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Kenai skiers sweep borough ski meet

The Kenai Central girls and boys cross-country skiing teams swept the Kenai Peninsula Borough ski meet Saturday at…

Kenai’s Amber Nash defends Homer’s Sophie Ellison during the conference game in Kenai on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls, Homer boys notch wins

The Kenai girls basketball team won their senior night conference matchup against Homer on Saturday, 43-34, putting the…

Anchorage Wolverines defenseman Ben Edwards shields the puck from Kenai River Brown Bears forward Bryce Monrean on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Wolverines sweep Brown Bears

The Anchorage Wolverines swept the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League…

A beautiful Arctic char caught while ice fishing on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Nate Perrine)

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Refuge Notebook: Winter camping and ice fishing on the refuge

When people think of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, chances are the first thing that comes to mind…

Soldotna's Tanner Inman looks to drive on Homer's Mel Morris on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hoops roundup: SoHi, Kenai hoops get sweeps

The Soldotna girls basketball crew pulled out a nonconference win against Homer on Thursday night, 39-34, lifting the…

Homer’s Tara Schmidt is all smiles after finishing the 40-kilometer freestyle race despite breaking a ski early in the race Sunday in the Tour of Tsalteshi. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman/Tsalteshi Trails)

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Fat-tire event canceled at Tour of Tsalteshi

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Out of the Office: It’s all about ‘give and take’

My fiance and I on Monday celebrated our third Valentine’s Day together with a trip to city hall.

Chad Moore, left, and Travis Temple, right, prepare for the 2022 Iron Dog snow machine race. (Photo provided by Travis Temple)

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Area riders ready for Iron Dog

Travis Temple, of Sterling, is back after two years for the start of one of the world’s toughest…

Kenai Central's Jakob Kvasnikoff tries to escape the trap of Nikiski's Drew Handley and Isaiah Daniels on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai basketball teams sweep Nikiski

The Kenai girls basketball squad won their Peninsula Conference matchup against Nikiski on Tuesday night, 42-25, pushing the…

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Hoops roundup: Ninilchik boys roll to Homer tourney title

The Ninilchik boys and Redington girls wrapped up titles at the Homer Winter Carnival in Homer on Saturday.

Soldotna's Jordan Ruffner starts the girls 5-kilometer classic mass start race Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at the Region III ski championships at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Palmer girls, Colony boys wear region ski crowns

Palmer’s Rosie Whittington-Evans and Colony’s Jayden Rice each took home skimeister awards and led their teams to first-place…

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Brown Bears split with Magicians

The Kenai River Brown Bears split on the road with the Minnesota Magicians on Friday and Saturday in…

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Homer sweeps opening day at carnival

The Homer girls and boys basketball teams both got wins on the opening day of the Homer Winter…

A hairy woodpecker on the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Notice the bill is as long as the head? (Photo by Laurie Sheppard, USFWS National Digital Library)

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Refuge Notebook: Woodpecker doppelgangers

I was listening to the distinct sound of a woodpecker drumming a few days ago and caught a…

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Out of the Office: Catching COVID

I caught COVID a couple of weeks ago and it sucked. I’m not sure how I was exposed,…

Nikiski's Ashlynne Playle keeps the ball from Soldotna's Adarra Hagelund on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hoops roundup: SoHi sweeps Nikiski

The Soldotna girls basketball squad soared past Nikiski 49-20 on Tuesday night in nonconference action, moving the Stars…

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Bears get swept by Steel

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the host Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday and Saturday in…

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Homer takes 3rd; Kenai tops SoHi for 4th

The Homer hockey team defeated North Pole 4-0 on Saturday at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center…

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Hoops roundup: Buzzer beater keeps Ninilchik boys perfect

The Bethel girls and Ninilchik boys won the Seahawk Classic on Saturday in Seward.

Moose, the impetus, for David Spencerճ start on the Kenai National Moose Range. (Photo by C. Canterbury/FWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Introduction to David Spencer, 1st manager of Kenai National Moose Range

In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Kenai National Moose Range. Today this nearly 2-million-acre tract of…