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Pigskin Pick ‘Em: Finally! A winning week!

Week eight of the NFL season is proof that miracles can and do happen. The author of this…

Freezer Food Series makes return this weekend

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Freezer Food Series makes return this weekend

The Freezer Food Series makes its return for a third year this Sunday at the Tsalteshi Trails in…

Members of the Homer hockey team watch postgame ceremonies Saturday night after losing 6-5 in overtime to Palmer in the Div. II championshipat the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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High school hockey preview: Homer, SoHi look to finish job this year

The Soldotna and Homer hockey teams do not have to look hard for motivation this season.

Homer’s Karmyn Gallios dives for the ball during a Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 volleyball game against Kenai Central High School in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Kenai netters top Homer on Mariners senior night

The Homer Mariner volleyball team suffered an emotional loss to Kenai Central High School on senior recognition night…

Cooper selected for 1st 3 biathlon World Cups

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Cooper selected for 1st 3 biathlon World Cups

Travis Cooper, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, has been selected by U.S. Biathlon to compete in the…

A pair of participants move up the trail during the 5K Costume Run on Oct. 19, 2019, near the Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo provided by Jackie Cason/North Peninsula Recreation)

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Strausbaugh, Widman, Pothast win Costume Run

The Nikiski Community Recreation Center did a 5K Costume Run on Oct. 19. First place overall and for…

Kenai cheerleaders named Grand Champion at Rally in the Valley

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Kenai cheerleaders named Grand Champion at Rally in the Valley

One year ago at the Rally in the Valley cheerleading competition at Colony High School, Kenai Central returned…

Peninsula volleyball teams roll at Dimond-Service tourney

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Peninsula volleyball teams roll at Dimond-Service tourney

The Soldotna volleyball team emerged the biggest winners Saturday at the Dimond-Service tournament at Service High School with…

Season preview: Seward coach enters wrestling season for last time

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Season preview: Seward coach enters wrestling season for last time

The dawn of another high school wrestling season also marks the swan song of a longtime coaching presence…

Homer edges SoHi for Luke Spruill wrestling title

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Homer edges SoHi for Luke Spruill wrestling title

The spirit of the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central High School was on full display Saturday…

Prep sports programs feel effects of new teacher’s contract

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Prep sports programs feel effects of new teacher’s contract

The new teachers contract agreed to by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District last month touched many aspects…

Nordiques sweep Brown Bears

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Nordiques sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept on the road by the Maine Nordiques on Friday and Saturday…

Homer High grad to run Boston Marathon with Team Papi

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Homer High grad to run Boston Marathon with Team Papi

Next spring in Boston, a Homer High School graduate will join the team of legendary Red Sox hitter…

Nikiski netters sweep Seward

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Nikiski netters sweep Seward

Nikiski volleyball rolled to a 3-0 Southcentral Conference win Thursday night in Seward before heading up to Anchorage…

Baked salmon with roasted turnips, brussell sprouts, carrots, beets, kohlrabi for dinner, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2019, near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the office: Summery salmon memories

Wednesday evening, everything on my dinner plate was either caught in Alaska or grown in Alaska.

Refuge notebook: Winter moth time

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Refuge notebook: Winter moth time

On the windows of my home in Kasilof, under lights at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s headquarters in…

Pigskin Pick ‘Em: So close, yet so far

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Pigskin Pick ‘Em: So close, yet so far

Week seven in the NFL felt a whole lot like the first six weeks of the season, and…

Kenai River Brown Bears goalkeeper Landon Pavlisin keeps an eye on the action during a game against the Janesville Jets, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears GK Pavlisin nets NAHL division star of week

Kenai River Brown Bears goalkeeper Landon Pavlisin was awarded the North American Hockey League Midwest division star of…

Tsalteshi hosts 1st Alaska Cyclocross State Championships

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Tsalteshi hosts 1st Alaska Cyclocross State Championships

Both familiar and new faces to Alaska endurance sports finished on top of the brand-new Alaska Cyclocross State…

Members of the Soldotna football team pose with the trophy Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at the Div. II state football championship at Anchorage Football Stadium in Anchorage, Alaska. Soldotna defeated Lathrop 69-13. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna football dominates NLC All-Conference awards

Soldotna dominated All-Conference awards for the 2019 Northern Lights Conference, winning four of the five major accolades released…