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Kenai baseball drops opener to Kodiak

The Kenai Central baseball team fell behind 7-0 in dropping its opener 8-2 in Kodiak on Thursday in Southcentral Conference action. Braden Smith got the… Continue reading

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Brown Bears ready to open playoff series in Minnesota

The Kenai River Brown Bears open up play in the Robertson Cup Playoffs today and Saturday with 4:15 p.m. AKDT games against the Minnesota Wilderness… Continue reading

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Graehm LeFevre watches the ball soar through the air during SoHi’s Rocket League match against Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 at Skyview Middle School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Esports: Stars knocked out in Rocket League semifinals

The Soldotna High School Rocket League team was swept by Steller Secondary School in Anchorage and eliminated from the playoffs in a semifinal match closer… Continue reading

Graehm LeFevre watches the ball soar through the air during SoHi’s Rocket League match against Thunder Mountain High School on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 at Skyview Middle School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A Nintendo Switch and its controller are seen at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska on April 14, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Esports: Kenai Mario Kart eliminated in quarterfinals

Kenai Central’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe team saw their playoff run brought to an end Wednesday with a loss to the Hawaii Academy of Arts… Continue reading

A Nintendo Switch and its controller are seen at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska on April 14, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Liberty Miller controls the ball in front of Kenai Central's Kori Moore and Soldotna's Alex Lee on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai girls top Soldotna; boys tie

The Kenai Central girls soccer team defeated Soldotna, while the boys played to a tie, Tuesday in nonconference action at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.… Continue reading

Soldotna's Liberty Miller controls the ball in front of Kenai Central's Kori Moore and Soldotna's Alex Lee on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai sophomore Alyssa Bucho (right) hands the baton off to senior teammate Tekaiya Rich in the girls 400-meter sprint relay Saturday at the Kenai Invitational at Ed Hollier Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Results posted for Kenai-SoHi track mini meet

The Kenai Central track and field team hosted Soldotna in a mini meet Monday. The results for the top three in each event follow: GIRLS… Continue reading

Kenai sophomore Alyssa Bucho (right) hands the baton off to senior teammate Tekaiya Rich in the girls 400-meter sprint relay Saturday at the Kenai Invitational at Ed Hollier Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Lydia Jacoby, of the United States, reacts after winning the final of the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Jacoby wins 50, 100 breaststrokes at Pro Series meet

Lydia Jacoby, a 2022 graduate of Seward High School, won the 50- and 100-meter breaststrokes at a Pro Series meet in Westmont, Illinois, over the… Continue reading

Lydia Jacoby, of the United States, reacts after winning the final of the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Marathon and half marathon runners begin the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. At the front are women's marathon winner Amanda Cherok (28), men's half marathon winner Lee Frey (third from right), women's half marathon winner Kristin Davis (242) and men's marathon winner and new event record holder Lars Arneson (36).

Area runners compete at Boston Marathon

Four Kenai Peninsula runners, including past marathon and half marathon champions at the Kenai River Marathon, competed in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Amanda Cherok,… Continue reading

Marathon and half marathon runners begin the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. At the front are women's marathon winner Amanda Cherok (28), men's half marathon winner Lee Frey (third from right), women's half marathon winner Kristin Davis (242) and men's marathon winner and new event record holder Lars Arneson (36).
The Kenai River Brown Bears celebrate a goal by Parker Lockwood on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Wolverines take season finale from Brown Bears

The Anchorage Wolverines defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 5-3 on Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in the North American Hockey League regular… Continue reading

The Kenai River Brown Bears celebrate a goal by Parker Lockwood on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Cook Inlet Academy senior Tatum Rozak competes in the Class 1A/2A girls game in the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches senior all-star games Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

Peninsula has 7 compete in basketball all-star games

The Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches held its senior all-star games Saturday at Grace Christian School in Anchorage, with seven players from the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Cook Inlet Academy senior Tatum Rozak competes in the Class 1A/2A girls game in the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches senior all-star games Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)
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Brown Bears set franchise record for wins

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Anchorage Wolverines 5-4 in a shootout Friday in North American Hockey League play at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

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Kenai Central’s Koen Pace competes against Valdez High School in a playoff match for Alaska high school Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Esports: Peninsula Smash teams score sweeps, advance to quarterfinals

All three Kenai Peninsula Super Smash Bros. Ultimate teams won with a sweep in playoff matches Friday, and all three will be traveling to Anchorage… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Koen Pace competes against Valdez High School in a playoff match for Alaska high school Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Brown Bears ready to host Wolverines

The Kenai River Brown Bears host the Anchorage Wolverines in the final games of the regular season at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday at the… Continue reading

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Kenai River Brown Bears forward Parker Lockwood attacks against the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Living the dream

Kenais Lockwood rode passion from Brown Bears clinic at 7 all the way to a spot on team

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Parker Lockwood attacks against the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
An orange-crowned warbler is one of the bird species that likes to nest in slash and wood piles. (Photo by Colin Canterbury/FWS)

Refuge Notebook: Nesting birds can use your help

Editor’s note: This article has been slightly updated from the original version that ran on April 22, 2022. Yes, it’s that time of year again,… Continue reading

An orange-crowned warbler is one of the bird species that likes to nest in slash and wood piles. (Photo by Colin Canterbury/FWS)
Snow falls on tire tracks and puddles of water in the mud outside the home of Jake Dye in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Photo courtesy Sarah McMinn)

Out of the Office: Bring on summer

Though it may not look like it outside right now — snow is falling outside the window as I write this — spring is certainly… Continue reading

Snow falls on tire tracks and puddles of water in the mud outside the home of Jake Dye in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Photo courtesy Sarah McMinn)
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Wolverines top Bears, clinch Club 49 Cup

The Anchorage Wolverines defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 2-1 in overtime Saturday in North American Hockey League play at Ben Boeke Ice Arena in… Continue reading

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Brown Bears clinch spot in playoffs

The Kenai River Brown Bears clinched a spot in the North American Hockey League playoffs with a 3-1 victory over the Anchorage Wolverines on Friday… Continue reading

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Eli Castro, Blake Gillis and Kaizen Fuller either celebrate victory or cry out in defeat at the end of a practice match of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate played ahead of a scheduled game at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Esports Week 8: Kenai, Nikiski, Soldotna make playoffs

The regular season for Alaska high school esports came to a close this week, and Kenai Peninsula teams will be competing in the playoffs for… Continue reading

Eli Castro, Blake Gillis and Kaizen Fuller either celebrate victory or cry out in defeat at the end of a practice match of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate played ahead of a scheduled game at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central's Kate Wisnewski and Homer's Talia Weisser battle for the ball Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai soccer sweeps Homer

The Kenai Central girls and boys soccer teams swept Homer in nonconference action Thursday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. It was the first game… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Kate Wisnewski and Homer's Talia Weisser battle for the ball Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)