Sports

Homer, Kenai hockey claim wins

The Kenai Central hockey team defeated Glennallen-Kenny Lake 7-6 on Friday in nonconference action at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility, getting hat tricks from Levi Mese… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2017
  • By Frontiersman

Ostrander takes 2nd at West Region Championships

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, finished second at the NCAA West Regional cross-country meet Friday in Seattle. The race turned into a… Continue reading

  • Nov 11, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Friday: SoHi falls to West Valley at 4A state volleyball

Friday: SoHi falls to West Valley at 4A state volleyball

The Soldotna Stars volleyball squad had quite a week. It just didn’t end the way they dreamed it would. Before the three-day Class 4A state… Continue reading

Friday: SoHi falls to West Valley at 4A state volleyball
Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens (7) teams up with senior Jamie Yerkes to put up a block Friday against Barrow at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Nikiski bows out of 3A state volleyball tournament

Nikiski’s dreams of a return to the state final were extinguished Friday morning in a loser-out bracket loss to Barrow. A day after falling 3-1… Continue reading

Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens (7) teams up with senior Jamie Yerkes to put up a block Friday against Barrow at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer hockey tops Eagle River

Homer scored a pair of unanswered goals in the third period and posted a 4-3 nonconference win over Eagle River during the first day of… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2017
  • By Frontiersman report
Kenai Central’s Byron Dunham controls Soldotna’s Eli Floyd at 195 pounds en route to a pin Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Central wrestlers top SoHi in tuneup dual

Kenai Central High School hosted Barrow, Dillingham and Soldotna for a series of dual meets as schools tune up for the Peninsula Duals on Friday… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Byron Dunham controls Soldotna’s Eli Floyd at 195 pounds en route to a pin Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Alex Klekotka tries to make a play behind the net on Minnesota Magicians defenseman Matt Denman on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Outdoorsman Klekotka fits Brown Bears on, off ice

For some junior hockey players, taking the plunge and coming all the way to the Kenai Peninsula to play in the North American Hockey League… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Alex Klekotka tries to make a play behind the net on Minnesota Magicians defenseman Matt Denman on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Series preview: Bears vs. Minot Minotauros

Coming off a split in a series in North Dakota on Oct. 6 and 7, the Kenai River Brown Bears and Minot Minotauros meet in… Continue reading

Soldotna junior Brittani Blossom digs a ball Thursday against Bartlett at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

State volleyball: SoHi swept by Bartlett in 4A quarters, Nikiski dropped by Valdez at 3A level

The Stars find themselves with their backs against the wall again. A week after falling into a similar hole at the region tournament, the Soldotna… Continue reading

Soldotna junior Brittani Blossom digs a ball Thursday against Bartlett at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikiski duo Rylee Jackson (10) and Jamie Yerkes (9) block a shot from Soldotna’s Ella Stenga, Oct. 3 at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski determined to make noise at 3A state volleyball

Moments after being crushed in an all-or-nothing championship fight under the bright lights of the state championship stage, the Nikiski volleyball crew slunk off to… Continue reading

Nikiski duo Rylee Jackson (10) and Jamie Yerkes (9) block a shot from Soldotna’s Ella Stenga, Oct. 3 at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna volleyball ready for state run

Last Friday’s Northern Lights Conference tournament semifinal victory was one of the sweetest for the Soldotna volleyball team in a while, but for the Stars,… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Boonstra wins women’s title at Maddy’s Run in Eagle River

Kenai Central senior Riana Boonstra ran the five-kilometer cross-country course at Eagle River High School in 19 minutes, 49 seconds, to win the women’s race… Continue reading

  • Nov 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Seward volleyball misses out on at-large berth

The Seward volleyball team learned Sunday that it will not play in the Class 3A state tournament Thursday through Saturday at West High in Anchorage.… Continue reading

  • Nov 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Wrestling roundup: Bethel edges Homer at ACS Invite

In another enticing clash between small-school heavyweights, Bethel and Homer topped the 33-team field at the 2017 Lime Solar/ACS Wrestling Invitational Saturday at Anchorage Christian… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Fairbanks Ice Dogs defenseman Kyle Mayhew protects the puck from Kenai River Brown Bears forward Gil Garcia on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Bears earn split with Ice Dogs

Friday, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs wasted little time in reasserting their dominance in the rivalry with the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Soldotna Regional… Continue reading

Fairbanks Ice Dogs defenseman Kyle Mayhew protects the puck from Kenai River Brown Bears forward Gil Garcia on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

McGlasson leaves Brown Bears for college opportunity

Jed McGlasson is leaving his position as assistant coach and director of business operations for the Kenai River Brown Bears to take the assistant hockey… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Kylin Welch pulls off a move in the boys 1-meter diving event Saturday at the ASAA First National Bank State Swimming & Diving Championships at the Bartlett High pool. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Area swimmers, divers take on state’s best for championships

Hundreds of piercing screams muffled the sound of splashing water in the the warm, humid air inside the Bartlett High School pool Saturday afternoon at… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Kylin Welch pulls off a move in the boys 1-meter diving event Saturday at the ASAA First National Bank State Swimming & Diving Championships at the Bartlett High pool. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna netters take 2nd at NLC tourney

Thanks to a renewed mind-set, the Soldotna volleyball program is back to dancing. The Stars punched their ticket to the Class 4A state tournament for… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Grace netters top Nikiski for Southcentral title

The third-seeded Grace Christian volleyball team upset top-seeded Nikiski in five games for the championship at the Southcentral Conference tournament in Homer on Saturday. The… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Service skaters take Ice Challenge; Kenai tops SoHi for 3rd

Service won the Peninsula Ice Challenge at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex with a 3-2 victory over Monroe Catholic on Saturday. Both squads came into… Continue reading

  • Nov 4, 2017
  • By Staff Report