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Preben Strende of Kenai Central (left) and Caleb Spence of Soldotna contest a rebound Saturday night at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi boys win thriller over Kenai to cap Senior Night sweep

The big dance hasn’t started yet, but hoops fans got an early sampling of March Madness. Soldotna sophomore Jersey Truesdell answered Kenai senior Luke Beiser’s… Continue reading

Preben Strende of Kenai Central (left) and Caleb Spence of Soldotna contest a rebound Saturday night at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Birchwood boys, Lumen girls wear Peninsula Conference crowns

The Peninsula Conference has two non-Peninsula champions. The Lumen Christi girls and Birchwood Christian boys won championships Friday at the conference tournament at Lumen Christi,… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2018
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Brahmas sweep Brown Bears

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the Lone Star (Texas) Brahmas on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play. The… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2018
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Homer hoops sweep Houston

The Homer basketball teams swept a pair of Southcentral Conference contests Thursday in Homer. The Homer girls beat Houston 45-20, while the Mariner boys prevailed… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2018
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Nikolaevsk boys, Ninilchik girls gain conference finals

The Nikolaevsk boys punched their ticket to the Peninsula Conference championship game with a narrow semifinal win Thursday night, and they can thank a former… Continue reading

Peninsula well-represented in Hall selections

The Kenai Peninsula is well-represented in the 13 individuals selected to be in the Alaska High School Hall of Fame, announced Thursday. The Lifetime Achievement… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2018
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Brown Bears wrap up Day 2 of NAHL Prospects tourney

Day two of the North American Hockey League Top Prospects tournament in Plymouth, Michigan, wrapped up with several Kenai River Brown Bears players presenting their… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2018
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Day 1 scores from Peninsula Conference tournament

Local teams fared well on the first day of the Peninsula Conference tournament in Anchorage, going a combined 3-2 in quarterfinal action. The Cook Inlet… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2018
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Competition for 4 state berths will be fierce in Peninsula Conference

There will be two Class 1A state tournament boys slots and two state girls slots up for grabs at the Peninsula Conference tournament, which runs… Continue reading

Kaplan goal highlights Bears Prospect tourney day 1

The first day of the North American Hockey League Top Prospects Tournament in Plymouth, Michigan, saw five Kenai River Brown Bears get game action. The… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2018
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Kenai C boys top CIA

The Kenai boys C team topped host Cook Inlet Academy 41-22 on Monday in nonconference action. The Kardinals led 12-7 after one quarter, 21-13 at… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2018
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Ostrander earns All-Mountain West honors

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander earned All-Mountain West honors for her performance at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championship this past weekend.… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2018
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Kenai’s Hayley Maw lays in a bucket early in Saturday’s game against Juneau-Douglas at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Juneau dismantles Kenai girls hoops

The Juneau-Douglas girls had themselves a nice little weekend trip to the Kenai Peninsula. After sweeping the Soldotna Stars in a pair of nonconference meetings… Continue reading

Kenai’s Hayley Maw lays in a bucket early in Saturday’s game against Juneau-Douglas at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Mudbugs take 2 from Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears came into the weekend riding a three-game winning streak, but were swept Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2018
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Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt squeezes between Juneau-Douglas’ Caitlin Pusich and Cassie Dzinich for a shot Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Juneau girls nip Soldotna

The role players of Juneau-Douglas did their job so Crimson Bears playmaker Caitlin Pusich could do her job. Pusich scored five points in the final… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt squeezes between Juneau-Douglas’ Caitlin Pusich and Cassie Dzinich for a shot Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ostrander nabs 2nd at Mountain West mile

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander finished second in the mile Saturday at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2018
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Gibson, Pothast lead peninsula at state ski meet

West Valley’s Kendall Kramer proved that home course advantage is real by sweeping to a dominant victory Friday in the girls 7.5-kilometer event at the… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2018
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Hoops roundup

A third-quarter surge allowed the host Homer boys basketball team to stay within striking distance of the Anchorage Christian Schools on Saturday in Southcentral Conference… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2018
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ACS forward Frederick Onochie lays in a bucket over Nikiski’s Ian Johnson (10) Friday at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday hoops: ACS squads sweep Nikiski

To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best, and Friday night, the Nikiski hoops squads learned the crown still belongs to another school.… Continue reading

ACS forward Frederick Onochie lays in a bucket over Nikiski’s Ian Johnson (10) Friday at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai hoops sweeps Eagle River on senior night

Kenai boys 57, Eagle River 51 Luke Beiser poured in 23 points and Preben Strende added 18 to lead the host Kardinals past the Wolves… Continue reading