Juneau-Douglas’ Chance Turinsky, left, drives past Homer’s Isaiah Nevak at Treadwell Arena on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. JDHS won 4-3 in overtime. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau hockey scores weekend sweep of Homer

Juneau-Douglas High School senior Cully Corrigan wisely held off celebrating what appeared to be a game-winning goal on…

Nikiski girls head coach Rustin Hitchcock guides the Bulldogs from the bench Saturday at the Rus Hitchcock Nikiski Tip Off tournament. The names of the tournament honors Hitchcock’s late father, who passed away in Oct. 2017 to a heart attack. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski girls beat South to Rus Hitchcock title

For a third year in a row, the Nikiski girls won the Rus Hitchcock Nikiski Tip Off tournament…

SoHi girls power way to 1st win over Colony in 5 years, then complete Saturday sweep

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SoHi girls power way to 1st win over Colony in 5 years, then complete Saturday sweep

A long drought was quenched Friday night for the Soldotna girls basketball program.

Hoops roundup: Kenai girls, boys finish 2nd at Joe T. Classic

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Hoops roundup: Kenai girls, boys finish 2nd at Joe T. Classic

The Kenai Central boys lost 59-36 to Monroe Catholic on Saturday at the Joe T. Classic at Lathrop…

Jr. Blues complete 3-game sweep of Bears

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Jr. Blues complete 3-game sweep of Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears won one period on a Friday night where they badly needed to win…

Kenai Central grad Danielson leads area at Tsalteshi Besh Cup sprints

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Kenai Central grad Danielson leads area at Tsalteshi Besh Cup sprints

Karl Danielson led all peninsula skiers Saturday at the Besh Cup race No. 3 freestyle sprints at the…

Prep hoops roundup: Nikiski girls win big

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Prep hoops roundup: Nikiski girls win big

The Nikiski girls basketball team opened with a huge win, while the Bulldogs boys started with a tight…

The summit of Vista Trail on Skilak Loop Road, seen Nov. 23, 2018, while waiting for skiing to come to the central Kenai Peninsula. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Power of the Culture of the North

First, a few confessions.

Brown Bears clash with Blues

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Brown Bears clash with Blues

With Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues head coach Tyler Rennette missing on the bench with an illness, it was…

Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Gavin Enright tracks the puck for a save as defenseman Connor Scahill looks on Friday, Nov. 3, 2018, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Series preview: Brown Bears look to get back on track vs. Jr. Blues

After a disappointing weekend sweep at the hands of the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel, the Kenai River Brown Bears…

SoHi hockey defeats Kenai

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SoHi hockey defeats Kenai

The Soldotna Stars rebounded from a tough loss to Homer one night earlier to post a resounding 7-0…

Homer’s Hannah Hatfield wins a loose ball from Soldotna High School’s Morgan Bouschor during a Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 game in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Roundup: Soldotna, Nikolaevsk basketball teams sweep

The visiting Soldotna girls basketball team notched a 65-21 victory over Homer on Tuesday in nonconference play.

Skier Pete Sprague participates in the first annual Tour of Tsalteshi ski race on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.

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Tsalteshi features weekends of ski racing for next 5 weeks

The next five weeks at Tsalteshi Trails feature eight scheduled ski races — encompassing everything from two races…

Homer hockey tops SoHi

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Homer hockey tops SoHi

The loss of eight key Homer seniors coupled with the returning cast of rising Soldotna skaters left the…

Kenai graduate Cooper competes in Oberhof biathlon

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Kenai graduate Cooper competes in Oberhof biathlon

Travis Cooper, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, competed for the United States in the World Cup biathlon…

SoHi leads area skiers at Government Peak

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SoHi leads area skiers at Government Peak

The Soldotna ski team led the area Friday and Saturday at the Government Peak Recreation Invitational on Friday…

Hockey roundup: Kenai gets 1st win, SoHi shines

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Hockey roundup: Kenai gets 1st win, SoHi shines

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Tyle Owens rides to victory Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Freezer Food Series Race 5, a six-mile fat bike race at the Slikok Trails outside of Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai’s Crawford leads Peninsula riders at Frosty Bottom

Mike Crawford led the way for Kenai Peninsula fat bike riders Saturday at the Frosty Bottom in Anchorage.

Weekend hoops roundup: SoHi girls, boys sweep the weekend

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Weekend hoops roundup: SoHi girls, boys sweep the weekend

The host Soldotna girls basketball team cruised past Grace Christian 70-27 in nonconference action Saturday.

Steel score weekend sweep of Brown Bears

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Steel score weekend sweep of Brown Bears

The Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel continued to be a thorn in the side of the Kenai River Brown Bears…