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Cook Inlet Academy junior Clara Warren drives against Fort Yukon sophomore Karli Thomas during their opening game at the 2025 ASAA March Madness Alaska 1A/2A State Basketball Championships on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

Wednesday Class 1A state: CIA boys win, CIA girls lose in 1st round

The Cook Inlet Academy boys won, while the CIA girls lost, Wednesday in the opening round of the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the… Continue reading

Cook Inlet Academy junior Clara Warren drives against Fort Yukon sophomore Karli Thomas during their opening game at the 2025 ASAA March Madness Alaska 1A/2A State Basketball Championships on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
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Area skiers compete Wednesday in freestyle sprints at Junior Nationals

Soldotna senior Ariana Cannava, Soldotna junior Tania Boonstra and Kenai Central junior Chase Laker competed Wednesday in the second day of the 2025 Junior Nationals… Continue reading

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Bicyclists race around a corner during the 2025 Homer Epic fundraiser for the Homer Cycling Club. (Photo courtesy of Jake Schlapfer)

Homer Cycling Club hosts ‘Homer Epic’ fundraiser race

The ski category was canceled due to “unfavorable conditions”

  • Mar 12, 2025
  • By Chloe Pleznac Homer News
Bicyclists race around a corner during the 2025 Homer Epic fundraiser for the Homer Cycling Club. (Photo courtesy of Jake Schlapfer)
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Owen Hanson and Anchorage Wolverines defenseman Trent Powell battle for the puck Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Pair of Kenai Peninsula hockey players complete NCAA Division I seasons

A pair of hockey players from the Kenai Peninsula have completed seasons at the NCAA Division I level. Anna Shelden, a forward from Kenai, completed… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Owen Hanson and Anchorage Wolverines defenseman Trent Powell battle for the puck Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Boonstra, Cannava, Laker compete at Junior Nationals

Three Kenai Peninsula cross-country skiers competed in the first race of the 2025 Junior Nationals at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Utah on Monday, March… Continue reading

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Peninsula squads get state basketball bracket assignments

The seven basketball teams from the Kenai Peninsula that qualified for state learned their bracket assignments Sunday. The Kenai girls and boys, and Homer boys,… Continue reading

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Saturday hoops: Northern Lights, Southern conference tourneys wrap up

The Soldotna boys finished with a win, while the Soldotna girls finished with two losses, Saturday at the Northern Lights Tournament at Grace Christian in… Continue reading

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Kenai Central celebrates winning the championship Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Grace girls, Kenai boys capture Peninsula Conference crowns

The Kenai Central boys and Grace Christian girls won Peninsula Conference titles Saturday at Nikiski Middle-High School. The Kardinals, the No. 2 seed, defeated top-seeded… Continue reading

Kenai Central celebrates winning the championship Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Jr. Blues take Friday, Saturday games from Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost to the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Friday and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in North American… Continue reading

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The Kenai Central girls celebrate earning a Class 3A state berth Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday Peninsula Conference: Kenai girls, boys earn state berths

The Kenai Central girls and boys basketball teams defeated Nikiski on Friday at the Peninsula Conference tournament to earn Class 3A state berths and spots… Continue reading

The Kenai Central girls celebrate earning a Class 3A state berth Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Cassidy Kruse looks to pass across the zone during a loss to Wasilla in the Northern Lights Conference girls semifinals Friday, March 7, 2025, at Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

Friday hoops: Seward sweeps Southern Conference titles

The Seward girls and boys basketball teams swept the Southern Conference tournament crowns Friday at Lumen Christi in Anchorage. Both Seward squads get Class 2A… Continue reading

Soldotna's Cassidy Kruse looks to pass across the zone during a loss to Wasilla in the Northern Lights Conference girls semifinals Friday, March 7, 2025, at Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)
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Thursday hoops: Results from Northern Lights, Southern conference tourneys

The Soldotna girls won and the Soldotna boys lost Thursday at the first day of the Northern Lights Conference tournament at Grace Christian in Anchorage.… Continue reading

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Riley Mullen (9) of the Kenai River Brown Bears is congratulated on his goal Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday: Brown Bears start 3-game series by topping Jr. Blues

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues 7-4 on Thursday in North American Hockey League play at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Riley Mullen (9) of the Kenai River Brown Bears is congratulated on his goal Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Wednesday hoops: Ninilchik girls open Southern Conference tourney with loss

The No. 5-seeded Ninilchik girls basketball team opened the Southern Conference Tournament with a 49-8 loss to No. 4 Unalaska on Wednesday at Lumen Christi… Continue reading

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Homer senior Gracie Miotke (seated) committed to run track and field at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Behind Miotke are Homer head coach Bob Ostrom, mother, Amanda Miotke, and father, Dan Miotke. (Photo provided)

Homer’s Miotke commits to run track at UAA

Homer senior Gracie Miotke committed to run track and field at the University of Alaska Anchorage in a ceremony at Homer High School on Wednesday,… Continue reading

Homer senior Gracie Miotke (seated) committed to run track and field at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Behind Miotke are Homer head coach Bob Ostrom, mother, Amanda Miotke, and father, Dan Miotke. (Photo provided)
Soldotna's Simon Willets and Nikiski's Jakeup Martin battle for the ball Monday, May 9, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Willets to play soccer for St. John’s

Soldotna senior Simon Willets recently committed to play soccer for St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Willets was the MVP of the Peninsula Conference in… Continue reading

Soldotna's Simon Willets and Nikiski's Jakeup Martin battle for the ball Monday, May 9, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Dylan Dahlgren, Galen Brantley III and Adarra Hagelund at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Brookings, South Dakota. (Photo provided)

SoHi grads compete at NAIA Nationals in indoor track

Three graduates of Soldotna High School competed for Dickinson State from Feb. 27 to March 1 in the NAIA National Championships at Gainsville, Florida. Dickinson… Continue reading

Dylan Dahlgren, Galen Brantley III and Adarra Hagelund at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Brookings, South Dakota. (Photo provided)
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Peninsula Wild Volleyball Club holds local tournament

The Peninsula Wild Volleyball Club held tournaments this weekend at Skyview Middle School and the Soldotna Prep building. There were four age groups with a… Continue reading

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Peninsula hoops teams to chase state berths at conference tourneys

With the Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams already having punched their tickets to the Class 1A state tournament by winning Class 1A… Continue reading

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Cook Inlet Academy head coach Josh Hawley celebrates with his team Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Cook Inlet Academy just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

CIA girls, boys top Nanwalek to rule Peninsula Conference

The Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams swept the Peninsula Conference titles from Nanwalek on Saturday at Cook Inlet Academy to earn berths… Continue reading

Cook Inlet Academy head coach Josh Hawley celebrates with his team Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Cook Inlet Academy just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)