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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)

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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)
Soldotna's Rebekah Pieh (17) is mobbed by Cassidy Kruse, Teagen Kobylarz and Grayson Henry after a match-winning block Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna volleyball outlasts Nikiski in a 5-setter

The visiting Soldotna volleyball team defeated Nikiski 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 21-25 and 15-13 Tuesday in nonconference action. With the Bulldogs’ 2024 Class 3A state championship… Continue reading

Soldotna's Rebekah Pieh (17) is mobbed by Cassidy Kruse, Teagen Kobylarz and Grayson Henry after a match-winning block Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Aaron Moore tees off at No. 16 at the Alaska Sign Source 2025 Birch Ridge Amateur Championship at Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Moore, Itchoak, Stiver nab Birch Ridge Amateur titles

Aaron Moore, Patty Itchoak and Robert Stiver each won their first titles at the Alaska Sign Source 2025 Birch Ridge Amateur Championship on Saturday and… Continue reading

Aaron Moore tees off at No. 16 at the Alaska Sign Source 2025 Birch Ridge Amateur Championship at Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
The pace car leads the Legends field before the feature at the 2025 Willie Creech Legend Memorial Race at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Roumagoux captures Willie Creech Legend Memorial Race

Brent Roumagoux won the Legend feature race at the 2025 Willie Creech Legend Memorial Race on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai.… Continue reading

The pace car leads the Legends field before the feature at the 2025 Willie Creech Legend Memorial Race at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Colony girls, boys swimmers sweep Wasilla Invite

The Colony girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Wasilla Invitational on Saturday in Wasilla. The Knights girls scored 118 points, while runner-up… Continue reading

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SoHi volleyball finishes just out of top 6 at Chugiak Invite, Kruse makes all-tournament

The Soldotna volleyball just missed out on finishing in the top six in the Chugiak Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Chugiak. Round-robin play Friday… Continue reading

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Nine-man football: Seward wins, Nikiski loses

The visiting Nikiski nine-man football team lost 50-6 to the Interior Grappling Academy on Saturday in nonconference action in Fairbanks. The Bulldogs are 0-2, while… Continue reading

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Service's Talia Smith leads the girls varsity pack near the start of the Ted McKenney XC Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Defending state champs Giacobbe, Staples win at McKenney Invite

Last season as sophomores, Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe and East’s Katahdin Staples provided landmark victories for their programs at the Division I state cross-country meet. Giacobbe… Continue reading

Service's Talia Smith leads the girls varsity pack near the start of the Ted McKenney XC Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Homer football shuts out visiting Barrow

Returning strong for the season after winning the Division III state title for the second time in three years last season, the Homer football team… Continue reading

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Nevada's Claire Nelson, 22, and Anchorage's Taylor Deal, 31, approach the mountain during the women's race at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Central graduate Deal captures Lost Lake Run

Taylor Deal, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central now living in Anchorage, won the Lost Lake Run just outside of Seward on Saturday, Aug. 23.… Continue reading

Nevada's Claire Nelson, 22, and Anchorage's Taylor Deal, 31, approach the mountain during the women's race at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Matthew Schilling celebrates his touchdown with Logan Myers on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna keeps rolling against Chugiak

The Soldotna football team defeated Chugiak 64-7 in Railbelt Conference play Friday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. The Stars move to 2-0 in the… Continue reading

Soldotna's Matthew Schilling celebrates his touchdown with Logan Myers on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai volleyball opens conference action by sweeping Seward

The host Kenai Central volleyball team defeated Seward 3-0 on Friday in Southcentral Conference action. The Kardinals are 1-0 in the league and 1-0 overall,… Continue reading

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Redington football defeats Kenai

The visiting Kenai Central football team lost 50-14 in nonconference action to Redington on Friday. Both squads are now 1-1 overall. Kenai got a forfeit… Continue reading

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Reeling ‘Em In: Silvers have entered the streams

The Anchor River conditions are fine, even though a bit low, but the silvers continue to arrive.

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Seward's Olive Jordan runs to victory in the freshmen-sophomore girls race at the Kenai/Nikiski Class Races on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep cross-country season opens with brutal test in Nikiski

The course at Nikiski Middle-High School is as tough as ever, but so are the Kenai Peninsula’s cross-country runners. The prep cross-country season kicked off… Continue reading

Seward's Olive Jordan runs to victory in the freshmen-sophomore girls race at the Kenai/Nikiski Class Races on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Results posted for Circle Track Division event at Twin City Raceway

The Twin City Raceway - Circle Track Division held Corporate Sponsor Day racing Saturday, Aug. 16. The feature winners were Brent Roumagoux for the Legends,… Continue reading

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