Sports

Spook Night 5K results posted

The Tsalteshi Trails Association held Spook Night on Sunday, with a five-kilometer race on the trails to finish it off. Results follow: 1. Dustin Brito,… Continue reading

  • Oct 31, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Weekend wrestling roundup

Soldotna, Kenai Central, Nikiski, Voznesenka and Seward took on all comers at the King of the Mountain wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday in Seward. The… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Sutton McDonald eyes the puck in front of a Minnesota player Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Magicians take 2 from Brown Bears

It may have been a little unlucky for the Kenai River Brown Bears that, with 51 seconds left in overtime Friday at the Soldotna Regional… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Sutton McDonald eyes the puck in front of a Minnesota player Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi girls tie for 2nd at region swimming

The Soldotna girls saw their streak of Region III swimming and diving team championships end at two Saturday. The Kodiak girls regained the crown with… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander takes 4th at Mountain West Championships

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, placed fourth at the Mountain West Cross Country Championships on Friday at the UNM North… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna sophomore Bailey Leach (12) battles for the ball against Kenai Central’s Nikki Prior Friday night at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: SoHi volleyball sweeps Kenai

The Soldotna Stars had a lot to celebrate Friday night. After a senior night celebration put seniors Ella Stenga, Cally Christianson and Shaylynn Zener in… Continue reading

Soldotna sophomore Bailey Leach (12) battles for the ball against Kenai Central’s Nikki Prior Friday night at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Gil Garcia works out of the corner against Minnesota Magicians defensemen Caydon Meyer (8) and Charlie Weiand (55) on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears topple Magicians

It was the story of the kid who left home facing his old team. Kenai River Brown Bears netminder Gavin Enright did just that Thursday… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Gil Garcia works out of the corner against Minnesota Magicians defensemen Caydon Meyer (8) and Charlie Weiand (55) on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Portia Padilla swims the 50-yard breaststroke at the Soldotna Pentathlon on Sept. 22, 2017, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Region III swim preview: SoHi girls looking for 3rd straight team title

The stakes are always highest with pressure on the line, and for the Soldotna girls swimming and diving team, the pressure will certainly be high… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Portia Padilla swims the 50-yard breaststroke at the Soldotna Pentathlon on Sept. 22, 2017, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski volleyball tops ACS, clinches No. 1 seed

The Nikiski volleyball clinched the top seed in the Southcentral Conference volleyball tournament with a 25-16, 25-12 and 25-7 victory over host Anchorage Christian Schools… Continue reading

  • Oct 27, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians

With 14 rookies on the roster, Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Josh Petrich expects to be a lot better in the second half of… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Connor Scahill knocks away the puck during practice Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears’ Scahill flourishes in switch from forward to defense

Connor Scahill would not be playing for the Kenai River Brown Bears right now if the defensemen on his Little Caesers 18U team had not… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Connor Scahill knocks away the puck during practice Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski volleyball sweeps Homer

The Nikiski volleyball squad rolled to a three-set sweep of Southcentral Conference foe Homer Tuesday night to set up its first opportunity to clinch the… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer senior Teddy Croft (8) pitches a handoff to a teammate with Utqiagvik’s Oneahi Talaiasi (52) pressuring him Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in the ASAA First National Bank Division III state championship at Machetanz Field in Palmer. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer’s Croft earns Division III Offensive Player of Year

The Homer football team capped the most successful season in school history by nabbing one of the major awards and collecting five first-team nods in… Continue reading

Homer senior Teddy Croft (8) pitches a handoff to a teammate with Utqiagvik’s Oneahi Talaiasi (52) pressuring him Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in the ASAA First National Bank Division III state championship at Machetanz Field in Palmer. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer nabs Round Robin Rumble championship

Homer nabs Round Robin Rumble championship

The Homer wrestling team had eight individual champions in winning its own Homer Round Robin Rumble on Saturday at Homer High School. The Mariners scored… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer nabs Round Robin Rumble championship
A cyclist races by the trailhead sign in the Polar Vortex bicycle race Saturday afternoon at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Cyclists converge on Polar Vortex

A field of 44 local and visiting cyclists challenged the tight and narrow confines of the Polar Vortex course on a bright, chilly Saturday afternoon… Continue reading

A cyclist races by the trailhead sign in the Polar Vortex bicycle race Saturday afternoon at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Furlong, Tuisaula, Pomerleau win major awards for SoHi

The Soldotna football program is famous for some impressive streaks — 59 straight games won, 12 straight Northern Lights Conference crowns and six straight Division… Continue reading

Weekend volleyball roundup

The host Kenai Central volleyball team notched its first victory of the season Friday, sweeping nonconference foe Anchorage Christian Schools in nonconference action. The Kardinals… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Saturday: Brown Bears top Mudbugs in shootout

Saturday, the Kenai River Brown Bears rewarded the home crowd for helping to bring the team back from inactivity with a 5-4 shootout victory over… Continue reading

Kenai River’s Ross Hanson (14) and David Kaplan wrestle for puck control against Shreveport’s Cole Quisenberry (22) and Dominick Procopio Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Mudbugs spoil Brown Bears home opener

There was plenty of seafood on ice Friday. Just no Mudbugs. Kenai River fans showed joy at having their team back by raining salmon on… Continue reading

Kenai River’s Ross Hanson (14) and David Kaplan wrestle for puck control against Shreveport’s Cole Quisenberry (22) and Dominick Procopio Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna juniors Aliann Schmidt and Kodi McGillivray (4) team up to block Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens Tuesday evening at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi volleyball gets back at Nikiski in 4

The host Soldotna volleyball team handed Nikiski its first loss of the season Tuesday in nonconference volleyball action. Just as impressively, the Stars volleyball program… Continue reading

Soldotna juniors Aliann Schmidt and Kodi McGillivray (4) team up to block Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens Tuesday evening at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)