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Nikiski hoops loses to ACS, splits with Grace

Nikiski hoops loses to ACS, splits with Grace

Points piled up on the Nikiski High School gym scoreboard Friday night at a pace rarely seen, and when the dust settled, the Anchorage Christian… Continue reading

Nikiski hoops loses to ACS, splits with Grace
Boise State teammates Alexis Fuller and Allie Ostrander after Ostrander was second and Fuller was third in the mile Saturday at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Boise State Sports Information)

Ostrander captures Mountain West 3,000

Allie Ostrander won the 3,000-meter run, setting a meet record in the process, Saturday at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque,… Continue reading

Boise State teammates Alexis Fuller and Allie Ostrander after Ostrander was second and Fuller was third in the mile Saturday at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Boise State Sports Information)
Kupferschmid, Salzetti lead peninsula at state skiing

Kupferschmid, Salzetti lead peninsula at state skiing

Day one of the Alaska state nordic ski championships kicked off Thursday with classic interval-start races at the Birch Hill Ski Area in Fairbanks. West… Continue reading

Kupferschmid, Salzetti lead peninsula at state skiing
CIA, Ninilchik hoops split conference games

CIA, Ninilchik hoops split conference games

The Ninilchik Wolverines split a pair of Peninsula Conference games Thursday night as Cook Inlet Academy came to town. The CIA girls beat Ninilchik 31-15,… Continue reading

CIA, Ninilchik hoops split conference games
Watkins breaks own South Dakota State school record in pool

Watkins breaks own South Dakota State school record in pool

Soldotna swimmer Cody Watkins made a splash Thursday with a new school record at the Summit League Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in… Continue reading

Watkins breaks own South Dakota State school record in pool
Homer girls hoops cancels contests with ACS

Homer girls hoops cancels contests with ACS

The girls basketball games between Anchorage Christian Schools and Homer scheduled for Saturday in Homer have been canceled. The schedule is now junior varsity boys… Continue reading

Homer girls hoops cancels contests with ACS
Ostrander joins winning relay at MW Indoor Track championships

Ostrander joins winning relay at MW Indoor Track championships

Allie Ostrander kicked off the 2019 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Thursday with a medley distance relay victory for… Continue reading

Ostrander joins winning relay at MW Indoor Track championships
The author skis at the Ski for Women earlier this winter. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Tangled up in Blue: Not feeling it

I really do not want to write this. It’s not that I don’t love writing my column, I enjoy it. It’s a fun practice, reflecting… Continue reading

The author skis at the Ski for Women earlier this winter. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Refuge notebook: Wildlife translocations to and from the Kenai Peninsula

Refuge notebook: Wildlife translocations to and from the Kenai Peninsula

By DOM WATTS Imagine, if you will, a couple of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists in a seaplane flying over the Kenai Mountains, when… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: Wildlife translocations to and from the Kenai Peninsula
Nikolaevsk hoops split games

Nikolaevsk hoops split games

The Nikolaevsk basketball teams forged a split Wednesday evening, with the boys team collecting a 67-55 win over Nanwalek while the Homer girls prevailed 44-27… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk hoops split games
Steffensen raking in college ball

Steffensen raking in college ball

Kenai’s Paul Steffensen is back hitting home runs for Mesa Community College. Steffensen clobbered a grand slam, a double and drove in a career-high six… Continue reading

Steffensen raking in college ball
Peninsula ski teams eyeing goals at state meet

Peninsula ski teams eyeing goals at state meet

The 2019 high school nordic ski season all comes down to three furious days of racing, beginning today at the Alaska School Activities Association state… Continue reading

Peninsula ski teams eyeing goals at state meet
Nikiski girls, Kenai boys notch hoops wins

Nikiski girls, Kenai boys notch hoops wins

One last-second 3-pointer ago, the Kenai boys were celebrating a wild victory on Nikiski’s home court. Almost three weeks later, the Kardinals were able to… Continue reading

Nikiski girls, Kenai boys notch hoops wins
Results posted for Freddie’s snowmachine drag races

Results posted for Freddie’s snowmachine drag races

Freddie’s Roadhouse, located in the Caribou Hills 16 miles up Oilwell Road from Ninilchik, held snowmachine drag races Saturday. Jeff Hanson dominated the day, winning… Continue reading

Results posted for Freddie’s snowmachine drag races
Kenai’s Crawford leads peninsula at Little Su 50K

Kenai’s Crawford leads peninsula at Little Su 50K

Kenai’s Mike Crawford led the Kenai Peninsula at the Little Su 50K on Saturday. In the men’s bike race, Crawford, 43, crossed the line at… Continue reading

Kenai’s Crawford leads peninsula at Little Su 50K
Homer’s Tara Schmidt is all smiles after finishing the 40-kilometer freestyle race despite breaking a ski early in the race Sunday in the Tour of Tsalteshi. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman/Tsalteshi Trails)

Snow, rain can’t stop Tour of Tsalteshi

Steve Cothran, organizer of the Tour of Tsalteshi, said he wants to make the event a race of the Kenai Peninsula cross-country skiing community. So… Continue reading

Homer’s Tara Schmidt is all smiles after finishing the 40-kilometer freestyle race despite breaking a ski early in the race Sunday in the Tour of Tsalteshi. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman/Tsalteshi Trails)
Ninilchik fighter wins Bellator MMA debut

Ninilchik fighter wins Bellator MMA debut

Mixed martial arts pro fighter Austin Vanderford picked up another career win Friday night at Bellator 215 in Uncasville, Connecticut. Vanderford, a Ninilchik native who… Continue reading

Ninilchik fighter wins Bellator MMA debut
Dani McCormick nabs 2 top-5 finishes at GNAC championships

Dani McCormick nabs 2 top-5 finishes at GNAC championships

Soldotna middle distance runner Dani McCormick ran to two top-five finishes Saturday at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Nampa,… Continue reading

Dani McCormick nabs 2 top-5 finishes at GNAC championships
Weekend hoops roundup: Kenai girls top Palmer, Seward; Seward boys beat Kenai

Weekend hoops roundup: Kenai girls top Palmer, Seward; Seward boys beat Kenai

The host Kenai Central girls basketball team notched a 49-37 nonconference victory over Palmer on Friday. The Moose led 17-16 at the half, but Kenai… Continue reading

Weekend hoops roundup: Kenai girls top Palmer, Seward; Seward boys beat Kenai
SoHi boys, Homer girls win borough ski meet relays

SoHi boys, Homer girls win borough ski meet relays

Saturday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Nordic ski championships offered a small dose of redemption for the Soldotna boys team and a clutch victory for the Homer… Continue reading

SoHi boys, Homer girls win borough ski meet relays