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Pigskin Pick ‘em: Getting Mitchell Trubisky in a Super Bowl column

Pigskin Pick ‘em: Getting Mitchell Trubisky in a Super Bowl column

We’ve finally made it to the end of the 2020 NFL road. This season, as much as any I can remember, was filled with wild… Continue reading

  • Jan 29, 2020
  • By NOLAN ROSE For the Clarion
Pigskin Pick ‘em: Getting Mitchell Trubisky in a Super Bowl column
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
Hockey roundup: SoHi gets weekend sweep

Hockey roundup: SoHi gets weekend sweep

Hockey roundup: SoHi gets weekend sweep

Hockey roundup: SoHi gets weekend sweep
Brown Bears sweep Ice Wolves, snap 7-game skid

Brown Bears sweep Ice Wolves, snap 7-game skid

The Kenai River Brown Bears swept the New Mexico Ice Wolves on Friday and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in North American Hockey… Continue reading

Brown Bears sweep Ice Wolves, snap 7-game skid
Hoops roundup: Nikiski, Homer split

Hoops roundup: Nikiski, Homer split

The Nikiski girls and Homer boys picked up victories on Friday in Southcentral Conference action in Nikiski. The Bulldogs girls rolled to a 58-28 victory… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: Nikiski, Homer split
SoHi girls, Palmer boys pick up NLC wins

SoHi girls, Palmer boys pick up NLC wins

Both Palmer and Soldotna high schools walked away with basketball wins Saturday at Soldotna High School. The SoHi girls and Palmer boys took Northern Lights… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2020
  • By ELIZABETH EARL For the Clarion
SoHi girls, Palmer boys pick up NLC wins
Daigle, Walters notch Kenai Klassic wins

Daigle, Walters notch Kenai Klassic wins

Skiers at Friday’s Kenai Klassic at the Kenai Golf Course were able to handle the subzero cold. They had no answer for Homer’s Autumn Daigle… Continue reading

Daigle, Walters notch Kenai Klassic wins
Hockey roundup: Homer, Soldotna net wins

Hockey roundup: Homer, Soldotna net wins

Staff report Alden Ross used a hat trick to help Division II Homer score a nonconference road win over Division I Wasilla Thursday night at… Continue reading

Hockey roundup: Homer, Soldotna net wins
Thursday hoops roundup

Thursday hoops roundup

Mt. Edgecumbe topped visiting Kenai Central 41-28 in nonconference action Thursday. Lisa Strom had eight for the Braves, while Kailey Hamilton had eight points for… Continue reading

Thursday hoops roundup
Bear Lake. Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/For the Clarion)

Tangled Up in Blue: A Bear Lake Loop

All summer long, you can find rowers, kayakers and more on Bear Lake just outside of Seward. Somewhere hidden on the west side, there’s a… Continue reading

Bear Lake. Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/For the Clarion)
Bears look to snap 7-game skid

Bears look to snap 7-game skid

Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Kevin Murdock does not think his team deserves to be on a seven-game losing streak as the Bears head… Continue reading

Bears look to snap 7-game skid
Refuge Notebook: Wildfire in Kenai Mountains tundra

Refuge Notebook: Wildfire in Kenai Mountains tundra

Late last summer, as I waited in a line of traffic on the Sterling Highway to get through the Swan Lake Fire, smoke rose from… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: Wildfire in Kenai Mountains tundra
Hoops roundup: Mt. Edgecumbe sweeps Kenai Central

Hoops roundup: Mt. Edgecumbe sweeps Kenai Central

Host Mt. Edgecumbe swept Kenai Central on Wednesday in nonconference play. The Kenai girls lost to Mt. Edgecumbe 34-31. Kenai led 30-21 after three quarters… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: Mt. Edgecumbe sweeps Kenai Central
Hoops roundup: Soldotna sweeps Nikiski

Hoops roundup: Soldotna sweeps Nikiski

An explosive second quarter led the Soldotna girls to a 55-22 nonconference victory over Nikiski on Tuesday. The Stars led the game 4-3 after the… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: Soldotna sweeps Nikiski
Area skiers compete at Homer Besh Cup races

Area skiers compete at Homer Besh Cup races

The Kachemak Nordic Ski Club hosted Besh Cups 3 and 4 on Saturday and Sunday at Lookout Mountain in Homer. There are six Besh Cup… Continue reading

Area skiers compete at Homer Besh Cup races
Monday hoops: Nikiski JV, Ninilchik split

Monday hoops: Nikiski JV, Ninilchik split

The Nikiski junior varsity and Ninilchik split nonconference games Monday at Nikiski. The Nikiski JV girls started fast in a 37-16 victory, outscoring Ninilchik 19-2… Continue reading

Monday hoops: Nikiski JV, Ninilchik split
Nordiques sweep Brown Bears

Nordiques sweep Brown Bears

The Maine Nordiques swept the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex to extend Kenai River’s North American… Continue reading

Nordiques sweep Brown Bears