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Veteran Nikolaevsk boys coach Steve Klaich directs his team in the Cook Inlet Classic at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna in December 2017. Klaich will lead his team at the Class 3A state tournament today. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikolaevsk boys, Ninilchik girls take aim at Class 1A state titles

With 32 total teams between the boys and girls Class 1A state tournaments converging on Anchorage this weekend, there’s not a lot of room for… Continue reading

Veteran Nikolaevsk boys coach Steve Klaich directs his team in the Cook Inlet Classic at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna in December 2017. Klaich will lead his team at the Class 3A state tournament today. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Results posted for Kachemak Bay Marathon

Gavin Kentch and Emily Lints won the 42-kilometer Kachemak Bay Marathon on Saturday in Homer. The 42K featured a unique course this year, with a… Continue reading

  • Mar 12, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Southcentral hoops: Nikiski girls fall in title clash to ACS

  The Nikiski girls gave it their best shot, but just couldn’t bring down Anchorage Christian. The Bulldogs lost 76-54 to ACS in Saturday’s Southcentral… Continue reading

  • Mar 10, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Hoops state tournament games announced

The Nikiski girls, Ninilchik girls and Nikolaevsk boys learned Sunday what time they will be playing in the state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines… Continue reading

  • Mar 12, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Kenai duo race day 3 of Junior Nationals

Kenai Central seniors Karl Danielson and Addison Gibson wrapped up a full week of racing in Soldier Hollow, Utah, at the 2018 Junior National nordic… Continue reading

  • Mar 9, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Hayley Maw tries to stay in front of Wasilla’s Olliva Davies during Wasilla’s 62-36 win over Kenai in the Northern Lights Conference Championships girls semifinals Friday, March 9, 2018, at Wasilla High. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

NLC hoops: SoHi boys, Kenai girls lose semifinals

WASILLA — Colony used a team effort to ensure the Knights one of the two Northern Lights Conference teams with an automatic bid to the… Continue reading

  • Mar 9, 2018
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Kenai Central’s Hayley Maw tries to stay in front of Wasilla’s Olliva Davies during Wasilla’s 62-36 win over Kenai in the Northern Lights Conference Championships girls semifinals Friday, March 9, 2018, at Wasilla High. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)
Kenai River forward Emils Ezitis checks for holes in the Janesville (Wisconsin) defense Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears fall to Jets

The Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets notched a sweep of the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play at the… Continue reading

Kenai River forward Emils Ezitis checks for holes in the Janesville (Wisconsin) defense Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

McCormick, Ostrander shine at indoor track championships

A pair of peninsula track sensations put a exclamation point on the 2017-18 indoor track and field season Saturday with big performances. University of Alaska… Continue reading

  • Mar 10, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Nikiski girls gain SCC title game, state berth

The Nikiski girls erased last year’s bad memories by dominating a Southcentral Conference tournament semifinal 48-19 over Grace Christian on Friday night, moving the No.… Continue reading

  • Mar 10, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central junior Adam Trujillo works to get a rebound against Palmer during the Northern Lights Conference Championships quarterfinals Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Wasilla High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Kenai girls top SoHi; SoHi boys win, Kenai boys lose

It’s tough to beat a team three times. The Soldotna girls became very aware of that Thursday at the Northern Lights Conference basketball tournament at… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central junior Adam Trujillo works to get a rebound against Palmer during the Northern Lights Conference Championships quarterfinals Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Wasilla High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Janesville Jets

The Kenai River Brown Bears will not be in the playoffs. That doesn’t mean they still can’t test themselves against championship-level competition. The tough schedule… Continue reading

Kenai River forward Tyler Miknich (right) tries to get a stick on Coulee Region defenseman Marshal Plunkett on Jan. 12 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Bears’ Miknich happy to be back in Alaska

The story isn’t uncommon. A kid grows up in Alaska and moves away, experiencing people from all over the country and cultures from around the… Continue reading

Kenai River forward Tyler Miknich (right) tries to get a stick on Coulee Region defenseman Marshal Plunkett on Jan. 12 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer’s Daniel Reutov drives toward the basket during a 55-24 win over Redington in the Southcental Conference Championships boys’ quarterfinals Thursday March 8, 2018, at Colony High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Southcentral hoops roundup

The Nikiski girls got through a first-round clash with Houston 69-26 Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Southcentral Conference tournament at Colony High… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2018
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Homer’s Daniel Reutov drives toward the basket during a 55-24 win over Redington in the Southcental Conference Championships boys’ quarterfinals Thursday March 8, 2018, at Colony High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)
Soldotna’s Jersey Truesdell (right) puts up a shot against Kenai’s Luke Beiser Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

NLC hoops preview: SoHi, Kenai ready to rumble

Last weekend’s slate of regular season finales really injected some intrigue and drama into this weekend’s Northern Lights Conference tournament. Not that it needed it,… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Jersey Truesdell (right) puts up a shot against Kenai’s Luke Beiser Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Danielson, Gibson roll through Junior National sprint races

Kenai Central senior Karl Danielson finished 13th in Wednesday’s freestyle sprint races for Under-20 men at Soldier Hollow, Utah, site of the 2018 Junior National… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Nikiski’s Cody Handley takes a shot March 2, 2018, against Houston at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Southcentral hoops preview: Nikiski girls look to erase bad memories

This time last year, the Nikiski girls basketball team was facing a scoring crisis. Leading scorer Bethany Carstens went down with a knee injury minutes… Continue reading

Nikiski’s Cody Handley takes a shot March 2, 2018, against Houston at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Tuesday: Danielson leads locals at Junior Nationals

Kenai Central senior Karl Danielson finished 90th out of 132 racers in the men’s classic interval start race Tuesday in Soldier Hollow, Utah, site of… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2018
  • By Staff Report

SoHi’s Tuisaula signs to play DII football

The Soldotna football program sent off another star Tuesday morning when senior linebacker Wendell Tuisaula signed a letter of intent to play football at Texas… Continue reading

Prep sports landscape changes for peninsula schools

The statewide prep sports scene has received a shakeup, with the biggest changes coming to soccer, hockey and football. Nikolaevsk boys basketball coach Steve Klaich,… Continue reading

Homer’s Lints leads peninsula skiers at Tour of Anchorage

Homer’s Emily Lints led Kenai Peninsula skiers Sunday at the Tour of Anchorage by winning the women’s 25-kilometer freestyle in 1 hour, 30 minutes and… Continue reading

  • Mar 6, 2018
  • By Staff Report