For 44 minutes and 32 seconds of Friday’s state hockey semifinal, a berth in Saturday’s championship game loomed large for the Soldotna Stars. But everything… Continue reading
The Soldotna Stars took a big first step in pursuit of a state title with a 10-0 throttling of the Delta Huskies on Thursday at… Continue reading
In contrast to Will Morrow’s spin on being a Patriots fan (see “Don’t Tear Us Apart”, Jan. 27), I offer my own. Being a Chicago… Continue reading
Both peninsula programs competing in the Division II state hockey championships this weekend have never won a state title, but it could all change Saturday… Continue reading
The Ninilchik boys and girls basketball teams swept the Nikiski JV squads Tuesday night in nonconference play. The Ninilchik boys defeated the Bulldogs JV 59-27… Continue reading
Audiences will get the chance to hear something rare this weekend in Soldotna. Local musician Maria Allison is teaming up with Michigan singer Rehanna Thelwell… Continue reading
At long last, the Kenai Central basketball teams have found a good home. In their first season competing at the Class 3A level — following… Continue reading
Twenty mushing teams took off Saturday with hopes of taking home the win in the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race. The Tustumena 200 is a… Continue reading
Allie Ostrander continued to do Allie Ostrander things Friday and Saturday at the UW Invitational in Seattle. Friday, Ostrander anchored the Boise State women’s distance… Continue reading
An early goal helped inject Kenai Central with some energy, but by the end of Friday night, Palmer still held authority in a 5-2 Railbelt… Continue reading
From last to first. That’s been the defining theme for the rising Soldotna Stars hockey team in 2018, and they added another chapter to this… Continue reading
The Ninilchik basketball teams split a pair of nonconference games Wednesday night in Ninilchik. The Wolverine boys prevailed 57-39 over the Grizzly Bears, while the… Continue reading
Karl Danielson led all peninsula skiers Saturday at the Besh Cup race No. 3 freestyle sprints at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna. Danielson, a 2018… Continue reading
For a third year in a row, the Nikiski girls won the Rus Hitchcock Nikiski Tip Off tournament title on their home court, but for… Continue reading
A long drought was quenched Friday night for the Soldotna girls basketball program. The Stars defeated Northern Lights Conference rival Colony for the first time… Continue reading
With Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues head coach Tyler Rennette missing on the bench with an illness, it was up to assistant coach Josh Dallmann to… Continue reading
The Soldotna Stars rebounded from a tough loss to Homer one night earlier to post a resounding 7-0 Railbelt Conference win over Kenai Central on… Continue reading
The loss of eight key Homer seniors coupled with the returning cast of rising Soldotna skaters left the debate of who would stand as the… Continue reading
Competition is the tide that raises all boats, or in this case, all sleds. The Freddie’s Roadhouse snowmachine drag races hosted at the picturesque restaurant… Continue reading
In less than three weeks, a raucous group of race dogs will pull into the finishing area at Freddie’s Roadhouse near Ninilchik, musher in tow,… Continue reading
