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Soldotna goalie Jackson Purcell makes a save in front of defesenmen Aiden Burcham and Andrew Arthur and Colony's Jerad Hacker on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Stars, Knights skate to tie

The Colony hockey team was looking for some quality hockey to start up its season again after an extended break. The Knights, a Division I… Continue reading

Soldotna goalie Jackson Purcell makes a save in front of defesenmen Aiden Burcham and Andrew Arthur and Colony's Jerad Hacker on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Hoops roundup: Kenai girls win Nome Subway Showdown

The Kenai Central girls basketball team defeated Nome 38-26 on Saturday to win the Nome Subway Showdown. The Kardinals, behind tournament MVP Emma Beck and… Continue reading

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Bears finish 3-point weekend by winning in shootout

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Minnesota Wilderness 1-0 in a shootout Saturday in North American Hockey League play at Northwoods Credit Union… Continue reading

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Kenai hockey tops Colony again

The Kenai Central hockey team finished off a two-game nonconference sweep of Colony with a 3-1 victory Friday at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai.… Continue reading

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Hoops roundup: Seward notches sweep in Nikiski

The visiting Seward girls basketball team defeated Nikiski 36-24 on Friday in Peninsula Conference play. The Seahawks moved to 1-0 in the league and 1-1… Continue reading

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Wilderness top Bears in shootout

The host Minnesota Wilderness defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 4-3 in a shootout Friday at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in North American Hockey League… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Logan Mese keeps the puck from Colony's Carsen Lantto on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai hockey nips Colony

The Kenai Central hockey team scored on two of its three shots in the third period to defeat Colony 2-1 in nonconference action at the… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Logan Mese keeps the puck from Colony's Carsen Lantto on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai girls, boys win in Nome; SoHi girls, boys lose in Fairbanks

The Kenai girls and boys basketball teams opened up play in the Nome Subway Showdown on Thursday with a pair of victories, while the Soldotna… Continue reading

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R/V Sikuliaq research crew in the Gulf of Alaska, July 2022. (Photo by Emilie Springer)

From the plankton to the aurora

Northern Gulf of Alaska Summer Research Cruise: R/V Sikuliaq, July 7-27, 2022.

R/V Sikuliaq research crew in the Gulf of Alaska, July 2022. (Photo by Emilie Springer)
Snowshoers talk with Ranger Leah Eskelin during a December snowshoe walk at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.  (Photo by Catie Shelden)

Refuge Notebook: Take it from the hare, snowshoes are the way to go!

The holidays are behind us, but there is still a whole lot of winter ahead. I love the rush and excitement of the early winter… Continue reading

Snowshoers talk with Ranger Leah Eskelin during a December snowshoe walk at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.  (Photo by Catie Shelden)
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Ninilchik boys top SoHi in double overtime; Nikiski falls in Ketchikan

The Ninilchik boys basketball team defeated Soldotna 81-74 on Friday at Soldotna High School in nonconference action. The Wolverines are now 5-0 overall, while the… Continue reading

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Windigo sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the Wisconsin Windigo on Friday and Saturday at the Eagle River Sports Arena in North American Hockey… Continue reading

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Ninilchik boys, CIA girls win

The Cook Inlet Academy and Ninilchik basketball teams split a pair of nonconference games Thursday at Cook Inlet Academy. The Cook Inlet Academy girls notched… Continue reading

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Neldon Gardner speaks while being inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame following the duel wrestling meet on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

‘Look for the good in things’

When I think of Neldon Gardner, who said after the state tournament Dec. 17 that he would be stepping down as head coach of the… Continue reading

Neldon Gardner speaks while being inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame following the duel wrestling meet on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Sunset views of snow-covered Kenai Mountains and the far eastern section of Skilak Lake. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS)

Refuge Notebook: Changing winters bring new conservation challenges

Like most everyone here in Southcentral Alaska, much of my leisure time and a good bit of my otherwise normally encumbered time during the last… Continue reading

Sunset views of snow-covered Kenai Mountains and the far eastern section of Skilak Lake. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS)
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Nikiski boys drop opening game in Ketchikan

The Nikiski boys basketball team lost to Ketchikan 88-47 Wednesday in the opening round of the Clark Cochrane Christmas Classic in Ketchikan. The Bulldogs play… Continue reading

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Kenai-Nikiski alumni skate past Soldotna-Skyview

The Kenai-Nikiski alumni hockey team defeated Soldotna-Skyview 10-5 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Friday. Kenai-Nikiski grabbed a 2-0 lead after the first period,… Continue reading

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Roads ruin holiday hoops plans for some peninsula schools

The Soldotna boys, Ninilchik girls and boys, and Seward girls and boys basketball teams will not play in holiday tournaments due to road conditions on… Continue reading

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Kenai-SoHi alumni hockey game set for Friday

The Kenai-Soldotna alumni hockey game will be Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Warmups are at 6:30 p.m., while the puck drops at 7… Continue reading

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The snowshoelike feet of the lynx makes it well suited for traveling over snow. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS)

Refuge Notebook: Snow — good or bad for wildlife? It depends

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas and has been since the big storm that arrived a few weeks ago, dumping between 2 and… Continue reading

The snowshoelike feet of the lynx makes it well suited for traveling over snow. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS)