Sports

Ninilchik netters take split

The Ninilchik boys and girls split a pair of Peninsula Conference matchups Wednesday night with Lumen Christi in Ninilchik. The Lumen Christi boys prevailed 80-37… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2018
  • By Staff Report

SoHi hoops sweep Seward

The Soldotna boys prevailed in a 68-42 nonconference win over Seward Tuesday night in Seward. Eleven different players scored for the Stars, led by the… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Metcalf signs letter to wrestle in Iowa

Soldotna senior Bechler Metcalf put pen to paper Jan. 19 at Soldotna High School and signed his letter of intent to wrestle at Northwestern College… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Homer hosts Besh Cup races

Lookout Mountain in Homer hosted the third and fourth races in the Besh Cup series Saturday and Sunday. The Besh Cup races feature the top… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai River’s Zach Krajnik, of Eagle River, prepares to dish to Emils Ezitis for the first goal of the game Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, against the Lone Star (Texas) Brahmas at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brahmas sweep Brown Bears

Dan Wildfong, head coach of the Lone Star (Texas) Brahmas, said after his team’s 4-3 victory over the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday that… Continue reading

Kenai River’s Zach Krajnik, of Eagle River, prepares to dish to Emils Ezitis for the first goal of the game Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, against the Lone Star (Texas) Brahmas at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna boys basketball puts scare in West

The Soldotna boys basketball team dropped a 60-57 overtime decision to West on the road Saturday in nonconference action. “I love our guys effort defensively,… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna sophomore Galen Brantley III breaks away for a shot at the West Anchorage goaltender Saturday afternoon at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi hockey upsets Dimond, Kenai topples East

Friday’s result against the perennially strong Dimond Lynx might have already been decided by the fates when Soldotna goaltender Corbin Wirz asked head coach Indy… Continue reading

Soldotna sophomore Galen Brantley III breaks away for a shot at the West Anchorage goaltender Saturday afternoon at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikiski senior Ian Johnson (10) corrals a loose ball Friday night against Monroe Catholic at the Rus Hitchcock Nikiski Tip-Off Tournament in Nikiski. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski honors Hitchcock at Tip-Off tourney

The mark of a man’s life is often said to be the legacy he leaves behind after he is gone. Rus Hitchcock left behind a… Continue reading

Nikiski senior Ian Johnson (10) corrals a loose ball Friday night against Monroe Catholic at the Rus Hitchcock Nikiski Tip-Off Tournament in Nikiski. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Crawford, Anderson win run at Freezer Food Series

Mike Crawford and Megan Anderson took titles at the sixth Freezer Food Series race of the season at Tsalteshi Trails. Racers did a five-kilometer trail… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Brahmas

So far, so good with the Kenai River Brown Bears’ plan to treat the rest of the North American Hockey League season as one long… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears goaltender Gavin Enright attempts to reel in the puck ahead of a scrum of players Oct. 27, 2017, against the Minnesota Magicians at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears’ Enright makes most of opportunities

Some people get all the breaks. But nobody would even know who those people are if they didn’t make good on those opportunities. Take Kenai… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears goaltender Gavin Enright attempts to reel in the puck ahead of a scrum of players Oct. 27, 2017, against the Minnesota Magicians at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday hockey: Peninsula teams go 0-3

Playing against one of the top hockey teams in the state, the Homer Mariners fell in a 4-3 contest to the Dimond Lynx Thursday night… Continue reading

  • Jan 19, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna sophomore Jersey Truesdell looks for an opening against the Kodiak defense Thursday night at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday hoops: SoHi boys keep rolling with win over Kodiak

Following an exhilarating, come-from-behind win over longtime rival Kenai Central on Tuesday, Soldotna boys basketball coach Nolan Rose was hoping his team could return to… Continue reading

Soldotna sophomore Jersey Truesdell looks for an opening against the Kodiak defense Thursday night at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer hockey players Dimitry Kuzmin (12), Douglas Dean (5) and Charlie Menke (11) chase after the puck along with Soldotna’s Alex Montague during their game Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer. The Mariners beat the Stars 10-1. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Homer hockey tops Soldotna

The host Homer hockey team defeated Soldotna 10-1 on Tuesday in North Star Conference action. This is the third time the Mariners defeated Soldotna this… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Homer hockey players Dimitry Kuzmin (12), Douglas Dean (5) and Charlie Menke (11) chase after the puck along with Soldotna’s Alex Montague during their game Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer. The Mariners beat the Stars 10-1. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt protects the ball from Kenai Central’s Hayley Maw on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at Cliff Massie Court at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi hoops sweep Kenai

The Kenai Central boys had the fast start, but the Soldotna boys had Jersey Truesdell. Truesdell helped lead the Stars back from an early 17-point… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt protects the ball from Kenai Central’s Hayley Maw on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at Cliff Massie Court at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Radetic earns Star of Week

Radetic earns Star of Week

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Luke Radetic became the first player from the team to earn a Bauer North American Hockey League Midwest Division Star… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Radetic earns Star of Week

Wasilla, Colony hockey get revenge on Homer

WASILLA — In early December, Homer stunned three-time defending North Star Conference champion Colony with a goal during the final seconds of overtime. Friday, the… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2018
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Soldotna sophomore Kianna Holland chases after the ball Saturday night against the Dimond Lynx at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Weekend prep hoops roundup

The Dimond girls stamped their authority on the Class 4A landscape with a 71-22 nonconference win Saturday night over the Soldotna Stars at SoHi. In… Continue reading

  • Jan 13, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna sophomore Kianna Holland chases after the ball Saturday night against the Dimond Lynx at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Danielson, Soldotna boys win GPRA Invitational

Kenai Central senior Karl Danielson and the Soldotna boys team picked up victories in the Government Peak Recreation Area Invitational, held Friday and Saturday. The… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai River forward Sacha Guillemain takes the puck up the ice Friday night against the Coulee Region (Wisconsin) Chill at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears sweep Chill

The Kenai River Brown Bears earned maximum points in a crucial stretch of the North American Hockey League playoff chase Friday and Saturday, sweeping the… Continue reading

Kenai River forward Sacha Guillemain takes the puck up the ice Friday night against the Coulee Region (Wisconsin) Chill at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)