Sports Briefs

Soldotna wrestlers top Cordova

The Soldotna wrestling team defeated Cordova on Thursday in Soldotna 40-12.

Soldotna coach Scooter Hackett said some highlights were a technical fall by Auston Tennis, a pin by Cody Carroll and a pin by Taylor Hanley. Dakota Elsey also was able to pin one of the top-ranked wrestlers in Class 1-2-3A. AJ Briggs also wrestled up a couple of weight classes at heavyweight to record a win.

SoHi, East win at Ice Challenge

The Soldotna Stars and East Thunderbirds notched victories on Thursday at the Soldotna Sports Center in the opening round of the Peninsula Ice Challenge.

The Stars topped the Mariners 3-0, getting all of their goals in the third period. Scoring in the third were Jonas Perletti, Josh Kerkvliet and Sean Endsley.

The Thunderbirds defeated the Kardinals 4-0.

Stars 3, Mariners 0

Homer 0 0 0 --0

Soldotna 0 0 3 --3

First period -- none. Penalties -- Soldotna 1 for 2:00.

Second period -- none. Penalties -- Homer 1 for 2:00; Soldotna 2 for 4:00.

Third period -- 1. Soldotna, Perletti (Walton, Hegge), 8:37; 2. Soldotna, Kerkvliet (Pearson, Stone), 10:56; 3. Soldotna, Endsley (Silver, Waters), 13:29. Penalties -- Homer 2 for 4:00; Soldotna 1 for 2:00.

Shots on goal -- Homer 4-11-10--25; Soldotna 8-3-9--20.

Goalies -- Homer, Sanarov (20 shots, 17 saves); Soldotna, Pearson (25 shots, 25 saves).