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Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Preston Weeks controls the puck last season at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Weeks has been named captain of this year’s team. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears name Weeks captain, get ready for scrimmage

In the rough and tumble world of the North American Hockey League, everybody is seldom a winner. The…

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Fall Brawl features local flavor

The Fall Brawl tonight at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex will have a distinct local flavor. There will…

Kenai Central High School runner Maison Dunham pulls ahead of the pack nearing the end of the varisy boys race at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Cross-Country Running Championships on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 at the Lookout Mountain Trails near Homer, Alaska. Soldotna High School took first overall out of the varsity boys teams, and the Kenai team claimed the top spot for the girls. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Kenai girls, SoHi boys win borough cross-country titles

The Kenai Central girls and boys took three of the four championships Tuesday at the Kenai Peninsula Borough…

Stars finish 2-1 on NLC homestand

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Stars finish 2-1 on NLC homestand

The Colony and Soldotna volleyball teams played in a five-game match for the first time this season Friday,…

Kenai Central’s Hayley Maw passes the ball against Palmer on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Palmer volleyball sweeps Kenai

The Palmer volleyball team rolled to a 25-17, 25-14 and 25-12 Northern Lights Conference victory over host Kenai…

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Brown Bears to hold Grub N Growl on Friday, Brown and Gold Game on Saturday

As their season opener approaches Sept. 20 and their home opener looms Oct. 20, the Kenai River Brown…

Kenai Central’s Faith Ivy takes second in the 100-yard breaststroke Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at the Kenai Quad Meet at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi girls, Kenai boys win Kenai Quad Meet

Soldotna swimming and diving coach Angie Brennan had plenty of highlights she could have pointed to after the…

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Swimming season preview: New coaches are familiar faces

Three of the four swimming and diving programs at Kenai Peninsula high schools have new head coaches, but…

Birch Ridge assistant pro Beau Forrest hits an approach shot to No. 18 during a playoff at the Kenai Peninsula Open at Birch Ridge Golf Course on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nelson tops Forrest in playoff for Kenai Peninsula Open title

Palmer Golf Course pro Rob Nelson rode a dominating performance on the No. 9/18 hole complex at Birch…

Nikiski’s Kaitlyn Johnson passes the ball Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at the Shayna Pritchard Memorial Tournament at Nikiski. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski wins Pritchard tourney for 1st time

Two volleyball rivals. Intense defense. An incredibly emotional victory for one side. What month is it, anyway? Nikiski…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski’s Kaitlyn Johnson (8) jumps up in excitement along with the Nikiski bench Nov. 11, 2016, at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Arena in Anchorage.

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2017 season volleyball preview: Nikiski, Seward hungry for more at state

Experience and success are often closely linked in a sport like volleyball, where the delicate, quick-trigger oneness of…

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Brown Bears start training camp

The Kenai River Brown Bears opened up training camp Monday at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility, preparing for their…

Chris Morin putts for birdie on the 18th green Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at the Kenai Golf Course during the Kenai Open. Morin’s putt came up short and the three-time defending champ lost by one stroke to Max Dye. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dye holds off Morin, Eskelin for Kenai Open title

Bobby Jones famously said, “Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch course … the space between…

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Out of the Office: Beliefs, perceptions and the summits of Cooper Landing

I send photos from my hikes to family members, and this summer, my 3-year-old nephew had seen enough.…

West’s Declan Dammeyer and Ethan Davis fail to catch Dimond’s Santiago Prosser in the final steps of the boys race Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at the Tsalteshi Invitational. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Gibson, Kenai girls win Tsalteshi Invite

#EndOnEmpty is off to a good start. Led by an individual championship from Addison Gibson, the Kenai Central…

Jordan Beachy finishes off a fifth place finish at the Region III Championships at Tsalteshi Trails in September 2016. Beachy led the Mariners to a Class 3A title that day and returns this season. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Cross-country preview 2017: Peninsula squads will hunt state glory again

If the Kenai Central girls cross-country team is going to reclaim the Class 4A state title, they are…

Homer’s Brooke Miller puts the finishing touches on her victory in the freshmen-sophomore girls race Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, at the Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai’s Gibson puts last year behind her with win at Nikiski Class Races

A senior’s desire and a skier’s aerobic engine has Kenai Central’s Addison Gibson ready to put her junior…

Gordon Griffin putts on the 17th green Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at the Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship at Kenai Golf Course in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dye, Jackson win Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship

Sunday, Max Dye will fly to Wisconsin to start his freshman year at Marian Univeristy in Fond du…

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Pietro reflects on AMA Amateur Nationals experience

Soldotna’s Ryder Pietro, 17, got a taste of the big time from Aug. 1 to 5 at the…

Bergholtz, Fellman take titles at Run for Women

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Bergholtz, Fellman take titles at Run for Women

Anniversaries are a great chance to reflect on how far one has come and where one wants to…