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Soldotna junior Eli Sheridan (31) fights for the ball in the Palmer goalie box against Palmer’s Isaiah Montoya, Friday afternoon at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi soccer teams sweep Palmer, lose to Colony

Soldotna’s fusion of youth and experience blended together Friday afternoon at a sun-splashed Justin Maile Field to produce a 4-2 girls victory over the Palmer… Continue reading

Soldotna junior Eli Sheridan (31) fights for the ball in the Palmer goalie box against Palmer’s Isaiah Montoya, Friday afternoon at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Gillies signs to play football at DIII Dubuque

Kenai Central senior Chase Gillies signed his letter of intent to play football at the University of Dubuque (Iowa) in the fall. Gillies put pen… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Luke Beiser (24) prepares for a shot against Palmer goalie Caden Brown and defender Alex Coyne in Saturday’s contest at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai boys sweep weekend, Kardinal girls split

The Kenai Central boys soccer team has received its fair share of challenges this spring. The Kardinals opened their season with a 3-0 loss to… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Luke Beiser (24) prepares for a shot against Palmer goalie Caden Brown and defender Alex Coyne in Saturday’s contest at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Ostrander finishes 10th in 1,500 at Mt. SAC Relays

Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander finished 10th in the invitational elite women’s 1,500-meter run Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays in Torrance, California. Ostrander, a… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Seward’s Trapper Allen competes Friday at Wasilla Warriors Track Mania at Wasilla High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Seward track and field competes in Wasilla

The Seward girls finished third and the boys grabbed fourth Friday at Wasilla Warriors Track Mania at Wasilla High School. The Colony girls scored 151.5… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Seward’s Trapper Allen competes Friday at Wasilla Warriors Track Mania at Wasilla High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Preseason party to mark passing of torch from one generation to next

Let’s travel back in time. It’s 1973, which marks the first year that Birch Ridge Golf Course was open for business under the leadership of… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2017
  • By Zac Cowan
Kenai Central’s Julieanne Wilson competes in the 4A girls long jump event in May 2016 at the state track and field championships at Dimond Alumni Field in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Track and field season opens without Big C Relays

As the spring track and field season shifts to the center of attention, there is a noticeable absence on the calendar, and it is leaving… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Julieanne Wilson competes in the 4A girls long jump event in May 2016 at the state track and field championships at Dimond Alumni Field in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central’s Zack Tuttle and Nikiski’s Mason Payne battle for the ball Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai soccer sweeps Nikiski

The host Kenai Central soccer teams both had clean slates against Nikiski on Wednesday, with the girls winning 3-0 and the boys notching a 9-0… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Zack Tuttle and Nikiski’s Mason Payne battle for the ball Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Scotty Gomez Foundation pitches in to save Brown Bears

The effort to save the Kenai River Brown Bears got an assist from somebody who had 575 of them throughout his NHL career — Scott… Continue reading

Save the Bears effort enters its final week

The effort to save the Kenai River Brown Bears has entered into its final week. Steve Stuber, who is heading up the fundraising drive to… Continue reading

Homer’s Charlie Menke shields Soldotna’s Alex Montague from the ball Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer boys, Soldotna girls claim soccer victories

The Soldotna girls and Homer boys soccer teams claimed victories Tuesday at Soldotna High School, with both games ending at 2-1. The matches did not… Continue reading

Homer’s Charlie Menke shields Soldotna’s Alex Montague from the ball Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central defender Max Dye (22) battles with South Anchorage’s Blake Hepler April 16, 2016, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Boys soccer preview 2016: Kards look to follow up on runner-up finish at state

It would appear to be a good year for the Kenai Central boys soccer team. Last season, the Kardinals became the first Kenai Peninsula team… Continue reading

Kenai Central defender Max Dye (22) battles with South Anchorage’s Blake Hepler April 16, 2016, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai boys open soccer season with loss to South

The Kenai Central boys opened their 2017 soccer campaign with a 3-0 title rematch loss to South Anchorage on Friday afternoon at the Colony High… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Abi Tuttle (29) shields Wasilla’s Hayley Brandon from the ball May 7, 2016, at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Northern Lights girls soccer preview: Peninsula teams look for supremacy

The battle between the north and the south is reaching a fever pitch in the Northern Lights Conference girls soccer scene. After running the show… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Abi Tuttle (29) shields Wasilla’s Hayley Brandon from the ball May 7, 2016, at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai biathlete Cooper named to senior national development team

Kenai’s Travis Cooper received big news Thursday from the U.S. national biathlon team. Cooper was one of seven athletes — three from Alaska — that… Continue reading

  • Apr 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Above is the kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team from Redemption MMA which tied for second place at state: William Bogart, Danny Bennett, Trenton Blume, Carter Norman, Richard Green, Lauren Chircop, Addy Nordwall, Elijah Fulk, Elias Fulk, Charisma Fulk, Hudson Link, Owen Payne, Anthony Payne, Noah Payne, Avery Medina, Sebastian Duyck, Logan Duyck, Levi Forest, Mason Snyder, Nathan Cox, Jacob Cox, Connor Kniceley-John, Milo Bogart, Cali Bennett and Colette Kolesar. Coaches in front from left to right are Sean Babitt, Jacob Montgomery, Redemption Head BJJ coach George Grossman and Adam McClure. (Photo provided by Redemption MMA)

Redemption MMA places well at state

Redemption MMA of Soldotna tied for second in the kids division and took second place in the adult division Saturday in Anchorage at the state… Continue reading

Above is the kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team from Redemption MMA which tied for second place at state: William Bogart, Danny Bennett, Trenton Blume, Carter Norman, Richard Green, Lauren Chircop, Addy Nordwall, Elijah Fulk, Elias Fulk, Charisma Fulk, Hudson Link, Owen Payne, Anthony Payne, Noah Payne, Avery Medina, Sebastian Duyck, Logan Duyck, Levi Forest, Mason Snyder, Nathan Cox, Jacob Cox, Connor Kniceley-John, Milo Bogart, Cali Bennett and Colette Kolesar. Coaches in front from left to right are Sean Babitt, Jacob Montgomery, Redemption Head BJJ coach George Grossman and Adam McClure. (Photo provided by Redemption MMA)
Forward Brad Duwe controls the puck in a game against Bowling Green on Oct. 31, 2015. (Photo provided by UAA Athletics)

Soldotna native Duwe wraps up college hockey career

Hot off a three-year run with his hometown Kenai River Brown Bears, Soldotna skater Brad Duwe took his talents to the University of Alaska Anchorage… Continue reading

Forward Brad Duwe controls the puck in a game against Bowling Green on Oct. 31, 2015. (Photo provided by UAA Athletics)

Bando, Crawford win Sea to Ski Triathlon

Jennifer Bando and Mike Crawford won the Sea to Ski Triathlon on Sunday in Homer. Bando covered the course, which is a five-kilometer run off… Continue reading

  • Apr 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander wins collegiate steeplechase debut

The return of Allie Ostrander lived up to all the hype, and then some. Ostrander won the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday afternoon in her first… Continue reading

  • Mar 31, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Weekend roundup: Ice Dogs roll over Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears season of rebuilding is over. The question remains whether the fans will get to see the finished product. The Brown… Continue reading

  • Apr 1, 2017
  • By Staff Report