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SWDP hands Seward is 1st 9-man loss

The Student Wrestling Development Program defeated Seward 20-8 on Saturday in Denali Conference action in Fairbanks. The Seahawks are the two-time defending nine-man state champs… Continue reading

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Saturday: Soldotna volleyball completes sweep in Kodiak

The Soldotna volleyball team finished a weekend Northern Lights Conference sweep in Kodiak on Saturday with a 25-20, 25-17 and 25-14 victory. The Stars moved… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Sophie Tapley digs up a ball against Palmer on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the 18th annual Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Palmer topples Kenai for Pritchard title

Palmer defeated Kenai Central 25-20 and 25-23 to win the 18th annual Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School on Saturday. The tournament… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Sophie Tapley digs up a ball against Palmer on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the 18th annual Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer's CJ Burns runs the ball against Redington on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at Redington Jr/Sr High School in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

Homer football shuts out Redington

The visiting Homer football team defeated Redington 26-0 on Friday in the Mid Alaska Conference opener for both teams. The Mariners move to 4-0 overall,… Continue reading

Homer's CJ Burns runs the ball against Redington on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at Redington Jr/Sr High School in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)
Kenai juniors Blake Morris (52) and Jackson Taliesin (66) lead a group of Kardinals as they bring down Houston’s Mason Green during a 31-22 win over Houston on Friday, Sept. 5, at Houston High School in Houston, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Kenai Central football holds off Houston

By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com As they entered the fourth week, the midway point of the 2025 season, the Houston Hawks and Kenai Central Kardinals shared… Continue reading

Kenai juniors Blake Morris (52) and Jackson Taliesin (66) lead a group of Kardinals as they bring down Houston’s Mason Green during a 31-22 win over Houston on Friday, Sept. 5, at Houston High School in Houston, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)
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Friday volleyball: Nikiski, Kenai take top seeds at Pritchard tourney; SoHi sweeps Kodiak

The Nikiski and Kenai Central volleyball teams took the top seeds after Friday pool play at the 18th annual Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament. The… Continue reading

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Homer runners take 2 divisions at MCCA Class Challenge

The Homer cross-country running team won a pair of divisions at the Mountain City Christian Academy Class Challenge on Friday at Cheney Lake in Anchorage.… Continue reading

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Update: Valdez football to travel to Nikiski on Saturday for scrimmage

The Valdez football team will travel to Nikiski at noon Saturday, Sept. 6, for a scrimmage at noon. “It will be unofficial, but we are… Continue reading

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Reeling ‘Em In: What happened to summer?

Read on for the final fishing report of the season.

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Kenai Central's Molli Sansotta competes in the 500-yard freestyle Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai swimmers, divers sweep dual meet from Homer

The Kenai Central swimming and diving team swept Homer in a dual meet Friday at Kenai Central High School. The meet was originally supposed to… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Molli Sansotta competes in the 500-yard freestyle Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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SoHi swimmers win 7 of 8 dual meets in Kodiak

The Soldotna swim team won seven of eight dual meets Friday and Saturday in Kodiak. The Stars swam meets Friday and Saturday against Kodiak and… Continue reading

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Homer volleyball takes 4th at North/South

The Homer volleyball team took fourth place in the Gold Bracket at the North/South in Houston on Saturday. Pool play was used to seed brackets.… Continue reading

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Homer boys, Seward girls runners capture Colony Invite

The Homer boys and Seward girls won titles Saturday at the Colony XC Invitational at Colony High School. Breyden Nottingham of Mountain City Christian and… Continue reading

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Homer football shuts out Kenai

The host Homer football team defeated Kenai Central 44-0 on Friday in nonconference action. The game matched winners of the last three Division III state… Continue reading

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Seward football cruises past Valdez

The host Seward nine-man football team defeated Valdez 68-8 on Saturday in nonconference play. The game was called at halftime. In the first quarter, Emerson… Continue reading

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Soldotna celebrates after defeating Kenai Central on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna volleyball sweeps Kenai Central

The host Soldotna volleyball team defeated Kenai Central 25-20, 25-22 and 25-21 on Friday in nonconference action. The Stars improved to 2-0 in nontournament play… Continue reading

Soldotna celebrates after defeating Kenai Central on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Soldotna football wins battle of defending state champs with Dimond

The visiting Soldotna football team defeated Dimond 56-7 on Friday night in nonconference action. The Stars, the two-time defending Division II champions, improved to 3-0… Continue reading

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Nikiski volleyball gets past Seward in 4 games

The visiting Nikiski volleyball team defeated Seward 25-12, 23-25, 25-11 and 25-16 on Thursday in Southcentral Conference play. Nikiski moves to 1-1 in nontournament play… Continue reading

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Mark Beeson gives instructions before The Gauntlet on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

A $5 bike race

Beeson steps down after 10 years of building community through competition

Mark Beeson gives instructions before The Gauntlet on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Minnesota Wilderness goalie Adam Prokop stops Andy Larson of the Kenai River Brown Bears in front of Nolan Bettens of the Wilderness on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Larson commits to University of Wisconsin-Superior

Former Kenai River Brown Bears player Andy Larson announced his commitment to Division III University of Wisconsin-Superior late last week. Larson played with the Brown… Continue reading

Minnesota Wilderness goalie Adam Prokop stops Andy Larson of the Kenai River Brown Bears in front of Nolan Bettens of the Wilderness on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)