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Refuge Notebook: The Refuge Notebook passes millennium milestone

“Welcome to Refuge Notebook. This is day one, page one of a new weekly column devoted to life…

Edwards-Smith, Aldridge win FFS #6 bike race

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Edwards-Smith, Aldridge win FFS #6 bike race

Race two of the Freezer Food Series went to winners Dave Edwards-Smith and Morgan Aldridge, Sunday at the…

Pigskin Pick ‘Em: So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

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Pigskin Pick ‘Em: So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

After another middling, but positive, performance in the NFL’s 14th week, the column received a much-needed week off.…

Soldotna’s Megan Youngren competes in the California International Marathon in Sacramento on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (Photo provided by Megan Youngren)

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Youngren named Alaska Athlete of Week; McDonald stars for Providence College

Soldotna’s Megan Youngren, 28, was named the Alaska Athlete of the Week by the Alaska Sports Hall of…

Kenai graduate Cooper takes 99th in World Cup biathlon sprint

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Kenai graduate Cooper takes 99th in World Cup biathlon sprint

Travis Cooper, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, took 99th in a World Cup biathlon 10-kilometer sprint Friday…

Cross-country skiers get some racing in

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Cross-country skiers get some racing in

Cross-country skiing got underway for Kenai Peninsula squads with a pair of meets Saturday.

Homer defends Kachemak Conference title

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Homer defends Kachemak Conference title

The Homer wrestling dynasty rolled on Saturday with a fifth straight Kachemak Conference team championship at host Joe…

SoHi wrestling picks off 2 individual NLC crowns

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SoHi wrestling picks off 2 individual NLC crowns

The Northern Lights Conference wrestling championships at Colony High School proved to be a home show for the…

Prep hockey: Homer sweeps, Kenai splits on road

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Prep hockey: Homer sweeps, Kenai splits on road

The Palmer Moose scored twice in the third period to pick up a 4-2 Railbelt Conference hockey win…

Brown Bears shut out Jr. Blues

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Brown Bears shut out Jr. Blues

A team defined by their potent offense, the Kenai River Brown Bears showed they can win on both…

Jr. Blues nip Brown Bears

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Jr. Blues nip Brown Bears

The game of chase the Kenai River Brown Bears played Thursday night was not enough to secure victory,…

Homer’s Russell Nyvall grabs Soldotna’s Peyton Lawton in a headlock Saturday, Oct 26, 2019, at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prep wrestling teams face high stakes at region meets

State tournament spots are up for grabs this weekend at the Northern Lights Conference and Kachemak Conference championship…

The author is seen here sometime in the past decade trying to look cool in front of a Bob Dylan mural in Tennessee. (Photo provided by Kat Sorensen)

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Tangled Up in Blue: Where is ‘Tangled Up in Blue’?

As we approach the roaring 2020s, we’re all in the midst of our online apps telling us how…

An American red squirrel eating white spruce seeds. (Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS)

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Refuge notebook: Squirrels are incredible

I recently took a family vacation to my home state of Minnesota to visit family and friends. We…

Service hockey shuts out Kenai Central

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Service hockey shuts out Kenai Central

The host Service hockey team notched a 2-0 nonconference victory over Kenai Central on Thursday in Anchorage.

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, Showalter win at Freezer Food Series

Dave Edwards-Smith, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter picked up victories in the fat bike race at Freezer Food…

Soldotna’s Youngren qualifies for US Olympic marathon trials

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Soldotna’s Youngren qualifies for US Olympic marathon trials

Megan Youngren’s watch wasn’t working Sunday. Her will was.

Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt (left) drives into the lane by Dimond’s Dshanna Schuster Friday, March 22, 2019, in the Class 4A state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Danica Schmidt stars for Lower Columbia College

Danica Schmidt, a 2019 graduate of Soldotna High School, was named the tournament MVP of the 24th annual…

A field of skiers take off for a pair of races Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at the Black Stone Axe Ridge Warm Up Rally at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Cross-country skiers rally at Tsalteshi

The snow dump early last week provided the perfect setting for Saturday’s Black Stone Axe Ridge Warm Up…

Brown Bears sweep Jets to stay in 1st place

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Brown Bears sweep Jets to stay in 1st place

Friday night marked the return of defenseman Bryan Huggins to the lineup and the return of the Kenai…