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Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Emelie Forsberg

Emelie and Kilian’s conquest: What I learned from the 88th Mount Marathon

The power of competition was easy to behold at the 88th running of Mount Marathon in Seward on Saturday. The power of joy proved harder… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Emelie Forsberg

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Tourney schedule speeds up

A quick update on a busy July tournament schedule. ConocoPhillips is holding a nine-hole scramble Friday. Play will start at 8 a.m. We anticipate having… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

Results posted for 1st Salmon Run race of season

Race No. 1 of the Salmon Run Series kicked off Wednesday evening at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.Jonah Theisen of Kenai edged Sam Tilly for… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Oilers, Bucs clash in league matchup

The Peninsula Oilers secured a dramatic 9-3 Alaska Baseball League victory over the Anchorage Bucs after 14 innings Wednesday night at Mulcahy Field.The Oilers (11-8)… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Wood Bat tourney: Twins tie with East

In a rare occurrence in baseball, the Legion AA Twins were handed a 4-4 loss by East on the second day of the Bill Miller… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Castellano breaks more lifting records

Cipriana Castellano, a senior at Kenai Central High School, has gone where few, if any, 18-and-under powerlifters have ever gone before.After setting three world records… Continue reading

Bird Homestead golf report

Bird Homestead’s golf course has been in particularly great condition. You would think you are golfing in California with how beautiful the greens and fairways… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Kelsey Slough

Legion Twins drop pair of games on opening day of Wood Bat tourney

The American Legion Twins lost their first two games in the Bill Miller Big Fish Wood Bat Tournament on Tuesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park… Continue reading

Sizemore’s win Red, White and Blue tourney at Kenai Golf Course

I would like to thank Rich Edwards for putting together an outstanding Red, White, and Blue Tournament for the Fourth of July! Doug Jung, thanks… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2015
  • By By Gordon Griffin

Tuesday: Bucs shut out Oilers

The bats came alive Tuesday evening at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage, as the Anchorage Bucs blanked the Peninsula Oilers in a 9-0 win, knocking out… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Salmon Run Series starts Wednesday

The fourth season of the Salmon Run Series will begin Wednesday at the Skyview trailhead of Tsalteshi Trails and continue weekly until Aug. 5.Each race… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Monday: Oilers nip Chinooks in 12 innings

For the second-straight day, the Peninsula Oilers used a walk-off single to defeat the Chugiak Chinooks in Alaska Baseball League play Monday at Coral Seymour… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Dean Scroggins and Jimmie Hale go head to head during an A-Stock race at the Twin City Raceway on Friday July 3, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

Fans get unscheduled fireworks at Twin City Raceway

Fans got some unscheduled fireworks as well as a night of dominant racing Friday in dirt-track action at Twin City Raceway. The fireworks came courtesy… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Dean Scroggins and Jimmie Hale go head to head during an A-Stock race at the Twin City Raceway on Friday July 3, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

Sunday: Oilers come back to beat Chinooks

Oilers first baseman Bennett Oliver caught up just in time Sunday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park, and so did the… Continue reading

Forsberg, Jornet rewrite Mount Marathon record book; Ostrander dazzles in debut

Forsberg, Jornet rewrite Mount Marathon record book; Ostrander dazzles in debut

Given the choice between an even firmer grip on Alaska immortality or competition, it tells you everything you need to know about Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander… Continue reading

Forsberg, Jornet rewrite Mount Marathon record book; Ostrander dazzles in debut

Saturday: Oilers top Chinooks

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Chugiak Chinooks 2-1 on Saturday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park.The win moves the Oilers to… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Mount Marathon results

2015 Mount Marathon RaceGirls Results1. Riana Boonstra, Ninilchik 32:38 2. Molly Gellert, anchorage 34:00 3. ruby lindquist, moose pass 34:12 4. Hannah Booher, Chugiak 34:54… Continue reading

  • Jul 4, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Twin City Raceway has dirt-track racing Friday and Saturday

Twin City Raceway will host dirt-track racing today and Saturday, with races starting at 6 p.m. both nights.On both days, the gates open at 2… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Rotary Unity Run set for July 11

The annual 10-mile and five-kilometer Rotary Unity Run will be held July 11, hosted by the Kenai River Rotary Club and Tsalteshi Trails Association, with… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Thursday: Oilers crush Panners

Many a good run at an Alaska Baseball League title has been ruined by a long road trip to Fairbanks.But the Oilers passed that test… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2015
  • By Staff Report