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Kenai baseball blows out Houston

The visiting Kenai Central baseball team defeated Houston 25-2 in four innings Friday in Southcentral Conference action, moving to 1-2 in the league and 1-2… Continue reading

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Softball squads continue play at Rally in the Valley

The Kenai Central, Soldotna and Homer softball teams continued play at the Rally in the Valley on Friday. The Kardinals played at Colony Middle School… Continue reading

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Area squads play at Rally in the Valley

The Kenai Central, Soldotna and Homer softball teams opened up play at the Rally in the Valley tournament Thursday. The Mariners played their games at… Continue reading

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SoHi soccer splits with Wasilla; Homer sweeps Nikiski

The visiting Soldotna boys soccer team defeated Wasilla 2-0 on Thursday in nonconference action. The Stars moved to 4-1-1 on a goal by Simon Willets… Continue reading

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Bears ready for 1st home playoff game since 2014

The Kenai River Brown Bears return home in a best-of-five Midwest Division semifinal down 2-0 to the Minnesota Wilderness. Even though the Wilderness are the… Continue reading

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Canoe Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, April 23, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the Office: When is the best time of the year to leave?

When is the best time of the year to leave the Kenai Peninsula? A friend recently chose April for an extended vacation. “April,” I asked.… Continue reading

Canoe Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, April 23, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Oilers' Caleb Hicks is tagged out by Glacier Pilots third baseman Sam Fragale in the first inning Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna baseball tops Kodiak

The Soldotna baseball team defeated Kodiak 10-5 on Thursday at the Fourth Annual Buddy Dale Invitational at Wasilla High School. The Stars are now 1-1… Continue reading

Oilers' Caleb Hicks is tagged out by Glacier Pilots third baseman Sam Fragale in the first inning Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Homer softball topples Houston

The visiting Homer softball team defeated Houston 34-3 in Northern Lights Conference play Wednesday. The Mariners are now 2-0 in the league and 2-0 overall.… Continue reading

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SoHi baseball opens up with loss to Chugiak

The Soldotna baseball team opened up its season with a 15-3 loss in four innings to Chugiak at the Fourth Annual Buddy Dale Invitational at… Continue reading

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Homer softball topples Soldotna

The Homer softball team defeated Soldotna 26-17 in six innings Tuesday at the Soldotna Little League fields in the season and Northern Lights Conference openers… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Kate Wisnewski shields the ball from Nikiski's Wynter Yeager on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soccer: Kenai sweeps Nikiski; SoHi sweeps Homer

The Kenai Central girls and boys soccer teams swept Nikiski on Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. The Kenai girls… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Kate Wisnewski shields the ball from Nikiski's Wynter Yeager on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Angie Brennan directs swimmers as they prepare for a workout set during a Top of the World Swimming practice on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Local swimmers set for national competition

A group of local swimmers from Top of the World Swimming, a masters program for adult athletes, traveled last week to Irvine, California, where they… Continue reading

Angie Brennan directs swimmers as they prepare for a workout set during a Top of the World Swimming practice on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Ala Tuisaula throws the discus at the SoHi Invitational at Soldotna High School on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna track and field sweeps SoHi Invitational

The Soldotna track and field teams put in a long, hard week of work on the track before sweeping the girls and boys team titles… Continue reading

Soldotna's Ala Tuisaula throws the discus at the SoHi Invitational at Soldotna High School on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Chugiak’s Addison Rains and Kenai’s Kage Adkins laugh together while they compete in the final match of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate State Championship on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the University of Alaska Anchorage Esports Lounge in Anchorage, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Esports: Kenai Smash takes second, makes friends along the way

Watching the final match of the state championship for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Saturday, it would be impossible to tell that the players from… Continue reading

Chugiak’s Addison Rains and Kenai’s Kage Adkins laugh together while they compete in the final match of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate State Championship on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the University of Alaska Anchorage Esports Lounge in Anchorage, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai girls, Juneau boys soccer win tourney titles

The Kenai Central girls and Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale boys soccer teams won tournament titles Saturday. The Kardinals girls defeated Soldotna 1-0 to win the Homer… Continue reading

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Wilderness take 2-0 series lead on Bears

The Minnesota Wilderness took a 2-0 lead in the Midwest Division semifinal with a 2-1 victory over the Kenai River Brown Bears on Saturday in… Continue reading

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Wilderness take Game 1 vs. Brown Bears

The Minnesota Wilderness defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 3-1 in the first game of a best-of-five Midwest Division semifinal Friday in North American Hockey… Continue reading

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Kodiak goalie Dexter Smith and Kenai Central's Sawyer Vann battle for the ball Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep soccer season quickly hits full speed

A prep soccer season slowed by the slow retreat of snow hit full speed Thursday with the first round of the Kenai Invitational Cup at… Continue reading

Kodiak goalie Dexter Smith and Kenai Central's Sawyer Vann battle for the ball Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kellen Chester of Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale and Owen Buckbee of Soldotna battle for the ball Friday, April 21, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi-Keni girls, Juneau-Palmer boys to play for soccer titles

The Soldotna and Kenai girls, and Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale and Palmer boys, will play for championships today at the Homer Soccer Tournament and Kenai Invitational… Continue reading

Kellen Chester of Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale and Owen Buckbee of Soldotna battle for the ball Friday, April 21, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kodiak baseball tops Kenai

The visiting Kenai Central baseball team fell to 0-2 in the Southcentral Conference and 0-2 overall with a 14-11 loss to Kodiak on Friday. The… Continue reading

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