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Kenai River Brown Bears forward Theo Thrun brings the puck up the ice on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, against the Minnesota Magicians at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears continue to try and find way back to Alaska

Kenai River drops 6th straight game

Nikiski's Rylee Ellis and Avery White and Kenai Central's Erin Koziczkowski and Amber Nash battle for the rebound Thursday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hoops roundup: Nikiski girls, Kenai boys notch wins

Seward boys, SoHi girls also taste victory

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Brandon Lajoie pulls up 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 fall to Magicians again

The Kenai Rivers Brown Bears took a fifth straight loss, falling to the host Minnesota Magicians 5-3 on…

Soldotna's Dylan Walton keeps the puck away from Kenai Central's Riley Graves in front of SoHi goalie Ayden See on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Puck parity continues

Homer beats SoHi; Stars top Kards on final weekend

Tyler Hippchen competes at the Kenai Klassic on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at the Kenai Nordic Trails in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai’s Hippchen, Boonstra lead after 1st day of boroughs

Kenai Central’s Tyler Hippchen and Jayna Boonstra got off to a great start Saturday at the Kenai Peninsula…

Nikiski's Brady Bostic faces pressure from Soldotna's Daniel McRorie on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hoops roundup: Soldotna sweeps Nikiski

The host Soldotna boys basketball team used a stifling half-court trap to stop Nikiski 45-30 on Saturday.

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Brandon Lajoie (arm raised) celebrates his first-period goal Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, against the Maine Nordiques at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Magicians take 2 from Bears

The host Minnesota Magicians defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 2-1 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday in…

Travis Temple. (Photo by Travis Temple)

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No peninsula riders will start Iron Dog

Soldotna’s Temple wants to make area a player in race again

Kenai Central's Emma Back brings the ball up the floor against Soldotna's Autumn Fischer on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hoops roundup: Stars girls pull away from Kenai late to stay unbeaten

The Kenai Central girls basketball team gave Soldotna its stiffest test of the season Thursday. The Stars passed…

Owen Rolph. (Photo provided by Owen Rolph)

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Kenai swimmer Rolph commits to Old Dominion

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Nikiski's Austin Stafford drives on Seward's Max Pfeiffenberger and Trey Ingalls on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hoops roundup: Seward, Homer notch sweeps

After starting their season 0-5, the Seward girls basketball team is now on a two-game winning streak.

Carly Reimer tows daughter, Lois, at the 17th Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ski for Women sees big turnout

COVID-19 costumes ruled the day Sunday at the 17th Ski for Women at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of…

Elizabeth Moffet skis up a hill during the Kenai Klassic on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at the Kenai Nordic Trails in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna’s Cox, Delker take Kenai Klassic

Soldotna’s Quinn Cox and Katie Delker swept the individual titles Saturday at the Kenai Klassic at the Kenai…

Soldotna's Maleda Denbrock drives on Homer's Ryan Carroll on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)

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Soldotna girls stay perfect

Seward boys hand Kenai its 1st loss; Seahawks get 1st win on girls side

Homer’s Casey Otis takes the puck through a group of Soldotna Stars during a Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 hockey game at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Kenai, SoHi hockey top Homer

The visiting Kenai Central and Soldotna hockey teams were able to notch wins over Homer this weekend.

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Brandon Lajoie pulls up 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 swept in Minot

The host Minot (North Dakota) Minotauros swept the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday.

Sensei Robert Brink at the Sterling Elementary School gym during promotion awards in May 2019. (Photo provided by Robert Brink)

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Sterling’s Brink inducted into U.S. Judo Hall of Fame

Sterling’s Robert Brink has been inducted into the U.S. Judo Hall of Fame as part of the Class…

Kenai Central's Emma Beck is fouled by Nikiski's Lillian Carstens and guarded by Avery White on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hoops roundup: Kenai boys, SoHi girls stay perfect

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Kenai Central's Landen Cialek attacks the net with Homer's Fiona Hatton defending Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Central hockey celebrates senior night by topping Homer

The Kenai Central hockey team celebrated senior night with a 4-2 victory over Homer on Tuesday night at…

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Hoops roundup: SoHi girls, Kenai boys move to 5-0

The host Soldotna girls moved to 5-0 by defeating Kenai 54-35 on Tuesday. The Kardinals fall to 2-3.