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The autumn tones of the Mystery Hills sit above the Sterling Highway on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, on an overcast day. The forecast calls for similar cloudy conditions, with highs in the upper 50s and lows in the lower 40s, throughout the rest of the week as autumn colors reach their peak. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Magical mystery tour

By JEFF HELMINIAK

Palmer girls, Kodiak boys swimmers win Kenai Invite

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Palmer girls, Kodiak boys swimmers win Kenai Invite

The Palmer girls and Kodiak boys won the Kenai Invitational swimming meet Saturday at Kenai Central High School.

Football roundup: Soldotna wins; Nikiski, Seward, Homer lose

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Football roundup: Soldotna wins; Nikiski, Seward, Homer lose

The Soldotna football team notched a 57-16 Northern Lights Conference victory in Kodiak on Saturday.

Soldotna’s Mekbeb Denbrock lead the boys race at the Kenai Peninsula Borough cross-country meet Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Nikiski. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls, SoHi boys, Calvert, Dunham win borough cross-country

The faces have changed a little bit on the Kenai Peninsula Borough cross-country scene, but the results haven’t.

Results posted for Cyclocross 1

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Results posted for Cyclocross 1

The Chainwreck Cyclocross Series kicked off Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails with Tyle Owens, Morgan Aldridge, Landen Showalter and…

Brown Bears topple Jets in opener

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Brown Bears topple Jets in opener

The Kenai River Brown Bears opened the season by going into the home of one of the North…

Preston Weeks of the Gold and Emils Ezitis of the Brown battle for the puck Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in the Brown-Gold Game at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears ready to open season against Janesville

The Kenai River Brown Bears open their 2018-19 campaign on the road tonight with a roster rich in…

Nikiski teammates and sisters Bethany (10) and Lillian Carstens team up for a block on Soldotna’s Bailey Leach, Tuesday at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski escapes with 5-set win over SoHi

So far, so good for the losing thing for the Nikiski volleyball team.

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Palmer girls, Kodiak boys win Homer Invite

The Palmer girls and Kodiak boys won the Homer Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Homer High School.

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Volleyball roundup: SoHi, Kenai, Seward sweep on road

The Soldotna volleyball team defeated Palmer on Friday and Saturday to move to 4-0 in the Northern Lights…

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Ostrander wins Sundodger Invitational

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, and the Boise State cross-country team got their…

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Hunting slows down golfing — temporarily

Hunting season is upon us, so for a couple of weeks golfing slows down, but in spite of…

Homer senior Luciano Fasulo crosses the finish line of the 5K men’s Spit Run tot take first place in the cross-country Homer Invitational on Sept. 7, 2018 on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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XC roundup: Kenai girls stay undefeated at Division II

The Kenai Central girls cross-country team stayed undefeated against Division II competition by winning the Division II race…

Filip Karlsson of the Brown, Preston Weeks of the Gold and Emils Ezitis of the Brown battle for the puck Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in the Brown-Gold Game at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Petrich lauds community support at Brown-Gold Game

On a gorgeous, late-summer night on a Kenai Peninsula rife with hunting, fishing and hiking opportunities, a group…

Rothera Research Station, the largest British Antarctic base, where about 100 people live and work in the summer and 25 stay for the winter. (Photo provided by Sue Mauger)

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Polar Connections: Peace and science

Research stations in Antarctica look a lot like coastal villages in Alaska. Metal roofs, multipurpose shipping containers and…

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Brown Bears to hold Brown-Gold Game

The Kenai River Brown Bears will have their Brown-Gold Game today at 6:30 p.m. at the Kenai Multi-Purpose…

Blackwater Railroad Company performs in the Marathon Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 2, drawing a crowd up the trails and to their live performance. (Photo by Derek Johnson)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Talk of the weather

Seward trails have been getting plenty of foot traffic lately.

Palmer Golf Course pro Rob Nelson chips to the ninth green Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at the Kenai Peninsula Open at Birch Ridge Golf Course. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nelson defends Kenai Peninsula Open crown

In winning three Kenai Peninsula Open titles at Birch Ridge Golf Course, Palmer Golf Course pro Rob Nelson…

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Spinelli, Breidinger win Mariner Tri

Lauren Spinelli and Adam Breidinger won the Homer Tri on Saturday in Homer.

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Birch Ridge Golf Report: Busy schedule continues

There was a super busy week at Birch Ridge Golf Course leading up to the Friday Skins Game,…