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Homer senior Luciano Fasulo crosses the finish line of the 5K men’s Spit Run tot take first place in the cross-country Homer Invitational on Sept. 7, 2018 on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

XC roundup: Kenai girls stay undefeated at Division II

The Kenai Central girls cross-country team stayed undefeated against Division II competition by winning the Division II race at the Palmer Invitational on Saturday. The… Continue reading

Homer senior Luciano Fasulo crosses the finish line of the 5K men’s Spit Run tot take first place in the cross-country Homer Invitational on Sept. 7, 2018 on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Nikiski teammates and sisters Bethany (10) and Lillian Carstens team up for a block on Soldotna’s Bailey Leach, Tuesday at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski escapes with 5-set win over SoHi

So far, so good for the losing thing for the Nikiski volleyball team. The Bulldogs shook off their first loss of the season by defeating… Continue reading

Nikiski teammates and sisters Bethany (10) and Lillian Carstens team up for a block on Soldotna’s Bailey Leach, Tuesday at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski’s Thompson tallies goalkeeper assist

Nikiski native Rachel Thompson put on quite the show in her debut with the Division I Washington State University women’s soccer team. Thompson tallied an… Continue reading

Foldager-Strabel races in world mountain running championships

Seward mountain runner Denali Foldager-Strabel raced her way to a top-20 finish Thursday at the 2018 Skyrunning World Championships in Kinlochleven, Scotland. The 2008 Seward… Continue reading

Kenai Golf Course column

August and September have been very busy months at the Kenai Golf Course. The course is spectacular! As of this week, the KGA season-long competitions… Continue reading

Owens, Aldridge take Gauntlet bike race

Soldotna rider Tyle Owens took the overall victory in Saturday’s Tsalteshi Gauntlet bicycle race. Owens prevailed over a field of 33 in the three-hour endurance… Continue reading

Week 5 football: Nikiski escapes in OT, SoHi buries Wolves

When it came down to crunch time, the Nikiski Bulldogs showed up when they needed to. Nikiski pulled out a 14-8 overtime win over Seward… Continue reading

Volleyball roundup: SoHi, Kenai, Seward sweep on road

The Soldotna volleyball team defeated Palmer on Friday and Saturday to move to 4-0 in the Northern Lights Conference at 6-0 overall. Soldotna coach Sheila… Continue reading

Palmer girls, Kodiak boys win Homer Invite

The Palmer girls and Kodiak boys won the Homer Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Homer High School. The Moose girls rolled up 65 points… Continue reading

Justin Creech collides with the outside wall Friday night in the Late Model feature event at Twin City Raceway in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Frantic action marks Twin City night races

The action around Justin Creech’s battered dirt Late Model was frenetic in the fading daylight at Twin City Raceway in Kenai. The impact the car… Continue reading

Justin Creech collides with the outside wall Friday night in the Late Model feature event at Twin City Raceway in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Ostrander wins Sundodger Invitational

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, and the Boise State cross-country team got their season off to a successful start Saturday… Continue reading

Hunting slows down golfing — temporarily

Hunting season is upon us, so for a couple of weeks golfing slows down, but in spite of that nine Senior Men showed up on… Continue reading

Filip Karlsson of the Brown, Preston Weeks of the Gold and Emils Ezitis of the Brown battle for the puck Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in the Brown-Gold Game at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Petrich lauds community support at Brown-Gold Game

On a gorgeous, late-summer night on a Kenai Peninsula rife with hunting, fishing and hiking opportunities, a group of about 10 fans showed up at… Continue reading

Filip Karlsson of the Brown, Preston Weeks of the Gold and Emils Ezitis of the Brown battle for the puck Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in the Brown-Gold Game at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

9/11 Tribute Rodeo to kick off

The 9/11 Soldotna Tribute Rodeo kicks off today with an opening night of festivities and action at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds off Kalifornsky Beach Road.… Continue reading

Nikiski, SoHi volleyball get wins

The Nikiski Bulldogs opened their Southcentral Conference volleyball campaign with a 3-1 match victory Thursday night in Seward. On the heels of three straight tournament… Continue reading

Week 5 prep football: Conference races heat up

The halfway point of the prep football season gives pause and reflection on how preseason predictions have been proven right or wrong, and the chaos… Continue reading

Audrey McDonald (56) rides through a narrow section of trail in the Soldotna Cycle Series season finale held Aug. 30, 2018, at the Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna Cycle Series sees biggest year yet

Sometimes, all it takes for an idea to explode is a little push. With a record number of racers in the sixth year of existence,… Continue reading

Audrey McDonald (56) rides through a narrow section of trail in the Soldotna Cycle Series season finale held Aug. 30, 2018, at the Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Rothera Research Station, the largest British Antarctic base, where about 100 people live and work in the summer and 25 stay for the winter. (Photo provided by Sue Mauger)

Polar Connections: Peace and science

Research stations in Antarctica look a lot like coastal villages in Alaska. Metal roofs, multipurpose shipping containers and above-ground pipes apparently work just as well… Continue reading

Rothera Research Station, the largest British Antarctic base, where about 100 people live and work in the summer and 25 stay for the winter. (Photo provided by Sue Mauger)

Brown Bears to hold Brown-Gold Game

The Kenai River Brown Bears will have their Brown-Gold Game today at 6:30 p.m. at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. There will be a skate with… Continue reading

Kenai’s Dye leads college team at golf tourney

Marian University sophomore Max Dye led the Sabres mens golf team Saturday at the Culver’s Edgewood Fall Classic tournament in Janesville, Wisconsin, with a 36th… Continue reading