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Monday hoops: Ninilchik girls, boys sweep Aniak

The host Ninilchik girls and boys basketball teams swept Akiak in nonconference action Monday. In the boys game, the Wolverines topped Akiak 68-52. Ninilchik led… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Homer’s Kuzmin makes All-State hockey team

Homer junior Dimitry Kuzmin was one of 20 hockey players from around the state to be named to the 2018 High School Hockey All-State team,… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2018
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Boonstra, Danielson win borough titles

Kenai Central’s Riana Boonstra and Karl Danielson, and the Homer girls and Soldotna boys won titles Saturday at the Kenai Peninsula Borough meet at Trail… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2018
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Friday hoops roundup: Kenai girls win at Lady Lynx tourney

The Kenai Central girls racked up a 43-35 victory Friday over South to advance to the Maroon bracket fourth-place game at the Anchorage Kia Dimond… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2018
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Saturday hoops: Peninsula teams wrap up tourney play

The Soldotna girls finished fifth in the Maroon bracket of the Anchorage Kia Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout Saturday after a 45-41 loss to Palmer… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2018
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Filip Karlsson of the Kenai River Brown Bears (left) looks for a shot against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights goaltender David Tomeo Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Bears take Saturday game in shootout

On a late March Friday night last season, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights came to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex and defeated the Kenai River Brown… Continue reading

Filip Karlsson of the Kenai River Brown Bears (left) looks for a shot against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights goaltender David Tomeo Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Doug Armstrong and Julie Stephens near the end of Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in the Caribou Hills. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Freddie’s Bike Race beckons riders to Caribou Hills

The Caribou Hills. Not just for snowmachiners and mushers anymore. That was the message conveyed by the second annual Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble… Continue reading

Doug Armstrong and Julie Stephens near the end of Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, in the Caribou Hills. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Ross Hanson works out of the corner Nov. 3, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears’ Hanson returns on special weekend

Cancer’s scar across humanity is an ugly one, but when survivors and supporters unite together, the results can be amazing. In their two-game series this… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Ross Hanson works out of the corner Nov. 3, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Klecka, Mucha win Freezer Food Series

Race No. 9 of the Freezer Food Series of winter races challenged 12 skiers Wednesday night in an unorthodox ski race at the Tsalteshi Ski… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Andy Liebner, a 2001 Soldotna High School graduate, and German Madrazo, a Mexican Olympic cross-country skier coached by Liebner, stand together at FIS races in Cerro Catedral, Argentina, in September 2017. (Photo provided by Andy Liebner)

Provoking passion: SoHi grad Liebner returns to Olympics as cross-country ski coach

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach… Continue reading

Andy Liebner, a 2001 Soldotna High School graduate, and German Madrazo, a Mexican Olympic cross-country skier coached by Liebner, stand together at FIS races in Cerro Catedral, Argentina, in September 2017. (Photo provided by Andy Liebner)

Thursday prep hoops roundup

The Soldotna girls opened up play in the Anchorage Kia Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout Maroon bracket Thursday with a 52-40 victory over South Anchorage.… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2018
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Brown Bears rotate roster in playoff pursuit

Desperation time is beginning to set in for the Kenai River Brown Bears, but head coach Josh Petrich said the mind-set remains the same. “It’s… Continue reading

Tuesday hoops roundup

Kalenik Molodih poured in 27 points to lead the Nikolaevsk boys to a 71-49 nonconference victory Tuesday over Akiak. The Warriors also got 16 points… Continue reading

  • Feb 8, 2018
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Soldotna’s Sam McElroy goes up for a shot in front of Kodiak’s Sam Glairdo (11) and other defenders Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi boys return to beat Kodiak

The host Soldotna boys basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat Kodiak 45-40 in Northern Lights Conference action Wednesday. The Stars move to 9-10… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Sam McElroy goes up for a shot in front of Kodiak’s Sam Glairdo (11) and other defenders Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Sara Bundy (127), Mary King (121) and Patricia Berkhahn (125) lead a group of skiers Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at the Ski For Women at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Skiers brave cold at Ski For Women

Chisato Johnson won the vote for the best costume Sunday at the Ski For Women at Tsalteshi Trails. Her sumo wrestling costume also was undoubtedly… Continue reading

Sara Bundy (127), Mary King (121) and Patricia Berkhahn (125) lead a group of skiers Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at the Ski For Women at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Danielson, Gibson qualify for Junior Nationals

The Kenai Peninsula qualified two athletes for Junior Nationals and another two for the Arctic Winter Games as the six-race Besh Cup series wrapped up… Continue reading

  • Feb 5, 2018
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Kodiak’s Katrina Pruitt and Kenai Central’s Liz Hanson battle for the ball Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai girls, Kodiak boys get weekend sweep

The Kenai Central girls basketball team outscored Kodiak 15-2 over the last five minutes of the game for a 46-27 Northern Lights Conference victory at… Continue reading

Kodiak’s Katrina Pruitt and Kenai Central’s Liz Hanson battle for the ball Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminak/Peninsula Clarion)
The Wasilla Warriors celebrate a 4-2 semifinal victory over Homer, Friday at the North Star Conference tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

NSC Hockey: Homer, Kenai lose Friday semis

The chance to capture the first state berth in school history will have to wait another year for the Homer hockey team. Wasilla skated off… Continue reading

The Wasilla Warriors celebrate a 4-2 semifinal victory over Homer, Friday at the North Star Conference tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Bears drop games Friday, Saturday

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped North American Hockey League contests to the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Friday and the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Crawford takes Freezer Food victory

Mike Crawford took the victory in Freezer Food Series Week 8, winning a cyclocross-inspired fat bike race in 21 minutes, 26 seconds, with Brian Beeson… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2018
  • By Staff Report