The Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association Under-16 Ice Hawks began pool play at the Tier II National Championships with a victory in Troy, Mich., on Wednesday morning.

The Hawks defeated the Howard Huskies (Md.) 4-1, putting them in great position to advance to the next round.

Clayton Longfellow scored two goals in the second period to put the Hawks ahead, and Trevor Wagoner also had two points with a goal and an assist. Jake Eubank provided a goal, and Craig Lott, Kenny Flanders and Tommy Bowe each notched an assist as well.

Freddie’s Roadhouse, located at Mile 16 Oilwell Road, held another round of snowmachine drag races Saturday in the Caribou Hills.

The results follow:

370 stock — 1. Ryan Hanson; 2. Autumn Calabrese.

600 stock — 1. Brock Wilson; 2. Aaron Casebeer; 3. Taylor Wilson.

700 stock — 1. Dalton Best; 2. Tony Calabrese.

700 mod — 1. Cole Cooper; 2. Dalton Best.

800 stock — 1. Troy Wilson; 2. Shane Ferreria; 3. Dalton Best.

800 mod — 1. Cole Cooper; 2. Dalton Best.

1000 mod — 1. Dalton Best; 2. Cole Cooper.

The Kenai River Brown Bears will have a “Feed the Bears” dinner Saturday at the Soldotna Sports Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner is at 7 p.m. and the cash raffle begins at 8 p.m.

Two hundred tickets will be sold to the event, at a cost of $100 per ticket. The tickets give admission for two to a New York steak dinner, which will be served by the players wearing suits. The raffle ticket also gives a chance at one of 10 cash prizes. For more information, call 262-7825.

The Kenai River Brown Bears have kept the Fairbanks Ice Dogs from winning first place in the North American Hockey League West Division.

Next step: Keep the Ice Dogs from winning the Era Alaska Cup.

The Brown Bears got two goals and an assist from Ryan Walker and defeated the Ice Dogs 4-3 on Friday at the Big Dipper Ice Arena for their sixth straight victory.

Combined with the Wenatchee (Wash.) Wild's overtime victory over the Fresno (Calif.) Monsters, the Fairbanks loss means the Wild clinch first in the division.