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Homer’s Mischelle tries to flip Nikiski’s Tawnisha Freeman over during the Best Western Bidarka Round Robin Rumble wrestling tournament Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Homer wrestlers take Round Robin Rumble

The Homer wrestling team kicked off the season by winning the Best Western Bidarka Round Robin Rumble on Saturday in Homer. The Mariners tallied 200… Continue reading

Homer’s Mischelle tries to flip Nikiski’s Tawnisha Freeman over during the Best Western Bidarka Round Robin Rumble wrestling tournament Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Weekend volleyball roudup: SoHi fends off Kenai on emotional Senior Night; Nikiski, Homer, Seward, CIA also in action

Weekend volleyball roudup: SoHi fends off Kenai on emotional Senior Night; Nikiski, Homer, Seward, CIA also in action

Senior night for the Soldotna volleyball team took on added meaning Friday night following the tragic loss of a fellow student. The Stars defeated peninsula… Continue reading

Weekend volleyball roudup: SoHi fends off Kenai on emotional Senior Night; Nikiski, Homer, Seward, CIA also in action
Nikiski volleyball sweeps Seward

Nikiski volleyball sweeps Seward

The Nikiski volleyball team showed they still have what it takes Thursday night with a 3-0 Southcentral Conference victory over Seward at Nikiski High School.… Continue reading

Nikiski volleyball sweeps Seward
UAA hockey to play Green & Gold Game in Soldotna

UAA hockey to play Green & Gold Game in Soldotna

Peninsula hockey fans will receive a treat this weekend when the University of Alaska Anchorage program comes to town. For the first time in its… Continue reading

UAA hockey to play Green & Gold Game in Soldotna
Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians

The Kenai River Brown Bears went on the road to defeat the Minnesota Magicians by scores of 5-3 and 4-2 in early September in North… Continue reading

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians
Brown Bears forward Porter is the latest Division I Schachle

Brown Bears forward Porter is the latest Division I Schachle

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Porter Schachle will be the first to admit he’s not as athletically talented as his brother, Brayden. Porter also will… Continue reading

Brown Bears forward Porter is the latest Division I Schachle
Lathrop running back Josiah Opp gets swarmed by Soldotna’s Melvin Lloyd (left) and Jersey Truesdell Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Championship preview: SoHi vs. Lathrop for football supremacy

The seven-year stranglehold Soldotna football has had on the Division II state championship has seen its share of challengers, but perhaps none came as close… Continue reading

Lathrop running back Josiah Opp gets swarmed by Soldotna’s Melvin Lloyd (left) and Jersey Truesdell Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
A hiker avoids an icy, frozen boardwalk on a morning hike from the Dan Moller Cabin in Juneau in October 2019. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Tangled up in Blue: Winter isn’t coming

On a late September early morning drive back from Talkeetna, I saw winter surprise three different drivers. The first hit the black ice in their… Continue reading

A hiker avoids an icy, frozen boardwalk on a morning hike from the Dan Moller Cabin in Juneau in October 2019. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Refuge notebook: New fall colors include hummingbirds

Refuge notebook: New fall colors include hummingbirds

In a day and age where social media seems to dominate and not always for the best reasons, I recently had the most positive outcome… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: New fall colors include hummingbirds
Pigskin Pick ‘Em: Sinking ship is taking on water

Pigskin Pick ‘Em: Sinking ship is taking on water

The life raft keeping us afloat at Pigskin Pick’em Headquarters is taking on water! We’re officially in the middle of the NFL season and another… Continue reading

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Pigskin Pick ‘Em: Sinking ship is taking on water
SoHi graduate Wortham helps Clark continue impressive streak

SoHi graduate Wortham helps Clark continue impressive streak

Soldotna High School graduate Whitney Wortham continues to play a big role for Clark College as they dominate the Northwest Athletic Conference South Region. Wortham,… Continue reading

SoHi graduate Wortham helps Clark continue impressive streak
Ninilchik volleyball tops CIA

Ninilchik volleyball tops CIA

The Ninilchik volleyball team scored a five-set victory over Cook Inlet Academy on Monday at Cook Inlet Academy. The scores were 23-25, 25-9, 25-16, 19-25… Continue reading

Ninilchik volleyball tops CIA
Jets avoid sweep by topping Bears

Jets avoid sweep by topping Bears

Of the 42 players suited up for Sunday’s 6-3 victory by the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets over the Kenai River Brown Bears, 26 are in their… Continue reading

Jets avoid sweep by topping Bears
Brown Bears clinch weekend series over Jets

Brown Bears clinch weekend series over Jets

A weekend series win at home was just the boost the Kenai River Brown Bears were looking for Saturday night and they got it with… Continue reading

Brown Bears clinch weekend series over Jets
SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Lady Grizzly Invitational

SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Lady Grizzly Invitational

The Soldotna volleyball team took second in the platinum bracket Saturday at the 24th Lady Grizzly Invitational in Anchorage, while Nikiski won the gold bracket.… Continue reading

SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Lady Grizzly Invitational
Nikiski football season ends with semifinal loss

Nikiski football season ends with semifinal loss

The 2019 football season ended for Nikiski on Saturday afternoon with a 52-0 loss to Barrow in the Division III state semifinals in Utqiagvik. Nikiski… Continue reading

Nikiski football season ends with semifinal loss
Former Kenai wrestler finishes big summer

Former Kenai wrestler finishes big summer

As former Kenai wrestler Jacob Anderson was stepping onto the mat for the 182-pound final in July with a national championship on the line, he… Continue reading

Former Kenai wrestler finishes big summer
Homer’s Story, Seward’s Jacoby gets wins at massive Bartlett/Chugiak meet

Homer’s Story, Seward’s Jacoby gets wins at massive Bartlett/Chugiak meet

The Homer and Seward swim teams competed at the massive Bartlett/Chugiak Swimming Diving Invitational on Saturday at Bartlett High School. The meet had 480 athletes… Continue reading

Homer’s Story, Seward’s Jacoby gets wins at massive Bartlett/Chugiak meet
Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter capture Chainwreck race

Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter capture Chainwreck race

The Chainwreck Cyclocross Series wrapped up with Brian Beeson, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter on top at the fifth race. This one took place at… Continue reading

Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter capture Chainwreck race
The Soldotna football team leads the home crowd in a chant after a Div. II state semifinal against West Valley Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi thumps West Valley for 1st home playoff win in 6 years, advances to championship

It took six years to get playoff football back to Soldotna’s Justin Maile Field, but the SoHi Stars made the wait worth it. SoHi pounded… Continue reading

The Soldotna football team leads the home crowd in a chant after a Div. II state semifinal against West Valley Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)