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Homer senior Gracie Miotke (seated) committed to run track and field at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Behind Miotke are Homer head coach Bob Ostrom, mother, Amanda Miotke, and father, Dan Miotke. (Photo provided)

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Homer’s Miotke commits to run track at UAA

Homer senior Gracie Miotke committed to run track and field at the University of Alaska Anchorage in a…

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Wednesday hoops: Ninilchik girls open Southern Conference tourney with loss

The No. 5-seeded Ninilchik girls basketball team opened the Southern Conference Tournament with a 49-8 loss to No.…

Soldotna's Simon Willets and Nikiski's Jakeup Martin battle for the ball Monday, May 9, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Willets to play soccer for St. John’s

Soldotna senior Simon Willets recently committed to play soccer for St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

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Peninsula hoops teams to chase state berths at conference tourneys

With the Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams already having punched their tickets to the Class…

Dylan Dahlgren, Galen Brantley III and Adarra Hagelund at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Brookings, South Dakota. (Photo provided)

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SoHi grads compete at NAIA Nationals in indoor track

Three graduates of Soldotna High School competed for Dickinson State from Feb. 27 to March 1 in the…

Cook Inlet Academy head coach Josh Hawley celebrates with his team Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Cook Inlet Academy just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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CIA girls, boys top Nanwalek to rule Peninsula Conference

The Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams swept the Peninsula Conference titles from Nanwalek on Saturday…

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CIA, Nanwalek girls, boys to meet for championships of Peninsula Conference

The Cook Inlet Academy and Nanwalek girls and boys basketball teams will meet for the championship of the…

Nikiski's Ethan Ellis and Houston's Ethan Slaton battle for the ball Friday, February 28, 2025, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Friday hoops roundup: Nikiski girls, Houston boys notch victories

The Nikiski girls and Houston boys notched nonconference victories Friday at Nikiski Middle-High School as the Bulldogs celebrated…

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Saturday hoops: Lumen’s victory over Seward boys puts Southern Conference even more up for grabs

The host Lumen Christi boys defeated Seward 49-42 on Saturday to throw even more intrigue into an already…

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CIA, Birchwood girls, boys to meet in Peninsula Conference semifinal

Cook Inlet Academy and Birchwood Christian are in the semifinal in both the girls and boys brackets after…

Kenai Central's Mason Tunseth goes up for a shot against Redington's Aiden Dobbs on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Thursday: Kenai hoops celebrates senior night by sweeping Redington

The host Kenai Central girls and boys basketball teams swept Redington on Thursday in nonconference action to celebrate…

Austin Vanderford wins a fight. (Photo courtesy of Lucas Noonan/Bellator)

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Ninilchik’s Vanderford wins UFC debut

Austin Vanderford, a 2008 graduate of Ninilchik School, won his UFC debut Saturday, Feb. 22, in Seattle.

Owen Braband, Hyrum Henderson and Ian McGarry of Cook Inlet Academy celebrate a victory over Soldotna at the Revolution Sport and Spine Therapy Al Howard Shootout on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Class 1A Peninsula Conference to take place at Cook Inlet Academy from Thursday to Saturday

The Class 1A Peninsula Conference tournament will be held at Cook Inlet Academy just outside of Soldotna from…

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4 area riders compete in Iron Dog

Four area riders competed in the Iron Dog, a 2,500-mile snowmachine race that started Feb. 15 and ended…

The Homer girls and boys ski teams won Division II state titles Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Birch Hill in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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Complete state ski wrapup: Homer girls sweep DII titles, SoHi girls take 3rd

The Homer girls and boys swept the Division II team titles at the state Nordic ski championships at…

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Tuesday hoops: Homer sweeps Nikiski

The host Homer girls and boys basketball teams swept Nikiski on Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action.

Ninilchik's Brandt Mill tries to steal the ball from Seward's Talon Lemme on Friday, February 21, 2025, at Ninilchik School in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Friday hoops: Ninilchik’s Kade McCorison scores 55 in loss to Seward; Homer boys clinch state berth

The visiting Seward boys basketball team defeated Ninilchik 85-66 on Friday in Southern Conference action as the Seahawks…

Soldotna's Hope Hillyer shoots against Grace Christian's MJ Van der horst on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Saturday hoops roundup: Grace sweeps Soldotna

The visiting Grace Christian girls and boys basketball teams swept Soldotna on Saturday.

Soldotna junior Tania Boonstra (far left) took second in the girls 5-kilometer classic interval start Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at the state Nordic ski championships at Birch Hill in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Chip Abolafia)

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State skiing: Homer sweeps Division II team titles; Soldotna girls take 3rd overall

The Homer girls and boys swept the Division II team titles at the state Nordic ski championships at…

Soldotna's Tania Boonstra races towards the finish chute during the Region III Girls 7.5K Classic Race at Tsalteshi Trails near Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Thursday: SoHi’s Boonstra takes second at classic ski race at state

Soldotna junior Tania Boonstra led the Kenai Peninsula at the first day of the state Nordic ski championships…