The 2012 Iron Dog started Sunday in Big Lake. The racers are making a 2,000-mile journey to Fairbanks.

The Kenai Peninsula has two representatives in the Pro Class. Kasilof’s Dusty Van Meter, a three-time winner, is racing with Marc McKenna of Anchorage. The duo was in third as of Sunday night, taking a layover in McGrath.

Soldotna’s Scott Davis, the seven-time winner, is teamed with Todd Palin of Wasilla. Those two are fifth, also in a layover at McGrath.

The Soldotna girls basketball team rolled past Palmer 58-33 in Northern Lights Conference action on Friday at Soldotna.

The Stars grabbed an 18-7 lead after the first period and by the end of the third quarter had a 43-25 advantage.

Kaillee Skjold had 25 points to pace Soldotna, while Kelci Benson added 11 points. For Palmer, Kasara Brandenberg had nine points.

Palmer boys 65, Soldotna 55, OT

The visiting Moose outscored the Stars 12-2 in the extra frame for a Northern Lights Conference victory on Friday.

The times for all basketball games on Saturday between host Soldotna and Colony have been moved up by an hour. That means the day of basketball will start at 9 a.m., instead of 10 a.m.
The varsity girls should start at about 4 p.m., while the varsity boys will start at about 5:45 p.m.

The Cook Inlet Academy girls basketball team finished an undefeated run through the Peninsula Conference by defeating host Lumen Christi 50-21 on Thursday in Anchorage.
The Eagles hit 10 3-pointers, with Nicole Moffis leading the way with five treys en route to 15 points. Keely Powers also hit a pair of three balls. Megan Bauder added nine points for CIA, which is 15-2 overall.
Lumen Christi boys 42, CIA 35
The host Archangels avenged a defeat earlier in the season.
David Reischach had 16 points to lead the Eagles, while Koebryn Mlynarik added 13 points.