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A hiker rests near the peak of Near Point Trail in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 20, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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The pitch for Anchorage

My first time on the Kenai Peninsula was a solo trip in the late fall of 2020. When…

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Area athletes compete at biathlon nationals

Area biathletes Justin Hansen and Jordan Theisen competed at the U.S. Biathlon National Championships in Lake Placid, New…

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Saturday: Wolverines sweep Brown Bears

The Anchorage Wolverines finished a two-game sweep of the Kenai River Brown Bears on Saturday night at Ben…

The Kenai Central cheerleading team poses with their trophy for winning the Division II March Madness state competition at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. In the back row are Kaitlyn Taylor, Delaney Duck, Genesis Trevino, Calani Holmes, Malena Grieme, Maya Montague and Karah Huff. In the front row are Brooklynn Reed, Ella Romero and Annemarie Pienta. (Photo provided by team)

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Kenai cheerleaders win state title

The Kenai Central cheerleading squad won the Division II March Madness state competition Tuesday at the Alaska Airlines…

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Bears fall to Wolverines

The Anchorage Wolverines defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 3-1 on Friday in North American Hockey League play…

Kris Inman speaks to a young girl, age 7, who hopes to be a veterinarian at the #IfThenSheCan-The Exhibit showcasing the Smithsonian Institute Womenճ Future Month. (Photo by Kim Spectre)

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Seeing STEM: Science career ambassador in a national spotlight

What do you want to be when you grow up …

Some heart shaped rocks appear as bands of quartz. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Finding heart rocks

Like love, heart rocks appear when you’re not looking for them.

Homer's Carter Tennison takes a shot against Barrow's Uata Tuifua during the Class 3A boys basketball fourth-place semifinals at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Barrow knocks Homer out of state basketball

The Homer boys basketball squad dropped their Class 3A state fourth-place semifinal game 55-46 against Barrow at the…

Kenai Central's Malerie Nunn fights for the ball against Valdez defender Kylie Gilbert during the Class 3A girls basketball fourth-place semifinals at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kards end season with overtime loss at state

The Kenai Central girls fell to Valdez 49-44 in overtime at the Class 3A state basketball fourth-place semifinals…

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Ninilchik’s starting 5 makes all-state

The Ninilchik boys basketball team, led by Class 2A Player of the Year Landon Colburn, had all five…

Landon Colburn takes a shot against Metlakatla’s Shayne Anderson during the 2A state basketball championship game at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik’s Colburn is POY again

Last year, Ninilchik standout Landon Colburn was named the top player in the Class 1A boys. During the…

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Kenai girls, Homer boys lose at 1st day of state

The Kenai Central girls and Homer boys lost in the opening round of the Class 3A state basketball…

Kenai Central’s Emma Beck keeps the ball from Olivia Glasman on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls, Homer boys face tough matchups at state

The Kenai Central girls and the Homer boys will both face tough matchups when the Class 3A state…

Anchrorage's Julie Truskowski skis in the 25-kilometer women's race at the Kachemak Ski Marathon on Saturday, March 19, 2022, near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Olympian wins Kachemak Ski Marathon

The Kachemak Ski Marathon was held Saturday in and around Homer, drawing a pair of skiers who had…

Iukah Kalugin defends against Metlakatla's Cameron Gaube during the 2A state basketball championship game at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik boys cap perfect season with state title

The Ninilchik Wolverines blew past Metlakatla to take home the boys Class 2A state basketball title at the…

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SoHi squads see seasons end at NLC tourney

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Ninilchik boys move to state final; Nanwalek sees season end

The Ninilchik boys basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Class 2A state tournament with a…

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Ryan Finch battles Minnesota Wilderness defenseman Severi Sulonen and forward Cole Gordon for the puck Friday, March 18, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Wilderness complete 3-game sweep of Bears

The Minnesota Wilderness finished a three-game sweep of the Kenai River Brown Bears with Friday and Saturday victories…

The use of birding apps and iPhones to play songs has become a popular way to locate target species. (Photo by L. Eskelin/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Play that song one more time

Imagine hearing unrecognized voices in your backyard. Immediately, your heart rate shoots up, and you begin planning on…

The view from the van on Sunday, March 13, 2022. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Of cars and cliches

It’s cliche to say that the journey is more important than the destination.