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Kenai Central's Kate Wisnewski and Homer's Talia Weisser battle for the ball Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai soccer sweeps Homer

The Kenai Central girls and boys soccer teams swept Homer in nonconference action Thursday at Ed Hollier Field…

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Piranhas sweep area championships

The Peninsula Piranhas swim club swept the South Central Area Championships on Friday and Saturday at Kenai Central…

Kenai Central's Logan Mese keeps the puck from Colony's Carsen Lantto on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Central’s Mese wins national title; Ostrander 2nd at Carlsbad 5,000

Kenai Central sophomore Logan Mese helped the Valley Thunder win the USA Hockey Tier II 16U 2A national…

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McDonough, Morrison win at Big C Relays

The Soldotna, Homer and Cook Inlet Academy track and field teams were among the 26 squads that opened…

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Results posted for Sea to Ski Triathlon

The Sea to Ski Triathlon was held Sunday in Homer.

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Saturday: Ice Dogs topple Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 4-3 on Saturday in North American Hockey League…

Snow falls on a fog-covered Beluga Lake on Thursday<ins>, March 30, 2023 in Homer, Alaska</ins>. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Sometimes snow is not so bad

It’s nearly April, and with every two-or-more-day stretch of clear weather, I begin to hope that we’re done…

Kenai Central High School and Nikiski Middle/High School’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate teams stand together for a photo after the first in-person match by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teams on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. In the back from left to right is Koen Pace, Cody Good, Kage Adkins, Levi Kimbell, Lincoln Kimbell and Taisei Horiyasu. In front is Silas Thibodeau. (Photo provided by Kenai Central Esports)

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Peninsula has 1st in-person esports match

Only one week remains for the regular esports season, and local teams are vying for dwindling open slots…

Cook Inlet Academy sophomore Ian McGarry battles for a rebound against Birchwood Christian on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Cook Inlet Academy just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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CIA’s Ian McGarry gets 1A boys Player of Year

Cook Inlet Academy sophomore Ian McGarry was named the Class 1A boys Player of the Year in voting…

Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Nils Wallstrom celebrates winning a shootout over the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears sweep Ice Dogs, move into 3rd place

The Kenai River Brown Bears earned a two-game sweep over the Fairbanks Ice Dogs with a 3-2 shootout…

The Kenai Central cheerleading team. Back row, left to right: Caitlyn Martin, Sylvia McGraw, Ayla Tallent, Sarah Baisden, Genesis Trevino, Malena Grieme, Maya Montague, Taya Swick and Cali Holmes. Front row, left to right: Ella Romero, Brooklynn Reed and Makenize Harden. (Photo provided)

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Kenai cheerleaders win 3rd straight state title

The Kenai Central cheerleading squad won its third straight Division II March Madness state competition March 21 at…

Chad Anderson of Kasilof and Allie Ostrander guide Everett Anderson, 3, to the finish line Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at the Salmon Run Series at Tsalteshi Trails. Getting the free ride on Chad’s shoulders is Ben Anderson, 2. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ostrander, Gemmell make Alaska High School Hall of Fame

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, and Joshua Gemmell, a 2001 graduate of Soldotna…

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Bears top Dogs, move into 4th place

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-3 on Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports…

Kenai Central High School esports players participate in a practice match of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ahead of a scheduled game at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Esports Week 6: Nikiski is 1st local team to earn playoff spot

Each of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s esports teams had a bye in Week 5 as they…

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Kenai girls take 4th, Kenai boys take 6th at state

The Kenai Central girls basketball team took fourth place and the Kardinals boys took sixth at the Class…

The sun shines over Kachemak Bay on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Homer holiday

On one of the first sunny days this month, I decided to drive to Homer. There’s something about…

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Bears host Ice Dogs, renew fight for playoff spot

The Kenai River Brown Bears begin a two-game series with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs one point out of…

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Kenai girls, boys move to 4th-place games

The Kenai girls and boys basketball teams both notched victories Friday at the Class 3A state championship at…

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Kenai girls, boys lose state openers

The Kenai girls and boys basketball teams lost their opening games at the Class 3A state tournament Wednesday…

Anchorage's Jenna DiFolco skis to victory in the 42-kilometer women's race at the Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon draws 96

The Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon was held Saturday in windy conditions.