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Spook Night at Tsalteshi set for Sunday 

 10/20/14 - 9:33pm

Tsalteshi Trails Association will hold its fourth annual Spook Night event Sunday at the Skyview trailhead. Costumed kids ages 10 and under can trick-or-treat on a one-kilometer section of the trails, from stations sponsored by various businesses and organizations in the community. The cost is $10 per child for the first two kids in a family, and $5 for each additional sibling up to six kids total. There is no charge for required chaperones. Advance registration is available at www.tsalteshi.org. Day-of-event registration and preregistered check-in begins at 5 p.m. and closes at 6:15 p.m.

 

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Northern Lights Conference, Greatland Conference announce all-league picks 

 10/19/14 - 9:08pm

Both the Northern Lights Conference and Greatland Conference postseason awards have been announced.

Conference champion Soldotna controlled the NLC awards, putting 11 players on the offensive first team and six players on the defensive first team.

As for major awards for the Stars, Drew Gibbs was the Offensive Player of the Year, Trevor Walden was the Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Galen Brantley Jr. was the Co-Coach of the Year and Eric Pomerleau was the Assistant Coach of the Year.

 

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Nikiski netters drop 2 in Cordova 

 10/18/14 - 10:56pm

The Nikiski volleyball team lost Southcentral Conference matches in Cordova on Friday and Saturday.

Friday, the Bulldogs lost 25-14, 25-20 and 25-15.

“We came out maybe a little overconfident,” Nikiski coach Stacey Segura said. “Maybe we didn’t expect as much as Cordova showed up for. We were a little bit out of it and making silly mistakes.”

Saturday, Nikiski lost 25-22, 14-25, 26-24, 21-25 and 15-11.

“The girls turned around and played really well tonight and I’m really proud of that,” Segura said. “It was a huge step this team needed to get better.”

 

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Hundley wins wrestling title for Bulldogs in Valdez 

 10/18/14 - 9:30pm

Houston scored 164 points to win the 2014 Throwdown in Snow-Town on Friday and Saturday in Valdez.

Seward finished sixth with 63 points, while Nikiski was ninth with 43 points.

Tylor Handley won a championship for the Bulldogs, pinning Colbin Hansen of Valdez in the final at 152. Also for the Bulldogs, TJ Cox was fourth at 126.

For Seward, Case Estes was fourth at 120, Matt Morris was fourth at 160 and Justin Schutter was fourth at 285.

 

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SoHi swim teams take second at Palmer Invitational 

 10/18/14 - 9:05pm

The Kodiak swimming and diving team swept the Palmer Invitational in Palmer from Thursday through Saturday.

On the girls side, the Bears scored 88 points while runner-up Soldotna had 67. Kenai was eighth, Homer was 10th and Seward was 12th. On the boys side, Kodiak cruised to victory by scoring 123 points. SoHi was second with 64, just two points ahead of Colony. Homer was fourth and Kenai was seventh.

 

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CIA coed soccer wraps up Borealis Conference crown 

 10/11/14 - 10:48pm

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team wrapped up its fourth-straight Aurora Borealis Conference championship in Wasilla on Thursday through Saturday.

CIA polished off Delta 6-0 on Saturday in the conference championship, which is also the de facto state championship, and ends the season with a 22-0 record.

Eagles coach Kenny Leaf said that means seniors Riley Smithwick, Ashleigh Hammond and Madison Orth go out with the maximum amount of state titles.

“That’s a nice legacy for this crew of seniors,” Leaf said.

 

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Soldotna collects 8 wins at Seward Invitational swim meet 

 10/11/14 - 10:51pm

The Soldotna swimming team led the Kenai Peninsula with eight victories Saturday at the Seward Invitational.

Team scores were not available as the Clarion went to press.

Megan English took the 500-yard and 50-yard freestyles for the Stars, while Rachel Henry won the 200 individual medley. The SoHi girls also had a win in the 400 freestyle relay.

On the boys side, Jacob Hall won the 100 free and David Hall won the 500 free. The SoHi boys also won the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

 

Seward Invitational

Saturday in Seward

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Soldotna volleyball loses to Wasilla 

 10/09/14 - 9:49pm

The Soldotna volleyball team got its Valley swing off to a rough start Thursday evening at Wasilla, dropping a 3-1 match to the Warriors.

Wasilla won with game scores of 25-23, 25-23, 16-25 and 25-16, which also boosted its season mark against SoHi to 2-0. Wasilla edged Soldotna in five games earlier in the season at SoHi. Soldotna is now sitting at 3-2 in the Northern Lights Conference.

“I think we struggled in our receiving tonight,” said Soldotna coach Sheila Kupferschmid. “We were just struggling a little bit with keeping our balls in, it was ball control.

 

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CIA starts Borealis tourney with convincing win 

 10/09/14 - 9:49pm

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team started the Borealis Conference tournament in Wasilla on Thursday with a convincing 13-0 win over Nenana.

The Eagles led 3-0 at the half in their tourney opener — a tourney that in effect serves as the state tournament.

Timmy Smithwick had goals in the first and 17th minutes, and Connor Leaf added a tally in the second minute, to give CIA the advantage.

“We just had a really fine finishing performance in the second half,” CIA coach Kenny Leaf said. “It’s nothing to disparage Nenana, they played hard.

 

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Nikiski volleyball sweeps Bethel 

 10/05/14 - 8:36pm

The Nikiski volleyball team won nonconference matches Friday and Saturday in Bethel.

Friday, the Bulldogs (7-4 overall) won 25-8, 25-15 and 25-16. Rachel Thompson had 12 aces and 25 assists, while Laura Hufford had six aces and 10 digs, Brianna Vollertson had six kills and Ayla Pitt had 10 kills.

“The girls came out and played really well after traveling all day and having to play the same day,” Nikiski coach Stacey Segura said.

Saturday, Nikiski notched a 25-19, 25-18, 24-26 and 25-18 win.

 

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