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JJ Boucher: A player you only like if he’s on your team

JJ Boucher: A player you only like if he’s on your team

The antics. The chirping. The hard and heavy play in the corners. Every hockey fan knows the type. The player the opposition can’t stand but… Continue reading

JJ Boucher: A player you only like if he’s on your team
Passion and risk

Passion and risk

Sept. 29 and 30 were not good days for me. On Sept. 29, I covered the 72-24 victory of the Soldotna football team over Kenai… Continue reading

Passion and risk
Where two cottonwood mix

Where two cottonwood mix

By DAWN ROBIN MAGNESS The natural landscapes of the Kenai Peninsula host about 60 percent of Alaska tree species, but when it comes to Populus,… Continue reading

Where two cottonwood mix
Kenai’s Dye leads college golf team at NACC tournament

Kenai’s Dye leads college golf team at NACC tournament

Kenai golfer Max Dye posted the lowest round of the Marian University (Wisconsin) men’s team in the opening rounds of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference… Continue reading

Kenai’s Dye leads college golf team at NACC tournament
Soldotna volleyball tops Homer

Soldotna volleyball tops Homer

The visiting Soldotna volleyball team defeated Homer 25-14, 25-17, 25-27 and 25-20 on Tuesday in nonconference play. Both squads were coming off a full weekend… Continue reading

Soldotna volleyball tops Homer
Bears goalie Enright gets Star of the Week

Bears goalie Enright gets Star of the Week

Kenai River Brown Bears goaltender Gavin Enright was named the Midwest Division Star of the Week on Monday by the North American Hockey League. Enright… Continue reading

Bears goalie Enright gets Star of the Week
Homer’s Story, Soldotna’s Welch score victories at massive meet

Homer’s Story, Soldotna’s Welch score victories at massive meet

The Homer and Seward swimming and diving teams competed in the Bartlett/Chugiak Invite on Friday and Saturday in Anchorage. Soldotna also sent divers to the… Continue reading

Homer’s Story, Soldotna’s Welch score victories at massive meet
Will Jenks, Christa Kennedy and Scott Johnson on fire assignment at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last month. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: A tale of two refuges

By SCOTT JOHNSON Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Sept. 14, 2018, edition of the Clarion. This past August,… Continue reading

Will Jenks, Christa Kennedy and Scott Johnson on fire assignment at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last month. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
Brown Bears sweep weekend from Steel

Brown Bears sweep weekend from Steel

The Kenai River Brown Bears swept the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday and Saturday in the home-opening weekend at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Kenai… Continue reading

Brown Bears sweep weekend from Steel
Soldotna diver Welch wins Chugiak Invitational

Soldotna diver Welch wins Chugiak Invitational

While the Kenai swimmers and divers, and the Soldotna swimmers, took the weekend off, Soldotna’s divers competed at the Chugiak Invitational. Kylin Welch took first,… Continue reading

Soldotna diver Welch wins Chugiak Invitational
SoHi football bests Palmer to reach 7th straight title game

SoHi football bests Palmer to reach 7th straight title game

A bold fourth-down call in the opening minutes of Saturday’s state football semifinal contest by the hometown Palmer Moose led to an early lead and… Continue reading

SoHi football bests Palmer to reach 7th straight title game
SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Grizzly Invite

SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Grizzly Invite

The Soldotna volleyball team finished second at the Grizzly Invitational on Saturday in Anchorage. “I thought we were really consistent throughout the weekend,” Soldotna coach… Continue reading

SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Grizzly Invite
Kenai volleyball to host Killing Cancer on the Kenai on Thursday

Kenai volleyball to host Killing Cancer on the Kenai on Thursday

The Kenai Central volleyball teams are holding a Killing Cancer on the Kenai event for the matches against Nikiski on Thursday. The events will run… Continue reading

Kenai volleyball to host Killing Cancer on the Kenai on Thursday
Birch Ridge continues to take advantage of nice fall

Birch Ridge continues to take advantage of nice fall

By PAT COWAN The senior men came out Monday at 10 a.m. to play their own game, plus fewest putts. The low net was Sid… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2018
  • By PAT COWAN For the Clarion
Birch Ridge continues to take advantage of nice fall
Results for Chainwreck Cyclocross Race 4

Results for Chainwreck Cyclocross Race 4

Tyle Owens, Morgan Aldridge, Landen Showalter and Will Morrow picked up victories Thursday in the fourth race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series at Tsalteshi Trails.… Continue reading

Results for Chainwreck Cyclocross Race 4
Brown Bears set to face Steel in home opener

Brown Bears set to face Steel in home opener

As his team compiled a 5-3-0-0 record on a season-opening road trip, Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Josh Petrich could not stop talking about… Continue reading

Brown Bears set to face Steel in home opener
Brown Bears’ McDonald takes off after getting scratched

Brown Bears’ McDonald takes off after getting scratched

On Feb. 9 of this year, Kenai River Brown Bears forward Sutton McDonald did all the little things right in getting to the net for… Continue reading

Brown Bears’ McDonald takes off after getting scratched
Refuge notebook: The next generation of conservation pilots

Refuge notebook: The next generation of conservation pilots

If you were out at the Marsh Lake trail head in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, perhaps you noticed several groups of people looking into… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: The next generation of conservation pilots
Peninsula Conference football awards announced

Peninsula Conference football awards announced

Peninsula teams were represented well in the Peninsula Conference football All-Conference awards released this week. Nikiski finished with a 3-5 record but put eight players… Continue reading

Peninsula Conference football awards announced
SoHi tackles Div. II playoffs on road

SoHi tackles Div. II playoffs on road

The playoff race has ended, the seedings have become final and now the two-week fight to decide the 2018 champions in three divisions of Alaska… Continue reading

SoHi tackles Div. II playoffs on road