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Soldotna quarterback Brandon Crowder unleashes a throw against the West Eagles defense Friday at West Anchorage High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Week 2 football preview: Teams learn from 1st week

While the Soldotna football team continued to wow the rest of the state with their record-extending 50th straight win last Friday night in the rain,… Continue reading

Soldotna quarterback Brandon Crowder unleashes a throw against the West Eagles defense Friday at West Anchorage High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward football earns opening-day win, Homer falls

The Seward football program got its Southcentral Conference championship defense off and running Saturday with a 32-12 win over nonconference opponent Valdez in Seward. The… Continue reading

  • Aug 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer’s Brooke Miller puts the finishing touches on her victory in the freshmen-sophomore girls race Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, at the Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai’s Gibson puts last year behind her with win at Nikiski Class Races

A senior’s desire and a skier’s aerobic engine has Kenai Central’s Addison Gibson ready to put her junior season of cross-country behind her. As a… Continue reading

Homer’s Brooke Miller puts the finishing touches on her victory in the freshmen-sophomore girls race Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, at the Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Gordon Griffin putts on the 17th green Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at the Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship at Kenai Golf Course in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Dye, Jackson win Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship

Sunday, Max Dye will fly to Wisconsin to start his freshman year at Marian Univeristy in Fond du Lac and play Division III golf for… Continue reading

Gordon Griffin putts on the 17th green Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at the Donald R. Morgan Memorial Club Championship at Kenai Golf Course in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi XC teams take 3rd in Valley

The Soldotna cross-country team got in some early action on the trails at the Colony XC Invite Saturday in Palmer. The Stars finished third in… Continue reading

  • Aug 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Pietro reflects on AMA Amateur Nationals experience

Soldotna’s Ryder Pietro, 17, got a taste of the big time from Aug. 1 to 5 at the 36th Annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Logan Baker stuffs Nikiski’s Jim Lamping for a loss Friday, July 11, 2017, during a scrimmage at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kards, Bulldogs take positives from scrimmage

In leading Nikiski to small-schools state football titles in 2011 and 2013, then-Nikiski coach Ted Riddall gained a reputation as a coach concerned more with… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Logan Baker stuffs Nikiski’s Jim Lamping for a loss Friday, July 11, 2017, during a scrimmage at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Bergholtz, Fellman take titles at Run for Women

Bergholtz, Fellman take titles at Run for Women

Anniversaries are a great chance to reflect on how far one has come and where one wants to end up. Alex Bergholtz used the 30th… Continue reading

Bergholtz, Fellman take titles at Run for Women
Soldotna quarterback Brandon Crowder unleashes a throw against the West Eagles defense Friday at West Anchorage High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Stars strike gold: SoHi opens season with 50th straight football win

Whether or not the rest of Alaska wants to accept it, the Soldotna football program keeps pounding away at the rock. Led by a cast… Continue reading

Soldotna quarterback Brandon Crowder unleashes a throw against the West Eagles defense Friday at West Anchorage High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Crawford goes 7 for 7 at Soldotna Cycle Series, Showalters take top women’s, youth spots

Mike Crawford improved to 7 for 7 in the Soldotna Cycle Series this season, topping the rest of the field at Tsalteshi Trails on Thursday.… Continue reading

  • Aug 11, 2017
  • By Staff Report
A group of Soldotna players discuss play-calling in an Aug. 5 scrimmage against Chugiak at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

2017 Football Season Preview: Who can knock off the Stars?

These days, it seems like everyone wants to take a shot at knocking off the mighty Soldotna Stars football team from their throne. As the… Continue reading

A group of Soldotna players discuss play-calling in an Aug. 5 scrimmage against Chugiak at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Bird Homestead Golf Report: Golfing For Scholarships tourney a success

Kenai Peninsula Builders Association held their seventh annual Golfing For Scholarships Tournament at Bird Homestead Golf Course on Saturday. This tournament was a great success… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By Faith Link

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Course stays busy with weekly events

Birch Ridge Golf course has kept busy with regular events in the past week, and there is much more to pack in even as the… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By Pat Cowan

State races come to Twin City Raceway on Saturday, Sunday

The Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions - Motocross Division will hold state races Saturday and Sunday at Twin City Raceway, with riders coming from all over… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for Celebrate Life! 5K Run and Walk

Sean Verg-in, Shari BeDunnah and John Paul Dammeyer nabbed victories Saturday at the ABC Pregnancy Care Center Celebrate Life! 5K Run and Walk in Soldotna.… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Reimer sets course record to lead strong Peninsula effort in Soggy Bottom

The Kenai Peninsula had a big day Saturday at the 15th Soggy Bottom Challenge, a 109-mile mountain bike race held on the Resurrection Pass Trail… Continue reading

Matthew Martinelli, with the Soldotna Stars motto “Pound the Rock” emblazoned on his back, helps film a varsity scrimmage between Soldotna and Chugiak High School Saturday at Justin Maile Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Martinelli inspires juggernaut football team from sidelines

The current five-year run of dominance the Soldotna High football team has strung together is no accident. It has taken hours of preparation, film study,… Continue reading

Matthew Martinelli, with the Soldotna Stars motto “Pound the Rock” emblazoned on his back, helps film a varsity scrimmage between Soldotna and Chugiak High School Saturday at Justin Maile Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Rosemary Dura and Nathan Nelson compete during the kids race at the Soldotna Cycle Series on Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Mountain bike racing grows exponentially at Tsalteshi

Flash back to Sept. 8, 2012. The Tsalteshi Trails Association and the now-defunct Kenai Peninsula Cycle and Ski Club are teaming up to host a… Continue reading

Rosemary Dura and Nathan Nelson compete during the kids race at the Soldotna Cycle Series on Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Members of the Chugiak and Soldotna football teams scrimmage Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi football scrimmages Chugiak

Dress rehearsal On one of the hottest days of the summer, the Soldotna and Chugiak High School football programs clashed Saturday in a preseason scrimmage… Continue reading

Members of the Chugiak and Soldotna football teams scrimmage Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Adams, Bergholtz claim final Salmon Run 5K of 2017

Seward native Matt Adams claimed the fifth and final Salmon Run Series race of the year Wednesday evening on the Tsalteshi Trails. Adams blitzed the… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2017
  • By Staff Report