Sports

Brown Bears notch 1st win of season

The Kenai River Brown Bears got their first win of the season in emphatic fashion Saturday at the North American Hockey League Showcase, taking down… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Riana Boonstra follows right behind teammate Addison Gibson during the final meters of the Division I girls’ race of the Region III Championships Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the Government Peak Recreation Area near Palmer. Gibson held on to win the region title. Kenai also won the girls’ team title.

Kenai girls, Homer girls, Gibson win region titles

A pair of epic streaks came to an end Saturday at the Region III cross-country meet at the Government Peak Recreation Area near Palmer, but… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Riana Boonstra follows right behind teammate Addison Gibson during the final meters of the Division I girls’ race of the Region III Championships Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the Government Peak Recreation Area near Palmer. Gibson held on to win the region title. Kenai also won the girls’ team title.
Eielson junior Jaydenn Manibusan attempts to shed Nikiski tackler Tyler Olson Friday evening at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Division III football roundup: Nikiski falls short to Eielson

A botched punt by the opposition. A field goal miss doinking off the goal post on a short kick. An untimely sack with time running… Continue reading

Eielson junior Jaydenn Manibusan attempts to shed Nikiski tackler Tyler Olson Friday evening at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Results posted for Chainwreck Cyclocross Race 2

Mike Crawford, Leah Kiviat, Amber Bethe and Landen Showalter were all winners Thursday at the second race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series. Crawford was the… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kodiak’s Talon Lindquist competes in the 50-yard breaststroke Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Soldotna Pentathlon at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kodiak’s Lindquist, Homer’s Story capture Pentathlon crowns

It was out with the relative old and in with the new Friday at the SoHi Pentathlon. Kodiak senior Talon Lindquist won his fourth Pentathlon… Continue reading

Kodiak’s Talon Lindquist competes in the 50-yard breaststroke Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Soldotna Pentathlon at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Tough course to greet Region III runners

In the land where mountains are often used as venues for running races, calling the Government Peak Recreation Area, site of Saturday’s Region III cross-country… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Denali Lockwood gets her fingers on a ball while teammate Sam Kompkoff (14) watches Thursday against Kodiak at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kodiak volleyball prevails in four games over Kenai

The Kenai Central volleyball squad took another loss to a Northern Lights Conference opponent Thursday night at Cliff Massie Court, but the program took another… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Denali Lockwood gets her fingers on a ball while teammate Sam Kompkoff (14) watches Thursday against Kodiak at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Week 7 prep football preview: Playoff clinching scenarios

The stretch run of the prep football season will receive a serious dose of reality this weekend, and the consequences are dire for most teams.… Continue reading

Jackalopes cruise past Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped to 0-2-0-0 with a 5-2 loss to the Odessa (Texas) Jackalopes on Thursday at the North American Hockey League… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Par 3 Challenge packs the fun

Saturday, we had a lot of fun with our “Augusta North” Par 3 Challenge. The weather held out (for once) and six 3-person teams battled… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By Zac Cowan

Brown Bears drop season opener to Jets

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped their season opener to the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Thursday at the North American Hockey League Showcase in Blaine,… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Bears ready to drop puck on 2017-18 season

Today at 7 a.m. ADT at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota, the puck will drop on a 2017-18 Kenai River Brown Bears season… Continue reading

Homer sophomore Marina Carroll watches as teammate Kelli Bishop sends the ball into Nikiski’s court Tuesday night at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski sweeps Homer volleyball

Having shaken off early season injury problems, the Nikiski and Homer volleyball squads met on the court Tuesday night with fully healthy squads, and Nikiski… Continue reading

Homer sophomore Marina Carroll watches as teammate Kelli Bishop sends the ball into Nikiski’s court Tuesday night at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward sweeps Kenai Central in volleyball

The host Kenai Central volleyball team was looking to build on a positive weekend at the West Spiketacular, but ran into mostly disappointment Tuesday in… Continue reading

Prep football roundup: Homer blanks Nikiski, Monroe shuts out Seward

The Homer Mariners staked their claim as the leaders of the Peninsula Conference with a emphatic 38-0 win Saturday over Nikiski at Homer High School.… Continue reading

Fairbanks forward Brady Dahl tries to escape from Kenai River forward Sacha Guillemain on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in a scrimmage at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears, Ice Dogs amp up intensity in scrimmage

Even in a scrimmage, it didn’t take the North American Hockey League’s longest running rivalry much time to reignite. Within a few minutes of the… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017
  • By JEFF HELMINAK
Fairbanks forward Brady Dahl tries to escape from Kenai River forward Sacha Guillemain on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in a scrimmage at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna defensive back Sam McElroy wraps up Kodiak running back Kaleb Finley Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Stars roll through Kodiak on homecoming weekend

Even as the Kodiak Bears showed some moxie against the now 6-0 Soldotna Stars Saturday afternoon by moving the ball with efficiency, SoHi showed it… Continue reading

Soldotna defensive back Sam McElroy wraps up Kodiak running back Kaleb Finley Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Hitchcock wins Tustumena Fun Run

Becca Hitchcock led 23 runners, including seven Tustumena Elementary students, to the finish of the 2017 Tustumena 5K Fun Run on Saturday in the cold… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai boys, SoHi girls swim to Kenai Invite crowns

Kenai boys, SoHi girls swim to Kenai Invite crowns

The Soldotna girls and Kenai Central boys used different methods to win the Kenai Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The… Continue reading

Kenai boys, SoHi girls swim to Kenai Invite crowns

Soldotna boys, Homer girls, Homer’s Davis, Seward’s Lindquist win Homer Spit Time Trial

The Soldotna boys and Homer girls picked up victories Saturday at the Homer Spit 5K Time Trial, with Homer’s Jacob Davis and Seward’s Ruby Lindquist… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2017
  • By Staff Report