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Mid-Alaska All-Conference announced

The Mid Alaska Conference balloting was announced this week. The results follow: Mid Alaska Conference Offensive Player of the Year: Carter Tennison, Homer. Defensive Player… Continue reading

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Bears sweep Springfield, sit in 1st place

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues 3-1 on Saturday and 3-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game North American… Continue reading

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Kenai volleyball finishes 2nd at Lady Grizzly Invite

The Kenai Central volleyball team led the Kenai Peninsula at the Lady Grizzly Volleyball Invitational by finishing second in the platinum bracket. Also in the… Continue reading

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The Seward girls won the Division II team title at the state cross-country meet Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward girls cross-country captures 1st state title since 2007

The Seward girls cross-country team captured their seventh small-schools title, and first since 2007, Saturday at the state cross-country meet at Bartlett High School in… Continue reading

The Seward girls won the Division II team title at the state cross-country meet Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer's Carter Tennison runs with the ball, pursued by several Bulldogs, during the playoff game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Tennison leads Homer past Nikiski and into Division III title game

The visiting Homer Mariners locked in their shot at the Division III title with a 54-20 victory over the Nikiski Bulldogs on Saturday, as Mariners… Continue reading

Homer's Carter Tennison runs with the ball, pursued by several Bulldogs, during the playoff game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer's Annabelle Franciscone performs an open turn while swimming the 50-yard breaststroke at the SoHI Pentathlon on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer’s Nelson, Cordova’s Fritsch capture Pentathlon

Every swim team in the region — plus a few extras — came together in Soldotna on Friday for the annual SoHi Pentathlon. Most high… Continue reading

Homer's Annabelle Franciscone performs an open turn while swimming the 50-yard breaststroke at the SoHI Pentathlon on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Zac Buckbee and Joe Whittom celebrate after Buckbee's touchdown run in the first quarter Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi tops North Pole, heads to state final

The Soldotna football team defeated North Pole 34-20 on Friday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna to advance to the Division II state final. The… Continue reading

Zac Buckbee and Joe Whittom celebrate after Buckbee's touchdown run in the first quarter Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Brown Bears win 4th straight game

The Kenai River Brown Bears came back from a one-goal deficit twice on the road in a 3-2 victory over the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues… Continue reading

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Soldotna volleyball topples Seward

The visiting Soldotna volleyball team defeated Seward 20-25, 25-19, 25-15 and 25-15 on Thursday in nonconference play. The Stars moved to 6-7 overall, while the… Continue reading

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Kenai League of Legends team captain Silas Thibodeau fights a monster in the jungle during a match against Anchorage Christian Schools on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Esports: Kenai brings home two Week 2 sweeps, SoHi enters competition

League of Legends The Kenai Kardinals handily dispatched the Sitka Wolves with a final score of 2-0 on Tuesday, rising to 1-1 in tournament play.… Continue reading

Kenai League of Legends team captain Silas Thibodeau fights a monster in the jungle during a match against Anchorage Christian Schools on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai’s Jayna Boonstra runs down the last stretch to the finish chute during the Region 3/Division II girls race on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Area runners chase state glory

Kenai Peninsula cross-country programs Soldotna, Kenai Central, Homer and Seward all have decorated pasts, and each of those programs has a chance to add more… Continue reading

Kenai’s Jayna Boonstra runs down the last stretch to the finish chute during the Region 3/Division II girls race on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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SoHi, Homer, Nikiski play for spots in title game

Three of the Kenai Peninsula’s football teams made the high school playoffs, and central peninsula football fans have a chance to see all of them… Continue reading

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This is the artwork, of the voyageurs "Shooting the Rapids," that hung in the author's family cabin that inspired his trip. (Credit: Frances Anne Hopkins / Library and Archives Canada)

Refuge Notebook: From the Boundary Waters to the Kenai refuge: The beginning

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a four-part series. Starting at the western tip of Lake Superior, the Quetico-Superior Country runs along 150 miles… Continue reading

This is the artwork, of the voyageurs "Shooting the Rapids," that hung in the author's family cabin that inspired his trip. (Credit: Frances Anne Hopkins / Library and Archives Canada)
A rainbow is seen on Aug. 28, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the Office: Eye-opener

It’s a cliche that folks from Alaska take Alaska for granted. I know I definitely always have. I was never an outdoorsy person. The last… Continue reading

A rainbow is seen on Aug. 28, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Hallie Fischer and Sadie Lane set up a block on Kenai Central's Emma Beck on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2022, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai tops SoHi in cancer fundraising match

Normally, a sweep over a rival to remain undefeated in nontournament play would be cause for celebration, but that’s not what had Kenai Central volleyball… Continue reading

Soldotna's Hallie Fischer and Sadie Lane set up a block on Kenai Central's Emma Beck on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2022, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Eagle River's Aiden Roschi is stopped by Soldotna's Jakob Kemp, Elijah Lee and Trevor Michael on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Stars top Eagle River, win 16th straight NLC crown

Soldotna defeated Eagle River 49-13 on Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna to win the Northern Lights Conference title for the 16th straight year.… Continue reading

Eagle River's Aiden Roschi is stopped by Soldotna's Jakob Kemp, Elijah Lee and Trevor Michael on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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CIA volleyball tops Ninilchik

The host Cook Inlet Academy volleyball team defeated Ninilchik 26-24, 25-18 and 25-15 on Monday.… Continue reading

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Lafleur, Hecht win Girdwood Trail Marathon

Hannah Lafleur and Galen Hecht won the Girdwood Trail Marathon on Saturday in the trails around Girdwood. Lafleur, of Seward, was the top woman and… Continue reading

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Seward boys set 3 new relay records

Seward swimmers Nickolas Ambrosiani, Bengimin Ambrosiani, Jackson Bird and Paxton Hill got together for a string of record performances Saturday at the Seward Invitational. The… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Bridger Beck passes under pressure from Barrow's Lennox Dias and Norm Lilomaiava on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Barrow tops Kenai in battle for playoff spot

Barrow defeated Kenai Central 28-12 on Saturday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai in a battle for the third and final playoff spot out of… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Bridger Beck passes under pressure from Barrow's Lennox Dias and Norm Lilomaiava on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)