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Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong (left) sprints to the finish line of the Division I boys 200-meter dash Saturday afternoon at the Alaska Track and Field state championship meet at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

State track: SoHi’s Pieh topples Pili

Emily Pieh knew the moment the 2.2-pound discus flew out of her hand, it was going to be a big one. Friday afternoon at Machetanz… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong (left) sprints to the finish line of the Division I boys 200-meter dash Saturday afternoon at the Alaska Track and Field state championship meet at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Meijan Leaf (on ground) protects herself from an aggressive attack by Grace Christian’s Maddy Morgan and Soldotna’s Whitney Wortham (26) Friday in a Division II state tournament semifinal at Service High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi girls 3rd, Kenai girls 4th at state soccer

The Soldotna girls finished third and the Kenai girls nabbed fourth this weekend at the Division II state soccer tournament in Anchorage. The No. 2… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Meijan Leaf (on ground) protects herself from an aggressive attack by Grace Christian’s Maddy Morgan and Soldotna’s Whitney Wortham (26) Friday in a Division II state tournament semifinal at Service High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer’s Charles Rohr (left) and Kenai’s Luke Beiser (24) go up for a header Friday in a Division II state tournament semifinal at Service High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Kenai boys win semifinal over Homer

The Kenai Central boys are back in a state championship final, and they intend to finish what they started two years ago. The Kardinals punched… Continue reading

Homer’s Charles Rohr (left) and Kenai’s Luke Beiser (24) go up for a header Friday in a Division II state tournament semifinal at Service High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

No. 7 seed Palmer wins Southcentral baseball title

In a wacky Southcentral Conference baseball tournament in Homer, one trend was solid — power gravitated to the north. Palmer personified both traits of the… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2018
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Homer midfielder Timothy Blakely (center) battles for the ball against Grace’s Dylan Harris (23) and Luke Schaezlien Thursday in Division II soccer tournament play at Eagle River High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer boys roll by Grace at state soccer

After last weekend’s marathon region semifinal against Soldotna left them gassed the next day against Kenai Central, the Homer boys knew they had to make… Continue reading

Homer midfielder Timothy Blakely (center) battles for the ball against Grace’s Dylan Harris (23) and Luke Schaezlien Thursday in Division II soccer tournament play at Eagle River High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer, Kodiak softball gain NLC semis

The first day of the Northern Lights Conference tournament in Kodiak saw a lot of rain and saw Homer and Kodiak advance to the semifinals.… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai’s Savaya Bieber (10) battles for the ball against Anna Christiansen of Grace Thursday in the Division II state soccer tournament at Service High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai girls fall to Grace at state soccer

A penalty kick goal not even five minutes into Thursday’s Division II state tournament quarterfinal set the tone for what turned out to be a… Continue reading

Kenai’s Savaya Bieber (10) battles for the ball against Anna Christiansen of Grace Thursday in the Division II state soccer tournament at Service High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nos. 2, 3 seeds lose in Southcentral baseball’s first round

The Nos. 2 and 3 seeds went down in the first round Thursday as chaos reigned at the Southcentral Conference baseball tournament in Homer. “You… Continue reading

  • May 25, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Track teams ready to strut their best at state

The Soldotna and Homer girls track and field programs have a lot to be happy about after securing team championships in their respective region meets… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Brenna Eubank winds up for a kick May 19, 2018, in the Peninsula Conference girls soccer championship at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Top 2 seeds gain big advantage in state soccer bracket

It’s good to be one of the top two seeds. That was the immediate conclusion when the brackets were released Monday for the first-ever Division… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Brenna Eubank winds up for a kick May 19, 2018, in the Peninsula Conference girls soccer championship at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Parity reigns in Southcentral Conference baseball

The regular season did not do a great job separating the nine baseball teams in the Southcentral Conference. The conference tournament, which will be held… Continue reading

Softball teams head into intriguing region tourney

Last year’s inaugural Northern Lights Conference softball tournament provided fans with an electrifying marathon comeback for the champion Homer Mariners, who had to beat Soldotna… Continue reading

Area athletes compete at Gold Nugget Triathlon

The Gold Nugget Triathlon was held Saturday in Anchorage, with 500-yard swim, 12-mile bike and 3.5-mile run. The victory went to Sheryl Mohwinkel-Fleming of Anchorage… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2018
  • By Staff Report

SoHi’s Books to compete for top collegiate shotgun shooting team

Soldotna senior Emily Books has signed her national letter of intent to attend Midland University in Freemont, Nebraska, and be a member of the shotgun… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Middle school, unified results from borough track meet

The Kenai Peninsula Borough middle school and unified track meets were held in conjunction with the high school meet May 12 at Soldotna High School.… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2018
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Nikiski Youth Track meet features 380 kids

Nikiski was the site of the Nikiski Youth Track Meet May 9 as all the fastest first- through sixth-grade athletes converged for a day of… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai’s Braydon Goodman, Damien Redder and Luke Beiser celebrate with teammate Leif Lofquist (center) after Lofquist scored Saturday in the Peninsula Conference boys soccer championship against Homer at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai boys, SoHi girls win region soccer titles

It may be a restructured conference, but a three-peat is still a three-peat. The Kenai Central boys won a third straight region tournament with a… Continue reading

Kenai’s Braydon Goodman, Damien Redder and Luke Beiser celebrate with teammate Leif Lofquist (center) after Lofquist scored Saturday in the Peninsula Conference boys soccer championship against Homer at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
The All-Star Cheerleading Team from River City Cheer and Gymnastics poses after winning the U.S. Finals National Championships in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 13, 2018. From top left to right, Sierra Stoaks, Cali Holmes, Morgan Chase, Avery Hart, Cheyenne Friedersdorff, Destiney Friedersdorff, Sylvia McGraw and coach Cari Winger. From bottom left to right, Ayden Russell, Cara Graves, Jackson Anding, McKenzie Harden, Liberty Lasky, Delilah Roberts.

River City Cheer wins U.S. Finals

Two minutes, 30 seconds. That’s how long the All-Star Cheerleading Team from River City Cheer and Gymnastics on Kalifornsky Beach Road had to make it… Continue reading

The All-Star Cheerleading Team from River City Cheer and Gymnastics poses after winning the U.S. Finals National Championships in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 13, 2018. From top left to right, Sierra Stoaks, Cali Holmes, Morgan Chase, Avery Hart, Cheyenne Friedersdorff, Destiney Friedersdorff, Sylvia McGraw and coach Cari Winger. From bottom left to right, Ayden Russell, Cara Graves, Jackson Anding, McKenzie Harden, Liberty Lasky, Delilah Roberts.

Weekend baseball: Kenai, SoHi, Homer win

The host Kenai Central baseball team picked up its first win of the season Friday by topping Houston 10-5 in Southcentral Conference action. The Kardinals… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Homer High’s Laura Inama sprints to the finish line in the Division II girls’ 100 meters during the Region III Championships Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Houston High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Homer girls, Soldotna girls grab Region III titles

The Soldotna girls won a Region III-Division I girls title Friday and Saturday at Houston High School, while the Homer girls defended their Region III-Division… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Homer High’s Laura Inama sprints to the finish line in the Division II girls’ 100 meters during the Region III Championships Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Houston High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)