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Brown Bears sweep Windigo

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Wisconsin Windigo 4-3 on Saturday in North American Hockey League play to complete a two-game sweep. “It… Continue reading

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Nikiski's Oliver Parrish blocks Seward's Lane Peterson during the Denali Conference title match on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski football defeats Seward to secure playoff berth; Chugiak nips Homer

The Nikiski Bulldogs football team secured a Division III playoff spot and took the top spot in the Denali Conference with a victory over the… Continue reading

Nikiski's Oliver Parrish blocks Seward's Lane Peterson during the Denali Conference title match on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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CIA moves to Borealis Conference finals

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team defeated Susitna Valley 3-0 on Friday to move to the championship game of the Borealis Conference championships in… Continue reading

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Volleyball roundup: SoHi, Kenai, Seward all win

The host Soldotna volleyball team won its first Northern Lights Conference match of the season Friday by defeating Palmer 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21 and 15-8.… Continue reading

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Aldridge captures 4th cyclocross race

Morgan Aldridge won the overall and women’s race Thursday in the fourth race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series at Tsalteshi Trails. In this cyclocross series,… Continue reading

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Wallstrom backstops Bears to victory

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Wisconsin Windigo 4-3 on Friday in North American Hockey League action. The Bears moved to 5-3-0-0 with… Continue reading

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Nikiski's Alexa Iyatunguk leaps to block a ball on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi volleyball sweeps Nikiski’s homecoming match

The Nikiski Bulldogs were swept by the Soldotna Stars in Nikiski’s homecoming volleyball game Thursday. SoHi rises to 4-5 in nontournament play. Nikiski falls to… Continue reading

Nikiski's Alexa Iyatunguk leaps to block a ball on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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CIA soccer moves to Borealis semis

Noah Castenholz had a hat trick in the first half and the Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team defeated Holy Rosary Academy 7-1 to open… Continue reading

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Tsalteshi ready to host region meet

A Region 3 cross-country meet at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna is such a pleasant experience in these autumn colors, another region is coming… Continue reading

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Week 7: Area football fans can attend 3 impactful games

Week 8 features three games with postseason implications on the central peninsula, and thanks to the desire to get as much work as possible from… Continue reading

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Community soccer players after a special match celebrating the life of Drew Brown at Homer High School Field on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Uliana Reutov)

OOTO: Our Soccer Community

Imagine a park ranger, a lawyer, a teacher, an artist, a fisherman, a student, an engineer and more all working together. The group possesses a… Continue reading

Community soccer players after a special match celebrating the life of Drew Brown at Homer High School Field on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Uliana Reutov)
Aerial photo of the Kenai River in Alaska. (Photo by Dave Merz/FWS)

Refuge Notebook: Flying a remote sensing mission on the refuge

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final part of a series the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is doing on the history of remote sensing… Continue reading

Aerial photo of the Kenai River in Alaska. (Photo by Dave Merz/FWS)
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Soldotna volleyball tops Homer

The Soldotna volleyball team went on the road to notch a 3-1 nonconference victory over Homer on Tuesday. The scores were 32-34, 25-21, 25-18 and… Continue reading

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CIA coed soccer finishes perfect in conference

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team won home games Friday and Saturday to finish the regular season 12-0 in the Borealis Conference. The conference… Continue reading

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Colony swimmers sweep Kenai Invite

The Colony girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Kenai Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Kenai Central High School. On the girls… Continue reading

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Brown Bears take series from Jets

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets 4-3 in overtime Saturday in North American Hockey League action. The Brown Bears took… Continue reading

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Kenai Central quarterback Bridger Beck throws under pressure from Houston's Keldin Nicoll on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Houston gets 1st victory in program history at Kenai

The scary thing for the rest of Division III is the Kenai Central football team did very little to hurt itself Saturday in a homecoming… Continue reading

Kenai Central quarterback Bridger Beck throws under pressure from Houston's Keldin Nicoll on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Homer volleyball defeats Seward

The Homer volleyball team improved to 2-1 in the Southcentral Conference and 2-2 in nontournament play with a victory over Seward on Saturday. The Seahawks… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Wyatt Faircloth rushes against Wasilla on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Soldotna football rolls past Wasilla, stays perfect

Another trip to the Mat-Su, and another big win for the Soldotna Stars. Soldotna ran to a 48-14 win over the Wasilla Warriors on Friday… Continue reading

Soldotna's Wyatt Faircloth rushes against Wasilla on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)
Avery White and Ashlynne Playle leap to block a spike from Emma Beck on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai volleyball sweeps Nikiski

The Kenai Kardinals won out over the visiting Nikiski Bulldogs 3-0 during their homecoming volleyball match Thursday. The scores were 25-18, 25-17 and 25-18. Kenai… Continue reading

Avery White and Ashlynne Playle leap to block a spike from Emma Beck on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)