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Nikolaevsk’s Anfim Kalugin (54) looks on as Warriors teammate Kalenik Molodih guards Hydaburg’s Roger Trout, Friday, March 17, 2017, at the Class 1A state tournament held at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik boys return to 1A state hoops final

The Ninilchik boys announced their return to the Class 1A state prep basketball championship final with a commanding…

Ninilchik’s Tyler Presley drives down the lane against Shaktoolik’s Joshua Takak (13) Thursday, March 16, 2017, afternoon at the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik boys move to state semis, Nikolaevsk falls

As the defending Class 1A state champions, the Ninilchik boys know the name of the game. Survive and…

Nikolaevsk’s Markiana Yakunin shoots a 3-pointer against King Cove on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikolaevsk, Ninilchik girls fall at state

The Ninilchik girls ran into a Class 1A juggernaut Thursday afternoon, but came away knowing the future is…

Nikolaevsk’s Markiana Yakunin dribbles to the rim against Nunamiut, Wednesday at the Class 1A state girls tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik, Nikolaevsk girls win 1st day of state

Part of the excitement that is March Madness Alaska is the suspense of early upsets. In their sixth…

Ninilchik’s Austin White puts down a two-handed dunk against the Aniak Halfbreeds Wednesday at the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik boys win 1st day at state hoops

In Villanova-esque style, senior Nikit Fefelov drained a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the Nikolaevsk boys off to the…

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Nikiski girls come back to take 3rd place

A night after losing their top player to injury, the Nikiski girls basketball squad roared back to life…

Nikiski’s Bethany Carstens (20) drives into a pack of Redington defenders, Thursday, March 9, 2017, at the Southcentral Conference tournament at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski girls win 1st day of Southcentral tourney

The Nikiski girls passed Thursday’s opening test at the Southcentral Conference tournament with flying colors, cruising to a…

Nikiski’s Brianna Vollertsen dives for a loose ball against Grace Christian, Friday at the Southcentral Conference basketball tournament at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski girls lose Carstens, region semifinal to Grace

A 33-27 loss to Grace Christian in Friday’s Southcentral Conference tournament semifinal dropped the Nikiski girls out of…

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Stars, Kards look for state spot at NLC tourney

If regular seasons decided championships, then the Wasilla girls would have clinched the Northern Lights Conference crown long…

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Nikiski girls enter SCC tourney as coin flip losers

The coin toss that determined the seeding of the top two teams in this weekend’s Southcentral Conference girls…

Ninilchik’s DeeAnn White (left) looks for space against Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov in the second half of Friday’s Peninsula Conference girls championship game at Homer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik boys, Nikolaevsk girls win Peninsula Conference titles

After taking a year off, the Nikolaevsk girls are back on top of the Peninsula Conference. In the…

Saturday: Kenai boys, SoHi girls win on crazed Cliff Massie court

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Saturday: Kenai boys, SoHi girls win on crazed Cliff Massie court

The Kenai Central basketball program capped an emotional senior night with a high-energy 52-47 boys victory over Soldotna…

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Peninsula Conference girls tourney preview

The Ninilchik girls will be looking to repeat at this weekend’s Peninsula Conference tournament, something they haven’t done…

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Brown Bears to cease operations next year

The fate of the Kenai River Brown Bears was determined Sunday night in a board room in Detroit,…

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Peninsula Conference boys tournament preview: Ninilchik reigns supreme

The 2016-17 Ninilchik boys basketball contingent has been one of superlatives this year. As reigning state champions, the…

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Brown Bears weekend wrapup

A pair of losses to cap a three-week road trip does not look great on paper, but Jeff…

Nikiski’s Kelsey Clark looks to the rim against Grace Christian defenders Sarah Laker (30) and Annie VanderWeide, Friday at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Friday hoops: Nikiski girls win late over Grace

After holding a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, the Nikiski girls were falling apart Friday night. First…

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State ski teams ready for fun

For the first time in three years, high school varsity cross-country ski teams are headed to the season-ending…

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Nikiski, Homer hoops teams split

The Nikiski girls hoops squad is piling up victories at a staggering rate this season, but with each…

Mike Crawford of Kenai leads a group of fat tire bikers up a climb in the Caribou Hills in January. A fat tire race and ride is planned for Sunday starting at Freddie’s Road House on Oil Well Road near Ninilchik. (Clarion file photo)

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Fat tire bike event hits Caribou Hills

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion Call them back country backcountry beasts, call them wilderness warriors, call them beach…