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Doug Armstrong and Julie Stephens near the end of Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in the Caribou Hills. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Freddie’s Bike Race beckons riders to Caribou Hills

The Caribou Hills. Not just for snowmachiners and mushers anymore. That was the message conveyed by the second…

Filip Karlsson of the Kenai River Brown Bears (left) looks for a shot against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights goaltender David Tomeo Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bears take Saturday game in shootout

On a late March Friday night last season, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights came to the Soldotna Regional Sports…

Soldotna’s Sam McElroy goes up for a shot in front of Kodiak’s Sam Glairdo (11) and other defenders Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi boys return to beat Kodiak

The host Soldotna boys basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat Kodiak 45-40 in Northern Lights Conference…

Andy Liebner, a 2001 Soldotna High School graduate, and German Madrazo, a Mexican Olympic cross-country skier coached by Liebner, stand together at FIS races in Cerro Catedral, Argentina, in September 2017. (Photo provided by Andy Liebner)

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Provoking passion: SoHi grad Liebner returns to Olympics as cross-country ski coach

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign…

Sara Bundy (127), Mary King (121) and Patricia Berkhahn (125) lead a group of skiers Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at the Ski For Women at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Skiers brave cold at Ski For Women

Chisato Johnson won the vote for the best costume Sunday at the Ski For Women at Tsalteshi Trails.…

Kodiak’s Katrina Pruitt and Kenai Central’s Liz Hanson battle for the ball Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls, Kodiak boys get weekend sweep

The Kenai Central girls basketball team outscored Kodiak 15-2 over the last five minutes of the game for…

Judah Eason, of Ninilchik, wins the Senior Boys Alaskan High Kick on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at Kenai Middle School at the 2018 Peninsula Winter Games Kenaizte Indian Tribe NYO Invitational. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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NYO tourney emphasizes community, sportsmanship

Imagine a high school basketball game in the closing seconds. A player steps to the line for a…

Kenai River’s Zach Krajnik, of Eagle River, prepares to dish to Emils Ezitis for the first goal of the game Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, against the Lone Star (Texas) Brahmas at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brahmas sweep Brown Bears

Dan Wildfong, head coach of the Lone Star (Texas) Brahmas, said after his team’s 4-3 victory over the…

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Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Brahmas

So far, so good with the Kenai River Brown Bears’ plan to treat the rest of the North…

Kenai River Brown Bears goaltender Gavin Enright attempts to reel in the puck ahead of a scrum of players Oct. 27, 2017, against the Minnesota Magicians at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears’ Enright makes most of opportunities

Some people get all the breaks. But nobody would even know who those people are if they didn’t…

Kenai River forward Sacha Guillemain takes the puck up the ice Friday night against the Coulee Region (Wisconsin) Chill at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears sweep Chill

The Kenai River Brown Bears earned maximum points in a crucial stretch of the North American Hockey League…

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Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Chill

Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Josh Petrich has called for a greater sense of urgency from the…

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Staying home for high school pays off for Krajnik

Should I stay or should I go? That’s the question faced by many of Alaska’s top prep hockey…

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When bad conditions become challenging conditions

“It is not competing against yourself, or against other athletes, but it is ultimately the mountain that wins.…

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Class 1A hoops preview: Nikolaevsk, Ninilchik lead the way into 2018

Husband and wife team Steve and Bea Klaich have built a basketball juggernaut in Nikolaevsk, and now just…

Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov holds off a steal attempt by Cook Inlet Academy’s Breona Delon on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Cook Inlet Academy. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikolaevsk girls, boys sweep Classic titles

The Nikolaevsk boys basketball team wrapped up the Cook Inlet Classic title at Cook Inlet Academy in early…

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Chugiak’s Snell wins Gatorade Player of Year

Chugiak senior Derryk Snell won the Gatorade Alaska Boys Football Player of the Year on Monday. Soldotna senior…

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Fight Before Christmas 2 set for Saturday

Whether it is inside the ring or out, Mat Plant of Power Plant Productions continues to find a…

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Freezer Food Series to bring regular winter races to Tsalteshi Trails

The Salmon Run Series has finished its sixth season. The Soldotna Cycle series, though it has had other…

Homer skater Dimitry Kuzmin (right) pulls the puck around Soldotna goaltender Kenzie Powell Tuesday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Tuesday: Homer hockey dominates SoHi

The Homer hockey team that has been making waves across the state debuted on the central Kenai Peninsula…