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Homer girls play to draw against Palmer

The Homer girls soccer squad officially opened their 2018 season with a 1-1 draw against Palmer today in…

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Soldotna’s McIndoe recounts Pacific Crest Trail adventure

When planning out her 2,300-mile journey along the famed Pacific Crest Trail, Soldotna’s Laura McIndoe held close to…

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Preston Weeks, of Soldotna, clears the puck from near the goal March 16, 2018, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in a game against the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears year in review: Coach says team poised for success

Because the Kenai River Brown Bears have finished with the worst or second-worst record in the North American…

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Furlong named Trajan Langdon Youth Award winner

Soldotna senior Brenner Furlong was named the Trajan Langdon Youth Award winner Tuesday by the Alaska Sports Hall…

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Ostrander receives MW Women’s Track Athlete of Week award

Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander was named the Mountain West Outdoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Week…

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Soldotna’s Darrow tears it up for Eastern Arizona

Jake Darrow, formerly of Soldotna High School and the Post 20 Twins, is having a big sophomore season…

Kenai’s Riana Boonstra (center) poses with Alaska teammates and fellow Kenai Peninsula athletes Leah (left) and Greg Fallon at the 25th biannual Arctic Winter Games in Hay River, Canada. (Photo provided by Kelli Boonstra)

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Local athletes share golden experience at Arctic Winter Games

As the 25th biannual Arctic Winter Games were hosting their silver celebration, a group of Kenai Peninsula athletes…

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Bears finish by getting 7 of 8 points against Ice Dogs

The Kenai River Brown Bears are rolling, even with nothing to play for. After staging a wild three-goal…

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Brown Bears stage furious rally to beat Ice Dogs in OT

They may be eliminated from playoff contention, but don’t ever count out the Kenai River Brown Bears. The…

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Ostrander runs current world fastest time in winning 3K steeplechase

Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander blew away the competition, and the current world’s best time of the…

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Area athletes help Alaska invasion of Hawaii triathlon

The Lavaman Triathlon, held Sunday at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii, would seem…

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Soldotna’s Reimer takes 2nd at White Mountains 100

Soldotna’s Adam Reimer finished second in the White Mountains 100 on Sunday. The race, now in its ninth…

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Waclawski, Bando win Sea to Ski Triathlon

Denver Waclawski and Jennifer Bando won the Sea to Ski Triathlon on Sunday in Homer. The triathlon starts…

The Kenai Central cheerleaders won the small-squad state title this week in Anchorage. In the back row are coach Brianna Force, Tekaiya Rich, Rylie Fields, Tavia Wilson, Vivian Ceresoli, Arielle Hamar and Karley Harden. In the front row are Valerie Brophy and Zoe Pascal. (Photo courtesy of Misty Hamilton)

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Kenai cheerleaders win state title

Kenai Central won the small-squad state cheerleading championship Wednesday at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. The Kardinals…

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West Valley boys soccer defeats Soldotna

The West Valley boys soccer team defeated Soldotna 3-2 on Friday at The Dome in Anchorage in nonconference…

Kenai River skater Lukas Millen eyes the puck, held by Fairbanks’ Luke Orysiuk, Friday night at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bears, Ice Dogs split in front of packed houses

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-2 on Saturday in North American Hockey League…

Nikiski’s Bethany Carstens makes a move around Kotzebue’s Alanna Conwell Friday at the Class 3A state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski girls send Anderson out a winner

A win on the final day of the prep hoops season was the best finish the Nikiski girls…

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West Valley boys soccer tops Kenai

The West Valley boys soccer team defeated Kenai Central 2-0 on Thursday in nonconference soccer action at The…

Seth Chavka (right) and Austin Dillon pose with the Harley J. Earl trophy after winning the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 18, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Fl. (Photo provided by Richard Childress Racing/HHP/Harold Hinson)

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SoHi grad Chavka wins Daytona 500 as lead engineer

When NASCAR driver Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500, the “Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing”, last month,…

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Bears, Ice Dogs make push to expand NAHL in Alaska

Almost exactly one year ago, as the Kenai River Brown Bears entered their final home series of the…