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Mount Marathon results

GIRLS 1. Molly Gellert 32:53 2. Ruby Lindquist 33:55 3. Kendall Kramer 35:06 4. Riana Boonstra 37:15 5. Katey Houser 37:34 6. Adrianna Proffitt 37:37… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Seward’s Erik Johnson finishes off a runner-up finish in the men’s race at Mount Marathon in Seward on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ostrander captures Mount Marathon at 20 years old

Alaska has always been tough to beat at Seward’s Mount Marathon because its national- and international-caliber athletes want the race even though they don’t need… Continue reading

Seward’s Erik Johnson finishes off a runner-up finish in the men’s race at Mount Marathon in Seward on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Twins go 1-1 on first day of Bill Miller

The Post 20 Twins split a pair of games to open the Bill Miller Wood Bat Tournament on Tuesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Sprint car racers slide around the turns Saturday night at Twin City Raceway in Kenai. The highlight of the weekend was the “Filthy Fifty” feature race Saturday night, which pitted A- and B-Stock racers against each other for 50 laps. Racing resumes today at 1 p.m. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Driver get dirty in 50-lap “Filthy Fifty” race at Twin City

Swapping the nail polish for car polish, 15-year-old Gracie Bass joined the boys in the fun Saturday night in the “Filthy Fifty” at Twin City… Continue reading

Sprint car racers slide around the turns Saturday night at Twin City Raceway in Kenai. The highlight of the weekend was the “Filthy Fifty” feature race Saturday night, which pitted A- and B-Stock racers against each other for 50 laps. Racing resumes today at 1 p.m. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Oilers rained out

Sunday’s game between the Peninsula Oilers and the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks was postponed to July 28 at 4 p.m. at Seymour Park due to rain.… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander, Boonstra’s make return to Mount Marathon

The epic battles that raged on the slopes of Mount Marathon two summers ago will always be remembered in race lore as the day the… Continue reading

Results posted for Soldotna Cycle Series

Mike Crawford, Ashley Tonione and Landen Showalter were the top riders at the first Soldotna Cycle Series race, held Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. Crawford blitzed… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Saturday: Oilers topple Chinooks

The Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks defeated the Peninsula Oilers 8-1 on Saturday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The game… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai’s Paul Steffensen dives back into first base during the second game of an Alaska American Legion Baseball doubleheader between Kenai Post 20 and Eagle River on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Loretta French Sports Complex in Chugiak. Eagle River won 11-6. (Photo by Matt Tunseth/Chugiak-Eagle River Star)

Twins go 2-1 on trip

The Post 20 Twins avenged earlier league losses to West and Dimond, but then lost to Eagle River on a weekend road trip. “Overall, we’re… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai’s Paul Steffensen dives back into first base during the second game of an Alaska American Legion Baseball doubleheader between Kenai Post 20 and Eagle River on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Loretta French Sports Complex in Chugiak. Eagle River won 11-6. (Photo by Matt Tunseth/Chugiak-Eagle River Star)
Peninsula Oilers catcher Mikey Hoehner prepares to tag out Levi Gilcrease of the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks for the first out in the ninth inning Friday, June 30, 2017, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. Gilcrease would have been the tying run in the Oilers’ 4-3 victory. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Oilers hold off Chinooks

A ho-hum game under leaden skies came alive to deliver a sizable crown an only-in-baseball, pins-and-needles ending Friday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.… Continue reading

Peninsula Oilers catcher Mikey Hoehner prepares to tag out Levi Gilcrease of the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks for the first out in the ninth inning Friday, June 30, 2017, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. Gilcrease would have been the tying run in the Oilers’ 4-3 victory. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Catching up on past results

This is the first column written for the Clarion in 2017. Pat and Myrna Cowan sold Birch Ridge Golf Course to Zac and Anna Cowan,… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2017
  • By Pat Cowan

Bird Homestead Golf Report: Quilters tourney a success

What a great week at Bird Homestead Golf Course. The week started off Saturday with the Funny River Quilter’s 14th Annual Tournament. We had amazing… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2017
  • By Faith Link
Raymond Kerr drags a bunt foul Sunday, June 25, 2017, against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Hot pitching by Kerr leads ABL

As a bona fide pitcher, one of Raymond Kerr’s early memories that provided the propulsion into a career in baseball began from the plate as… Continue reading

Raymond Kerr drags a bunt foul Sunday, June 25, 2017, against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula Panthers to be a developmental team in 2017

The Alaska Football League announced Thursday that the Peninsula Panthers will be a developmental team in their first year of existence, playing two exhibition games… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for Run Into Summer races

The final two runs of the five-kilometer Run Into Summer series were held June 21 and Wednesday at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center. June… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Weekend stock car races set for Twin City Raceway

Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions - Circle Track Division will hold races at Twin City Raceway on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the Fourth of July,… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Kenai Peninsula Senior Open highlights weekend play at Kenai Golf Course

The Kenai Peninsula Senior Open, sponsored by the Kenai Golf Course will be held this weekend, July 1 and 2. It features two senior divisions… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2017
  • By Gordon Griffin

Former Brown Bears player Evingson goes in NHL Draft

Former Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Croix Evingson, of Anchorage, was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the seventh round of the NHL Draft on… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Oilers rained out

The Alaska Baseball League game between the Peninsula Oilers and Anchorage Glacier Pilots on Monday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai was rained out.… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for Homer Spit Run

Anchorage’s Jake Moe and Boston’s Laura Hansen won the 10-kilometer Homer Spit Run on Saturday. Moe finished at 33 minutes, 47 seconds, to edge Will… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2017
  • By Staff Report