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Peninsula hoops roundup

The Soldotna girls basketball team went on the road to defeat Palmer 46-33 on Saturday and lock up…

The author’s fancy new skis are seen here during a ski in early January 2020. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Don’t think twice

When my first Alaska Permanent Fund dividend hit my bank account, I did what every Alaskan wants to…

Refuge Notebook: Metabarcoding in our backyard

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Refuge Notebook: Metabarcoding in our backyard

I like low key, low tech, cheap science. That is part of why I became an entomologist. I…

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Preston Weeks moves the puck up the ice against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bears’ Weeks set to beat all-time NAHL games record

When the Kenai River Brown Bears began play in the 2007-08 season, it was easy to imagine a…

Nikolaevsk-CIA girls, Lumen-Ninilchik boys to play for Peninsula Conference titles

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Nikolaevsk-CIA girls, Lumen-Ninilchik boys to play for Peninsula Conference titles

The Nikolaevsk and Cook Inlet Academy girls and Lumen Christi and Ninilchik boys advanced to the finals of…

Day 1 of Peninsula Conference tourney

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Day 1 of Peninsula Conference tourney

The Birchwood Christian boys, Nikolaevsk boys and Lumen Christi girls picked up victories Wednesday at the first round…

Peninsula Conference tourney tips off today

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Peninsula Conference tourney tips off today

Cook Inlet Academy will play host to the Peninsula Conference basketball tournament today through Saturday, with two girls…

CIA girls, boys cagers sweep Homer JV

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CIA girls, boys cagers sweep Homer JV

The host Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams swept Homer’s junior varsity Monday in nonconference play.

Seward’s Anevay Ambrosiani and Sequoia Sieverts fight with Kenai’s Damaris Severson for the ball Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls, Seward boys notch wins

The Kenai Central girls and Seward boys notched Southcentral Conference victories on an intense night of basketball fueled…

Soldotna cagers celebrate senior day by sweeping Kenai

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Soldotna cagers celebrate senior day by sweeping Kenai

The Soldotna girls and boys basketball teams pulled off a senior night sweep over rival Kenai Central on…

Soldotna’s Youngren calls trials ‘one of the most amazing experiences of my life’

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Soldotna’s Youngren calls trials ‘one of the most amazing experiences of my life’

Soldotna’s Megan Youngren, 28, finished 230th with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes, 27 seconds, Saturday in…

Hoops roundup: Homer girls top Nikiski in overtime

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Hoops roundup: Homer girls top Nikiski in overtime

The host Homer girls basketball team defeated Nikiski 45-43 in overtime Friday in Southcentral Conference play.

Out of the Office: Dropping a line

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Out of the Office: Dropping a line

In my ongoing quest to shake off my Florida roots and achieve the illustrious title of “Real Alaskan,”…

Refuge Notebook: I Think I Can Ski

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Refuge Notebook: I Think I Can Ski

Let us start with a riddle. There are 11 frogs sitting on a log. Five of the frogs…

Ninilchik boys, Nikolaevsk girls pick up wins

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Ninilchik boys, Nikolaevsk girls pick up wins

The Ninilchik and Nikolaevsk basketball teams split Peninsula Conference games Wednesday in Ninilchik.

Kenai boys survive historic shooting night from Nikiski’s Stafford

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Kenai boys survive historic shooting night from Nikiski’s Stafford

The Kenai Central boys survived a historic shooting effort from Nikiski’s Austin Stafford on Tuesday to secure a…

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 runs at USATF meet, Carstens scores big for Chicago State

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central high school, took seventh place in the women’s 3,000-meter run…

Kenai girls beat Grace, lose to ACS; Kards boys swept by Grizzlies, Lions

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Kenai girls beat Grace, lose to ACS; Kards boys swept by Grizzlies, Lions

The Grace Christian basketball teams proved a tough competitor for host Kenai Central on Friday night, with the…

Weeks ties NAHL games record as Bears get swept

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Weeks ties NAHL games record as Bears get swept

On a weekend where Soldotna’s Preston Weeks tied the North American Hockey League record for most games played,…

Homer’s Clayton Beachy pressures Redington’s Tony Rogers during a Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 basketball game in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Friday, Saturday hoops roundup for Peninsula

The host Colony boys basketball team completed a weekend sweep over Soldotna with a 50-25 Northern Lights Conference…