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Thomason, Aldridge, Showalter win at Soldotna Cycle Series

Eric Thomason, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter were the winners in the 12-kilometer race Thursday in Soldotna Cycle…

Soldotna junior Jersey Truesdell winds up for a pass Friday against North Pole at Soldotna’s Justin Maile Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fast start fuels SoHi to win over North Pole

With their stunning opening week loss to West Anchorage fading in the rearview mirror, it didn’t take long…

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Kenai Golf Course holds lead at Peninsula Cup

Kenai Golf Course took a 7 1-2 to 4 1-2 lead Friday after two days of the Peninsula…

Nikiski junior Noah Litke attempts to tackle Valdez back Owen Chadwick (3) Saturday at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski football overwhelms Valdez

Nikiski senior Cody Handley handled business through one half of football on a cloudy Saturday afternoon at Nikiski…

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Reimer discovers Fountain of Youth

Soldotna’s Adam Reimer discovered the secret to long life Wednesday evening at the Fountain of Youth race at…

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Kenai, Kotzebue volleyball match postponed

The volleyball match between host Kenai Central and Kotzebue had to be postponed Thursday due to travel problems…

Galen Brantley III celebrates a touchdown on the turf Friday against West Anchorage at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Week 2 prep football: Time to get back to winning for peninsula teams

Once the hubbub of last Friday’s game-ending touchdown, streak-busting loss to West died down and the celebratory din…

An edible Alaskan scaber-stalk mushroom grows on the Keen Eye Trail on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in September 2014. The scaber-stalks form mycorrhizal relationships with roots of trees and shrubs, but the mycorrhizal partners of the Alaskan scaber-stalk are not yet known. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

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Mycorrhizae: The fungus among us

By LAURA BASHOR

Birch Ridge’s Jeff Hetrick tracks his putt on the third green at Kenai Golf Course during the Peninsula Cup on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Hetrick dunked a hole-in-one on No. 10, his first shot of the tournament. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hetrick christens new-look Peninsula Cup with hole-in-one

The Walker Cup is back as the Peninsula Cup. Jeff Hetrick got the newly named event started with…

Soldotna juniors Lance Chilton and Bradley Walters relax at the front of the lead pack early in the boys junior-senior race Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at the Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Cross-country preview: Kardinals face stiff competition at Division II

The Kenai Central cross-country program has been on a roll recently, winning the Division I girls state title…

Kenai Central senior Jaycie Calvert paces the lead pack past spectators in the girls junior-senior race at the Nikiski Class Races on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at Nikiski High School. Calvert went on to win the race. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Grace Christian sweeps Nikiski Class Races

Grace Christian is back at the Nikiski Class Races, and the Grizzlies are still really good.

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SoHi graduate Newbould finishes 4th at US 50K Trail Championships

Brandon Newbould, a 2000 graduate of Soldotna High School now living in Nottingham, New Hampshire, took fourth place…

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Behney, Volk, Wedin win Res Pass Ultras

Zachary Behney, Sam Volk and Brook Wedin were the winners in the Ressurection Pass Ultra Races, held Friday…

Todd Eskelin chips to the 18th green Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at the Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship at Kenai Golf Course. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)

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Morin nabs Morgan title

Homer’s Chris Morin is back on top at Kenai Golf Course.

Mary Armstrong (left) and Barb Beeman approach the finish line of the women’s 5K race Saturday morning in the 31st annual LeeShore Center Run for Women in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Voight, Schwarz tie in Run for Women 10K, Calvert takes 5K

As a former collegiate track and field athlete, Minnesota runner Angie Voight is a competitor.

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Griffin leads Morgan Club Championship

Taking advantage of ideal scoring conditions, Gordon Griffin fired a 2-over-par 74 to take the lead Saturday after…

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Cross-country roundup: Soldotna, Homer start seasons

The Soldotna cross-country team got its season started at the Colony Invitational on Saturday, with the girls finishing…

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Crawford, Aldrdige, Hogue top Cycle Series

Mike Crawford, Morgan Aldridge and Dylan Hogue were the big winners in the fifth race of the Soldotna…

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Birch Ridge Golf Report: Events keep going strong at Birch Ridge

The events kept going strong this week at Birch Ridge Golf Course.

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Prep football roundup: Peninsula schools have a tough weekend

The Kenai Central football program opened its 2018 season with a loss and a valuable test against a…