sela Weisser and Kenai's Bethany Morris battle for the ball Friday, May 21, 2021, in the Peninsula Conference semifinals at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi soccer sweeps Peninsula Conference titles

The Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams swept the Peninsula Conference titles Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The SoHi girls topped Homer 2-0 to… Continue reading

Homer's Sela Weisser and Kenai's Bethany Morris battle for the ball Friday, May 21, 2021, in the Peninsula Conference semifinals at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Trinity Donovan is crowned the champion of the girls 145-pound division Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the ASAA State Wrestling Championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

A look at busy sports weekend ahead

The schedule adjustments caused by the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in a collision of Kenai Peninsula sporting events this weekend that has never been seen… Continue reading

Soldotna's Trinity Donovan is crowned the champion of the girls 145-pound division Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the ASAA State Wrestling Championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
The beauty and expansiveness of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge seen from an unmanned aircraft in the upper Kenai River and Skilak Lake. (Photo by Mark Laker, USFWS)

Refuge Notebook: Conserving wild places and wild things

I don’t know about you, but public lands play an important role in my life. They are where I learned to hunt and where we… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2021
  • By KRIS INMAN Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
The beauty and expansiveness of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge seen from an unmanned aircraft in the upper Kenai River and Skilak Lake. (Photo by Mark Laker, USFWS)
Soldotna's Lexi Stormo slides under the tag of Homer pitcher Zoe Adkins on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep roundup: Homer softball, SoHi baseball notch big wins

The visiting Homer softball team came back from a 4-1 deficit after the first inning to notch a 28-10 victory over Soldotna in five innings… Continue reading

Soldotna's Lexi Stormo slides under the tag of Homer pitcher Zoe Adkins on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna catcher Gavin Jones records an out Wednesday, May 19, 2021, against Kenai Central at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai baseball comes back to top SoHi

The host Kenai Central baseball team came back from a six-run deficit to topple Soldotna 9-8 in Southcentral Conference play Wednesday. The Kardinals move to… Continue reading

Soldotna catcher Gavin Jones records an out Wednesday, May 19, 2021, against Kenai Central at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna senior Dylan Walton signs his National Letter of Intent as his family looks on recently at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi’s Walton, Tree to play hockey at Brigham Young

Staff report Soldotna seniors Dylan Walton and Josh Tree both recently signed their National Letters of Intent to play hockey at Brigham Young University in… Continue reading

Soldotna senior Dylan Walton signs his National Letter of Intent as his family looks on recently at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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SoHi baseball routs Redington

The host Soldotna baseball team improved to 6-6 overall with a 17-2 Southcentral Conference victory over Redington in four innings Monday. Josh Pieh pitched 3… Continue reading

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The Kenai River Brown Bears salute seats mostly empty due to coronavirus mitigation measures after a victory over the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday, April 23, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears move back to Midwest for playoffs

The Kenai River Brown Bears will move hockey operations back to the Midwest for the playoffs, the North American Hockey League team announced in a… Continue reading

The Kenai River Brown Bears salute seats mostly empty due to coronavirus mitigation measures after a victory over the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday, April 23, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Laker Aldridge of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs tries to solve Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Luke Pavicich on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears are locked into a playoff series against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets after getting swept Friday and Saturday by the Fairbanks… Continue reading

Laker Aldridge of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs tries to solve Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Luke Pavicich on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Boston Postishek of Redington defeats Kenai Central's Andrew Gaethle for the Kachemak Conference wrestling title at 145 pounds Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Redington wrestlers sweep Kachemak Conference titles

Redington’s boys stopped Homer’s five-year run atop the Kachemak Conference wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at Nikiski High School. The Huskies took the team title… Continue reading

Boston Postishek of Redington defeats Kenai Central's Andrew Gaethle for the Kachemak Conference wrestling title at 145 pounds Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Boise State’s Allie Ostrander competes in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final June 30 at the Prefontaine Classic at Stanford University in California. (Photo taken by Cortney White)

Ostrander takes 5th in Sound Running 5K

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, finished fifth in Heat 2 of the women’s 5,000-meter run Saturday night at the Sound… Continue reading

Boise State’s Allie Ostrander competes in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final June 30 at the Prefontaine Classic at Stanford University in California. (Photo taken by Cortney White)
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Softball roundup: Kenai sweeps Houston

The host Kenai Central softball team improved to 3-9 overall with a sweep of Houston on Saturday. The Kardinals won the first game 17-6 in… Continue reading

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SoHi, Homer baseball swept on road

The Soldotna baseball team dropped to 5-6 overall with a 13-2 nonconference loss to Colony on Saturday in 4 1-2 innings. The Knights led 5-0… Continue reading

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Soccer roundup: Area teams conclude regular season

The host Kenai Central boys soccer team finished up the regular season 7-3-2 overall with a 9-0 victory over Redington on Saturday. James Baisden had… Continue reading

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Soldotna sweeps borough track and field meet

The Soldotna girls and boys track and field teams swept the Kenai Peninsula Borough meet Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The boys had 208… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Brook Fischer collects a hit against Kenai Central on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep roundup: Soldotna softball topples Kardinals

The visiting Soldotna softball team improved to 2-4 overall with a 23-15 victory over Kenai Central on Thursday. The game was called after six innings… Continue reading

Soldotna's Brook Fischer collects a hit against Kenai Central on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
A male rufous hummingbird flashes his brilliant gorget after being captured for banding. This bird was banded in 2020 and returned to Seward for another breeding season. (Photo by Todd Eskelin/USFWS)

Refuge Notebook: Summer hummers

Recently, I was in Seward attempting to catch and band the first rufous hummingbird of the year. We had seen the bird the day before,… Continue reading

A male rufous hummingbird flashes his brilliant gorget after being captured for banding. This bird was banded in 2020 and returned to Seward for another breeding season. (Photo by Todd Eskelin/USFWS)
Kevin Murdock (left) takes to the ice Friday, April 23, 2021, against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel. Murdock has resigned as head coach of the Kenai River Brown Bears. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Bears news: Spectator limit increased, Murdock gets new gig with Bulls

Staff report The Kenai River Brown Bears announced on their Facebook page Tuesday that the City of Soldotna has upped the spectator limit from 250… Continue reading

Kevin Murdock (left) takes to the ice Friday, April 23, 2021, against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel. Murdock has resigned as head coach of the Kenai River Brown Bears. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)