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Volunteer Mike Smith (right) supervises as Jack Roderick, Simon Smith, and Rox Shafer set their wood cars on the track in the Chapman School gym during the Snow Rondi Pinewood Derby on Saturday<ins>, March 4</ins> in Anchor Point<ins>,</ins> <ins>Alaska</ins>.

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Snow Rondi brings back pinewood derby

Chapman School hosted the returning Pinewood Derby races on Saturday, March 4 as part of Anchor Point’s Snow…

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Homer Hockey Association for the 10 and under team take a division win in state tournament on Monday at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer.

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Homer Glacier Kings win state hockey tournament

The Homer Hockey Association and Kevin Bell Arena hosted the Alaska State Tournament for the Squirts 10UB (ages…

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Homer hoops finishes up regular season

The Homer girls and boys basketball teams finished up their regular season by hosting Houston on Friday and…

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Homer basketball takes conference road losses

The Homer girls and boys basketball teams were swept in Seward on Friday and at Grace Christian on…

Naming nature as an innovative way to identify and remember their official and complex scientific names. (Photo by USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Nature’s nametags

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Garrett Briscoe, of Homer, tucks for a downhill, tightly pursued by Colony’s Clayton Steer during the boys 4x5-kilometer relay at the ASAA State Nordic Ski Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls, Homer boys win DII state ski awards

The Alaska School Activities Association Nordic Ski State Championships came to a close this weekend following the final…

Homer Special Olympic athletes before the start of the Homer community winter games in Homer on Feb. 17. Athletes here are (from left): Mike Daily, Caleb Arndt, Nick Kvasnikoff, Brian Ormond, Christopher Gregoire, Kinna Ledger, Lee Grunstad and Robby Reeves. Photo by Emilie Springer

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Homer athletes qualify for state Special Olympics event

Seven local athletes competed in snowshoe event.

Eric Thomason finishes first in the men's 20-kilometer fat bike at the 6th Annual Tour of Tsalteshi on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer’s Mumm wins ski at Little Su 50K

Homer’s Josh Mumm won the 50-kilometer ski at the Little Su 50K and Susitna 100 over the weekend…

Skiiers from Kenai, Seward and Soldotna start the girls race during the Turkey Trot on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Skiers ready for state meet

High school ski teams are on their way to compete at Kincaid Park in Anchorage this weekend for…

Nikiski’s Ember Nelson looks to shoot, closely pursued by Homer’s Minadora Reutov and Hannah Stonorov during a basketball game on Tuesday Feb. 21, 2023, at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski boys, Homer girls notch wins

The host Nikiski boys basketball team notched a 55-53 over Homer on Tuesday in Class 3A Peninsula Conference…

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 back with new games, players

High school esports, in Alaska and locally in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, are growing. More games…

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People hold flags of the participating teams of the 2023 Arctic Winter Games.

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Peninsula athletes compete, make connections at Arctic Winter Games

Fifteen athletes represented the Kenai Peninsula in the 2023 Arctic Winter Games earlier this month as part of…

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A beaver coasts by in search of the perfect stick for a dam repair.

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Refuge Notebook: More research needed to determine beavers’ impact on landscape

Do you ever stare at a map and wonder what that seemingly amazing place looks like in real…