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Assistant coach Taylor Shaw leads the Kenai River Brown Bears during a game Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, against the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears start search for new head coach

The Kenai River Brown Bears issued a press release Friday about staff changes.

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Hockey roundup: SoHi sweeps in Kodiak; West wins End of Road tourney

The Soldotna hockey team swept Kodiak in the first high school games ever played on the island.

A brown bear feeds on a salmon. (Photo by C. Canterbury/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Bears, uniquely built to respond to winter

With the new snow and temperatures dipping into the single digits, you might find yourself hunkering down or…

Kenai Central's Caden Warren surveys the ice against West at the End of the Road Tournament at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Kenai, Homer hockey lose to open tourney

The Kenai Central and Homer hockey teams both opened the End of the Road Tournament at Kevin Bell…

Caden Triggs of the Kenai River Brown Bears celebrates his first-period goal against the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears topple Jr. Blues

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Kenai River Brown Bears forward Caden Triggs carries the puck against Anchorage Wolverines defenseman Campbell Cichosz on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears to host 1st place Jr. Blues

The current stretch of the schedule for the Kenai River Brown Bears is all about the Anchorage Wolverines…

Soldotna's Isaac Chavarria wrestles to a major decision over Kenai Central's Andrew Gaethle at 152 pounds during a dual meet at Kenai Central High School on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi wrestlers take dual meet from Kenai

The visiting Soldotna wrestling team defeated Kenai Central 69-6 in a dual meet Tuesday night as the Kardinals…

The all-team is announced at the end of the 3A state volleyball championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Area volleyball players make state all-tourney team

The state all-tournament team was revealed Saturday at the conclusion of the Class 3A state tournament at the…

Kenai Central’s Ayden Spann skates the puck across the blue line during a 4-1 loss to Colony during the second day of the 2021 Alaska Army National Guard Stars and Stripes Showdown on Friday, Nov.12, 2021, at the MTA Events Center in Palmer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Kenai, SoHi, Homer finish up play at Stars and Stripes

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Wolverines sweep Brown Bears

The host Anchorage Wolverines swept Friday and Saturday games from the Kenai River Brown Bears in North American…

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Peninsula hockey teams all lose at Stars and Stripes tourney

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Kenai volleyball moves to state semifinals

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Kenai Central's Cali Holmes attacks Homer's Goldie Hill on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula volleyball teams carry strong records to state

Kenai Central, Homer and Seward will look to maintain the Kenai Peninsula’s recent dominance of the Class 3A…

Anchorage Wolverines defenseman Danny Reis and Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Carter Green battle for the puck Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears, Wolverines split weekend series

The Kenai River Brown Bears split with the Anchorage Wolverines on Friday and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional…

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Kenai wrestlers lead peninsula at ACS Invite

The Kenai Central High School wrestling team led the Kenai Peninsula by finishing sixth on Friday and Saturday…

Kenai Central's Jacob Begich moves the puck against Homer on Friday, Nov. 6, 2021, at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Kenai hockey tops Homer in overtime

The visiting Kenai Central hockey team defeated Homer 5-4 in overtime Friday in Railbelt Conference play.

Soldotna's Jolie Wildaman receives a serve during the first day of the Northern Lights Conference Championships on Thursday at Palmer High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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SoHi volleyball ends season at NLC tourney

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The Kenai Central volleyball team after winning the Southcentral Conference title Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School in Wasilla. (Photo provided)

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Kenai captures Southcentral Conference volleyball title

Kenai Central won the Southcentral Conference volleyball championship Saturday at Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School by sweeping Homer.

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Brown Bears host Wolverines for 1st time

For the first time since March 3, 2012, the Kenai River Brown Bears will host a North American…

The Kenai River curls to Skilak Lake, as seen from the Hideout Trail on July 5, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Clearing the trail

One of the benefits of growing old is waking up and, despite having done nothing particularly noteworthy the…