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Homer’s Tyler Gilliland and Soldotna’s Wyatt Medcoff jockey for position during a Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 hockey game at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Soldotna hockey tops Homer

The Soldotna hockey team notched a big victory over host Homer on Wednesday in Railbelt Conference play. Soldotna…

Eventual race winner Morgan Aldridge leads Carly Reimer and Amy Anderson at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Klecka, Aldridge ski to Freezer Food victories

Joey Klecka and Morgan Aldridge won the 10th Freezer Food Series race of the season Sunday at Tsalteshi…

CIA hoops splits with Kenai JV

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CIA hoops splits with Kenai JV

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Friday hockey: Kenai, SoHi win

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Friday hockey: Kenai, SoHi win

Trent Powell scored Soldotna’s first three goals, one in each period, to lead the Stars to a 4-1…

Area skiers compete in Valley

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Area skiers compete in Valley

By TIM ROCKEY

Ice Wolves sweep Brown Bears

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Ice Wolves sweep Brown Bears

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a 6-2 decision to the New Mexico Ice Wolves on Friday…

Hoops roundup: Kenai, Homer split

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Hoops roundup: Kenai, Homer split

Halftime adjustments carried the visiting Homer girls to a 38-35 Southcentral Conference victory over Kenai Central on Friday.

Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898

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Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898

On June 8, 1897, Dr. Walter H. Evans of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Benton Killin, a…

Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies

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Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies

I came up with a handful of good, meaningful New Year’s resolutions but by Jan. 2, I had…

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) drops back to pass as he throws a pass that was fumbled and recovered by the New Orleans Saints in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Pigskin Pick ‘em: It’s all going exactly as picked

The wild-card weekend went exactly as planned.

Hoops: SoHi girls, boys; Ninilchik boys all win

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Hoops: SoHi girls, boys; Ninilchik boys all win

The Soldotna girls and boys both picked up Thursday victories on the first day of the Nome Invitational.

Prep hockey roundup: Kenai, Homer win; Soldotna loses

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Prep hockey roundup: Kenai, Homer win; Soldotna loses

In a game that featured only a flurry of scoring in the third period, the Kenai Central hockey…

CIA, Ninilchik split conference hoops games

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CIA, Ninilchik split conference hoops games

It may be a cold night in January, but the Ninilchik boys and Cook Inlet Academy girls know…

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Peter Morgan and Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues defenseman Hunter Mccurdy chase the puck Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bears’ Morgan wins NAHL Forward of the Month

Peter Morgan of the Kenai River Brown Bears earned North American Hockey League Bauer Forward of the Month…

Huff wins Freezer Food Series race

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Huff wins Freezer Food Series race

Scott Huff won the Freezer Food Series on Sunday at the Slikok Trails.

Brown Bears swept in Amarillo

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Brown Bears swept in Amarillo

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the host Amarillo (Texas) Bulls on Friday and Saturday in…

Kenai boys lose out on 3rd in OT

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Kenai boys lose out on 3rd in OT

The Eielson boys basketball team got 43 points from Christian Bolton in defeating Kenai Central 69-63 in overtime…

Michael Armstrong stands by Knik Arm in Anchorage shortly after arriving in Alaska in December 1979. The weird glow is caused by taking a photo of a slide illuminated by a desk lamp. (Photo provided by Mark Heffernan)

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Out of the Office: From Florida to Alaska — A wild 40 years

Like true superheroes, every Alaskan has an origin story. The really cool origin story might involve being born…

Peter Morgan of the Kenai River Brown Bears celebrates his goal with teammates Ryan Reid, Porter Schachle, Cody Moline and Dylan Hadfield on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, against the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears look for continued success in 2nd half

Even when the Kenai River Brown Bears were on break for the holidays, signs of success keep happening.

Refuge Notebook: Tales of a wildlife biologist

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Refuge Notebook: Tales of a wildlife biologist

In 1975, as a freshman in Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, I was required to take…