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Brown Bears look to finish road trip on high note in Fairbanks

The Kenai River Brown Bears aren’t done with their road trip yet, but at least they’re back practicing…

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Peninsula Conference preview: Boys berths will once again be up for grabs, but what about the girls?

For the past three years, there has not been a boys team in the Peninsula Conference that has…

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Soldotna, Homer hockey play to scoreless draw

It may be the holiday season, but both the Soldotna and Homer hockey teams were not in a…

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Oilers name new head coach

The Peninsula Oilers named a new head coach Saturday after a two-week search. Kevin Griffin, currently a pitching…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School's  Dalton Dosko looks for an opening during a game against Anchorage's East High School on Friday Dec. 12, 2014 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

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South, Soldotna tie; East defeats Kenai

Soldotna head coach Derek Urban does not have the hockey program’s first victory over South, but he does…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Peninsula Oilers' Adam Sonabend waits for a catch as Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks' Chance Gusbeth heads to first during their game Friday July 5, 2013 in Kenai, Alaska.

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Oilers to play ball in 2015

The Peninsula Oilers are going for it. Facing a severe financial shortfall, the Oilers board of directors had…

Contributed photo by Nike  Allie Ostrander, of Kenai, wins the girl's championship title at the 2014 Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon.

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Kenai Central’s Ostrander wins Nike Cross Nationals

At the end of the first week of her basketball season, and on a day when most of…

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Nikiski wrestlers seek 5th Kachemak Conference crown in 6 years

There will be no defending champion at the Kachemak Conference wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at Houston High…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Runners cover the Unity Trail during the T200 Turkey Trot 5k and 10k Run, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Tsalteshi Trails Association teamed up Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race for this year's fourth annual event.

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Runners burn off Thanksgiving meals at Turket Trot

Who says becoming a doctor is all work and no play? Scott Hippe, a medical student at the…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion  Kenai River Brown Bears' number 15 Maurin Bouvet races after the action during a game against Wenatchee Wild Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna.

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Brown Bears’ Bouvet to play for France’s U20 national team

Maurin Bouvet’s “Welcome to Alaska” moment came quickly. Bouvet had reported to the Kenai River Brown Bears from…

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Kenai’s Ross Hanson signs tender with Brown Bears

Ross Hanson is now one step closer to coming home. Hanson, a sophomore in high school, signed a…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School Kardinal Keyshawn McEnerney lifts Nikiski High-Middle School Bulldog Will Lynch in the 145-pound weight match during the Luke Spruill Memorial Wrestling Tournament Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska.

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Kenai wins 4th straight Luke Spruill Memorial

The Kenai Central wrestling team won six straight matches in the championship round to claim its fourth-straight Luke…

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Kenai Central’s Ostrander to be featured in MileSplit video

MileSplit, which bills itself as the premier website for high school cross-country and track and field, will use…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears' number 30, Alec Derks, blocks a shot by Wenatchee Wild's number 20, Shane Bennett, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Wild sweep Bears

The hot Wenatchee (Washington) Wild notched a sweep of the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday…

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Wild give Bears another freaky Friday

The Friday funk continues for the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Bears…

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Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Wild

Consistency remains a word that consistently comes up when talking to Kenai River Brown Bears coach Geoff Beauparlant.…

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Kenai hosts 1st high school state powerlifting event

A small group of organizers and competitors have built the first Alaska High School Powerlifting Championships. Now that…

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State high school powerlifting meet comes to Kenai Central

During the autumn cross-country season, central Peninsula sports fans had the chance to witness one of the nation’s…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears' Jack Gessert watches a scramble at the opponents goal Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Brown Bears’ Gessert goes on scoring surge

Quick. What are the top three questions Kenai River Brown Bears coach Geoff Beauparlant is asked by colleges…

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Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians

The Kenai River Brown Bears will continue their search for consistency when the Minnesota Magicians come to the…