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Levi Mese reaches for the puck after beating a pair of defensemen en route to a breakaway goal during a 6-5 win over Palmer in the first round of the Big Lake Christmas Classic on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at the Big Lake Recreation Center. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Kenai hockey topples Palmer

PALMER — It won’t count in the North Star Conference standings, but the Kenai Central Kardinals got a little redemption against a region foe Thursday.… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2017
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Levi Mese reaches for the puck after beating a pair of defensemen en route to a breakaway goal during a 6-5 win over Palmer in the first round of the Big Lake Christmas Classic on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at the Big Lake Recreation Center. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)
Kenai Central freshman Tucker Vann wrestles a Colony rival last Saturday at the North/South tournament at Soldotna Prep School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai, SoHi ready to battle at NLC wrestling tourney

The way the last four years have gone, most Northern Lights Conference wrestling teams are green with envy. That’s because the Colony Knights, whose school… Continue reading

Kenai Central freshman Tucker Vann wrestles a Colony rival last Saturday at the North/South tournament at Soldotna Prep School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Final state wrestling rankings released

The latest state wrestling rankings were released by Kenai Central head coach Stan Steffensen Tuesday night, ahead of this weekend’s slate of region meets around… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Freezer Food Series to bring regular winter races to Tsalteshi Trails

The Salmon Run Series has finished its sixth season. The Soldotna Cycle series, though it has had other names, has completed its fifth season. Cyclocross… Continue reading

Homer looks for region 3-peat in Seward

As a site of many of Alaska’s greatest moments, both sporting and political, Seward is a natural site for the 2017 Kachemak Conference wrestling tournament.… Continue reading

Homer skater Dimitry Kuzmin (right) pulls the puck around Soldotna goaltender Kenzie Powell Tuesday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Tuesday: Homer hockey dominates SoHi

The Homer hockey team that has been making waves across the state debuted on the central Kenai Peninsula on Tuesday night and did not disappoint.… Continue reading

Homer skater Dimitry Kuzmin (right) pulls the puck around Soldotna goaltender Kenzie Powell Tuesday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Girls results posted from North-South wrestling meet

The Peninsula Clarion Sunday sports section accidentally left out the girls results from the North-South tournament, held Friday and Saturday at Soldotna Prep. Of the… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Bears snap skid with OT win in Fairbanks

Sacha Guillemain and Michael Spethmann helped rescue the Kenai River Brown Bears from another weekend sweep at the hands of their rivals Saturday with a… Continue reading

  • Dec 2, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer High School’s hockey team celebrates its 2-1 win against Colony High School on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Homer hockey sweeps Valley foes

The Homer hockey team made a big statement this weekend, and division opponents are taking notice. In a first for the Mariners, the squad swept… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer High School’s hockey team celebrates its 2-1 win against Colony High School on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Kenai Central skater Jacob Keels scrambles to find the puck in front of Palmer’s Noah Keil, Friday at the Kenai Multipurpose Facility. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Palmer skates away from Kenai late

Kenai Central’s stock is rising, but the Kardinals aren’t quite there yet. The Kenai hockey team fell 6-2 to the Palmer Moose on Friday night… Continue reading

Kenai Central skater Jacob Keels scrambles to find the puck in front of Palmer’s Noah Keil, Friday at the Kenai Multipurpose Facility. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikolaevsk volleyball takes 4th at Mix Six state

The Nikolaevsk volleyball team nabbed fourth place Saturday in the Mix Six State Championship at Dimond High School in Anchorage by sweeping Napaaqtugmiut. The scores… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer’s Chris Cudaback (right) wrestles with Frank Urbano of Colony in a 170-pound battle at the North-South tournament Saturday at Soldotna Prep School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Knights take home crown at North-South wrestling meet

As a compelling preview of next weekend’s Region III meet in Kodiak, the North-South tournament held Friday and Saturday at Soldotna Prep School offered teams… Continue reading

Homer’s Chris Cudaback (right) wrestles with Frank Urbano of Colony in a 170-pound battle at the North-South tournament Saturday at Soldotna Prep School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central’s Karl Danielson double-poles up a hill on his way to victory Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the Tsalteshi Classic Invitational at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai’s Danielson, Homer’s Daigle win Tsalteshi Classic

Early winter on the central Kenai Peninsula has featured an uncommonly high number of perfect days for classic skiing — days with beautifully set tracks… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Karl Danielson double-poles up a hill on his way to victory Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the Tsalteshi Classic Invitational at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s JD Schmelzenbach battles with Wasilla’s McKinley Larson and Langston Bouma for the puck Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Wasilla skaters top SoHi

The Soldotna hockey team lost to Wasilla 6-2 on Friday and Colony 7-2 on Saturday in North Star Conference hockey action at the Soldotna Regional… Continue reading

Soldotna’s JD Schmelzenbach battles with Wasilla’s McKinley Larson and Langston Bouma for the puck Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Braxton Urban skates off with the puck while Palmer’s Nathan Hooks and Soldotna’s Levi Brenner battle along the boards Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Palmer hockey beats SoHi with controversial OT goal

The puck takes a lot of weird bounces in the game of hockey. The Soldotna Stars were the victims of a weird bounce Thursday night,… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Braxton Urban skates off with the puck while Palmer’s Nathan Hooks and Soldotna’s Levi Brenner battle along the boards Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ice Dogs top Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears hung with their rivals for two periods, but couldn’t make it last. The Fairbanks Ice Dogs prevailed 6-3 Thursday in… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer’s Richard Brock struggles to break free from Colony High School’s Brandon Holmes during a wrestling match Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 at the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Colony wrestlers stop Homer in dual

The visiting Colony wrestling defeated Homer in a dual meet 51-22 on Thursday. The Knights are one of the top Division I teams in the… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer’s Richard Brock struggles to break free from Colony High School’s Brandon Holmes during a wrestling match Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 at the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Nikolaevsk volleyball advances to championship bracket

Nikolaevsk went 2-0 to win its pool Thursday at the Mix Six State Championships at Dimond High School in Anchorage. The tournament starts with 12… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2017
  • By Staff Report

SoHi cheer students to perform at Disney World

A pair of Soldotna High School cheerleaders will represent the Stars today through Sunday at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. SoHi students Seryn Tyler… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Gil Garcia drives the net on Fairbanks Ice Dogs defenseman Jake Willets on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs swept the Kenai River Brown Bears, winning 7-0 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday in North American Hockey League action at… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Gil Garcia drives the net on Fairbanks Ice Dogs defenseman Jake Willets on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)