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Allie Ostrander competes in a women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminary heat Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the NCAA Div. I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)

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Ostrander pushes ahead with Olympic trials

The three-time NCAA Division champion opened up about her eating disorder treatment.

Lydia Jacoby participates in the Women’s 100 Breaststroke during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. On Tuesday Jacoby came in second to former Olympic gold medalist Lilly King in the finals, likely earning herself a spot on the Olympic team. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Jacoby likely to be 1st Alaska swimmer to make Olympics

She hopped out of the Olympic trials pool Tuesday night the second-fastest swimmer in the world for her…

Chinook salmon (Michael Humling/US Fish & Wildlife Service) Spring Chinook Salmon. Photo courtesy Michael Humling, US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Fish and Game restricts Kenai, Kasilof king fishing

King salmon of any size are restricted to catch and release from the mouth of the Kenai River…

Peninsula Oilers first baseman John Hanley beats the tag of Mat-Su Miners first baseman Nick Cirelli during Mat-Su’s 5-2 win over the Oilers Monday, June 14, 2021, at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer. (Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Oilers take double losses on Sunday-Monday games

Oilers couldn’t overtake the Miners, ultimately losing 2-5.

Lydia Jacoby participates in the Women’s 100 Breaststroke during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Jacoby advances, closer to qualifying for Olympics

Jacoby beat the national age group record for 17- to 18-year-olds in her semifinal race

Atticus Gibson fires off a pitch during Kenai’s league game against East Anchorage at Oiler Park on Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Twins split with Anchorage teams in openers, now 1-1 in league regular season

The Twins are now 1-1 in the regular season.

Setnetters make their way back to the beach near a site on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

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Personal-use setnetting opening Tuesday on Kasilof

The hours for fishing in the restricted area of the Kasilof River on Tuesday are from 6 a.m.…

A sign and road blocker at the head of the Hidden Creek Trail on Skilak Lake Road warns people about bear activity on Sunday, June 13, 2021 in Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Campers kayak to safety after Skilak bear attack

They were at the mouth of Hidden Creek along the shoreline of Skilak Lake

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‘A lot to be proud of’

Brown Bears fall short of Robertson Cup by one goal

Seward’s Lydia Jacoby swims the breaststroke in the girls 200 yard individual medley race Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 during a dual meet at the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Seward’s Jacoby prepping for Olympic trials

Jacoby, a 17-year-old incoming senior from Seward, will compete in the 100-meter breaststroke semifinal in Omaha on Monday.

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Oilers overpower Chinooks, Bucs in weekend away games

Kenai and Chugiak played neck and neck for the first four innings on Saturday night at Lee Jordan…

Aubrey Curl finishes first in the women’s 5K race at the Kenai Watershed Forum’s Run for the River in Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘How can you not love this?’

More than 100 runners return for in-person Run for the River

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Brown Bears pull back-to-back weekend wins

The Kenai River Brown Bears hockey team pulled out another win on Saturday night in the final hour…

Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion A participant in the Soldotna Pride March celebrates on Saturday. A group spanning five blocks marched from the Soldonta Regional Sports Complex through downtown Soldotna and gathered at Soldotna Creek Park. <strong>See story Page 2</strong>

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‘A celebration of love and community’

Pride March makes its way through Soldotna

One of two baby seal pups rescued and transported to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward is seen in June 2021. (Photo provided by the Alaska SeaLife Center)

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Baby seals abandoned, transported to SeaLife Center

Both the pups were in relatively stable condition.

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Cody Moline celebrates his goal in the first period against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears score in final minutes to beat Minnesota

Tensions heightened as the Magicians ran out of time to tie the score.

Mat-Su Miners infielder Gerard Sweeney slides back into first during a 2-1 win over the Peninsula Oilers Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer. (Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Oilers couldn’t come back for the win on Thursday

The Oilers and Miners remained scoreless all the way through the seventh inning, at just a one-run ball…

Clarion Post 20 Twins shortstop Josh Darrow slides into home plate to score in July 2019 at the Kenai Little League fields. (Clarion file photo)

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Twins prepare for Saturday’s home opener

Coach Robb Quelland said he has some of the best kids on the peninsula on the Twins team.

Gavin Hunt, 13, receives his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the walk-in clinic at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways in Soldotna, Alaska on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Data show vaccinated people less than 1% likely to get COVID

As of April 30, approximately 101 million people in the U.S. were considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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‘A lot of work to do’: Officials hope for summer bounce in vaccinations

Zink said just six months ago she didn’t think the state would have as much vaccine stock as…