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Kenai River Brown Bears forward Brandon Lajoie pulls up against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Former Bears player commits to UAA

The University of Alaska Anchorage announced this week that former Brown Bears forward Brandon Lajoie has signed a…

Soldotna's Dylan Dahlgren keeps the puck from Kenai Central's Toby Petty on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai, SoHi hockey play to draw

The Railbelt Conference produced yet another tight game, with the Kenai Central and Soldotna hockey teams playing to…

Kenai Central's Greg Fallon, Jack Laker and Tyler Hippchen battle for the lead in a 5-kilometer mass start classic race Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hippchen, Boonstra top ski meet

Due to all the grooming, course planning and course marking they require, ski meets aren’t easy to throw…

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SoHi finishes second at Northern Lights tourney

The Soldotna wrestling team narrowly missed taking the Northern Lights Conference title from Colony on Saturday in Kodiak.

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Brown Bears get 3 points in weekend road series

The Kenai River Brown Bears took three points out of a Friday and Saturday series with the host…

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Kenai gets lone win in conference weekend road test for Peninsula teams

The Kenai Central hockey team got four goals from Jacob Begich and came back from a 4-1 deficit…

A red fox sleeping by a plane near the Kavik River in Alaska. (Photo by Frannie Nelson, USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Missing dog, Kenai Peninsula — Red and WILD!

This past summer, I was working on a project outside of Fairbanks. While I was there, I stayed…

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Tangled Up in Blue: Marathon training

I didn’t run any marathons this past month, despite three months of semiserious training.

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Wrestlers ready for conference meets

Kenai Peninsula wrestlers will seek state berths today and Saturday at conference tournaments.

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SoHi, Homer hockey lose Railbelt road contests

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Lydia Jacoby, of the United States, reacts after winning the final of the women’s 100-meter breaststroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Jacoby wins 2 Golden Goggle awards

Jacoby earned two awards for breakout performer and female race of the year.

Dane, Dylan and Christina Dahlgren.

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SoHi’s Dahlgren signs to play football at Dickinson State

Soldotna senior Dylan Dahlgren signed a national letter of intent Monday to play football for Dickinson State University…

Soldotna's Galen Hecht finishes 16th in the men's Mount Marathon Race on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hecht leads peninsula at CIM

Galen Hecht, 26, of Soldotna led the Kenai Peninsula by finishing 237th overall Sunday at the California International…

Nick Stevens of the Kenai River Brown Bears tries to squeeze by the check of Bohdan Panasenko of the Anchorage Wolverines on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears, Wolverines split series

Resilience is nothing new for Cole Dubicki and the small group of Kenai River Brown Bears back for…

Kenai Central's Reagan Graves gets ready to score a goal while Camden Kovach defends Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai hockey edges Juneau in overtime

The Kenai Central hockey team defeated Juneau-Douglas 5-4 in overtime Saturday in Railbelt Conference play at the Kenai…

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SoHi wrestlers 4th at Grizzly Shakedown

Soldotna High School led the Kenai Peninsula by finishing fourth Saturday at the 24-team Grace Grizzly Shakedown in…

Brandonn Campbell of Juneau-Douglas keeps the puck from Dylan Arno of Homer on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Hockey roundup: Houston beats SoHi for Big Lake title

The Houston hockey team defeated Soldotna 5-0 in the championship game of the Big Lake Lions Classic at…

Sun coming through snow-covered branches with cross-country ski tracks on trail. (Photo by Ashley Lutto/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: It’s more fun than walking

I’m not sure which one of us was more excited about the fresh snow, my ski partner or…

Michael Armstrong and his dog Leia harvest a Christmas tree in December 2013 on his land on Diamond Ridge near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Jenny Stroyeck)

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Out of the Office: For Alaska Bush cred, head out and harvest a Christmas tree

If you don’t have your own tree lot, harvest trees on public lands.

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Parker Lockwood attacks against the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Refreshed Brown Bears ready for Wolverines

The North American Hockey League does not break for Thanksgiving, but the Kenai River Brown Bears got the…