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Out of the Office: Dropping a line

Out of the Office: Dropping a line

In my ongoing quest to shake off my Florida roots and achieve the illustrious title of “Real Alaskan,” I recently managed to cross an important… Continue reading

Out of the Office: Dropping a line
Refuge Notebook: I Think I Can Ski

Refuge Notebook: I Think I Can Ski

Let us start with a riddle. There are 11 frogs sitting on a log. Five of the frogs decide to jump off the log. How… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: I Think I Can Ski
Ninilchik boys, Nikolaevsk girls pick up wins

Ninilchik boys, Nikolaevsk girls pick up wins

The Ninilchik and Nikolaevsk basketball teams split Peninsula Conference games Wednesday in Ninilchik. In the girls game, Nikolaevsk pulled off a 61-16 victory. The Warriors… Continue reading

Ninilchik boys, Nikolaevsk girls pick up wins
Allie Ostrander competes in a women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminary heat Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the NCAA Div. I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)

Ostrander runs at USATF meet, Carstens scores big for Chicago State

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central high school, took seventh place in the women’s 3,000-meter run at the USATF Indoor Championships on Feb.… Continue reading

Allie Ostrander competes in a women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminary heat Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the NCAA Div. I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)
Kenai boys survive historic shooting night from Nikiski’s Stafford

Kenai boys survive historic shooting night from Nikiski’s Stafford

The Kenai Central boys survived a historic shooting effort from Nikiski’s Austin Stafford on Tuesday to secure a 71-67 overtime victory over the Bulldogs in… Continue reading

Kenai boys survive historic shooting night from Nikiski’s Stafford
Weeks ties NAHL games record as Bears get swept

Weeks ties NAHL games record as Bears get swept

On a weekend where Soldotna’s Preston Weeks tied the North American Hockey League record for most games played, the Kenai River Brown Bears were swept… Continue reading

Weeks ties NAHL games record as Bears get swept
State skiing: Homer’s Daigle, girls capture Division II crowns

State skiing: Homer’s Daigle, girls capture Division II crowns

The relentless snowflakes falling didn’t deter Alaska’s best high school skiers this weekend at the expansive Kincaid Park trails that line the west coast of… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2020
  • By JOEY KLECKA For the Clarion
State skiing: Homer’s Daigle, girls capture Division II crowns
Homer’s Clayton Beachy pressures Redington’s Tony Rogers during a Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 basketball game in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Friday, Saturday hoops roundup for Peninsula

The host Colony boys basketball team completed a weekend sweep over Soldotna with a 50-25 Northern Lights Conference victory. Colony led 11-9 after the first… Continue reading

Homer’s Clayton Beachy pressures Redington’s Tony Rogers during a Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 basketball game in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Kenai girls beat Grace, lose to ACS; Kards boys swept by Grizzlies, Lions

Kenai girls beat Grace, lose to ACS; Kards boys swept by Grizzlies, Lions

The Grace Christian basketball teams proved a tough competitor for host Kenai Central on Friday night, with the Kenai girls pulling off a narrow victory… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2020
  • By ELIZABETH EARL For the Clarion
Kenai girls beat Grace, lose to ACS; Kards boys swept by Grizzlies, Lions
Nikiski girls, Houston boys get conference wins

Nikiski girls, Houston boys get conference wins

The Nikiski and Houston basketball teams split a pair of Southcentral Conference games Friday in Nikiski. The Bulldogs girls eventually broke free in a tight… Continue reading

Nikiski girls, Houston boys get conference wins
Hoops roundup: SoHi boys get best of Houston

Hoops roundup: SoHi boys get best of Houston

After being stuck in Turnagain Pass for a few hours due to weather, the Soldotna boys basketball team made its way to Houston and won… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: SoHi boys get best of Houston
SoHi boys, Homer girls have solid start at state ski

SoHi boys, Homer girls have solid start at state ski

The Homer girls and Soldotna boys got off to a promising start at the state Nordic ski meet Thursday at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. The… Continue reading

SoHi boys, Homer girls have solid start at state ski
The Tour of Tsalteshi is best done with friends. (Photo courtesy of Kat Sorensen)

Tangled Up in Blue: A good ski with friends

This past weekend I spent my Saturday night waxing skis. Sunday, I woke up before the crack of dawn, at 7:30 a.m., to make the… Continue reading

The Tour of Tsalteshi is best done with friends. (Photo courtesy of Kat Sorensen)
Refuge Notebook: Ice fishing the Swanson River Road area lakes

Refuge Notebook: Ice fishing the Swanson River Road area lakes

Winter is my favorite season here on the Kenai Peninsula. Everything is slower, quieter. You can just sense that the energy is calmer than the… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: Ice fishing the Swanson River Road area lakes
Homer girls cagers defeat Kenai

Homer girls cagers defeat Kenai

The host Homer girls basketball team topped Southcentral Region foe Kenai Central on Wednesday in the Alice Witte Gymnasium. The Lady Mariners defeated the Kards… Continue reading

Homer girls cagers defeat Kenai
Area skiers set for state meet

Area skiers set for state meet

The Kenai Peninsula’s ski teams will compete at the state ski meet at Kincaid Park in Anchorage from today to Saturday. The meet begins today… Continue reading

Area skiers set for state meet
AK E-Line, La Familia win Kenai City League titles

AK E-Line, La Familia win Kenai City League titles

The Kenai City League Basketball 2020 Finals were held Tuesday at the Kenai Recreation Center. In the A League Final, AK E-Line topped Ellis Automotive… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2020
  • By DAN BALMER For the Clarion
AK E-Line, La Familia win Kenai City League titles
Peninsula residents endure at Susitna 100, Little Su 50K

Peninsula residents endure at Susitna 100, Little Su 50K

The Kenai Peninsula was well-represented at the Susitna 100 and Little Su 50K races held Saturday, and running into Sunday, in the Matanuska-Susitna valleys. The… Continue reading

Peninsula residents endure at Susitna 100, Little Su 50K
Klecka, Smith rule Tour of Tsalteshi

Klecka, Smith rule Tour of Tsalteshi

Another year, another totally different Tour of Tsalteshi. Avid skiers of the roller-coaster trails on the edge of Soldotna say the charm is in how… Continue reading

Klecka, Smith rule Tour of Tsalteshi
Leftover hoops: Nikiski splits with Nome on Saturday

Leftover hoops: Nikiski splits with Nome on Saturday

The visiting Nikiski girls claimed a 67-58 victory in double overtime Saturday in nonconference play. The Bulldogs led 14-6 after the first quarter, but Nome… Continue reading

Leftover hoops: Nikiski splits with Nome on Saturday