Sports

CIA Classic awards accolades

The CIA Classic, which ran Thursday through Saturday, awarded accolades after the tournament to the weekend’s top performers. Boys All-Tournament team — Uriah Huntsman, Nanwalek;… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Middle school holiday volleyball camp

Middle school volleyball begins Jan. 8, and Soldotna High School will be holding a camp for interested seventh- and eighth-grade players over the holiday break.… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Ninilchik’s Vanderford stays perfect as pro fighter

Ninilchik’s Austin Vanderford kept up his perfect fighting record since turning professional this year with a welterweight victory in the Victory Fighting Championship. Vanderford prevailed… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Fox leads locals at Besh Cup race 2

Soldotna skier Sadie Fox topped all local racers Sunday at the Besh Cup race No. 2 at the Birch Hill ski area in Fairbanks. Fox,… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Fox leads peninsula skiers in Saturday Besh Cup

2015 Soldotna graduate Sadie Fox led peninsula skiers Saturday at the relocated Besh Cup races at the Birch Hill ski area in Fairbanks. The weekend… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Homer hockey tops Kenai

The Homer hockey team notched an 8-2 North Star Conference victory over Kenai Central on Saturday at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. The game was 2-0… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Caleb Spence gets blocked by Kenai’s Preben Strende (left) Friday at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Central wins Tip-Off on tiebreaker

The Soldotna basketball team won the battle but lost the war at the Al Howard/Powerade Tip-Off Tournament at Soldotna High School this weekend. Friday, the… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Caleb Spence gets blocked by Kenai’s Preben Strende (left) Friday at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Magicians get 4 points on Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears went into the holiday break by getting one point out of a two-game series at the Minnesota Magicians on Friday… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Kenai girls win Challenge title with tiebreaker

The Kenai Central girls basketball team won the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge for the first time since 2013 by topping Homer 41-27 on Saturday… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov holds off a steal attempt by Cook Inlet Academy’s Breona Delon on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Cook Inlet Academy. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikolaevsk girls, boys sweep Classic titles

The Nikolaevsk boys basketball team wrapped up the Cook Inlet Classic title at Cook Inlet Academy in early and convincing fashion Friday, defeating Kodiak ESS… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov holds off a steal attempt by Cook Inlet Academy’s Breona Delon on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Cook Inlet Academy. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central junior Brooke Satathite eyes an open lane against Eielson Thursday night at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge at Kenai Central. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Teams open hoops season with tournament play

If you took your eyes off the court, you might’ve missed a few points from the Kenai Central girls. Amid a flurry of turnovers and… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central junior Brooke Satathite eyes an open lane against Eielson Thursday night at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge at Kenai Central. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

State wrestling preview: Homer working to regain crown

Wrestling is a numbers game, and the numbers are adding up for the Homer Mariners. Two years in a row at the Division II state… Continue reading

Crawford, Aldridge win 1st Freezer Food Series race

Mike Crawford and Morgan Aldridge got the Freezer Food Series started with victories in a 2.9-mile run at Tsalteshi Trails on Wednesday night. The race… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Mt. Edgecumbe tops Nikiski boys in Sitka

The Nikiski boys basketball team opened up their season with a 73-53 nonconference loss to Mt. Edgecumbe on Wednesday in Sitka. The Bulldogs are in… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Chugiak’s Snell wins Gatorade Player of Year

Chugiak senior Derryk Snell won the Gatorade Alaska Boys Football Player of the Year on Monday. Soldotna senior Brenner Furlong was looking to become the… Continue reading

Region wrestling roundup: Homer 3-peats at Kachemak Conference wrestling meet

For a third straight year, the Kachemak Conference wrestling championship went to the Homer Mariners, but the accomplishment was a first in school history. Homer… Continue reading

  • Dec 9, 2017
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Brown Bears get split on the road

The Kenai River Brown Bears split a pair of North American Hockey League games in Wisconsin, losing 4-1 to the Janesville Jets on Friday before… Continue reading

  • Dec 9, 2017
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Kenai 3rd at Big Lake; SoHi hockey loses in OT to cap winless trip to Fairbanks

The Soldotna hockey team wrapped up a winless road trip to Fairbanks on Saturday afternoon with a 3-2 overtime loss to Lathrop. Friday night, the… Continue reading

  • Dec 9, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Cameron Blackwell skis up a hill during the first day of the Lynx Loppet Nordic ski races on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at Kincaid Park. (Star photo by Matt Tunseth) Soldotna’s Cameron Blackwell skis up a hill during the first day of the Lynx Loppet Nordic ski races on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. (Chugiak-Eagle River Star photo by Matt Tunseth)

Kenai’s Danielson leads peninsula at Lynx Loppett

Kenai Central’s Karl Danielson led the Kenai Peninsula with an eighth-place finish in the Lynx Loppett at Kincaid Park in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday.… Continue reading

  • Dec 9, 2017
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Soldotna’s Cameron Blackwell skis up a hill during the first day of the Lynx Loppet Nordic ski races on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at Kincaid Park. (Star photo by Matt Tunseth) Soldotna’s Cameron Blackwell skis up a hill during the first day of the Lynx Loppet Nordic ski races on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. (Chugiak-Eagle River Star photo by Matt Tunseth)

Alaska Sports Hall of Fame announces 2018 class

The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2018 on Thursday, the 12th class to be honored by the Hall. The members are… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2017
  • By Staff Report