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Hoops roundup: Soldotna girls, boys sweep Kodiak in weekend NLC play

Hoops roundup: Soldotna girls, boys sweep Kodiak in weekend NLC play

The host Soldotna boys notched a 50-32 victory over Kodiak on Friday in Northern Lights Conference play, then completed the sweep Saturday. Soldotna led 17-11… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: Soldotna girls, boys sweep Kodiak in weekend NLC play
Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles

Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles

The host Nikiski girls basketball team wrapped up a Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament title Saturday by defeating the Dimond JV 49-9. Lillian Carstens, the… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2020
  • By ELIZABETH EARL For the Clarion
Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles
Homer hockey tops Kenai

Homer hockey tops Kenai

When the Homer hockey team got to work, Kenai Central had a hard time stopping the Mariners. Homer notched a 7-0 Railbelt Conference victory over… Continue reading

Homer hockey tops Kenai
Thursday hoops roundup: Nikiski girls win on opening day of Tip Off Tournament

Thursday hoops roundup: Nikiski girls win on opening day of Tip Off Tournament

The Houston boys opened the Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament in Nikiski with a 56-46 victory over the host Bulldogs. Braden Cart and Cody Wyrick… Continue reading

Thursday hoops roundup: Nikiski girls win on opening day of Tip Off Tournament
Brown Bears return home looking to snap skid

Brown Bears return home looking to snap skid

The Kenai River Brown Bears return to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex looking to snap a five-game losing streak in North American Hockey League play.… Continue reading

Brown Bears return home looking to snap skid
Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai

Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai

A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change highlighted some work by Dr. Kyle Horton and his colleagues, who figured out how to… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai
Homer’s Tyler Gilliland and Soldotna’s Wyatt Medcoff jockey for position during a Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 hockey game at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Soldotna hockey tops Homer

The Soldotna hockey team notched a big victory over host Homer on Wednesday in Railbelt Conference play. Soldotna is now 8-7 overall and 4-1 in… Continue reading

Homer’s Tyler Gilliland and Soldotna’s Wyatt Medcoff jockey for position during a Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 hockey game at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Pigskin pick ‘em: ‘You can’t kill a dead horse’

Everyone knows the NFL is shorthand for “not for long.” That saying is usually applied to the limited shelf life of football players. Carolina’s Luke… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2020
  • By NOLAN ROSE For the Clarion
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Hoops roundup: Peninsula Conference action

Hoops roundup: Peninsula Conference action

The Nikolaevsk and Ninilchik basketball teams split Peninsula Conference games Wednesday in Nikolaevsk. The Nikolaevsk girls topped Ninilchik 48-20, with Elizabeth Fefelov leading the way… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: Peninsula Conference action
Eventual race winner Morgan Aldridge leads Carly Reimer and Amy Anderson at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Klecka, Aldridge ski to Freezer Food victories

Joey Klecka and Morgan Aldridge won the 10th Freezer Food Series race of the season Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails. This race was a 4.7-mile ski.… Continue reading

Eventual race winner Morgan Aldridge leads Carly Reimer and Amy Anderson at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
CIA hoops splits with Kenai JV

CIA hoops splits with Kenai JV

Staff report The host Cook Inlet Academy basketball team split with Kenai junior varsity Monday. The CIA boys notched a 44-36 victory. In the girls… Continue reading

CIA hoops splits with Kenai JV
Area skiers compete in Valley

Area skiers compete in Valley

By TIM ROCKEY Frontiersman HATCHER PASS — Palmer skiers Aila Berrigan and Rosie Whittington-Evans finished in the top two spots at the Government Peak Recreation… Continue reading

  • Jan 13, 2020
  • By Jeff Helminiak Peninsula Clarion
Area skiers compete in Valley
Friday hockey: Kenai, SoHi win

Friday hockey: Kenai, SoHi win

Trent Powell scored Soldotna’s first three goals, one in each period, to lead the Stars to a 4-1 Railbelt Conference win over Palmer Saturday in… Continue reading

Friday hockey: Kenai, SoHi win
Hoops roundup: Kenai, Homer split

Hoops roundup: Kenai, Homer split

Halftime adjustments carried the visiting Homer girls to a 38-35 Southcentral Conference victory over Kenai Central on Friday. Homer grabbed a 9-4 lead after the… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: Kenai, Homer split
Ice Wolves sweep Brown Bears

Ice Wolves sweep Brown Bears

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a 6-2 decision to the New Mexico Ice Wolves on Friday and a 6-5 decision on Saturday in… Continue reading

Ice Wolves sweep Brown Bears
Prep hockey roundup: Kenai, Homer win; Soldotna loses

Prep hockey roundup: Kenai, Homer win; Soldotna loses

In a game that featured only a flurry of scoring in the third period, the Kenai Central hockey team defeated Houston 3-1 on Thursday in… Continue reading

Prep hockey roundup: Kenai, Homer win; Soldotna loses
Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898

Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898

On June 8, 1897, Dr. Walter H. Evans of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Benton Killin, a retired lawyer and regent of the Oregon… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) drops back to pass as he throws a pass that was fumbled and recovered by the New Orleans Saints in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Pigskin Pick ‘em: It’s all going exactly as picked

The wild-card weekend went exactly as planned. First, the Minnesota Vikings, led by an all-time clutch quarterback, Kirk Cousins, defeated the New Orleans Saints down… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2020
  • By NOLAN ROSE For the Clarion
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) drops back to pass as he throws a pass that was fumbled and recovered by the New Orleans Saints in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies

Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies

I came up with a handful of good, meaningful New Year’s resolutions but by Jan. 2, I had failed most of them. My resolutions usually… Continue reading

Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies
Hoops: SoHi girls, boys; Ninilchik boys all win

Hoops: SoHi girls, boys; Ninilchik boys all win

The Soldotna girls and boys both picked up Thursday victories on the first day of the Nome Invitational. The Soldotna girls defeated Kotzebue 68-25 by… Continue reading

Hoops: SoHi girls, boys; Ninilchik boys all win