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Soldotna’s Alex Montague (left) and Nikiski’s Michael Mysing battle for possession Tuesday evening at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi soccer beats cold, rain to sweep Nikiski

About the only pleasant experience Tuesday afternoon at Soldotna High School was the power the SoHi boys soccer…

Kenai Central pitcher Savannah Jones delivers a strike to a Palmer batter April 2017 at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prep softball preview: NLC tourney back again

It wasn’t until nearly half past 10 p.m. on a cold, wet Saturday night last spring that Homer…

Soldotna senior Emily Pieh throws the discus Saturday afternoon at Homer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer Invite results

Two major knee surgeries is tough to come back from, but Saturday afternoon at the Homer Invitational, Soldotna…

Homer’s Joe Ravin offers up a pitch to a Kenai Central batter May 2, 2017, at the Kenai Little League Fields. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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2018 prep baseball: Local teams look for return to state

A no-show is a no-go for Kenai Peninsula baseball teams this year. One year after Kenai Central, Soldotna…

Kenai Central’s Brooke Satathite races the Class 4A girls 1,600-meter event May 27, 2017, at the Alaska state track & field championships at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Who to watch in 2018 track & field season

Track and field season happens in a flash. If you blink, you might miss it. So does the…

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Kenai, SoHi soccer get 1st wins of 2018

PALMER — The Colony Knights met the Soldotna Stars in a nonconference match for the first time Friday,…

Kenai Central’s Liz Hanson (right) battles for possession with a Colony player in a consolation semifinal May 26, 2017, at the girls state soccer tournament at Eagle River High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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2018 prep girls soccer preview: Teams optimistic amid changed season

The fields may not be ready for spring soccer, but local teams on the central peninsula sure are.…

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Soldotna’s McIndoe recounts Pacific Crest Trail adventure

When planning out her 2,300-mile journey along the famed Pacific Crest Trail, Soldotna’s Laura McIndoe held close to…

Kenai’s Riana Boonstra (center) poses with Alaska teammates and fellow Kenai Peninsula athletes Leah (left) and Greg Fallon at the 25th biannual Arctic Winter Games in Hay River, Canada. (Photo provided by Kelli Boonstra)

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Local athletes share golden experience at Arctic Winter Games

As the 25th biannual Arctic Winter Games were hosting their silver celebration, a group of Kenai Peninsula athletes…

Kenai River skater Lukas Millen eyes the puck, held by Fairbanks’ Luke Orysiuk, Friday night at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bears, Ice Dogs split in front of packed houses

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-2 on Saturday in North American Hockey League…

Nikiski’s Bethany Carstens makes a move around Kotzebue’s Alanna Conwell Friday at the Class 3A state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski girls send Anderson out a winner

A win on the final day of the prep hoops season was the best finish the Nikiski girls…

Seth Chavka (right) and Austin Dillon pose with the Harley J. Earl trophy after winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 18, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Fl. (Photo provided by Richard Childress Racing/HHP/Harold Hinson)

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SoHi grad Chavka wins Daytona 500 as lead engineer

When NASCAR driver Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500, the “Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing”, last month,…

Nikiski’s Kelsey Clark dives for a loose ball Thursday evening in a quarterfinal contest against Barrow at the Class 3A state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski girls drop state tourney opener to Barrow

As quick as they appeared, the Nikiski girls’ state dreams vanished Thursday evening in a 55-41 quarterfinal loss…

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Nikiski girls ready for state run at 3A hoops tourney

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. The Nikiski girls basketball program is taking that old saying to…

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Kenai Middle volleyball team goes perfect

The Kenai Middle School volleyball squad took winning to a whole new level this year en route to…

Ninilchik’s Isabella Koch dribbles past the top of the key Friday in a Class 1A state tournament consolation game against Toksook Bay at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik girls cap state tourney with consolation title

The Ninilchik girls checked one box on their Class 1A state tournament to-do list, which was make it…

Nikolaevsk’s Kalenik Molodih (2) lays in a bucket against Shishmaref’s Fred Sinnok Friday in a Class 1A state tournament fourth-place semifinal contest at the Alaska Airlines Center. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikolaevsk boys lose out at 1A state tourney

One team’s season would be ending Friday morning at the Alaska Airlines Center, and Shismaref’s Edward Kokeok made…

Ninilchik’s Isabella Koch (left) looks for a teammate with Alak’s Jenysa Ahmaogak defending her Thursday evening at the Class 1A state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik girls win in consolation bracket

Two reasons kept the Ninilchik girls motivated as they battled their way to Thursday evening’s 36-27 consolation win…

Nikolaevsk’s Kalenik Molodih drives to the rim against Nunamiut’s Dyrell Lincoln Thursday in a Class 1A state tournament quarterfinal at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Thursday state hoops: Nikolaevsk boys lose in quarterfinals

Despite a Herculean effort by senior Kalenik Molodih, the Nikolaevsk boys could not slay the dragon again at…

Nikolaevsk’s Kalenik Molodih eyes the rim Wednesday against the Kake Thunderbirds at the Class 1A boys state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikolaevsk boys begin state with upset win

After knocking off the No. 2 seeded team at the Class 1A state tournament for a second consecutive…