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Friday: Oilers pitchers New, Hayes shut down Bucs

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Anchorage Bucs 2-1 on Friday in Alaska Baseball League play at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. Peninsula bounced back from two… Continue reading

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Wednesday: Oilers split doubleheader with Chinooks

The Peninsula Oilers and Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks split an Alaska Baseball League doubleheader on Wednesday at Lee Jordan Field in Chugiak. The Oilers won the… Continue reading

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Tuesday: Oilers get back on track by thumping Glacier Pilots

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Anchorage Glacier Pilots 13-2 in an Alaska Baseball League game shortened to eight innings by the mercy rule Tuesday at… Continue reading

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Team Navigationally Challenged won the Alaska Relay on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, 2024. The relays goes from Anchorage to Seward. Left to right, Jacob Marshall, Sarah Huot, Zach Huot, Daniel Serventi, Rustin Hitchcock, Becca Hitchcock, Sean Goff, Patrick Metzger, Anna Metzger, Jake Hill and Kristin Davis. Lee Frey is not pictured. (Photo provided)

Local Navigationally Challenged squad wins Alaska Relay for 4th straight race, 5th time in 6 years

Navigationally Challenged, a team of 12 runners mostly from the central Kenai Peninsula, won the Alaska Relay on Friday and Saturday between Anchorage and Seward.… Continue reading

Team Navigationally Challenged won the Alaska Relay on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29, 2024. The relays goes from Anchorage to Seward. Left to right, Jacob Marshall, Sarah Huot, Zach Huot, Daniel Serventi, Rustin Hitchcock, Becca Hitchcock, Sean Goff, Patrick Metzger, Anna Metzger, Jake Hill and Kristin Davis. Lee Frey is not pictured. (Photo provided)
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Reeling ‘Em In: Hunting beasts

By the time you read this, lingcod season will be open and I just ran across a draft of a response I sent a reader… Continue reading

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Brown bears fishing for salmon on the Russian River. (Photo by Kris Inman/USFWS)

Refuge Notebook: Fishing with bears

Anglers and bears spend more time on the river as the first run of salmon makes its way upstream. While the rivers and tributaries offer… Continue reading

Brown bears fishing for salmon on the Russian River. (Photo by Kris Inman/USFWS)
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Monday: Oilers start road trip by falling to Bucs

The Anchorage Bucs defeated the Peninsula Oilers 7-1 on Monday in Alaska Baseball League play at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. Coming off a 7-3 homestand,… Continue reading

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Ben London, from Seattle, Washington, crosses the finish line at Land’s End Resort, completing the Homer Spit Run Cosmic Hamlet Half Marathon on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Homer, Alaska.

Run down to the bay

The Homer Spit Run on Saturday drew over 160 participants

Ben London, from Seattle, Washington, crosses the finish line at Land’s End Resort, completing the Homer Spit Run Cosmic Hamlet Half Marathon on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Homer, Alaska.
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Results posted for Tri Nikiski

The eighth annual Tri Nikiski was held Saturday at the Nikiski Pool. The event features a 500-yard swim, 10.6-mile bike ride and 5-kilometer run. Jon… Continue reading

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Sunday: Twins fall to Eagle River in semifinals of Midsummer Classic

The American Legion Post 20 Twins lost to Eagle River 6-5 on Sunday in the semifinals of the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic at Mulcahy Stadium… Continue reading

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Peninsula Oilers catcher Brock Wirthgen celebrates after tagging out Christian Powell of the Anchorage Bucs for the final out of the game Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Oilers complete 7-3 homestand with wild victory over Bucs

Left fielder Vogelsong-Lewis throws out tying run at plate to end game

Peninsula Oilers catcher Brock Wirthgen celebrates after tagging out Christian Powell of the Anchorage Bucs for the final out of the game Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Saturday: Twins finish 3-0 in pool play, move to semis of Midseason Classic

The American Legion Post 20 Twins defeated Dimond 15-1 in six innings Saturday at the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic at Mulcahy Stadium to finish 3-0… Continue reading

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Friday: Bucs even series with Oilers

The Anchorage Bucs defeated the Peninsula Oilers 6-1 on Friday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The two squads… Continue reading

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Friday: Twins go 2-0 at Midseason Classic

The American Legion Post 20 Twins won their first two games at the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic on Friday at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. The… Continue reading

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Anchorage's Lars Arneson finishes third in the men's Mount Marathon Race on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Mount Marathon Race 2024: Norris, Christy Marvin, Coby Marvin, Boonstra aim for repeat wins

For the first time since 2014, there will be a returning champion in both the men’s and women’s races at the Mount Marathon Race in… Continue reading

Anchorage's Lars Arneson finishes third in the men's Mount Marathon Race on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Allie Ostrander is presented her award by Stacia Rustad at the Alaska High School Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at The Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. (Screenshot)

Ostrander misses Olympic berth in steeplechase

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, finished seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Thursday at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, to miss… Continue reading

Allie Ostrander is presented her award by Stacia Rustad at the Alaska High School Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at The Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. (Screenshot)
Cole Dawson of the Peninsula Oilers slides into home safely in front of Anchorage Bucs catcher Brody Briggs on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday: Oilers take 2nd straight against Bucs

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Anchorage Bucs 4-1 on Thursday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The Oilers have… Continue reading

Cole Dawson of the Peninsula Oilers slides into home safely in front of Anchorage Bucs catcher Brody Briggs on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Forget-me-nots are in bloom on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 near a certain raspberry patch in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Out of the Office: Forget not the little joys in life

I’ve been seeing a lot of chatter recently about how difficult it is, and how deliberate one must be, about spending time with friends or… Continue reading

Forget-me-nots are in bloom on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 near a certain raspberry patch in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

Homer athlete qualifies for Olympic cycling team

Faulkner said her youth in Alaska contributed to her position with the Olympics now.

Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)
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Wednesday: Oilers win to even series with Bucs

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Anchorage Bucs 5-2 on Wednesday in Alaska Baseball League play at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The teams have… Continue reading

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