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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Connor Poczos makes a save in front of defenseman Sam Sterne during a drill in practice Wednesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex ahead of the team's home opener tonight.

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Brown Bears to face off against Titans in home opener

Instead of arriving on the central Kenai Peninsula in late summer, as is the norm, the Kenai River…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Palmer's Ruby Woodings, Colony's Jill Bowker and Kenai Central's Riana Boonstra and Jaycie Calvert make up the lead pack a little over a kilometer from the finish in the Class 4A girls race at the Region III meet at Tsalteshi Trails. Woodings won the race, and Boonstra and Calvert led the Kardinals to the team title.

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Kenai girls, Kodiak boys, Homer girls and boys defend Region III crowns

The Region III meet at autumn-splashed Tsalteshi Trails saw team repeat champions in the Kodiak boys, Kenai Central…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Seward's Maggie Adkins and Nikiski's Emma Wik, Maddy Williams, Dessy Napoka and Melanie Sexton stare down the ball Friday at Nikiski High School.

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Nikiski volleyball stops Seward in 5 games

Nikiski senior middle blocker Ayla Pitt had 20 kills, eight aces and two blocks in leading the Bulldogs…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central's Jaycie Calvert (480) leads Seward's Ruby Lindquist, Homer's Megan PItzman, Homer's Audrey Rosencrans, Kenai Central's Riana Boonstra and Homer's Autumn Daigle at the Kenai Peninsula Borough meet earlier this month at Seward High School.

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Region runners will battle the elements at Tsalteshi Trails

There is rain in the forecast for Saturday, and the Kenai Central girls cross-country team is loving it.…

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Brown Bears set to open season at NAHL Showcase

After finishing with the worst record in the North American Hockey League the past two seasons, the Kenai…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central defensive back Rykker Riddall attempts to wrap up a tackle on Chugiak running back Kenny Sison Saturday afternoon at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.

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Chugiak starts fast in defeating Kenai

Chugiak wasted little time in taking control in a 48-3 nonconference victory Saturday at Ed Hollier Field in…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Seward junior Ruby Lindquist (526) leads a large lead pack early in the varsity girls race Tuesday at the Kenai Peninsula Borough race in Seward.

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Kenai girls, Homer boys take XC borough titles

The location and the weather changed, but the winners stayed mostly the same Tuesday at the Kenai Peninsula…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Eric Thomason corners through the Mosquite singletrack Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails during Psychocross.

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Kincaid, Brennan repeat as Psychocross winners

There was a collapsing, cramping competitor at the finish line brought back to his feet by a frosty…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Eagle River's Grant Burningham is brought down on a kickoff return by Kenai Central's James Siamani and Tristan Landry on Friday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.

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Kenai Central football tops Eagle River

After a pass-happy attack in Week 2 against Service and a ground-heavy approach in Week 3 against Thunder…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai's Mikaela Pitsch competes in diving at the state swimming and diving meet Saturday at Bartlett High School in Anchorage.

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Swimming season preview: Peninsula teams are on the upswing

The last time a swimmer or diver from the Kenai Peninsula won a state title is 2013, when…

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Contreras comes back to win Kenai Peninsula Open

The first win in the Kenai Peninsula Open for James Contreras was easy. The second was very hard.…

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Morin defends Kenai Open crown

Homer’s Chris Morin remains the King of Kenai Golf Course. Morin’s two-day total of 11-over-par 155 gave him…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion West Valley's Kendall Kramer and West's Molly Gellert run together just over two kilometers into the Tsalteshi Invitational at Tsalteshi Trails on Saturday. Kramer would pull away from Gellert for the victory.

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Tsalteshi Invitational sets plotlines for state cross-country season

The mix of beginning and end that is the Tsalteshi Invitational once again set the plot for the…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central quarterback Chase Gillies passes under pressure from Service's Dominik Norman on Friday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.

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Service football tops Kenai

The X in Xavier Harris is for X-factor. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Service junior ran for two scores and…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna hitter Judah Aley, now a senior, spikes the ball at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament Nov. 13, 2015, in Anchorage.

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Volleyball preview 2016: Coaches wait and see how chemistry takes shape

Soldotna volleyball coach Sheila Kupferschmid has been coaching the sport for 33 years. In the Alaska portion of…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kodiak's Honey Rose Macatuno wins the junior-senior girls race Monday at the Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School.

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Homer, Kodiak split team titles at Nikiski Class Races

The Kodiak and Homer cross-country teams split the team titles at the Nikiski Class Races on Monday at…

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Morin wins 3rd-straight Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship

In the door-prize drawing following the two-day Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship at the Kenai Golf Course…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion The field of Class 4A runners takes off on the Bartlett High School trails Oct. 3, 2015. Leading the way is Kenai Central's Jaycie Calvert (577) and Riana Boonstra (576). West Anchorage runner Molly Gellert (783) won the race.

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Cross-country preview: Peninsula runners set to shine at state level again

After having a major impact on the statewide prep cross-country scene last year, the Kenai Peninsula stands poised…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Oilers starter and winner Billy Oxford delivers in the first inning of Friday's Top of the World Series semifinal at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.

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Oilers topple Pilots in Top of World Series semifinal

Fans showing up at game time Friday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai were treated to the…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Oilers third baseman Jeffrey Chapuran (center, hand on head) is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk-off home run against the Chugiak Chinooks on Friday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.

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Oilers ready to take on Pilots

As a general rule, baseball people aren’t big fans of the rain. But Peninsula Oilers head coach Brian…