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Kenai Central's Gabe Joanis beats the tag of Homer's Henry Wedvik on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Friday baseball: Kenai tops Homer; SoHi beats Colony

The Kenai Central baseball team defeated Homer 12-8 on Friday in nonconference action at the Kenai Little League…

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Friday: Kenai, Wasilla girls; Wasilla, Ketchikan boys advance to tourney finals

The Kenai Central and Wasilla girls, and Ketchikan and Wasilla boys, advanced to tournament finals in soccer play…

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Thursday baseball: Soldotna topples West Valley

The Soldotna baseball team defeated West Valley 4-1 on Thursday at the Buddy Dale Invitational in Wasilla.

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Thursday soccer: Kenai, SoHi girls, boys reach tourney semifinals

The Kenai Central, Grace Christian, Wasilla and Soldotna girls advanced to the semifinals of the Homer Soccer Tourney,…

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Thursday: Kenai, SoHi, Homer softball get seasons rolling at Rally in the Valley

Soldotna went 0-2-1, Homer went 0-2 and Kenai went 1-1 on Thursday at the opening day of the…

Kenai Central's Zane James and Ketchikan's Conor Pearson battle for the ball Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Wednesday: Kenai boys, Homer girls top Ketchikan as 2 big tourneys loom on weekend

The Kenai Central boys soccer team defeated Ketchikan 2-1 on Wednesday in nonconference play at Ed Hollier Field…

Lee Frey runs to victory in the men's half marathon at the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Area runners compete in Boston Marathon

Anchorage’s Taylor Deal, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central, led all Alaska women at the 129th Boston Marathon…

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Wednesday: Soldotna baseball loses to Service

The Service baseball team defeated Soldotna 15-7 in six innings at the Buddy Dale Invitational in Wasilla on…

Nikiski's Emily Brannon makes a save in front of Nikiski's Madison Iyatunguk and Soldotna's Lane Hillyer on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna boys soccer tops Nikiski; Bulldogs girls cancel season

The host Soldotna boys soccer team defeated Nikiski 17-1 on Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action.

Darren Banks coaches the New Mexico Ice Wolves in the NA3HL. (Photo provided by New Mexico Ice Wolves)

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Brown Bears hire Banks as head coach after Shaw steps down

The Kenai River Brown Bears hired Darren Banks on Sunday to be the 12th head coach or interim…

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Friday: Colony soccer sweeps Soldotna

The host Colony soccer teams swept Soldotna on Friday in nonconference action.

Kenai Centralճ Jacob Joanis delivers a pitch during a high school baseball game against Kodiak on Friday, April 18, at Baranof Field in Kodiak, Alaska. (DEREK CLARKSTON/Kodiak Daily Mirror)

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Friday baseball: Kenai, Homer notch wins

The visiting Kenai Central baseball team picked up a split in a season-opening series against Kodiak by winning…

Boys line up for their first running event of the day on Friday, April 18 at the Homer High School Invitational Track Meet. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Colony track and field teams sweep Homer Invitational

The Colony girls and boys track and field teams swept the Homer Invitational on Friday at Homer High…

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Thursday baseball: Homer wins, Kenai loses

The visiting Kenai Central baseball team lost its season opener to Kodiak 8-6 on Thursday.

Homer's Ruby Hill and Kenai Central's Tait Cooper battle for the ball Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Thursday: Kenai girls top Homer; boys play to scoreless tie

The Kenai Central girls defeated Homer 3-0, while the Kardinals and Mariners boys played to a scoreless tie,…

Kenai Central's Chase Laker leads Soldotna's Ollie Dahl and Michael Davidson in the 1,600-meter run at the Soldotna Mini Meet on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna, Kenai track and field compete in Soldotna Mini Meet

The Soldotna and Kenai Central track and field teams got together for the Soldotna Mini Meet on Tuesday…

Kristen Faulkner, who won two gold medals for cycling at the Paris 2024 Olympics, speaks to Andrew Elam during a meet and greet hosted by the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce at the Cannery Lodge in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer’s Faulkner, Snaric win Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Directors’ Awards

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner and Jackson Snaric were among the seven to win Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Directors’…

Soldotna goalie Ryan Queen notches a save in front of Kenai Central's Christine Goering on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Tuesday: Kenai girls soccer tops SoHi in season openers for both squads

The Kenai Central girls soccer team defeated Soldotna 1-0 on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.

Cook Inlet Academy senior Ian McGarry brings the ball down the floor for the 1A/2A Boys Gold team during the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star Games on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

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McGarry, Lowney represent peninsula at senior all-star games

Cook Inlet Academy’s Ian McGarry and Homer’s Channing Lowney represented the Kenai Peninsula at the Alaska Association of…

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Friday: Homer baseball picks up 1st win of season

The Homer baseball team defeated Petersburg 11-3 on Friday at the Ketchikan Round Robin.