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Kenai River Brown Bears forward Brandon Lajoie (arm raised) celebrates his first-period goal Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, against the Maine Nordiques at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Anchorage gets an NAHL team

The Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League have a new rival, a new partner…

Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, finishes third in the men’s Mount Marathon Race on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Arneson wins Crazy Lazy

Homer Epic results posted

Lumen Christi's Brenden Gregory is mobbed by teammates after hitting the game-winning 3-pointer in the Peninsula Conference championship game against Ninilchik on Friday, March 19, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Lumen Christi sweeps Peninsula Conference titles

Ninilchik boys, CIA girls nab 2nd place

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SoHi girls lose in NLC semis

The Soldotna girls basketball team ended its season with a 53-45 loss to Wasilla in the third-place game…

Homer's Tonda Smude scores against Kenai Central on Friday, March 12, 2021, at the Southcentral Conference tournament at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer girls get berth to 3A state basketball

The Homer girls basketball team is going to the Class 3A state tournament, starting Thursday in the Matanuska-Susitna…

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Max Helgeson chases the puck along the boards against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs topped the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey…

A snowmachine at rest in front of the Snag Lake public use cabin. (Photo provided by USFWS)

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Preparedness is key to staying safe in the backcountry

If you spend any time in the backcountry it’s bound to happen: an ankle sprain halfway into a…

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Tangled Up in Blue: Marathon Training

I want to brag for a second, although my self-deprecating side would argue this whole column is just…

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SoHi girls move to NLC semis

The Soldotna girls won and the Stars boys lost Thursday at the first day of the Northern Lights…

Cook Inlet Academy's Mason Zeigler goes up for a shot against Birchwood Christian's Tyler Huston at the Peninsula Conference tournament Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ninilchik boys, CIA girls make finals

Staff report

Soldotna’s Morgan Bouschor looks for an outlet pass under pressure from Seward’s Shelby Sieminski as Soldotna’s Taylor Edwards looks on at Soldotna High School on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi girls, boys open with mysterious Kodiak

The Soldotna girls and boys basketball teams will open the postseason against a team that did not have…

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Lumen Christi carries top seeds into Peninsula Conference tournament

By JEFF HELMINIAK

Soldotna senior Morgan Bouschor signs her National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. Bouschor is with her father, Jeffrey, her mother, Chrissy, and brothers Eli and Zack. (Photo provided)

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SoHi’s Bouschor signs with Portland Community College

Soldotna senior Morgan Bouschor signed a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday at Soldotna High School to play…

Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, passes Seward’s Erik Johnson to take seventh place at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2018, in Seward. Johnson finished eighth.(Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mount Marathon Race adjusts registration schedule

The Mount Marathon Race in Seward has made several adjustments to its registration schedule.

The Kenai Central High School cheerleading team cheers at the Southcentral Conference tournament Friday, March 16, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Southcentral Conference cheerleading awards announced

The cheerleading awards for the Southcentral Conference were announced Tuesday:

Nikiski’s Lillian Carstens drives to the basket while Soldotna’s Rhys Cannava defends Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Southcentral Conference announces hoops awards

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Kenai River Brown Bears forward Brandon Lajoie (arm raised) celebrates his first-period goal Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, against the Maine Nordiques at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears to return home April 16

Nothing is for certain in the coronavirus pandemic, but the Kenai River Brown Bears are closer than ever…

Houston's Hunter Jefferson and Homer's Clayton Beachy battle for the rebound Saturday, March 13, 2021, in the third-place game of the Southcentral Conference boys tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer girls rally for 3rd place

The Homer girls basketball team remained eligible for the Class 3A state basketball tournament by defeating Redington 38-23…

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Ice Dogs top Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 4-2 in North American Hockey League play Saturday…

Head coach Jeff Swick and the Kenai Central girls basketball team celebrate earning a berth in the Class 3A state tounament after defeating Homer in the semifinals of the Southcentral Conference girls tournament Friday, March 12, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls top Homer for state berth

Mariners boys lose to ACS in semis