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Seward volleyball sweeps Redington

Seward volleyball sweeps Redington

The Seward volleyball team picked up a Southcentral Conference victory Thursday night over Redington, sweeping the Huskies 3-0 with game scores of 25-9, 25-16 and… Continue reading

Seward volleyball sweeps Redington
CIA soccer moves to semifinals of Borealis Conference tourney

CIA soccer moves to semifinals of Borealis Conference tourney

Cook Inlet Academy senior Hunter Moos provided the fireworks in CIA’s 5-1 quarterfinal win over Holy Rosary Academy at the 2018 Borealis Conference tournament Thursday… Continue reading

CIA soccer moves to semifinals of Borealis Conference tourney
Kenai Central’s Summer Foster is chased by Homer’s Brooke Miller and Autumn Daigle on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in the Division II girls race at the Region 3 meet at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai girls, Calvert try to cap successful move to Division II

The Kenai Central girls cross-country team won the Region 3 meet Saturday, while the Kardinals boys earned their first state appearance since 2014. It says… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Summer Foster is chased by Homer’s Brooke Miller and Autumn Daigle on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in the Division II girls race at the Region 3 meet at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Week 8 football: Kenai, SoHi clash; Nikiski sees 11-year playoff run done

Week 8 football: Kenai, SoHi clash; Nikiski sees 11-year playoff run done

Just like the unusual late-season summer weather, the Kenai Central football team doesn’t intend to go away. Last Saturday’s meeting at Ed Hollier Field against… Continue reading

Week 8 football: Kenai, SoHi clash; Nikiski sees 11-year playoff run done
Kenai Central’s Lexi Reis and Chelsea Plagge go up for a block Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, against Nikiski at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski volleyball sweeps Kenai Central

The host Nikiski volleyball team showed off its experience and consistency in sweeping Kenai Central 25-15, 25-11 and 25-16 on Tuesday in Southcentral Conference play.… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Lexi Reis and Chelsea Plagge go up for a block Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, against Nikiski at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Birch Ridge Golf Report: Golfers enjoy unseasonably warm weather

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Golfers enjoy unseasonably warm weather

On a beautiful Indian summer morning on Sept. 17, 12 senior men (over 50) came out to play their own game (handicapped). Steve Hammarstrom and… Continue reading

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Golfers enjoy unseasonably warm weather
CIA soccer sews up top seed at conference tourney

CIA soccer sews up top seed at conference tourney

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team defeated Wasilla Lake Christian 3-1 on Friday and Birchwood Christian 5-1 on Saturday to finish the regular season… Continue reading

CIA soccer sews up top seed at conference tourney
Crawford wins Chainwreck week 2

Crawford wins Chainwreck week 2

Soldotna rider Mike Crawford emerged victorious in Week 2 of the Chainwreck bike series Thursday at the Tsalteshi Trails, completing six laps of the pre-determined… Continue reading

Crawford wins Chainwreck week 2
Football: Kenai stays alive, SoHi topples Service

Football: Kenai stays alive, SoHi topples Service

With their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, the Kenai Central football team came up clutch when they needed it most. The Kardinals rolled to… Continue reading

Football: Kenai stays alive, SoHi topples Service
Brown Bears win Friday, Saturday at Showcase

Brown Bears win Friday, Saturday at Showcase

The Kenai River Brown Bears won Friday and Saturday in Blaine, Minnesota, to finish 2-2 in the North American Hockey League Showcase and improve to… Continue reading

Brown Bears win Friday, Saturday at Showcase
Kenai Central’s Jaycie Calvert leads Grace Christian’s Mazzy Jackson, and Kenai Central’s Brooke Satathite and Summer Foster, early in the Division II girls race at the Region 3 meet Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Calvert, Kenai girls sweep Region 3 girls titles

With a chilling breeze rushing from a royal blue sky to whisk, roil and twirl the autumn-colored leaves, change was in the air Saturday at… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Jaycie Calvert leads Grace Christian’s Mazzy Jackson, and Kenai Central’s Brooke Satathite and Summer Foster, early in the Division II girls race at the Region 3 meet Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
SoHi volleyball defeats ACS

SoHi volleyball defeats ACS

The first set Friday night in the Soldotna Prep gym went easily enough for the Stars volleyball team. The second was much rougher, but it… Continue reading

SoHi volleyball defeats ACS
Homer football nips Seward; Nikiski falls to Houston

Homer football nips Seward; Nikiski falls to Houston

HOUSTON — Fireworks filled the sky above Houston High School on Friday night. It’s an annual show that comes minutes after the final horn of… Continue reading

Homer football nips Seward; Nikiski falls to Houston
Christa Kennedy and Izzie Giacomangeli double-buck a downed tree in July 2018 on Surprise Creek Trail within the Andrew Simons Wilderness Unit. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Traditional hand tools maintain trails in Kenai Wilderness

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is 1.92 million acres. What many people don’t realize is that 1.3 million acres of this was designated as Kenai… Continue reading

Christa Kennedy and Izzie Giacomangeli double-buck a downed tree in July 2018 on Surprise Creek Trail within the Andrew Simons Wilderness Unit. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
The writer is seen here paddling on Sept. 13, 2018, during a trip throughout the Swan Lake Canoe Route in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and out the Moose River. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

Tangled up in Blue: About regrets

I spent a recent warm September morning gliding across Gavia Lake in the Swan Lake Canoe Route on a stand up paddleboard, casting my line… Continue reading

The writer is seen here paddling on Sept. 13, 2018, during a trip throughout the Swan Lake Canoe Route in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and out the Moose River. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)
Week 7 football preview: Playoff scenarios unveiled

Week 7 football preview: Playoff scenarios unveiled

If it was a holiday, its name would be Elimination Day. On the penultimate week of the regular season, the end of the day Saturday… Continue reading

Week 7 football preview: Playoff scenarios unveiled
Tsalteshi gets ready to host 8 races Saturday

Tsalteshi gets ready to host 8 races Saturday

Tsalteshi Trails usually get a lot of use, but even Saturday will be a busy day for the sharply rolling trail system just outside of… Continue reading

Tsalteshi gets ready to host 8 races Saturday
Aberdeen goalie denies Brown Bears

Aberdeen goalie denies Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears took their shots, but couldn’t sneak anything by Aberdeen (South Dakota) goaltender Matt Vernon. The Brown Bears were shut out… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2018
  • Staff report Peninsula Clarion
Aberdeen goalie denies Brown Bears
Seward volleyball finishes

Seward volleyball finishes

The Seward Seahawks wrapped up a successful weekend of play at the Valdez Invitational tournament with a run into the semifinal round. Seward won each… Continue reading

Seward volleyball finishes
Bobcats bury Brown Bears at NAHL Showcase

Bobcats bury Brown Bears at NAHL Showcase

A successful opening weekend of North American Hockey League play for the Kenai River Brown Bears did not translate into opening day success at the… Continue reading

Bobcats bury Brown Bears at NAHL Showcase