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SoHi baseball routs Redington

The host Soldotna baseball team improved to 6-6 overall with a 17-2 Southcentral Conference victory over Redington in four innings Monday. Josh Pieh pitched 3… Continue reading

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The Kenai River Brown Bears salute seats mostly empty due to coronavirus mitigation measures after a victory over the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday, April 23, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears move back to Midwest for playoffs

The Kenai River Brown Bears will move hockey operations back to the Midwest for the playoffs, the North American Hockey League team announced in a… Continue reading

The Kenai River Brown Bears salute seats mostly empty due to coronavirus mitigation measures after a victory over the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday, April 23, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Laker Aldridge of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs tries to solve Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Luke Pavicich on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears are locked into a playoff series against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets after getting swept Friday and Saturday by the Fairbanks… Continue reading

Laker Aldridge of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs tries to solve Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Luke Pavicich on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Boston Postishek of Redington defeats Kenai Central's Andrew Gaethle for the Kachemak Conference wrestling title at 145 pounds Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Redington wrestlers sweep Kachemak Conference titles

Redington’s boys stopped Homer’s five-year run atop the Kachemak Conference wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at Nikiski High School. The Huskies took the team title… Continue reading

Boston Postishek of Redington defeats Kenai Central's Andrew Gaethle for the Kachemak Conference wrestling title at 145 pounds Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Boise State’s Allie Ostrander competes in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final June 30 at the Prefontaine Classic at Stanford University in California. (Photo taken by Cortney White)

Ostrander takes 5th in Sound Running 5K

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, finished fifth in Heat 2 of the women’s 5,000-meter run Saturday night at the Sound… Continue reading

Boise State’s Allie Ostrander competes in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final June 30 at the Prefontaine Classic at Stanford University in California. (Photo taken by Cortney White)
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Softball roundup: Kenai sweeps Houston

The host Kenai Central softball team improved to 3-9 overall with a sweep of Houston on Saturday. The Kardinals won the first game 17-6 in… Continue reading

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SoHi, Homer baseball swept on road

The Soldotna baseball team dropped to 5-6 overall with a 13-2 nonconference loss to Colony on Saturday in 4 1-2 innings. The Knights led 5-0… Continue reading

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Soccer roundup: Area teams conclude regular season

The host Kenai Central boys soccer team finished up the regular season 7-3-2 overall with a 9-0 victory over Redington on Saturday. James Baisden had… Continue reading

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Soldotna sweeps borough track and field meet

The Soldotna girls and boys track and field teams swept the Kenai Peninsula Borough meet Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The boys had 208… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Brook Fischer collects a hit against Kenai Central on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep roundup: Soldotna softball topples Kardinals

The visiting Soldotna softball team improved to 2-4 overall with a 23-15 victory over Kenai Central on Thursday. The game was called after six innings… Continue reading

Soldotna's Brook Fischer collects a hit against Kenai Central on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kevin Murdock (left) takes to the ice Friday, April 23, 2021, against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel. Murdock has resigned as head coach of the Kenai River Brown Bears. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Bears news: Spectator limit increased, Murdock gets new gig with Bulls

Staff report The Kenai River Brown Bears announced on their Facebook page Tuesday that the City of Soldotna has upped the spectator limit from 250… Continue reading

Kevin Murdock (left) takes to the ice Friday, April 23, 2021, against the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel. Murdock has resigned as head coach of the Kenai River Brown Bears. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Homer softball sweeps Houston

The host Homer softball team swept Houston on Wednesday to improve to 7-3 overall. The Mariners won the first game 16-4 in four innings. Homer… Continue reading

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Homer, Kenai baseball postponed due to rain

The baseball game between host Kenai Central and Homer on Tuesday was postponed due to rain. The game has not yet been rescheduled.… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Rhys Cannava dribbles in for a goal against Kenai Central's Valerie Villegas on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi soccer sweeps Kenai on senior night

Behind a hat trick from Rhys Cannava, the host Soldotna girls soccer team defeated Kenai Central 4-1 on Tuesday to improve to 5-0-1 in the… Continue reading

Soldotna's Rhys Cannava dribbles in for a goal against Kenai Central's Valerie Villegas on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Brown Bears, Ice Dogs split

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears split with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play, winning 6-5 in… Continue reading

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Nikolaevsk wins Mix Six state volleyball title

Nikolaevsk won the Mix Six volleyball state championship Saturday at Dimond High School in Anchorage. The Warriors defeated Tanalian 30-28 in the if-necessary game to… Continue reading

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SoHi soccer sweeps in Homer

The visiting Soldotna girls soccer team defeated Homer 2-0 in a Saturday matchup of the top two teams in the Peninsula Conference. The Stars move… Continue reading

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Soldotna’s Dylan Dahlgren makes a throw in the shot put during the first day of the Palmer Invitational on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Soldotna girls win Palmer Invitational

The Soldotna girls track and field team won the Palmer Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Palmer. The Stars scored 168 points, while runner-up Grace… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Dylan Dahlgren makes a throw in the shot put during the first day of the Palmer Invitational on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)
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Homer wrestling honors seniors

The Homer wrestling team hosted Kenai Central and Soldotna for unscored dual meets Friday. The unscored dual meets are serving to get wrestlers the best… Continue reading

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Soldotna baseball routs Houston, Grace

The host Soldotna baseball team put together a resounding doubleheader sweep in Southcentral Conference play Saturday to move to 5-3 overall. In the first game,… Continue reading

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