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Soldotna's Maleda Denbrock runs to defend Thunder Mountain's Logan Miller at the Division II state championship game in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, May 29, 2021. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna girls, boys fall in state soccer finals

The Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams each took home a second-place trophy at the Division II state…

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Bears take 1st playoff series in franchise history

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets 4-3 on Saturday at the Super Rink in…

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Homer softball takes 4th straight NLC crown

The Homer softball team defeated Kodiak 18-17 on Saturday for the Northern Lights Conference championship.

Soldotna players congratulate Atticus Gibson (center, helmet in hand) on his grand slam in the second inning against Homer on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Southcentral Conference tournament at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Palmer baseball wins Southcentral Conference title; Kodiak, SoHi get other state berths

The Soldotna baseball team earned its first berth to state since 2016 with a 15-0 victory in three…

Ranger Nick Longobardi recording GoPro footage for Facebook content to bring sights from the refuge into your homes. (Photo by MJ Hendren/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Adaptation as consistency?

This year has been one for the books. Many of us had to change and adapt the way…

Soldotna’s Dylan Dahlgren makes a throw in the shot put during the first day of the Palmer Invitational on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Area track athletes ready for state

The Soldotna track and field team will look to follow up a sweep of the Region 3/Division I…

Soldotna’s Lexi Stormo slides under the tag of Homer pitcher Zoe Adkins on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer softball looks to maintain NLC dominance

The Homer softball team will be looking for a fourth-straight Northern Lights Conference title and a 20th state…

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All 4 area soccer teams make state semis

Kenai Peninsula soccer squads went 4 for 4 in the opening round of the Division II state soccer…

Kenai pitcher Gabe Smith delivers to Palmer on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the Southcentral Conference tournament at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kodiak, Palmer baseball reach Southcentral final

The Palmer and Kodiak baseball teams each won twice Thursday at Soldotna Little League fields to earn Division…

Soldotna's Rhys Cannava shoots on Homer's Debbie Weisser on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in the Peninsula Conference final at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula teams set for state soccer

The coaches for the Kenai Peninsula teams at the Division II state soccer tournament don’t know much about…

Soldotna catcher Gavin Jones records an out Wednesday, May 19, 2021, against Kenai Central at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula baseball teams seek state berths

Soldotna High School will host the Southcentral Conference baseball tournament at the Soldotna Little League fields from today…

Homer's Sela Weisser and Kenai's Bethany Morris battle for the ball Friday, May 21, 2021, in the Peninsula Conference semifinals at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi soccer sweeps Peninsula Conference titles

The Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams swept the Peninsula Conference titles Saturday at Kenai Central High School.

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Homer baseball gets 2 victories

The host Homer baseball team moved to 3-6 in the Southcentral Conference and 3-12 overall with an 11-3…

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Colony softball wins Bash by the Bay

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Soldotna’s Angelina Chavarria and Emma Brantley clear a hurdle during the Division I girls 100-meter hurdles in the Region 3 Championshps on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Wasilla High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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SoHi track sweeps region titles

The Soldotna girls and boys swept the Region 3/Division I track and field titles Friday and Saturday at…

Soldotna High School sophomore Trinity Donovan wins the wrestling state championship in Chugiak, Alaska on Saturday, May 22, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula claims 6 state wrestling titles

The Homer girls had two champions, while the Homer boys and Soldotna girls had a champion each at…

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Brown Bears take 2-0 lead on Janesville

The Kenai River Brown Bears are one win away from the first playoff series victory in franchise history.

The beauty and expansiveness of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge seen from an unmanned aircraft in the upper Kenai River and Skilak Lake. (Photo by Mark Laker, USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Conserving wild places and wild things

I don’t know about you, but public lands play an important role in my life. They are where…

Soldotna's Lexi Stormo slides under the tag of Homer pitcher Zoe Adkins on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prep roundup: Homer softball, SoHi baseball notch big wins

The visiting Homer softball team came back from a 4-1 deficit after the first inning to notch a…

Soldotna's Trinity Donovan is crowned the champion of the girls 145-pound division Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the ASAA State Wrestling Championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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A look at busy sports weekend ahead

The schedule adjustments caused by the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in a collision of Kenai Peninsula sporting events…