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Sunday: Twins sweep Dimond

Post 20’s Harper throws shutout in league game

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Post 20's Jayden Stuyvesant flies out to left field against West on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Twins lose league game, win nonleague game vs. West

The American Legion Post 20 Twins split a doubleheader against West Post 1 on Friday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park, losing the league game 5-3… Continue reading

Post 20's Jayden Stuyvesant flies out to left field against West on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Thursday: Twins split with Service

The American Legion Post 20 Twins split with Service on Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai to move to 1-1 in the league… Continue reading

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Brown Bears select 7 in NAHL Entry Draft

The Kenai River Brown Bears selected seven players in the North American Hockey League Entry Draft on Wednesday. “The guys we took, the kind of… Continue reading

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Monday: Twins open season with victory over Bartlett

The American Legion Post 20 Twins opened their season in Anchorage with a 15-1 victory in five innings over Bartlett on Monday. Jack Harper started… Continue reading

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Area track and field athletes compete at Brian Young Invitational

The 400-meter relay of William Klein, Brenden Jones, Lokeni Wong and Tyce Escott of Soldotna High School won to lead the Kenai Peninsula at the… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Kristin Davis and Ruby Davis lead Kenai's Rustin Hitchcock at the Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Dickerson outlasts competition at Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra

Anchorage’s Julianne Dickerson won the fourth Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday and Saturday in Soldotna with 58.3 miles in 14 hours. In a backyard ultra,… Continue reading

Soldotna's Kristin Davis and Ruby Davis lead Kenai's Rustin Hitchcock at the Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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SoHi 2nd, Kenai 3rd at Division II state softball

The Soldotna and Kenai Central softball teams both had the best finishes in program history Saturday at the Division II state tournament in Anchorage. The… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Trenton Ohnemus delivers to Kenai Central at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna defeats Kenai for 4th straight Division II state baseball crown

Stars’ Ohnemus moves to 3-0 in state title games, 4-0 at state

Soldotna's Trenton Ohnemus delivers to Kenai Central at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Matthew Schilling delivers to Monroe Catholic at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai, Soldotna to play for Division II baseball title at Seymour Park

Rain cancels third-, fourth-place games; championship game will be at 4 p.m. if weather permits

Soldotna's Matthew Schilling delivers to Monroe Catholic at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Friday Division II state softball: SoHi moves to semis, Kenai stays alive in playback bracket

The Soldotna girls moved to the semifinals of the Division II state softball tournament in Anchorage, while Kenai Central stayed alive in the playback bracket… Continue reading

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Division II state softball: Soldotna goes 1-1, Kenai goes 0-2 at 1st day

Soldotna went 1-1 and Kenai Central went 0-2 in pool play at the Division II state softball tournament in Anchorage on Thursday. The Stars lost… Continue reading

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Homer's Austin Briscoe steals second base in front of Kenai Central's Everett Chamberlain at the Division II state baseball tournament Thursday, June 6, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Division II state baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Monroe, North Pole move to semifinals

The Division II state baseball semifinals will feature Soldotna vs. Monroe Catholic and North Pole vs. Kenai Central on Friday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park… Continue reading

Homer's Austin Briscoe steals second base in front of Kenai Central's Everett Chamberlain at the Division II state baseball tournament Thursday, June 6, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Allie Ostrander is presented her award by Stacia Rustad at the Alaska High School Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at The Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. (Screenshot)

Ostrander takes 5th at U.S. Mountain Running Championships

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central now a pro runner living in Boulder, Colorado, took fifth place in the U.S. Mountain Running Championships… Continue reading

Allie Ostrander is presented her award by Stacia Rustad at the Alaska High School Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at The Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. (Screenshot)
Soldotna's Isabelle Cruz delivers to Kenai Central on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna, Kenai set for Division II state softball

The Soldotna and Kenai Central softball teams will play in the Division II state softball tournament at Cartee Fields in Anchorage from Thursday to Saturday.… Continue reading

Soldotna's Isabelle Cruz delivers to Kenai Central on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Division II state baseball tourney comes to Seymour Park

The Division II state baseball tournament will be at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai for the first time from Thursday to Saturday. The Soldotna… Continue reading

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Homer's Gracie Miotke wins the 100-meter dash Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Division II state track meet at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Division II state track: Homer girls cruise to crown

Gracie Miotke is a part of 4 victories, 4 school records

Homer's Gracie Miotke wins the 100-meter dash Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Division II state track meet at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's James Innes wins the 1,600-meter relay from, as he called it, "Lane 0" on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Division I state track meet at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. West Valley was second in the race, while Chugiak was third. That meant Soldotna and Chugiak tied for the boys team title. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Division I state track: SoHi boys win 2nd title in program history; Stars girls nab 3rd

Soldotna piles up 5 victories, 4 school records at meet

Soldotna's James Innes wins the 1,600-meter relay from, as he called it, "Lane 0" on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Division I state track meet at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. West Valley was second in the race, while Chugiak was third. That meant Soldotna and Chugiak tied for the boys team title. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Saturday baseball: Kenai nabs 2nd at NLC tourney

After an opening day loss on Thursday, Kenai Central won twice on Friday and twice on Saturday to secure second place at the Northern Lights… Continue reading

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Soldotna players celebrate a walk-off 10-9 win over Kenai in the final of the playback bracket at the Northern Lights Conference softball tournament Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Baranof Field in Kodiak, Alaska. (Photo by Derek Clarkston/Kodiak Daily Mirror)

NLC softball: Kodiak wins 3rd straight title; SoHi takes 2nd state berth

Top seed Kodiak won its third straight Northern Lights Conference tournament title by defeating No. 2 Soldotna 10-6 on Saturday. Both teams qualify for the… Continue reading

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Soldotna players celebrate a walk-off 10-9 win over Kenai in the final of the playback bracket at the Northern Lights Conference softball tournament Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Baranof Field in Kodiak, Alaska. (Photo by Derek Clarkston/Kodiak Daily Mirror)