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Hoops roundup: Soldotna girls win at Lady Lynx tourney

Hoops roundup: Soldotna girls win at Lady Lynx tourney

The Soldotna girls improved to 15-1 by defeating Tikigaq 62-23 on Thursday at the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout at Dimond High School. Soldotna plays Wasilla… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: Soldotna girls win at Lady Lynx tourney
Brown Bears drop 4th straight

Brown Bears drop 4th straight

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears lost 4-3 to the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Thursday for their fourth straight defeat. The Bears stay in Janesville… Continue reading

Brown Bears drop 4th straight
Area skiers set for region meet

Area skiers set for region meet

Last year, a 19-year string of at least one peninsula team winning a Region III team championship was broken when the Palmer girls and Colony… Continue reading

Area skiers set for region meet
Hoops roundup: Soldotna, Kenai girls lose

Hoops roundup: Soldotna, Kenai girls lose

The Chugiak basketball team handed Soldotna its first loss of the year, a 51-36 defeat at the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout at Dimond High School… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: Soldotna, Kenai girls lose
SoHi’s Cannava signs to play soccer at Clark College

SoHi’s Cannava signs to play soccer at Clark College

Soldotna senior Ryann Cannava signed to play soccer at Clark Community College on Wednesday in the Soldotna High School gym. Cannava is a returning all-conference… Continue reading

SoHi’s Cannava signs to play soccer at Clark College
Kenai, Soldotna, Homer set for state hockey tournament

Kenai, Soldotna, Homer set for state hockey tournament

Soldotna, Homer and Kenai Central begin play at the Division II state hockey tournament Thursday at the Patty Center in Fairbanks. Homer drew the top… Continue reading

Kenai, Soldotna, Homer set for state hockey tournament
Nikolaevsk basketball sweeps Birchwood Christian

Nikolaevsk basketball sweeps Birchwood Christian

The Nikolaevsk girls and boys basketball teams swept host Birchwood Christian on Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action, with the girls winning 59-17 and the boys… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk basketball sweeps Birchwood Christian
SoHi’s Arthur qualifies for Arctic Winter Games

SoHi’s Arthur qualifies for Arctic Winter Games

Soldotna High School’s Erika Arthur qualified for the Arctic Winter Games on Sunday at Besh Cup 6, a series used to qualify for Junior Nationals… Continue reading

SoHi’s Arthur qualifies for Arctic Winter Games
Kenai JV cagers sweep CIA

Kenai JV cagers sweep CIA

The host Kenai Central junior varsity basketball teams swept Cook Inlet Academy on Monday in nonconference action. The Kenai junior varsity girls topped CIA 33-22.… Continue reading

Kenai JV cagers sweep CIA
Cold, wind can’t stop Ski for Women

Cold, wind can’t stop Ski for Women

Like the Kansas City Chiefs later Sunday, Morgan Aldridge proved it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Hours before the Chiefs would come… Continue reading

Cold, wind can’t stop Ski for Women
Hockey roundup: Kenai sweeps Tri-Valley; SoHi sweeps Juneau for Railbelt title

Hockey roundup: Kenai sweeps Tri-Valley; SoHi sweeps Juneau for Railbelt title

The Kenai Central hockey team honored eight seniors on senior night at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility on Friday. Tri-Valley dressed just nine skaters. That told… Continue reading

Hockey roundup: Kenai sweeps Tri-Valley; SoHi sweeps Juneau for Railbelt title
Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears

The host Fairbanks Ice Dogs swept the Kenai River Brown Bears in a three-game North American Hockey League series this weekend. After a 7-2 win… Continue reading

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears
Hoops roundup: SoHi girls remain perfect; Nikiski girls, boys capture Kotzebue tourney

Hoops roundup: SoHi girls remain perfect; Nikiski girls, boys capture Kotzebue tourney

The visiting Soldotna girls picked up a 60-18 victory over Grace Christian on Saturday in nonconference action to remain undefeated. The Stars moved to 14-0… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: SoHi girls remain perfect; Nikiski girls, boys capture Kotzebue tourney
Thursday hoops roundup

Thursday hoops roundup

The Nikiski boys opened up the Husky Shootout in Kotzebue with a 53-51 victory over Nome on Thursday. Noah Litke paced the Bulldogs with 17… Continue reading

Thursday hoops roundup
Ice Dogs take down Brown Bears

Ice Dogs take down Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears fell 7-2 on the road to the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Thursday in North American Hockey League play. The Bears… Continue reading

Ice Dogs take down Brown Bears
Mike Crawford barrels down a hill during Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in the Caribou Hills near Freddie’s Roadhouse. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Freddie’s Roadhouse closes doors

Freddie’s became more and more of a gateway to the Caribou Hills as the years went on.

Mike Crawford barrels down a hill during Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in the Caribou Hills near Freddie’s Roadhouse. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer JV girls cagers topple Ninilchik

Homer JV girls cagers topple Ninilchik

The visiting Homer junior varsity basketball team defeated Ninilchik 30-19 on Wednesday in nonconference action. The Mariners led 4-3 after the first quarter and 10-5… Continue reading

Homer JV girls cagers topple Ninilchik
Soldotna hockey tops Kenai to celebrate senior night

Soldotna hockey tops Kenai to celebrate senior night

The Soldotna hockey team checked all the boxes Tuesday, notching a big win over a rival on senior night while staying alive for the Railbelt… Continue reading

Soldotna hockey tops Kenai to celebrate senior night
Nikiski JV girls, Ninilchik boys notch victories

Nikiski JV girls, Ninilchik boys notch victories

The Nikiski junior varsity and Ninilchik split nonconference basketball games Tuesday in Ninilchik. Nikiski JV took the girls game 40-28. The Bulldogs led 12-8 after… Continue reading

Nikiski JV girls, Ninilchik boys notch victories
Peninsula high school sports

Peninsula high school sports

Tuesday Hockey Kenai at Soldotna, 7:30 p.m. Basketball Nikiski JV girls at Ninilchik, 4 p.m. Nikiski JV boys at Ninilchik, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Basketball Homer… Continue reading

Peninsula high school sports