Sports

Alaska skiers finish dominant run at nationals

Alaska skiers finished up a dominant performance Monday at the U.S. Cross Country Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. The championships had four men’s races… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2018
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Homer wrestlers go to Washington tournaments

The Homer wrestling team took part in two postseason tournaments in the state of Washington. Senior Alex Moseley wrestled in the Kelso Girls Tournament in… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2018
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Alaska skiers make it 5 victories in 6 races at nats

Alaska skiers continued to find success on the third day of the U.S. Cross Country Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Anchorage’s Tyler Kornfield, who… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2018
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Soldotna girls sweep in Kodiak

The Soldotna girls enjoyed a successful trip down in Kodiak this weekend, sweeping the Kodiak Bears in the first Northern Lights Conference clash of the… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2018
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Tomahawks sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the host Johnstown (Pennsylvania) Tomahawks on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play, losing 3-1… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2018
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Alaskans rise to top at skiing nationals again

Alaska skiers continued to find success Friday at the U.S. Cross Country Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Reese Hanneman and Caitlin Patterson won the… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2018
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Nikiski’s Kelsey Clark brings the ball up the court against Kenai Central’s Jaycie Calvert on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski girls, Kenai boys notch wins

Down 14 points with five seconds to play Thursday night, Nikiski boys basketball coach Reid Kornstad called timeout to the bewilderment of the home crowd.… Continue reading

Nikiski’s Kelsey Clark brings the ball up the court against Kenai Central’s Jaycie Calvert on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Local skiers join National Ski Championship action

Local skiers competed with the country’s best Wednesday at the U.S. Cross-Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. On an artificially-created loop of snow,… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2018
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Division II girls winner Autumn Daigle (center) receives hugs from her brother and mother Ann (right) Sept. 30, 2017, at the ASAA First National Bank Alaska Cross-Country State Championships at Bartlett High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

2017 Sports Year in Review: Moments That Defined the Year

The last drops of 2017 are circling the drain, but it isn’t too late to take one more look back at the sports year on… Continue reading

Division II girls winner Autumn Daigle (center) receives hugs from her brother and mother Ann (right) Sept. 30, 2017, at the ASAA First National Bank Alaska Cross-Country State Championships at Bartlett High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep hoops roundup: Lathrop girls top Nikiski for Floyd title

The Lathrop girls basketball team defeated Nikiski 52-48 on Friday for the title at the Joe Floyd tournament in Kodiak. Both squads came into the… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2017
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Brown Bears drop 2 to Knights

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped their first two games coming off the holiday break, losing to the host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pennsylvania) Knights 5-2 on Friday… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2017
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Crawford, Bethe triumph at Freezer Food Series fat bike race

Mike Crawford and Amber Bethe finished on top of the third race of the Freezer Food Series at Tsalteshi Trails on Wednesday night. This week,… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2017
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Prep hoops roundup: Nikiski girls, SoHi boys collect wins

The Nikiski girls basketball team improved to 2-0 at the 51st annual Joe Floyd tournament in Kodiak with a 70-37 victory over Eagle River. The… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2017
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Prep hoops: Nikiski girls cruise at Joe Floyd tourney

The Nikiski girls basketball team cruised past Kodiak 46-9 on Wednesday at the 51st annual Joe Floyd Tournament in Kodiak. The Bulldogs were in control… Continue reading

  • Dec 28, 2017
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Soldotna’s Bechler Metcalf (bottom) fights against Wasilla’s Andrue Shepersky in the 152-pound final Saturday night at the Division I state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

State wrestling: Hutchison joins family list, Homer falls short of Division II team title

With the last name Hutchison, winning a state wrestling championship is almost a given. However, two straight years of finishing third at the season-ending state… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Bechler Metcalf (bottom) fights against Wasilla’s Andrue Shepersky in the 152-pound final Saturday night at the Division I state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Freezer Food Series race No. 2 results

Soldotna’s Jordan Chilson rolled to a close ski victory Wednesday night in race No. 2 of the Freezer Food Series on the Tsalteshi Trails. Chilson… Continue reading

  • Dec 24, 2017
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Homer’s Daniel Reutov slips while dribbling the ball with pressure from Service’s Brandon Gail (14) Dec. 15, 2017, at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Southcentral hoops preview: Girls field chasing Nikiski, boys field hunting Anchorage teams

A dream hoops season quickly turned into a nightmare for the Nikiski girls program last March, and all it took was one play. The juggernaut… Continue reading

Homer’s Daniel Reutov slips while dribbling the ball with pressure from Service’s Brandon Gail (14) Dec. 15, 2017, at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna sophomore Danica Schmidt hounds Kodiak’s Sydney Mutch for the ball in a Northern Lights Conference matchup Jan. 7, 2017, at the Soldotna Prep gymnasium.

NLC hoops preview: Peninsula teams catching up

The lay of the land in the Northern Lights Conference is considerably red and green these days. Red for the Wasilla Warriors, green for the… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna sophomore Danica Schmidt hounds Kodiak’s Sydney Mutch for the ball in a Northern Lights Conference matchup Jan. 7, 2017, at the Soldotna Prep gymnasium.

Class 1A hoops preview: Nikolaevsk, Ninilchik lead the way into 2018

Husband and wife team Steve and Bea Klaich have built a basketball juggernaut in Nikolaevsk, and now just one man at rival Ninilchik will be… Continue reading

Kenai Central senior Kasey Paxton (left) wrestles for the ball with Seward sophomore Sophia Dow, Thursday night at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai hoops sweep Seward

The Kardinals protected home court Thursday night with a pair of nonconference victories over the Seward Seahawks. The Kenai Central boys dominated en route to… Continue reading

  • Dec 22, 2017
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Kenai Central senior Kasey Paxton (left) wrestles for the ball with Seward sophomore Sophia Dow, Thursday night at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)