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Homer News reporter Sarah Knapp (kneeling) is pictured with the Friends of Kachemak Bay State Park volunteer group who cleared South Eldred Trail during National Trails Day on June 5. The group was able to clear half a mile of the trail. Pictured left to right are Kristine Moerlein, Amy Holman, Kathy Sarns, Lyn Maslow, Ruth Dickerson and Kris Holderied. (Photo by Michael Singer)

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Out of the Office: Finding Home in Alaska

“The story is it’s dark, it’s cold, it’s unfriendly and there are wild animals that’ll eat you.”

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South sweeps Twins

The American Legion Twins fell to 1-2 in the league and 2-4 overall after getting swept by South…

Associated Press Lydia Jacoby participates in the Women’s 100 Breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Jacoby misses mark in the 200, still waiting for spot on Team USA in the 100

Jacoby will have a better idea by Friday or Saturday about whether she made Team USA in the…

(Peninsula Clarion file)

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Chinooks overpower Oilers

Kenai and Chugiak played evenly throughout the first two thirds of the game.

The Kenai River Brown Bears hockey team announced Keenan Kelly as its new head coach on June 15, 2021. (Photo provided)

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Kelly to take over as Brown Bears head coach

Former head coach Kevin Murdock stepped down in early May.

(Peninsula Clarion file)

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Oilers fall to Bucs in Anchorage matchup

The Oilers couldn’t come back to defeat the Anchorage Bucs at Mulcahy Stadium on Tuesday night, losing 8-3.

Allie Ostrander competes in a women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminary heat Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the NCAA Div. I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)

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Ostrander pushes ahead with Olympic trials

The three-time NCAA Division champion opened up about her eating disorder treatment.

Lydia Jacoby participates in the Women’s 100 Breaststroke during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. On Tuesday Jacoby came in second to former Olympic gold medalist Lilly King in the finals, likely earning herself a spot on the Olympic team. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Jacoby likely to be 1st Alaska swimmer to make Olympics

She hopped out of the Olympic trials pool Tuesday night the second-fastest swimmer in the world for her…

Peninsula Oilers first baseman John Hanley beats the tag of Mat-Su Miners first baseman Nick Cirelli during Mat-Su’s 5-2 win over the Oilers Monday, June 14, 2021, at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer. (Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Oilers take double losses on Sunday-Monday games

Oilers couldn’t overtake the Miners, ultimately losing 2-5.

Lydia Jacoby participates in the Women’s 100 Breaststroke during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Monday, June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Jacoby advances, closer to qualifying for Olympics

Jacoby beat the national age group record for 17- to 18-year-olds in her semifinal race

Atticus Gibson fires off a pitch during Kenai’s league game against East Anchorage at Oiler Park on Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Twins split with Anchorage teams in openers, now 1-1 in league regular season

The Twins are now 1-1 in the regular season.

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‘A lot to be proud of’

Brown Bears fall short of Robertson Cup by one goal

Seward’s Lydia Jacoby swims the breaststroke in the girls 200 yard individual medley race Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 during a dual meet at the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Seward’s Jacoby prepping for Olympic trials

Jacoby, a 17-year-old incoming senior from Seward, will compete in the 100-meter breaststroke semifinal in Omaha on Monday.

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Oilers overpower Chinooks, Bucs in weekend away games

Kenai and Chugiak played neck and neck for the first four innings on Saturday night at Lee Jordan…

Aubrey Curl finishes first in the women’s 5K race at the Kenai Watershed Forum’s Run for the River in Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘How can you not love this?’

More than 100 runners return for in-person Run for the River

(File/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears pull back-to-back weekend wins

The Kenai River Brown Bears hockey team pulled out another win on Saturday night in the final hour…

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Cody Moline celebrates his goal in the first period 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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Brown Bears score in final minutes to beat Minnesota

Tensions heightened as the Magicians ran out of time to tie the score.

A Dytiscidae larva (water tiger) spotted in a pond adjacent to the pipeline corridor within the Kenai Wildlife Refuge in June 2020 (USFWS/Matt Bowser)

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Refuge Notebook: The little-known predator of the seasonal pond

Not to be confused with the more noticeable surface whirligig beetles that swim in a circle, predaceous diving…

Eileen Sorensen taunts her dog, Hana, with fresh caught and cooked blue claw crabs in New Jersey. (Photo courtesy Kat Sorensen)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Good Grief

They say that grief washes over you in waves, but I just jumped in.

Mat-Su Miners infielder Gerard Sweeney slides back into first during a 2-1 win over the Peninsula Oilers Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer. (Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Oilers couldn’t come back for the win on Thursday

The Oilers and Miners remained scoreless all the way through the seventh inning, at just a one-run ball…