Kenai Central’s Savaii Heaven races to the third-place finish in the boys 100-yard backstroke Nov. 4, 2017, at the ASAA First National Bank State Swimming & Diving Championships at the Bartlett High pool. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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2018 preview: Swimming and dive teams hope to make waves

There is a small sense of change in the air in swimming circles.

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Birch Ridge report: Games continue

The Senior Men’s Monday is getting more interesting every week. Darell Jelsma is thinking up many games. This…

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Boyd wins Tustumena 5K Fun Run

Ethan Boyd was the first of 15 racers to cross the finish line Saturday in the Tustumena 5K…

Nikiski senior Brock Sarks (21) cuts through a field of Redington defenders Friday against the Redington Huskies at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski football blanks Redington

Two weeks of sitting on the sidelines will rev up anyone’s motor.

Kenai freshman Jenna Streiff lifts the ball Saturday at the Shayna Pritchard Memorial tournament at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski volleyball repeats at Shayna Pritchard tourney; SoHi tops Seward

Nikiski captured its second straight Shayna Pritchard Memorial Tournament title Saturday night at Nikiski, but not before a…

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Owens, Aldridge, Showalter win at Cycle Series

Tyle Owens, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter won the 12-kilometer race at Soldotna Cycle Series Race 7 at…

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Soldotna girls, Kenai boys swimmers win Homer Quad

The Soldotna girls and Kenai Central boys won the Homer Quad on Friday at Homer High School.

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Soldotna football upends Lathrop

The Lathrop Malemutes saw 50 reasons why the Soldotna Stars entered this high school football season with a…

Kenai Central’s Braedon PItsch can’t hold on to a pass under pressure from Palmer’s Makeehan Knittle on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Palmer football tops Kenai

The Palmer football team went for it on fourth down three times in the first half and made…

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CIA coed soccer starts season with victory

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team opened its season by notching a 2-1 victory over Susitna Valley…

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Tustumena 5K Fun Run set for Saturday

The Tustumena 5K Fun Run will be Saturday at Tustumena Elementary School. Registration is at 9:30 a.m., while…

Grasslands in the Caribou Hills, dominated by the native but invasive bluejoint reedgrass, support a seemingly sparse arthropod and plant community. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge notebook: Laying a foundation for a biologically richer world

By TRACY MELVIN

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Week 3 football preview

A dreadful 0-5 combined start to the football season among Kenai Peninsula schools turned much rosier last week,…

Nikiski’s Bethany Carstens watches as graduated teammate Rylee Jackson puts a ball into Anchorage Christian’s court last season at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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2018 season volleyball preview: Kardinals move to 3A gives everybody a chance

Everybody has a chance.

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Kenai Golf Course report

The Kenai Golf Course continues a very busy tournament schedule. Jeff Helminiak did a great job covering the…

Birch Ridge’s Pedro McCall hacks out of the thick grass behind the 15th green Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, during the Peninsula Cup at Kenai Golf Course. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai tops Birch Ridge in Peninsula Cup

Kenai Golf Course won the Peninsula Cup 16-8 over Birch Ridge Golf Course on Sunday at Kenai Golf…

Kenai Central running back Titus Riddall avoids River Mann en route to another long gain Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at Homer High School. (Photo courtesy of Clark Fair)

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Kenai, Seward football score wins

The Kenai Central football team got in the win column in a big way on Friday night with…

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Birch Ridge Golf Report: Events roll on

There was another full week of events at Birch Ridge Golf Course.

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Nikiski volleyball wins Homer Jamboree

The Nikiski volleyball team won the Homer Jamboree on Saturday in Homer, topping Kenai Central 25-18, 25-15 in…

Kenai Central freshman Logan Satathite competes in her first varsity race Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at the Tsalteshi Invitational at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Earl, Prosser nab Tsalteshi Invitational titles

South sophomore Ava Earl and Dimond junior Santiago Prosser won Tsalteshi Invitational titles Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails, both…