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Weekend soccer roundup: Kenai, Colony boys play to draw

Weekend soccer roundup: Kenai, Colony boys play to draw

The Colony and Kenai Central soccer teams renewed a rivalry Friday from back in the Northern Lights Conference days with a tense 2-2 tie Friday… Continue reading

Weekend soccer roundup: Kenai, Colony boys play to draw
Friday: Nikiski soccer sweeps Seward

Friday: Nikiski soccer sweeps Seward

The Nikiski boys pulled out a tense 2-1 victory over Seward on Friday to complete a season sweep for which Bulldogs coach Harrison Deveer had… Continue reading

Friday: Nikiski soccer sweeps Seward
Homer softball competes at Rally in the Valley

Homer softball competes at Rally in the Valley

A two-out rally lifted the Homer Mariners to a 5-4 walkoff victory in four innings over West Valley Thursday at the Rally in the Valley… Continue reading

Homer softball competes at Rally in the Valley
Ostrander runs fastest steeplechase time of 2019

Ostrander runs fastest steeplechase time of 2019

Boise State redshirt junior Allie Ostrander put the track and field world on notice by posting the top collegiate time in the nation Thursday in… Continue reading

Ostrander runs fastest steeplechase time of 2019
Sloppy play dooms SoHi baseball against Wasilla

Sloppy play dooms SoHi baseball against Wasilla

The Soldotna Stars had trouble stopping the Wasilla Warriors in a 12-1 loss Thursday in a Southcentral Conference baseball clash. The Warriors plated six runs… Continue reading

Sloppy play dooms SoHi baseball against Wasilla
Prep soccer roundup: Homer sweeps Palmer; SoHi, Kenai lose in Valley

Prep soccer roundup: Homer sweeps Palmer; SoHi, Kenai lose in Valley

The Homer boys notched a 5-0 nonconference victory over Palmer on Thursday. The Mariners (6-3-2 overall) did not have any subs, but still got the… Continue reading

Prep soccer roundup: Homer sweeps Palmer; SoHi, Kenai lose in Valley
Tangled up in Blue: Alley Cats

Tangled up in Blue: Alley Cats

Wednesday night, all the cats of Seward took over the alleys. The second annual Alley Cats Run brought all of the felines in town away… Continue reading

Tangled up in Blue: Alley Cats
Underpasses to help wildlife move across the Sterling Highway is one way to resist changing conditions. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge notebook: A new way of thinking about climate adaptation

Last week I was in Madison, Wisconsin, at the National Adaptation Forum. This is an invigorating conference, powered by almost 1,000 passionate people who seek… Continue reading

Underpasses to help wildlife move across the Sterling Highway is one way to resist changing conditions. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
SoHi boys, Grace girls claim team titles at SoHi preview meet

SoHi boys, Grace girls claim team titles at SoHi preview meet

The sun was shining, the wind stayed down, down jackets were replaced by T-shirts and Soldotna’s Justin Maile Field provided the perfect venue for Saturday’s… Continue reading

SoHi boys, Grace girls claim team titles at SoHi preview meet
Tuesday: Kenai soccer sweeps Nikiski

Tuesday: Kenai soccer sweeps Nikiski

Kenai Central girls soccer coach Dan Verkuilen entered Tuesday with some concern to how his team would respond after a week off from game action,… Continue reading

Tuesday: Kenai soccer sweeps Nikiski
Homer High School Mariners softball batter Grace Godfrey gets a hug from her teammates after two other players scored on her hit on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, against Soldotna High School at Jack Gist Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Homer clubs SoHi softball

The Homer softball team blasted Soldotna 13-4 in a Northern Lights Conference matchup Tuesday in Homer. The Mariners (6-6 overall) exploded for eight runs in… Continue reading

Homer High School Mariners softball batter Grace Godfrey gets a hug from her teammates after two other players scored on her hit on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, against Soldotna High School at Jack Gist Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Kenai Golf Course to open Thursday

Kenai Golf Course to open Thursday

The Kenai Golf Course will open to the public Thursday. Mark Griffin at the course called it a “soft opening,” saying walking the front nine… Continue reading

Kenai Golf Course to open Thursday
Soldotna baseball defeats Kenai

Soldotna baseball defeats Kenai

The Soldotna baseball team notched an 11-1 victory over Kenai Central in five innings on Tuesday in Southcentral Conference play at the Soldotna Little League… Continue reading

Soldotna baseball defeats Kenai
Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski

Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski

The Soldotna girls soccer team avoided a slow start Monday at Nikiski, while the Stars boys overcame one. The SoHi girls received five goals from… Continue reading

Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski
Weekend baseball roundup

Weekend baseball roundup

The Soldotna baseball team finished 0-4 at the Buddy Dale Invitational at Wasilla on Saturday after a 6-5 loss to Kodiak. Soldotna coach Robb Quelland… Continue reading

Weekend baseball roundup
Weekend peninsula soccer roundup

Weekend peninsula soccer roundup

The Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams finished up a trip to Southeast with victories over Thunder Mountain on Saturday. The Stars girls finished 2-1… Continue reading

Weekend peninsula soccer roundup
Weekend softball: Palmer sweeps Kenai, Kodiak sweeps Homer

Weekend softball: Palmer sweeps Kenai, Kodiak sweeps Homer

Defense cost the Palmer softball team its opening game of the season, but defense won the Moose their second game of the season Friday at… Continue reading

Weekend softball: Palmer sweeps Kenai, Kodiak sweeps Homer
SoHi baseball loses to Palmer on day 2 of Wasilla tourney

SoHi baseball loses to Palmer on day 2 of Wasilla tourney

The Soldotna Stars baseball squad fell 7-5 to Palmer on Thursday at the Buddy Dale Invitational in Wasilla. Palmer’s Landon Guggenmos spun a gem, whiffing… Continue reading

SoHi baseball loses to Palmer on day 2 of Wasilla tourney
SoHi softball clubs Kenai

SoHi softball clubs Kenai

After an empty opening inning, it didn’t take long for the Soldotna Stars to light a match on offense against their Kenai Peninsula rivals. The… Continue reading

SoHi softball clubs Kenai
Soccer: SoHi girls top Ketchikan; Homer girls defeat Voznesenka

Soccer: SoHi girls top Ketchikan; Homer girls defeat Voznesenka

The Soldotna girls soccer team started a Southeast road trip with a 2-0 victory over nonconference foe Ketchikan. Margarida Mendoca notched the shutout in net… Continue reading

Soccer: SoHi girls top Ketchikan; Homer girls defeat Voznesenka