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Members of the Palmer hockey team celebrate Friday after beating Soldotna in overtime in a state semifinal contest at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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State hockey: SoHi hockey takes 5th

For 44 minutes and 32 seconds of Friday’s state hockey semifinal, a berth in Saturday’s championship game loomed…

SoHi, Homer hockey teams win 1st day at state

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SoHi, Homer hockey teams win 1st day at state

The Soldotna Stars took a big first step in pursuit of a state title with a 10-0 throttling…

The Soldotna hockey team celebrates Galen Brantley III’s game-winning goal in overtime over the Palmer Moose that clinched the top seed for SoHi in the upcoming Div. II state hockey tournament. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi, Homer prepared for DII state hockey tourney

Both peninsula programs competing in the Division II state hockey championships this weekend have never won a state…

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, New England Patriots defensive back Stephon Gilmore, center, celebrates his interception with Dont’a Hightower, left, and Eric Rowe, right, during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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Please tear us apart

In contrast to Will Morrow’s spin on being a Patriots fan (see “Don’t Tear Us Apart”, Jan. 27),…

Nikolaevsk, Ninilchik hoops notch sweeps

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Nikolaevsk, Ninilchik hoops notch sweeps

The Ninilchik boys and girls basketball teams swept the Nikiski JV squads Tuesday night in nonconference play.

Local pianist to join with rare singer for ‘emotional’ concert

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Local pianist to join with rare singer for ‘emotional’ concert

Audiences will get the chance to hear something rare this weekend in Soldotna.

Grayson Bruton (left) and Stephanie Meilleur check the health of one of Mitch Seavey’s dogs Friday afternoon at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, in advance of the Tustumena 200 sled dog race. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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T200 race hits the snow running

Twenty mushing teams took off Saturday with hopes of taking home the win in the Tustumena 200 Sled…

Ostrander breaks 2 indoor records in Seattle

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Ostrander breaks 2 indoor records in Seattle

Allie Ostrander continued to do Allie Ostrander things Friday and Saturday at the UW Invitational in Seattle.

Kenai basketball sweeps conference games

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Kenai basketball sweeps conference games

At long last, the Kenai Central basketball teams have found a good home.

Palmer defeats Kenai hockey; Homer tops Moose on Saturday; Kenai tops Houston

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Palmer defeats Kenai hockey; Homer tops Moose on Saturday; Kenai tops Houston

An early goal helped inject Kenai Central with some energy, but by the end of Friday night, Palmer…

SoHi hockey beats Palmer, clinches top seed for state

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SoHi hockey beats Palmer, clinches top seed for state

From last to first.

Ninilchik hoops split with Kalskag

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Ninilchik hoops split with Kalskag

The Ninilchik basketball teams split a pair of nonconference games Wednesday night in Ninilchik.

Nikiski girls head coach Rustin Hitchcock guides the Bulldogs from the bench Saturday at the Rus Hitchcock Nikiski Tip Off tournament. The names of the tournament honors Hitchcock’s late father, who passed away in Oct. 2017 to a heart attack. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski girls beat South to Rus Hitchcock title

For a third year in a row, the Nikiski girls won the Rus Hitchcock Nikiski Tip Off tournament…

SoHi girls power way to 1st win over Colony in 5 years, then complete Saturday sweep

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SoHi girls power way to 1st win over Colony in 5 years, then complete Saturday sweep

A long drought was quenched Friday night for the Soldotna girls basketball program.

Kenai Central grad Danielson leads area at Tsalteshi Besh Cup sprints

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Kenai Central grad Danielson leads area at Tsalteshi Besh Cup sprints

Karl Danielson led all peninsula skiers Saturday at the Besh Cup race No. 3 freestyle sprints at the…

Brown Bears clash with Blues

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Brown Bears clash with Blues

With Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues head coach Tyler Rennette missing on the bench with an illness, it was…

SoHi hockey defeats Kenai

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SoHi hockey defeats Kenai

The Soldotna Stars rebounded from a tough loss to Homer one night earlier to post a resounding 7-0…

Homer hockey tops SoHi

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Homer hockey tops SoHi

The loss of eight key Homer seniors coupled with the returning cast of rising Soldotna skaters left the…

Freddie’s Roadhouse drag races give racers a boost

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Freddie’s Roadhouse drag races give racers a boost

Competition is the tide that raises all boats, or in this case, all sleds.

Monica Zappa, in her telltale neon garb, takes off with her team from the starting line of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race on Jan. 27, 2018 at Freddie’s Roadhouse in Ninilchik. (Homer News file photo)

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Tustumena 200 ready to ramp up

In less than three weeks, a raucous group of race dogs will pull into the finishing area at…