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Chainwreck Cyclocross Series concludes with wet, wild night

On a wet and wild Thursday night at Tsalteshi Trails, the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series concluded with a fifth race that saw Tyle Owens, Amber Bethe… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Friday: Brown Bears fall in Bismarck

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a 3-2 decision on the road to the Bismarck (North Dakota) Bobcats on Friday in North American Hockey League… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander takes 9th at Nuttycombe Invitational

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 Kenai Central graduate, finished ninth at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday to lead Boise State to fourth… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna linebacker Wendell Tuisaula eyes Palmer reciever Skyler Hale (15) in the second half of the 2016 medium-schools state football championship in October 2016 at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Stars seek 6th straight state crown in Palmer rematch

In their search of a sixth straight state football championship, the Soldotna Stars will have to rely on a deep roster and a slew of… Continue reading

Soldotna linebacker Wendell Tuisaula eyes Palmer reciever Skyler Hale (15) in the second half of the 2016 medium-schools state football championship in October 2016 at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Kodi McGillivray picks up a dig during a 3-1 loss to Palmer on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Palmer High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Soldotna, Kenai netters lose on road

PALMER — Tuesday, Palmer hosted Colony on its home floor and it turned out to be a rough night for the Moose. But Palmer bounced… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Soldotna’s Kodi McGillivray picks up a dig during a 3-1 loss to Palmer on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Palmer High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Division III preview: Homer ready for 1st state football crown

It’s been a year of firsts for high school football in Homer. Why not add one more? Since Alaska’s smallest division of prep football became… Continue reading

Stars lead list of NLC All-Conference awards

The Soldotna Stars once again filled the Northern Lights All-Conference list of accolades in 2017, picking up three of the top five awards and 13… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Homer leads teams in Peninsula All-Conference list

The newly-crowned Peninsula Conference champion Homer Mariners picked up the most postseason awards on the recently released All-Conference list. Homer won the conference with a… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Moose volleyball sweeps Kardinals

Palmer bounced back from Tuesday’s loss to Colony and scored a 3-0 victory over Kenai Central Wednesday night at Palmer High School, with scores of… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Homer swimming hosts Soldotna in dual meet

The Soldotna and Homer swimming and diving teams got together for a dual meet Friday in Homer, with the Soldotna girls winning seven of 12… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears earn weekend split with Minotauros

The Kenai River Brown Bears managed a split against the Minot (North Dakota) Minotauros at imposing Maysa Arena on Friday and Saturday in North American… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Seniors Justin Sumption (16) and Dawson Felde (3) come off the field celebrating with their teammates after defeating Ben Eielson High School in a playoff game Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners will now head to Palmer for the Division III state championship game. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Division III: Homer tops Eielson, Utqiagvik tops Nikiski

It’s a year of firsts for the Homer Mariners. After clinching their first ever Division III Peninsula Conference title last month, the team rose to… Continue reading

Seniors Justin Sumption (16) and Dawson Felde (3) come off the field celebrating with their teammates after defeating Ben Eielson High School in a playoff game Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners will now head to Palmer for the Division III state championship game. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Seward leads peninsula at Grizzly Invite

The Seward volleyball team led the Kenai Peninsula by finishing fourth in the Platinum Bracket in the Grizzly Invitational in Anchorage. In Friday’s pool play,… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna running back Cody Quelland (2) stiff arms North Pole’s Chris Berrellez Saturday at the ASAA First National Bank state football semifinals at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi earns 6th straight state title berth with semi win over North Pole

By the time the North Pole Patriots got moving in their state semifinal rematch against Soldotna, it was too late. As is the case for… Continue reading

Soldotna running back Cody Quelland (2) stiff arms North Pole’s Chris Berrellez Saturday at the ASAA First National Bank state football semifinals at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Chainwreck gets more popular, still wrecks chains

The Chainwreck Cyclocross Series hit another high for participants while still living up to its name Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. Forty-four riders came out for… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Minotauros snap Bears’ 3-game winning streak

The Kenai River Brown Bears had a three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-2 loss to the Minot (North Dakota) Minotauros on Friday in North… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Colony volleyball sweeps Kenai

PALMER — Kenai tested Colony early, but the Knights scored the sweep. Following a 25-23 Knights win in the first set, Colony rolled to a… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Nikiski sophomore Michael Eiter delivers a pass against the Eielson rush Sept. 22 at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer leads peninsula teams into Division III football playoffs

In a division that sees its fair share of blowouts, the smallest division of high school football in the 49th state could be primed to… Continue reading

Nikiski sophomore Michael Eiter delivers a pass against the Eielson rush Sept. 22 at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong turns upfield after eluding Kenai’s Jarett Wilson on a kickoff return Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Last year’s semi lurks in SoHi’s memory

The monster 57-game win streak that the Soldotna football team currently owns saw one of its biggest scares last October in a state semifinal battle… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong turns upfield after eluding Kenai’s Jarett Wilson on a kickoff return Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikiski High School athletic director Dylan Hooper strains to hold up Nikiski junior Justin Cox with his beard Tuesday at Nikiski High School. Hooper was attempting to set a world record for most weight pulled by a facial beard, and tentatively broke the standing record of 140 pounds by pulling 145.9 pounds, the body weight of Cox. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski’s Hooper sets world record for most weight pulled by beard

It was in 2005 in Dillingham that Nikiski athletic director Dylan Hooper discovered he had a special talent. After wrestling practice one day, someone got… Continue reading

Nikiski High School athletic director Dylan Hooper strains to hold up Nikiski junior Justin Cox with his beard Tuesday at Nikiski High School. Hooper was attempting to set a world record for most weight pulled by a facial beard, and tentatively broke the standing record of 140 pounds by pulling 145.9 pounds, the body weight of Cox. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)