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Nikolaevsk's Kristin Klaich shoots on Cook Inlet Academy's Emilee Cragg and Anna Cizek on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Cook Inlet Academy. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Saturday hoops: Mt. Edgecumbe girls, boys win Craig Jung tourney

The Mt. Edgecumbe girls and boys basketball teams won the Craig Jung “Kenai River Challenge” with 3-0 records…

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Jets sweep weekend series from Brown Bears

The host Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets swept the Kenai River Brown Bears 4-2 on Friday and 4-0 on Saturday…

Soldotna's Jace Appelhans stuffs in a goal past Bartlett-East co-op goalie Reece Morton and defender Edwin Maxwell on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Weekend prep hockey: Soldotna wins; Homer swept in Kodiak

The Soldotna hockey team notched a 10-3 victory over the Bartlett-East co-op team Friday in nonconference action at…

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Friday hoops roundup: Tourney results for peninsula teams

The Soldotna girls basketball team moved to 1-1 at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge at Kenai Central…

The bronze statue depicting a "giant Kenai Moose" of the early "19s" stands to welcome present-day guests to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Marking 82 years in the great flow of past, present and future on the Kenai

Whether they were pulling my leg or not, a couple of years ago, my kids started asking me…

Kenai Central's Sierra Hershberger brings the ball up against Redington's Saydi Cardoso on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at the Craig Jung Tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prep basketball season opens with big night of tourneys

The Kenai Central girls basketball team opened their season with a 60-22 victory over Redington on Thursday at…

Blake Gillis, right, celebrates winning the final round and securing the state title alongside Kaizen Fuller and Coach Shane Lopez during their state championship match against Lathrop High School in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai wins 1st esports championship

During the final round of the Alaska School Activities Association’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fall End of Season…

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Kenai hockey topples Homer

The visiting Kenai Central hockey team defeated Homer 4-2 on Tuesday in Northern Lights Conference play.

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Soldotna’s Boonstra puts up top skate time at Colony Chaos

Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra had the top time in the 5-kilometer skate race Saturday at the Colony Chaos at…

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Brown Bears drop 2 games on road

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept on the road by the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues in North…

Soldotna’s Bowen Korth maintains a grasp on teammate Collin Peck during the 171-pound final of the Northern Lights Conference  Championships on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at Colony High School in Palmer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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SoHi girls defend NLC wrestling title; Stars boys take 2nd

The Soldotna girls defended their Northern Lights Conference title Friday and Saturday at Colony High School, while the…

Seward's Aidan Schilling and Kenai Central's Jaxson Young wrestle in the championship at 119 pounds at the Kachemak Conference wrestling tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Schilling took a 7-5 decision. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai boys, Redington girls wear Kachemak wrestling crowns

The Kenai Central boys and Redington girls won Kachemak Conference titles Saturday at Kenai Central High School.

Soldotna’s Riley Cronin tries to keep the puck aweay from Colony’s Allen Baldwin after falling to the ice during a 4-3 loss to the Knights on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2023, at the Menard Arena in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

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Saturday prep hockey: SoHi, Kenai lose on road

The visiting Soldotna hockey team lost to Colony 4-3 in overtime in nonconference action Saturday.

Kenai Central's Emma Beck attacks against Seward's Mikinley Williams and Robin Cronin on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Central’s Tracie, Emma Beck get national volleyball recognition

Tracie Beck, the head coach of the Kenai Central volleyball team, and her daughter, Kardinals senior right-side hitter…

Kenais’ Ethan tree tries to poke the puck away from Colony’s Boston Weiland during a 6-6 tie Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at the Menard Arena in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

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Friday prep hockey: Kenai’s Mese has 3rd-period hat trick in tie with Knights; SoHi, Homer lose

The visiting Kenai Central hockey team tied Colony 6-6 on Friday in nonconference action.

Allie Ostrander is presented her award by Stacia Rustad at the Alaska High School Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at The Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. (Screenshot)

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Former local prep stars Ostrander, Seavey selected for Alaska Sports Hall of Fame

The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame announced this week that former Kenai Peninsula prep stars Allie Ostrander and…

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SoHi, Kenai hockey take losses on road

The host Palmer hockey team defeated Soldotna on Thursday in Northern Lights Conference action.

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Years of Homer ‘Nutcracker’ magic

I am in the back row of “Nutcracker 2023” warmups on the high school stage. My head is…

Kenai Central High School Esports players Landon Dubber and Blake Gillis play against one another in the Alaska Fall 2023 semifinals for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Esports: Kenai advances to state final

In the first week of playoffs for fall esports in Alaska, Soldotna and Nikiski saw their seasons brought…

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SoHi girls, boys wrestlers take 2nd at Grace as local squads tune up for conference tourneys

The Soldotna girls and boys wrestling teams each finished second at the 2023 Grace Grizzly Shakedown on Friday…