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Kenai Central's Jakob Kvasnikoff tries to escape the trap of Nikiski's Drew Handley and Isaiah Daniels on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai basketball teams sweep Nikiski

The Kenai girls basketball squad won their Peninsula Conference matchup against Nikiski on Tuesday night, 42-25, pushing the Kards to 2-2 in conference and 11-6… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Jakob Kvasnikoff tries to escape the trap of Nikiski's Drew Handley and Isaiah Daniels on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
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Brown Bears split with Magicians

The Kenai River Brown Bears split on the road with the Minnesota Magicians on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play. The Bears… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Jordan Ruffner starts the girls 5-kilometer classic mass start race Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at the Region III ski championships at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Palmer girls, Colony boys wear region ski crowns

Palmer’s Rosie Whittington-Evans and Colony’s Jayden Rice each took home skimeister awards and led their teams to first-place finishes at the Region III ski championships… Continue reading

Soldotna's Jordan Ruffner starts the girls 5-kilometer classic mass start race Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at the Region III ski championships at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
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Hoops roundup: Ninilchik boys roll to Homer tourney title

The Ninilchik boys and Redington girls wrapped up titles at the Homer Winter Carnival in Homer on Saturday. The Wolverines moved to 13-0 by defeating… Continue reading

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Out of the Office: Catching COVID

I caught COVID a couple of weeks ago and it sucked. I’m not sure how I was exposed, or by whom, but the symptoms hit… Continue reading

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A hairy woodpecker on the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Notice the bill is as long as the head? (Photo by Laurie Sheppard, USFWS National Digital Library)

Refuge Notebook: Woodpecker doppelgangers

I was listening to the distinct sound of a woodpecker drumming a few days ago and caught a flash of a black and white bird.… Continue reading

A hairy woodpecker on the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Notice the bill is as long as the head? (Photo by Laurie Sheppard, USFWS National Digital Library)
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Homer sweeps opening day at carnival

The Homer girls and boys basketball teams both got wins on the opening day of the Homer Winter Carnival on Thursday in Homer. The Ninilchik… Continue reading

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Nikiski's Ashlynne Playle keeps the ball from Soldotna's Adarra Hagelund on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Hoops roundup: SoHi sweeps Nikiski

The Soldotna girls basketball squad soared past Nikiski 49-20 on Tuesday night in nonconference action, moving the Stars to 6-10 overall. George Stein, SoHi’s head… Continue reading

Nikiski's Ashlynne Playle keeps the ball from Soldotna's Adarra Hagelund on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
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Hoops roundup: Buzzer beater keeps Ninilchik boys perfect

The Bethel girls and Ninilchik boys won the Seahawk Classic on Saturday in Seward. The Wolverines clinched their title with a dramatic 64-63 victory over… Continue reading

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Homer takes 3rd; Kenai tops SoHi for 4th

The Homer hockey team defeated North Pole 4-0 on Saturday at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center to take third place at the Division… Continue reading

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Bears get swept by Steel

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the host Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play. The Bears… Continue reading

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Hoops roundup: Ninilchik boys stay undefeated

The Ninilchik and Seward basketball teams split on the opening day of the Seahawk Classic on Thursday. The Wolverines boys ran their record to 8-0… Continue reading

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Homer hockey moves to state semis

A hot goaltender is the ultimate difference maker in postseason hockey. That was the theme as both the Kenai Central and Soldotna hockey teams fell… Continue reading

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The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Nov. 3, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the Office: Best ski of the year

Memory is strongly tied to place. That’s why I can never take the ski from Arc Lake to Slikok Lake without thinking of Alan Boraas,… Continue reading

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Nov. 3, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Moose, the impetus, for David Spencerճ start on the Kenai National Moose Range. (Photo by C. Canterbury/FWS)

Refuge Notebook: Introduction to David Spencer, 1st manager of Kenai National Moose Range

In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Kenai National Moose Range. Today this nearly 2-million-acre tract of public land is known as the Kenai… Continue reading

Moose, the impetus, for David Spencerճ start on the Kenai National Moose Range. (Photo by C. Canterbury/FWS)
Kenai Central’s Jacob Begich celebrates a goal against Soldotna on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Not much separates teams at Divison II state hockey

If the regular season is any indication, a tense Division II state hockey tournament awaits today through Saturday at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Jacob Begich celebrates a goal against Soldotna on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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All-Railbelt hockey awards announced

The hockey coaches of the Railbelt Conference voted on the All-Railbelt Conference awards Monday night. The Coach of the Year went to Lane Styers and… Continue reading

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Lumen Christi basketball sweeps CIA

The host Lumen Christi basketball teams pulled off a sweep of Cook Inlet Academy on Saturday in Anchorage in Peninsula Conference play. The CIA girls… Continue reading

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Bears, Ice Dogs split weekend series

The Kenai River Brown Bears split with the host Fairbanks Ice Dogs in North American Hockey League play Friday and Saturday. The Bears won 5-3… Continue reading

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Homer skaters stop SoHi

The Homer hockey team defeated Soldotna 4-2 on Friday in Railbelt Conference action at the Kevin Bell Ice Arena in Homer. The Stars won the… Continue reading

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