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CIA soccer tops Holy Rosary Academy

The host Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team moved to 7-0 this season with a 3-1 victory over Holy Rosary Academy on Saturday. Noah Castenholz… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Jaycie Castillo digs up a ball Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at the Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai volleyball nabs 3rd straight Pritchard title

The Kenai Central volleyball team defeated Sitka 25-19 and 25-14 in the championship match Saturday as the Kardinals won the Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Jaycie Castillo digs up a ball Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at the Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Brayden Taylor and Gehret Medcoff celebrate a touchdown on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep football: SoHi, Kenai, Homer collect victories

The Soldotna football team won its first home game of the season Friday, bringing down the West Valley Wolfpack 55-26 at Justin Maile Field. The… Continue reading

Brayden Taylor and Gehret Medcoff celebrate a touchdown on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai, Sitka get top seeds at Pritchard tourney

The bracket is set for the Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament today at Nikiski High School. The bracket was set up by Friday pool play.… Continue reading

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CIA soccer tops Our Lady of the Valley

The host Cook Inlet Academy soccer team defeated Our Lady of the Valley 4-0 on Friday in Borealis Conference play to move to 6-0 this… Continue reading

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Nick Varney

Reeling ‘Em In: Target silvers at first light — wait: What light?

Well now, August has just about jetted through its allotment of solar days and should be deeply embarrassed about it. There wasn’t much “solar” during… Continue reading

Nick Varney
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Part I: History, aerial photography and thermal imagery on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

On the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, I am flying a remote sensing mission where ecologist Mark Laker and I are testing a new infrared camera… Continue reading

  • Aug 26, 2022
  • By DAVE MERZ
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Emma Beck serves the volleyball on Aug. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai volleyball sweeps Sitka

The host Kenai Central volleyball team swept Sitka in nonconference action Thursday night. The games were closer than the three straight wins would suggest, with… Continue reading

Emma Beck serves the volleyball on Aug. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Week 3: Coaching titans set to clash

The Soldotna football team comes into tonight’s nonconference home game against West Valley having punted zero times and having blocked two punts in the first… Continue reading

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Kids playing soccer on a sunny summer day. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Out of the Office: Coaching

Sport has been a well of vitality that has nourished me since I was a young child. Growing up in Homer, playing hockey and soccer… Continue reading

Kids playing soccer on a sunny summer day. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)
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Homer volleyball tops Sitka

The host Homer volleyball team swept Sitka on Wednesday in nonconference action. The Mariners won 25-22, 25-22 and 25-15 in their nontournament opener. Izzy Dye… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Owen Whicker breaks up a pass intended for North Pole's Gabe Hollett on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

North Pole football topples Kenai

The Kenai Central football team didn’t get the win Saturday against North Pole, but they did get respect. The Patriots topped the Kardinals 35-13 in… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Owen Whicker breaks up a pass intended for North Pole's Gabe Hollett on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Davis, Schuster win Sadie Knob Trail Run

Kristin Davis and Martin Schuster won the Sadie Knob Trail Run on Saturday. The trail, which is 8.3 miles long and gains and loses 2,600… Continue reading

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Aldridge, Burton win Tri Nikiski

Morgan Aldridge and Dylan Burton won the Tri Nikiski on Saturday. The event features a 500-yard swim, 10.6-mile bike ride and 5-kilometer run. Aldridge was… Continue reading

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Chugiak High School’s Cameron Peterson (right) leads the girls varsity pack at the 2022 Ted McKenney XC Running Invitational at Tsalteshi Trails at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

McKenney Invite welcomes over 25 schools

Kenai’s Boonstra, Homer’s McDonough lead area runners

Chugiak High School’s Cameron Peterson (right) leads the girls varsity pack at the 2022 Ted McKenney XC Running Invitational at Tsalteshi Trails at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
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CIA soccer sweeps road trip

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team finished a three-game road trip with an 8-0 victory at Birchwood Christian on Friday and a 4-1 victory… Continue reading

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SoHi, Nikiski football get wins; Seward, Homer lose

Nikiski senior Dwyght Mullins scored four rushing touchdowns to lead visiting Nikiski to a 32-22 victory over Seward on Friday in nonconference action. The two… Continue reading

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CIA soccer starts with 3 wins

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team opened its season with three straight victories. The Eagles topped Holy Rosary 7-0 on Aug. 12 in Anchorage,… Continue reading

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Nick Varney

Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on how to fillet a silver

Its always great to receive emails from our out-of-state visitors, especially when it’s their first trip to Homer and they are trying to get some… Continue reading

Nick Varney
James Sparks, center, signs a National Letter of Intent with his parents, Angela and Jacob Sparks, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo provided)

Sparks signs to run at Bushnell

James Sparks, a 2022 graduate of Kenai Central High School, signed a National Letter of Intent to run track at Bushnell University in Eugene, Oregon,… Continue reading

James Sparks, center, signs a National Letter of Intent with his parents, Angela and Jacob Sparks, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Photo provided)