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Area athletes fare well at Broken Arrow Skyrace

Area athletes fare well at Broken Arrow Skyrace

Taylor Ostrander, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central High School, headed up several impressive performances by athletes with Kenai Peninsula connections at the Broken Arrow… Continue reading

Area athletes fare well at Broken Arrow Skyrace
Twins no-hit Dimond, run winning streak to 6

Twins no-hit Dimond, run winning streak to 6

After starter Smith leaves with knee injury, Metz calmly finishes piece of history

Twins no-hit Dimond, run winning streak to 6
‘It looks bleak right now’

‘It looks bleak right now’

Oilers face financial peril, turn to community for help

‘It looks bleak right now’
Becher makes strong return from surgery

Becher makes strong return from surgery

2016 SoHi grad looks to Oilers to help him take it to the next level

Becher makes strong return from surgery
Malone, Maguire win fun run in Nikiski

Malone, Maguire win fun run in Nikiski

A 5-kilometer fun run was held at the Family Fun in the Midnight Sun event Saturday in Nikiski. Peter Malone won the men’s race at… Continue reading

Malone, Maguire win fun run in Nikiski
Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander runs to fourth place at the NCAA cross-country championships Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo provided by Michael Scott)

Ostrander named Mountain West Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of Year for 3rd straight time

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, was named the 2019 Mountain West Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year on Monday.… Continue reading

Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander runs to fourth place at the NCAA cross-country championships Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo provided by Michael Scott)
Sunday: Oilers notch 3rd straight win

Sunday: Oilers notch 3rd straight win

Peninsula Oilers shortstop Skyler Messinger is a poster boy for just how quickly things can change for a player and his team in baseball. Friday… Continue reading

Sunday: Oilers notch 3rd straight win
Post 20 Twins take down Palmer, return to .500 in league

Post 20 Twins take down Palmer, return to .500 in league

The American Legion Post 20 Twins returned to .500 in the league with a 4-2 victory over host Palmer on Sunday. That victory capped a… Continue reading

Post 20 Twins take down Palmer, return to .500 in league
Oilers get rolling with doubleheader sweep

Oilers get rolling with doubleheader sweep

Friday, after the Peninsula Oilers had lost a third straight game to the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks, head coach Kyle Brown said he needed someone to… Continue reading

Oilers get rolling with doubleheader sweep
Twins drop league, win nonleague contest in Wasilla

Twins drop league, win nonleague contest in Wasilla

The American Legion Twins lost the league contest and won the nonleague contest Saturday at Wasilla. The Twins are 1-2 in the league and 2-4… Continue reading

Twins drop league, win nonleague contest in Wasilla
Thursday: Oilers fall again to Chinooks

Thursday: Oilers fall again to Chinooks

For a second straight night, the Peninsula Oilers struggled to find home plate as they lost 4-1 Thursday to the Chugiak/Eagle River Chinooks at Coral… Continue reading

Thursday: Oilers fall again to Chinooks
Oilers come up empty in home opener

Oilers come up empty in home opener

The bats stayed silent until the end Wednesday night at Coral Seymour Memorial Park as the Peninsula Oilers fell 6-3 in their home opener to… Continue reading

Oilers come up empty in home opener
Oilers preview: Team looks to continuity, familiarity for success

Oilers preview: Team looks to continuity, familiarity for success

The Peninsula Oilers will look to continuity and familiarity to breed success as they chase their first Alaska Baseball League title since 2011. Kyle Brown… Continue reading

Oilers preview: Team looks to continuity, familiarity for success
Area track athletes complete season at Brian Young Invitational

Area track athletes complete season at Brian Young Invitational

Area track and field athletes completed their season at the Brian Young Invitational on Friday and Saturday at West Anchorage High School. Galen Brantley III… Continue reading

Area track athletes complete season at Brian Young Invitational
Rodeo is all about family

Rodeo is all about family

First major event of season kicks off at Soldotna Rodeo Grounds

Rodeo is all about family
Day at the beach

Day at the beach

Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride connects people to place

Day at the beach
Homer takes 3rd-straight NLC tourney crown

Homer takes 3rd-straight NLC tourney crown

The Homer softball team won a third straight Northern Lights Conference title in convincing fashion Saturday at the Soldotna Little League fields. The Mariners topped… Continue reading

Homer takes 3rd-straight NLC tourney crown
Allie Ostrander, a Boise State redshirt junior and 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, competes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday, May 24, 2019, in the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento, California. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)

Ostrander returns to national championship in 3,000-meter steeplechase, 5K; Theisen finishes 2nd in Division II steeplechase; McCormick collects more All-American honors

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, qualified for the national championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in… Continue reading

Allie Ostrander, a Boise State redshirt junior and 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, competes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday, May 24, 2019, in the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento, California. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)
Kenai girls win Division II state track title

Kenai girls win Division II state track title

The Kenai Central girls won the Division II state track title Saturday at Palmer High School. “We finished first at regions, and we knew after… Continue reading

Kenai girls win Division II state track title
Southcentral baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Homer see seasons end

Southcentral baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Homer see seasons end

The Homer, Kenai Central and Soldotna baseball teams came up short of a state berth at the Southcentral Conference tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday at… Continue reading

Southcentral baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Homer see seasons end