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Kenai boys win; Kenai girls, Homer boys lose at ACS Invite

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Kenai boys win; Kenai girls, Homer boys lose at ACS Invite

The Kenai boys were able to advance to the winners’ side of the ACS Pepsi Invitational on Thursday…

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Theo Thrun brings the puck up the ice on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, against the Minnesota Magicians at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears’ Thrun commits to Western Michigan

Theo Thrun’s dream has come true.

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game Dec. 21, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

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Pigskin pick ‘em: Providing playoff winners to Clarion faithful

The brains of this pigskin pick’em column, or lack-there-of, enters the wild card round of the NFL playoffs…

SoHi girls, boys win holiday tourneys

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SoHi girls, boys win holiday tourneys

The Soldotna girls basketball team won the Prep Division of the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic on Monday by…

Dave Edwards-Smith competes in the Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride at the beach in Kenai, Alaska, on May 29, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Edwards-Smith, Aldridge win at Freezer Food Series

David Edwards-Smith and Morgan Aldridge won the seventh Freezer Food Series race of the season Sunday, a cyclocross…

Soldotna girls, boys both stay perfect at holiday tourneys

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Soldotna girls, boys both stay perfect at holiday tourneys

The Soldotna girls moved to 3-0 at the SoCal Prep Holiday Classic by defeating Valhalla on Friday 70-24…

Boise State’s Allie Ostrander competes in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final June 30 at the Prefontaine Classic at Stanford University in California. (Photo taken by Cortney White)

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Year in review for sports

A look back at 2019 in sports:

Refuge Notebook: Stories of refuge’s past and present

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Refuge Notebook: Stories of refuge’s past and present

It is the time of year for reflection, where we look back at the year and express gratitude…

Tangled Up in Blue: Wrapping Up

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Tangled Up in Blue: Wrapping Up

I picked up my journal this morning, ready to start closing out another year in its pages. Instead,…

Soldotna girls top Oregon squad

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Soldotna girls top Oregon squad

The Soldotna girls basketball team started play at the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic on Thursday with a 59-34…

Peninsula skiers compete at Besh Cup

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Peninsula skiers compete at Besh Cup

The first weekend of Besh Cup racing was held Saturday and Sunday at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.

Brown Bears remain in 1st after series with Jets

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Brown Bears remain in 1st after series with Jets

The Kenai River Brown Bears remain in first place in the North American Hockey League Midwest Division after…

Friday hoops: SoHi teams get wins at Al Howard tourney

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Friday hoops: SoHi teams get wins at Al Howard tourney

The Soldotna boys took care of business in picking up their first win of the season Friday at…

Soldotna’s Sean Babbitt competes against Wasilla’s Colton Lindquist in the Division I boys 171-pound final 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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State wrestling: SoHi duo earns girls titles; Homer takes 3rd in DII meet

Soldotna freshman Trinity Donovan walked off the center mat in the cavernous Alaska Airlines Center as a newly…

Soldotna hockey tops Kenai

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Soldotna hockey tops Kenai

The Soldotna hockey team got two power-play goals in the third period to defeat Kenai Central 4-2 on…

Saturday hoops roundup: Kenai boys win their Challenge

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Saturday hoops roundup: Kenai boys win their Challenge

The Kenai Central boys and Galena girls finished off titles in the Craig Jung “Kenai River Challenge” on…

Candy Cane Scramble is Christmas on skis

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Candy Cane Scramble is Christmas on skis

Proper V2 technique and complex, expensive wax jobs can wait for the rest of the season.

Sun reflects off snow covering the mountains across Resurrection Bay from the Tonsina Point area on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 near Lowell Point, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Best laid plans

I’ve always been a planner.

Nikiski’s Yorik Bastuck grapples with Kenai’s Isaiah Ticknor, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at a Kenai/Nikiski dual meet at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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State wrestling preview: Homer going for 3rd title in 5 years

Dynasties are etched in stone over years, not months. The mark of a dynasty is the return to…

Kenai’s Damaris Severson (24) defends Houston’s Emily Bitler, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge tournament at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prep hoops: Kenai River Challenge, Al Howard, CIA Classic tournaments kick off

One game into his tenure as Kenai Central girls basketball head coach and Jeff Swick is 1-0.