Sports

Nikolaevsk boys, Ninilchik girls gain NIT semis

The Nikolaevsk boys basketball team opened up the Nenana Invitational Tournament on Thursday with a 67-41 victory over Tri-Valley. Nikolaevsk led 15-10 after the first… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Matt Hagel (22) streaks down the ice in front of Palmer skater RJ Avezac Thursday evening in a North Star Conference tournament semifinal at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Region hockey: Kenai stuns Palmer in OT

Kenai Central never led in regulation in Thursday’s North Star Conference tournament quarterfinal against Palmer, but the Kardinals didn’t need to. All it took was… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Matt Hagel (22) streaks down the ice in front of Palmer skater RJ Avezac Thursday evening in a North Star Conference tournament semifinal at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Ninilchik hoops split with Birchwood

The Ninilchik basketball program split a pair of Peninsula Conference games Wednesday night at Birchwood Christian. The Ninilchik girls cruised to a 35-10 win, while… Continue reading

  • Feb 1, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Furlong signs to play college football

Furlong signs to play college football

It takes a special crossing of hard work and fate to be considered among the best, but Soldotna head football coach Galen Brantley Jr. has… Continue reading

Furlong signs to play college football

Zener signs to play college volleyball; Barton to play college hockey

Soldotna senior Shaylynn Zener signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, in a ceremony Monday morning… Continue reading

  • Jan 29, 2018
  • By Staff Report

SoHi hoops sweep Homer

The Soldotna basketball teams swept Homer in a pair of nonconference meetings Tuesday in Homer. The SoHi boys won 53-43, while the SoHi girls opened… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Judah Eason, of Ninilchik, wins the Senior Boys Alaskan High Kick on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at Kenai Middle School at the 2018 Peninsula Winter Games Kenaizte Indian Tribe NYO Invitational. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

NYO tourney emphasizes community, sportsmanship

Imagine a high school basketball game in the closing seconds. A player steps to the line for a pair of foul shots with his team… Continue reading

Judah Eason, of Ninilchik, wins the Senior Boys Alaskan High Kick on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at Kenai Middle School at the 2018 Peninsula Winter Games Kenaizte Indian Tribe NYO Invitational. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday hoops roundup: Kenai, SoHi find trouble in Valley

PALMER — It took some time, but the Colony girls basketball team was able to shake the Kenai Kardinals. Colony used a 16-4 second-quarter run… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2018
  • By Staff reports
Angelica Haakenson receives a hug from Homer assistant coach Megan Corazza Friday afternoon in the Kenai Klassic races at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Haakenson makes triumphant racing debut at Kenai Klassic after losing legs

The loss of limb can can be a devastating life change that transforms the way even the simplest tasks are done, but Anchor Point’s Angelica… Continue reading

Angelica Haakenson receives a hug from Homer assistant coach Megan Corazza Friday afternoon in the Kenai Klassic races at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Wyatt Medcoff evades Kenai’s Jordan Stock (right) Saturday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Hockey: Kenai tops SoHi in OT to end regular season

The last time the Kenai Central and Soldotna hockey teams saw each other, Kenai was skating off the ice with a crushing 10-1 victory. It… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Wyatt Medcoff evades Kenai’s Jordan Stock (right) Saturday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Saturday: Kenai boys, SoHi girls have close misses in Valley

WASILLA — Whatever they tried to do, the Wasilla Warriors simply couldn’t shake Kenai. Despite trailing throughout, the Kards hung around and nearly stung the… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • By Staff reports

Brown Bears drop 2 on weekend

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a pair of North American Hockey League games on Friday and Saturday. The Bears lost 5-4 to the Coulee… Continue reading

Cook Inlet’s James Anderson contends with Kodiak ESS’s Teanna Amodo (20) for a rebound Thursday night at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday hoops roundup

After the events of Monday night’s 7.9-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami scare, the Kodiak Emerging Small Schools basketball program was tasked with taking their show… Continue reading

Cook Inlet’s James Anderson contends with Kodiak ESS’s Teanna Amodo (20) for a rebound Thursday night at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Aldridge notches win at Freezer Food Series biathlon

The Freezer Food Series had its seventh race of the season Wednesday at Tsalteshi Trails, breaking out a ski biathlon. Morgan Aldridge used perfect shooting… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Homer skaters edge Kenai on late goal

The host Homer hockey team survived a scare Thursday for senior night, scoring with 11.7 seconds left to edge Kenai Central in North Star Conference… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2018
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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)