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Homer Middle School boys at the starting line up at the Ohlson Mountain ski trails in Homer on Thursday Jan. 18.  Photo provided by Christopher Kincaid.

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Husky girls take top 3 at cross-country invite

Homer’s Look Out Invitational ski race took place Jan. 18 on a sunny day at the cross-country trails…

Soldotna’s Gehret Medcoff takes a shot in front of Homer’s Cody Thomas on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Thursday hockey: Soldotna, Kenai notch NLC wins

The Soldotna hockey team got a hat trick from Daniel Heath in defeating Homer 9-0 on Thursday in…

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Friday hoops roundup

The visiting Nikiski girls basketball team defeated Kenai Central 39-20 on Friday in Peninsula Conference action.

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Skating on Arc Lake.

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Out of the Office: New year, new hobby

As the saying goes, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. I don’t know if the word…

John Carlin Cup.  Photo by Lisa Linegar.

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Soldotna skaters edge Homer in 1st Carlin Cup

The Soldotna hockey team defeated Homer 2-1 on Thursday in Northern Lights Conference action at Kevin Bell Arena…

Bryce Butler pulls an athlete from Chickaloon up and over to win a round of the Inuit stick pull during the Kahtnuht’ana Hey Chi’ula Native Youth Olympics Invitational at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Test of strength

Peninsula athletes compete in Native Youth Olympics invitational

Nikiski's Seth Payne drives against Homer's Justice Davidson and Einar Pederson on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Metlakatla girls, Bethel boys win Rus Hitchcock tourney

The Bethel boys and Metlakatla girls finished undefeated runs through the 35th Annual Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament…

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Weekend hoops: Seward boys win Delta tourney to stay perfect

The Seward boys defeated Delta Junction 57-50 to win the Dean Cummings Memorial Tournament on Saturday in Delta…

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Saturday hoops: Seward notches sweep in Homer

The visiting Seward girls notched a 38-30 victory over Homer on Saturday in Peninsula Conference play.

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Kenai’s Fallon, Soldotna’s Boonstra win Homer Skiathlon

Greg Fallon won an individual title to lead the Kenai Central boys to the team victory, while Tania…

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A snowmachine at rest in front of the Snag Lake public use cabin.

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Refuge Notebook: Preparedness is key to staying safe in the backcountry

If you spend any time in the backcountry, it’s bound to happen: an ankle sprain halfway into a…

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Friday hoops: Peninsula squads dive into conference action

The visiting Soldotna girls basketball team notched a 57-47 victory over Kodiak on Friday to move to 1-0…

Many of the wildlife on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, including snowshoe hare, ermine, and ptarmigan, adapt and change with the seasons, credit Colin Canterbury/FWS.

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Refuge Notebook: The nature of traditions

Nature has always been an integral part of human existence, shaping cultures, influencing societies, and playing a profound…