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Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Joe Manning and Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues forward Hadley Hudak battle in front of Bears goalie Bryant Marks on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Sunday: Bears avoid 3-game sweep by Jr. Blues

The Kenai River Brown Bears avoided a three-game sweep by defeating the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues 3-2 on Sunday in North American Hockey League play… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Joe Manning and Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues forward Hadley Hudak battle in front of Bears goalie Bryant Marks on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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SoHi finishes 1-1-1, Kenai 1-2-0 at Stars and Stripes

The Soldotna hockey team finished 1-1-1 and Kenai Central finished 1-2-0 at the Stars and Stripes Showdown at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. The… Continue reading

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SoHi wins Homer Round Robin Rumble

The Soldotna wrestling team won the Best Western Bidarka Round Robin Rumble in Homer on Friday and Saturday. The Stars scored 252 points to win… Continue reading

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Kenai volleyball advances to 3rd straight title game; Nikiski finishes 5th

The Kenai Central volleyball team moved to the championship of the Class 3A state tournament by defeating Sitka 25-16, 25-21 and 25-17 on Friday at… Continue reading

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Kenai is 1-1-0, SoHi is 0-1-1 at Stars and Stripes

The Kenai Central hockey team was 1-1-0, while Soldotna was 0-1-1, on the first two days of the Stars and Stripes Showdown Tournament at the… Continue reading

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Friday: Jr. Blues nip Brown Bears

The Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 3-2 on Friday in North American Hockey League action at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

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Homer’s Carter Tennison runs with the ball, pursued by several Bulldogs, during the playoff game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Division III all-state football teams announced

The Division III all-state football teams were announced this week. Carter Tennison, the quarterback of Division III champion Homer, was named the Offensive Player of… Continue reading

Homer’s Carter Tennison runs with the ball, pursued by several Bulldogs, during the playoff game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Bears host Jr. Blues in 3-game series

The Kenai River Brown Bears will take on the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues in a three-game North American Hockey League series at the Soldotna Regional… Continue reading

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Kenai, Nikiski ready for state volleyball tourney

Kenai Central and Nikiski will represent the Kenai Peninsula at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. The Bulldogs… Continue reading

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Nikiski, Seward, 3 others change to 9-man football

Move sends ripples across Alaska football landscape

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Minnesota Wilderness defenseman Beau Janzig seals Kenai River Brown Bears forward Noah Holt from Wilderness goalie Isak Posch on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Wilderness top Bears in game overshadowed by scary injury

The Minnesota Wilderness defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 2-1 on Saturday night in North American Hockey League play at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex… Continue reading

Minnesota Wilderness defenseman Beau Janzig seals Kenai River Brown Bears forward Noah Holt from Wilderness goalie Isak Posch on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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CIA volleyball wins Eagle Invite

The Cook Inlet Academy volleyball team won the Eagle Invite at CIA on Friday and Saturday. Cordova, CIA and Lumen Christi each won two matches… Continue reading

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Wrestling roundup: Soldotna boys win Colony Invitational

Seward took fourth place Friday and Saturday at the Anchorage Christian Schools Denali Auto Glass Invite. The 40-team event is considered a good preview of… Continue reading

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Kenai Central celebrates winning the championship Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Southcentral Conference volleyball tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai defends Southcentral volleyball crown

Nikiski also earns Class 3A state berth

Kenai Central celebrates winning the championship Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Southcentral Conference volleyball tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central's Jorgi Phillips sets against Houston on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at the Southcentral Conference volleyball tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai volleyball clinches state berth

The Kenai Central volleyball clinched a third straight berth to the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at the Southcentral Conference tournament Friday at Kenai Central.… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Jorgi Phillips sets against Houston on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at the Southcentral Conference volleyball tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Lars Arneson runs to victory and a new event record in the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Arneson wins Spartan Race

Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy now living in Anchorage, won the “Beast” event in the Spartan Race series in Blue Mountain,… Continue reading

Lars Arneson runs to victory and a new event record in the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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CIA goes 1-1 at Lady Eagle Invite

The Cook Inlet Academy volleyball team is hosting the Lady Eagle Invite on Friday and Saturday. In varsity action Friday, Lumen Christi defeated the Eagles,… Continue reading

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Bears host Wilderness in rare 1-game series

The Soldotna Regional Sports Complex is about at remote as it gets in the North American Hockey League, so it’s unheard of for the Kenai… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Cali Holmes (3) watches her spike get past Nikiski's Alexa Iyatunguk and Savanna Stock on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the Southcentral Conference volleyball tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Southcentral volleyball: Kenai, Houston make semis

Kenai Central, the No. 1 seed from the Southern Division, and Houston, No. 1 from the north, went undefeated on the first day of the… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Cali Holmes (3) watches her spike get past Nikiski's Alexa Iyatunguk and Savanna Stock on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the Southcentral Conference volleyball tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
The Kenai Central cheerleading team. (Photo provided)

Area cheerleaders compete at Rally in the Valley

The Kenai Central, Soldotna and Homer cheerleading squads traveled to the Rally in the Valley cheer competition Oct. 22 at Colony High School in Palmer.… Continue reading

The Kenai Central cheerleading team. (Photo provided)