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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Post 20 Twins pitcher Joey Becher delivers a throw against West Post 1 Thursday afternoon at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.

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Twins sweep West; Becher dominates on mound

When a pitcher is as hot as the weather, it’s difficult to yank him off the mound. Thursday…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Peninsula Oilers catcher Jonathan Washam tags up to first base ahead of Fairbanks Goldpanner baseman Steven Weber, Tuesday at Coral Seymour Memorial park in Kenai.

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Oilers beat Panners in walk-off style

Shih-Tsung Wang played the hero role twice Tuesday evening for the Peninsula Oilers, batting in a go-ahead run…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Women's 5K race winner LeeAnn Burns of Eagle River takes a quick drink midway through Saturday's Run for the River in Soldotna.

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Seward’s Adams blitzes Run for River 10-miler to the tune of 52:40

Saturday morning’s Run for the River featured a pair of new faces and a pair of familiar ones…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Peninsula Oilers center fielder Brian Ruhm (37) fist bumps short stop Jeff Chapuran after scoring a run Friday night against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.

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Oilers, Pilots split a pair

In their first two opening games of the season against the Mat-Su Miners, the Peninsula Oilers used dominant…

Peninsula Oilers pitcher Billy Oxford winds up for the pitch Friday night against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.

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Oilers enjoying hot start to season

In their first two opening games of the season against the Mat-Su Miners, the Peninsula Oilers used dominant…

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Stellar defense sends Oilers to 2-win start over Miners

It took the starting pitcher tossing the first complete game of his life and his newly acquainted teammates…

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Twin City Raceway set to host Powder Puff

The boys of summer are back to slinging dirt at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, but they’ll be…

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Oilers blank Miners to open season

Peninsula Oilers head coach Brian Daly predicted a plethora of wins this summer, and the prognosis is right…

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Oilers begin 60-game season against Miners

This isn’t a baseball season, it’s an endurance contest. The Peninsula Oilers begin a whirlwind tour today when…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna pitcher Matthew Daugherty offers up a pitch to a Lathrop batter Friday at the state baseball tournament at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.

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SoHi baseball goes 2-and-out at state

The Soldotna Stars had a shot at picking up their first state tournament victory in program history, but…

Soldotna pitcher Matthew Daugherty offers up a pitch to a Lathrop batter Friday at the state baseball tournament at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.

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Lathrop edges SoHi at state baseball

The Soldotna Stars had a shot at picking up their first state tournament victory in program history, but…

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Malina Fellows tries to tag Soldotna's Macylea Elsey in a Homer victory earlier this season in Soldotna.

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Soldotna, Homer set for state softball tournament

Looking to build upon three straight bronze medal finishes at the season-ending state tournament, the experienced Homer softball…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna batter Cody Quelland takes a strike against Sitka pitcher Vaughn Blankenship in a state tournament quarterfinal Thursday at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.

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Sitka baseball takes down Soldotna at state

Thursday’s opening game at the state high school baseball tournament featured two teams trending in opposite directions. The…

Soldotna batter Cody Quelland takes a strike against Sitka pitcher Vaughn Blankenship in a state tournament quarterfinal Thursday at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.

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SoHi baseball starts fast at state tourney, fades in loss to Sitka

Thursday’s opening game at the state high school baseball tournament featured two teams trending in opposite directions. The…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna senior Daisy Nelson (538) races down the finishing stretch of the 4A girls 400-meter dash Saturday at the state track and field championships at Dimond Alumni Field in Anchorage.

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Nelson, Jackman, Johnson, Kratz, Leaf win state track titles

The Kenai Peninsula showed up in droves to take on the state’s fastest, strongest and most agile athletes…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central sophomore Zack Tuttle (23) gets a reassuring hug from teammate Rykker Riddall after Saturday's state soccer championship final against South Anchorage.

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South boys top Kenai in state soccer final

The South Anchorage boys proved they were the better team Saturday evening with a 3-1 victory over Kenai…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central freshman Damien Redder (13) heads the ball with Service sophomore Dorian Cornichuck in Friday's state soccer semifinal contest at Service High School.

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Friday state soccer: Kenai boys top Service to make state final

Gridlocked at zero and neither team giving an inch, something had to decide who gets to play in…

Kenai Central midfielder Kevin Ramos (center) sends the ball downfield in Friday's state soccer semifinal against Service at Service High School.

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Kenai boys soccer takes Peninsula 1st state final berth

Gridlocked at zero and neither team giving an inch, something had to decide who gets to play in…

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Area athletes set for state track meet

“Run fast. Jump far.” Those are the words of Kenai Central track and field coach Chris Hanson regarding…

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central goalkeeper Alli Steinbeck reaches up for a save against Colony in the ASAA state soccer tournament Thursday at Service High School.

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Service girls top Kenai at state

The Kenai Central and Service girls soccer teams waited 80 minutes to begin their state soccer tournament quarterfinal…