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Kodiak’s Jack Hannah competes in a high school cross country meet against Anchorage Christian, Sept. 16 at Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park.

Kodiak boys XC looking for 15th straight regional title
Soldotna football’s gigantic 45-game win streak has garnered a lot of statewide attention, and rightfully so. It is impressive. For those not connected with the running world, there is also a pretty good streak here on the island. One that could b...

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Prep Picks: Racking up the victories
While I have been spotty in picking NFL games, I have been nearly spot on in the high school ranks. I cashed out last week with a 12-3 record, which upped my overall mark to an outstanding 61-23 (.726). With only two weeks remaining the regular se...

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Kodiak volleyball, swimmers off island
After starting with 10 matches, Kodiak’s volleyball team enters its first tournament of the season. The Bears are at the two-day West Spiketacular that begins today at West Anchorage High School. Today, the 17 teams in the tournament play pool pla...

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KHS football takes on West Valley
Kodiak and West Valley will meet for the first time on the gridiron Friday in Fairbanks. The nonconference game kicks off at 6 p.m. at West Valley High School. West Valley is a large school that plays in the Railbelt Conference. The Wolf Pack are ...

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Colony, SoHi top football rankings
The Colony Knights are the No. 1 in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network’s large-school football rankings. Colony (5-1) took over the top spot from East Anchorage after routing West Valley 45-6 in Week 6. East Anchorage (4-2)dropped to No. 5 fol...

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Playbook

Playbook: Sept. 15
Thursday, Sept. 15 Volleyball: Kodiak vs Sitka, 4 p.m., and Mt. Edgecumbe, 7 p.m., in Sitka. Friday, Sept. 16 Cross country: Kodiak vs. Anchorage Christian at Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park. Middle school girls, 4 p.m.; middle school boys,...

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Playbook: Aug. 30
Friday, Sept. 2 Cross country: Kodiak at the ACS Class Races in Anchorage. Football: Kodiak vs. Palmer at Joe Floyd Track and Field, 6 p.m. Swimming: Kodiak vs. Soldotna at the Kodiak Community Swimming Pool, 5:30 p.m. Volleyball: Kodiak at Colony...

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Playbook: Aug. 25
Friday, Aug. 26 Football: Kodiak vs. Homer at Joe Floyd Track and Field, 6 p.m. Swimming: Kodiak vs. Palmer at the Kodiak Community Swimming Pool, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 Cross country: Kodiak at the Bartlett State Preview meet. Golf: Kodiak I...

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Playbook: May 17
Thursday, May 19 Boys soccer: Kodiak vs Wasilla at the Northern Lights Conference Championships at Kenai, 1 p.m. Softball: Kodiak at Wasilla. Varsity, 5:50 p.m.; junior varsity, 7:15 p.m. Friday, May 20 Baseball: Kodiak vs. Colony at Baranof Field...

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Playbook: April 22
Friday, April 22 Baseball: Kodiak vs. Kenai at Baranof Field. Junior varsity, 3 p.m.; varsity, 6 p.m. Soccer: Kodiak vs. Homer at Joe Floyd Track and Field. Girls, 5 p.m.; boys, 7 p.m. Softball: Kodiak vs. Kenai at East Addition Park, 5 p.m. Track...

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Scoreboards

NLC football standings

	NLC	Overall
Kenai	4-0	6-0
Soldotna	3-0	6-0
Kodiak	1-2	3-2
Houston	1-2	1-4
Homer	1-3	1-4
Skyview	0-3	1-4

Local Sports

Photo courtesy of Bryttni Juhlin
Damean Juhlin rests in a hospital bed after being involved in a dirt bike accident on Sunday at the Kodiak Island Raceway.

8-year-old racer recovers after accident
Bryttni Juhlin is not a runner, but her motherly instincts turned her into one late Sunday evening. She was tending to her daughter when she heard a horrifying cry — one a mother never wants to hear — from the motocross track at the Kodiak Island ...

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The clubhouse at the Bear Valley Golf Course seen Sept. 13.

Bear Valley Golf Course turns 30
Art Bors came to Kodiak in 1969 to be a rancher. It took him one summer to realize the job wasn’t for him. “After three months I was pretty sure it wasn’t going to work,” Bors said. The man from Ohio decided to remain on the island, and it is a go...

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Palmer’s Mike Braddock drives his late-model car during the Stock Car Shootout, Sunday at the Kodiak Island Raceway.

Mat-Su Valley drivers showcase skills in Kodiak
Longtime Alaska racer Mike Braddock checked two items off his to-do-list this past weekend: Drive a late-model car on and off the MV Tustumena and win a main event in Kodiak. The Palmer-based driver stole the show at the Kodiak Island Raceway, cru...

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ALUMNI ROUNDUP: Barcelon top NCU finisher
For the second straight, Raen Barcelon was the top finisher for the North Central University women’s cross country squad. Barcelon, a 2016 Kodiak High School graduate, placed 274th at the St. Olaf Invitational Saturday in Northfield, Minnesota. Ba...

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Special Olympics athletes snag medals
Kodiak’s Special Olympics scored three gold medals at the fall tournament that concluded Sunday in Anchorage. Amy Canavan partnered with Tawny Saylor and Aharon Dolph teamed with James Glenn to win gold in golf alternate shot team play. Canavan an...

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Teeing Off

Teeing Off: An end to the season
I’m back. You probably didn’t even realize I was gone. Kudos to Drew Herman for doing such a bang-up job while I played taxi driver to 11 teenage baseball players in Anchorage. I’m now ready for a vacation to recoup from vacation. The dogs — Gizmo...

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TEEING OFF: A pup reunion
Gizmo had a surprise family reunion this past week. While walking the pups through the Safeway parking lot, a person in a car flagged us down. I thought the nice lady wanted a pawgraph from the prognosticating pooch. I was wrong. She and another l...

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In this image taken from video provided by Norb Caoili, Seattle Seahawks' fan Norb Caoili grabs his head in the final moments of the Super Bowl as the Seahawks lose to the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP photo)

Teeing Off: A Super Bowl therapy session with Gizmo
Surprisingly, the Clarkston household has handled Seattle’s devastating Super Bowl XLIX defeat pretty good. The carton of ice cream I purchased after the game is still half full and Gizmo is starting to get pep in his step. In the seven stages of ...

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Teeing Off: Gizmo's picks puts him on the naughty list
It’s Christmas time and Gizmo is on my naughty list. How did he get there you ask? Well, let me tell you. I thought the pup was a Seattle Seahawks fan, that was until Thursday afternoon when he made his Week 14 NFL picks. Gizmo did the unthinkable...

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Teeing Off: A list of what Gizmo is thankful for
Since Thanksgiving was a day ago, it makes sense to turn this into a column full of thanks. What did you expect? An investigative piece on the proper way to cook a turkey. According to San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, it is all about the te...

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