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Brown Bears forward Cole Dubicki and Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel forward Ethan Benz tangle for the puck Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears drop home opener to Steel

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost their home opener 6-2 to the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Thursday at…

Homer’s Carter Tennison rushes past Nikiski’s Charlie Chamberlain and Koleman McCaughey on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Rams dominate All-Denali Conference awards

After winning the Denali Conference crown with a 3-0 record, Monroe Catholic dominated the all-conference awards in balloting…

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Brown Bears look to home cooking to spark season

The Kenai River Brown Bears will turn to home ice advantage to spark their season, starting tonight with…

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Costume Caper 5K draws 44 in Nikiski

The Nikiski Community Recreation Center held a 5K Costume Caper on Saturday, drawing 44 participants.

Kenai’s James Sparks runs for a gain after a catch during a loss to Houston on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Houston, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Kards, Mariners collect Mid Alaska Conference honors

The Mid Alaska Conference awards for football were announced recently.

Kenai Central's Jorgi Phillips attacks against Homer on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Kenai volleyball sweeps Homer

The visiting Kenai Central volleyball team swept Homer on Tuesday in Southcentral Conference play.

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Kenai girls swimmers take 3rd at Palmer Invite

The Colony girls and Palmer boys swimming and diving teams won the Palmer Invitational on Friday and Saturday…

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SoHi wrestlers take 4th at Houston Altercation

The Soldotna wrestling team finished fourth at the season-opening Houston Altercation Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Houston…

Soldotna’s Gehret Medcoff runs for a touchdown against Wasilla on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Stars dominate major NLC football awards

Soldotna, which went undefeated in the Northern Lights Conference this season, won four of the five major awards…

Morgan Aldridge leads riders down a hill at the start of Week 3 of the Soldotna Cycle Series on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Chainwreck Cyclocross Series holds final race of season

The Chainwreck Cyclocross Series wrapped up with the fifth race Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna.

Kenai Central's Emma Beck attacks against Nikiski's Rylee Ellis on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Volleyball roundup: Kenai tops Nikiski; Wasilla sweeps SoHi

The senior civics project of Valerie Villegas was a smashing success Friday at Kenai Central High School. Her…

Brock Wilson and Brayden Taylor lead Soldotna onto Justin Maile Field for a Division II semifinal against North Pole on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi football to play for 9th straight state title

Eight straight state titles, and 12 since 2006. An 18-game postseason winning streak. A coach with a 28-2…

Nikiski's Rylee Ellis attacks against Soldotna's Ashlee Anderson on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Volleyball roundup: SoHi, Kenai pull out wins

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Kenai's Jason Parks, running on Kalifornsky Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska, wins the Kenai River Marathon on Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Parks takes 38th in Chicago Marathon

Kenai’s Jason Parks took 38th overall, 36th among men and 11th in the 30 to 34 age group…

Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby waves to the crowd in Seward during her celebratory parade on Thursday, August 5, 2021. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Jacoby nabs 2 2nds at World Cup

Lydia Jacoby, a 17-year-old senior at Seward High School, finished second in the 50- and 100-meter breaststroke at…

Kenai triathlete Eric Thomason tackles the cycling portion of the 2019 Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon June 29, 2019. The race starts in Seward and finishes in Girdwood. (Photo provided by Eric Thomason)

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Thomason, Aldridge take cyclocross race

Eric Thomason and Morgan Aldridge were the winners at the fourth race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series on…

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Volleyball roundup: Kenai leads area at Grizzly Invite

The Kenai Central volleyball team led the Kenai Peninsula with a fourth place finish in the Platinum Bracket…

Soldotna's Jeren Nash and Wayne Mellon combine to bring down Via Skipps of North Pole on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna storms past North Pole, into state final

Nearly a year after everything went wrong for the Soldotna football program, nearly everything went right Friday night…

Soldotna senior Jordan Ruffner competes at the Kenai-Soldotna dual meet on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Boonstra seeks repeat as state champion

Kenai Central junior Jayna Boonstra will attempt to give her school a girls individual state running title for…

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Soldotna, Kenai return to playoffs

Both the Soldotna and Kenai Central football teams make returns to the playoffs tonight.