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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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Soldotna girls win Palmer Invitational

The Soldotna girls track and field team won the Palmer Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Palmer.

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SoHi soccer sweeps in Homer

The visiting Soldotna girls soccer team defeated Homer 2-0 in a Saturday matchup of the top two teams…

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Nikolaevsk wins Mix Six state volleyball title

Nikolaevsk won the Mix Six volleyball state championship Saturday at Dimond High School in Anchorage.

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Brown Bears, Ice Dogs split

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears split with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday and Saturday in North…

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Soldotna Whalers star at state wrestling

The Soldotna Whalers Wrestling Club competed in the 2021 Alaska USA Wrestling State tournament from April 30 to…

This is me standing in front of the Denali National Park and Preserve sign on Saturday, March 20, 2021. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: The weekend

By the second week of March, I had pretty much forgotten about the dry cabin I’d booked for…

Looking east towards the sun rising over Caribou Island. (Photo provided by refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Paddling Tustumena

By JOHN MORTON Alaska Wildlife Alliance

Kenai Central defender Valerie Villegas keeps the ball from Homer's Sela Weisser in front of Kenai goalie Emma Beck on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prep roundup: Homer girls soccer tops Kenai to stay unbeaten

The visiting Homer soccer team stayed undefeated by topping Kenai Central 1-0 in Peninsula Conference play Thursday.

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Baisden to play soccer for The Masters

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Kenai Central's Jackson DuPerron slides under the tag of Soldotna catcher Jacob Belger on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prep roundup: SoHi baseball edges Kenai

The host Soldotna baseball team defeated Kenai Central 10-8 on Tuesday at the Soldotna Little League fields, coming…

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Prep roundup: Baseball, softball, soccer all in action

The Soldotna girls soccer team defeated host Kenai Central 2-0 Monday in Peninsula Conference action.

Kevin Murdock (left) takes to the ice Friday, April 23, 2021, against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel. Murdock has resigned as head coach of the Kenai River Brown Bears. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Murdock steps down as head coach of Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears announced in a press release Monday that head coach Kevin Murdock is no…

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Nikiski wrestlers host invite

The Nikiski wrestling team hosted Grace Christian, Houston, Redington and Seward at the Nikiski Invite on Saturday.

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SoHi baseball finishes 4th at Dale Buddy Invite

The Soldotna baseball team finished fourth at the Dale Buddy Invite in Wasilla with a 17-4 loss to…

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Homer softball finishes play at Rally in Valley

The Homer softball team finished up the Rally in the Valley softball tournament with a 15-4 loss to…

Soldotna’s Alex Lee attacks against Palmer on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. (Photo by Tim Rockey/Frontiersman)

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Soccer roundup: Kenai, SoHi finish off Valley trips

The Soldotna girls soccer team improved to 4-1-1 on Saturday by toppling Houston 9-1 in a nonconference game.

Soldotna Trenton O'Reagan (center) runs to victory in the 100 meters Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi track teams sweep SoHi Invitational

The Soldotna track and field teams swept the SoHi Invitational on Saturday at Soldotna High School.

The Kenai River Brown Bears celebrate the first-period goal of Shayne Tomlinson (second from left) Friday, April 30, 2021 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears clinch first playoff berth since 2014

The Kenai River Brown Bears clinched their first playoff berth since 2014 with a 7-4 victory over the…

Large flocks of Pacific brant depend on a few key areas, especially Izembek Lagoon. (Photo by Heather Wilson/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: The outlook for Pacific brant

After a multiweek weather delay, Biologist/Pilot Heather Wilson and I took off from Kenai just before noon, Jan.…

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Colony softball topples Homer

The Homer softball team lost 13-0 to Colony in three innings on the opening day of the Rally…