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Boonstra, Danielson win borough titles

Kenai Central’s Riana Boonstra and Karl Danielson, and the Homer girls and Soldotna boys won titles Saturday at…

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Friday hoops roundup: Kenai girls win at Lady Lynx tourney

The Kenai Central girls racked up a 43-35 victory Friday over South to advance to the Maroon bracket…

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Saturday hoops: Peninsula teams wrap up tourney play

The Soldotna girls finished fifth in the Maroon bracket of the Anchorage Kia Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout…

Doug Armstrong and Julie Stephens near the end of Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in the Caribou Hills. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Freddie’s Bike Race beckons riders to Caribou Hills

The Caribou Hills. Not just for snowmachiners and mushers anymore. That was the message conveyed by the second…

Filip Karlsson of the Kenai River Brown Bears (left) looks for a shot against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights goaltender David Tomeo Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bears take Saturday game in shootout

On a late March Friday night last season, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights came to the Soldotna Regional Sports…

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Ross Hanson works out of the corner Nov. 3, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears’ Hanson returns on special weekend

Cancer’s scar across humanity is an ugly one, but when survivors and supporters unite together, the results can…

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Klecka, Mucha win Freezer Food Series

Race No. 9 of the Freezer Food Series of winter races challenged 12 skiers Wednesday night in an…

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Thursday prep hoops roundup

The Soldotna girls opened up play in the Anchorage Kia Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout Maroon bracket Thursday…

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Brown Bears rotate roster in playoff pursuit

Desperation time is beginning to set in for the Kenai River Brown Bears, but head coach Josh Petrich…

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Tuesday hoops roundup

Kalenik Molodih poured in 27 points to lead the Nikolaevsk boys to a 71-49 nonconference victory Tuesday over…

Soldotna’s Sam McElroy goes up for a shot in front of Kodiak’s Sam Glairdo (11) and other defenders Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi boys return to beat Kodiak

The host Soldotna boys basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat Kodiak 45-40 in Northern Lights Conference…

Andy Liebner, a 2001 Soldotna High School graduate, and German Madrazo, a Mexican Olympic cross-country skier coached by Liebner, stand together at FIS races in Cerro Catedral, Argentina, in September 2017. (Photo provided by Andy Liebner)

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Provoking passion: SoHi grad Liebner returns to Olympics as cross-country ski coach

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign…

Sara Bundy (127), Mary King (121) and Patricia Berkhahn (125) lead a group of skiers Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at the Ski For Women at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Skiers brave cold at Ski For Women

Chisato Johnson won the vote for the best costume Sunday at the Ski For Women at Tsalteshi Trails.…

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Danielson, Gibson qualify for Junior Nationals

The Kenai Peninsula qualified two athletes for Junior Nationals and another two for the Arctic Winter Games as…

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Crawford takes Freezer Food victory

Mike Crawford took the victory in Freezer Food Series Week 8, winning a cyclocross-inspired fat bike race in…

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SoHi boys, Kenai girls win Homer Invitational

The Soldotna boys and Kenai Central girls cross-country skiing teams came up with victories Friday and Saturday at…

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SoHi’s Wortham signs to play college soccer

Soldotna senior Whitney Wortham signed to play soccer at Clark College in a signing ceremony Friday morning at…

Nikiski’s Garrett Ellis (14) fights for a rebound with Homer’s Charles Rohr (0) Saturday at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski, Homer split region clashes

A fast and furious conference clash pushed the Homer Mariners boys into a solid spot in the Southcentral…

The Wasilla Warriors celebrate a 4-2 semifinal victory over Homer, Friday at the North Star Conference tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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NSC Hockey: Homer, Kenai lose Friday semis

The chance to capture the first state berth in school history will have to wait another year for…

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Friday hoops roundup

Host Anchorage Christian Schools girls cruised to a 74-37 nonconference victory over Soldotna on Friday. Jordan Todd had…