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Anchorage's Jenna DiFolco skis to victory in the 42-kilometer women's race at the Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon draws 96

The Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon was held Saturday in windy conditions. In the 13-kilometer race, which took place at Lookout Mountain, Homer’s Whitney Harness took… Continue reading

Anchorage's Jenna DiFolco skis to victory in the 42-kilometer women's race at the Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby waves to the crowd in Seward during her celebratory parade on Thursday, August 5, 2021. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward’s Jacoby wins NCAA title in 100 breaststroke; Tuisaula, Hippchen also find success

Lydia Jacoby, a 2022 graduate of Seward High School, won the NCAA Division I Championship in the 100-yard breaststroke Friday at the University of Tennessee… Continue reading

Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby waves to the crowd in Seward during her celebratory parade on Thursday, August 5, 2021. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Ninilchik fans celebrate the team's second straight Class 2A boys state basketball championship Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Robin Moore)

Ninilchik boys win 2nd straight Class 2A state title

The Ninilchik boys basketball team defended their Class 2A state title with a 66-53 victory over Tikigaq on Saturday at the Alaska Airlines Center in… Continue reading

Ninilchik fans celebrate the team's second straight Class 2A boys state basketball championship Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Robin Moore)
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CIA girls take 5th place at Class 1A state tournament

The Cook Inlet Academy girls basketball team took fifth place in the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage after… Continue reading

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Ninilchik boys advance to title game; CIA girls, boys lose

The Ninilchik boys moved to the championship game of the Class 2A tournament, the Cook Inlet Academy girls lost in the Class 1A semifinals and… Continue reading

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Ninilchik boys, CIA girls move to state semis; CIA boys upset on a last-second shot

The Ninilchik boys moved to the semifinals of the Class 2A state tournament, the Cook Inlet Academy girls moved to the semifinals of the Class… Continue reading

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The Engineer Lake Public Use Cabin, a favorite cabin to enjoy on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by USFWS/Dan Saxton)

Refuge Notebook: A winter’s night among the stars, wolves of the refuge

“Did you hear that?” I said to my wife and our young son as a lone wolf’s call echoed from the western hills above Engineer… Continue reading

The Engineer Lake Public Use Cabin, a favorite cabin to enjoy on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by USFWS/Dan Saxton)
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Ninilchik boys ready to defend state title

Even with just 27 students in the high school, the Ninilchik basketball team has managed to reload, and not rebuild. That’s why the Wolverines (21-5)… Continue reading

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CIA girls, boys win at state’s first round

The Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams both won their first-round games Wednesday at the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the Alaska… Continue reading

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CIA girls, boys ready for state

The Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams open up play today at the Class 1A state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in… Continue reading

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95 finish Homer Epic

The Homer Epic 50- and 100-kilometer races were held Saturday in the Caribou Hills near Homer, featuring runners, bikers and skiers. There were 95 finishers,… Continue reading

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Saturday hoops: Kenai girls, boys basketball punch tickets to state

The Kenai girls and boys basketball teams both defeated Seward on Saturday at the Class 3A Peninsula Conference tournament at Grace Christian to earn berths… Continue reading

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Brown Bears sweep Ice Dogs

Carson Triggs did it again. Triggs scored the game-winner in overtime to defeat the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-3 on Saturday night in North American Hockey… Continue reading

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Ninilchik boys defend Interior Conference title

The Ninilchik boys defeated Cordova 60-31 on Friday in Glennallen to win the Interior Conference tournament. Ninilchik (21-5 overall) won its second straight title in… Continue reading

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Brown Bears shut out Ice Dogs

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-0 on Friday night in North American Hockey League action at the Big Dipper Ice… Continue reading

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Hoops roundup: Kenai boys, Seward girls make championship

The Kenai Central boys and the Seward girls advanced to the championship game of the Class 3A Peninsula Conference tournament Thursday at Grace Christian in… 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 4: Kenai, Nikiski Smash lead state

In Week 4 of Alaska High School esports, Kenai and Nikiski’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate teams rose to the top of the standings. Soldotna’s Rocket… 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 River goaltender Nils Wallstrom makes a save Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Bears’ Wallstrom gets Division I commitment

Kenai River Brown Bears goaltender Nils Wallstrom has committed to play Division I hockey at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. The commitment was announced… Continue reading

Kenai River goaltender Nils Wallstrom makes a save Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Ninilchik girls open with loss

The Ninilchik girls, the No. 5 seed, fell to No. 4 Cordova 37-18 in the first round of the Class 2A Interior Conference tournament at… Continue reading

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Brantley III 3rd at NAIA nationals, Ostrander 6th at 15K championships

Galen Brantley III, a 2020 graduate of Soldotna High School, finished third Saturday in the 16-pound shot put at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field… Continue reading

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