Sports

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears, clinch Ravn Cup

Staff report For consecutive weeks, the Kenai River Brown Bears fell victim to a weekend sweep by the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, but beneath the losing,… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Saturday hoops: SoHi girls claim Lady Lynx Maroon title

The Soldotna girls starred as champions in the Maroon bracket of the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout tournament Saturday afternoon in Anchorage. Ituau Tuisaula led… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report

All-NSC hockey team released

Staff report The All-North Star Conference hockey team was released after the tournament Feb. 4. The team follows: All-North Star Conference Player of the Year:… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Eric Kempf (3) battles Kards teammate Patrick Michels and Soldotna’s Addison Downing early in Saturday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough boys race on the Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai girls, SoHi boys capture borough ski titles

The top two finishers in each race of Saturday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough School District skiing championships were well acquainted with each other prior to the… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Eric Kempf (3) battles Kards teammate Patrick Michels and Soldotna’s Addison Downing early in Saturday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough boys race on the Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday hoops: SoHi, Kenai girls win at Lady Lynx tourney

The Soldotna boys won an important nonconference hoops meeting 48-46 Friday over Eagle River. Eagle River is a rival Class 4A opponent, so the win… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Thursday prep hoops roundup

The Soldotna girls used a second-half rally Thursday evening to beat the Palmer Moose 46-40 on day 2 of the Lady Lynx Shootout tournament Maroon… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears trade for more offense as they prep for Fairbanks

The Kenai River Brown Bears will look to shake a scoring slump when they travel to play the rival Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday and… Continue reading

Kenai, SoHi girls cagers lose 1st day at Lady Lynx tourney

The Kenai Central and Soldotna girls basketball teams both fell in opening day games at the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout tournament Wednesday at Dimond High… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2017
  • By Staff Report
From left to right, Amanda Taylor, Kate Harris, Jane Adkins, Madison McDonald and Dana McDonald ski as yard gnomes in the Ski For Women Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ski For Women returns to snow

Last-minute ingenuity, quick thinking and rapid execution can make for clever costumes. But those qualities aren’t nearly as desired when it comes to organizing the… Continue reading

From left to right, Amanda Taylor, Kate Harris, Jane Adkins, Madison McDonald and Dana McDonald ski as yard gnomes in the Ski For Women Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna boys, Homer girls win Homer Invitational ski meet

The Soldotna boys, Homer girls, Homer’s Jacob Davis and Seward’s Ruby Lindquist notched wins at the Homer Invitational, a ski meet held Friday and Saturday… Continue reading

Fairbanks goaltender Josh Benson wards off a shot by Kenai River forward Evan Butcher (9) Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Weekend wrap: Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs continued to use defense to climb back into the North American Hockey League playoff hunt, taking a 2-1 victory over the… Continue reading

Fairbanks goaltender Josh Benson wards off a shot by Kenai River forward Evan Butcher (9) Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Saturday hoops roundup

The Nikiski girls stretched their win streak to 10 straight games Saturday with a dominant 56-22 Southcentral Conference victory over Houston. The Bulldogs have taken… Continue reading

  • Feb 5, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Colony skaters pull away late to end SoHi’s season

PALMER — With Billy Yoder, being his typical Billy Yoder self, a sense of anxiety hovered over the Colony bench when Soldotna tied the game… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Juneau-Douglas’ Kendyl Carson, left, has her shot blocked by Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt at Juneau-Douglas High School on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. JDHS won 48-46. (Photo by Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

Friday hoops roundup: Nikiski girls notch big win over Grace

In one of their biggest tests of the season thus far, the Nikiski girls escaped with a 34-32 Southcentral Conference victory over Grace Christian, the… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Juneau-Douglas’ Kendyl Carson, left, has her shot blocked by Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt at Juneau-Douglas High School on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. JDHS won 48-46. (Photo by Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

Gibson leads area skiers at Besh Cup

Kenai Central’s Addison Gibson led Kenai Peninsula skiers Saturday at Besh Cup 5 in Fairbanks. The Besh Cup races are used to choose Team Alaska… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Preston Weeks and Fairbanks Ice Dogs forward Cayden Cahill battle behind the net Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ice Dogs score late to beat Brown Bears

It took 58 minutes and 25 seconds for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs to break open a scoreless game Tuesday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Preston Weeks and Fairbanks Ice Dogs forward Cayden Cahill battle behind the net Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikolaevsk girls move to NIT semis

The Nikolaevsk girls advanced to the semifinals of the Nenana Invitational Tournament by defeating Tok 49-41 on Thursday. Elizabeth Fefelov led the way for the… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Christopher Lipe plays along the boards Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, against the Northeast (Massachusetts) Generals at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Lipe flourishes at young age for Brown Bears

When Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Christopher Lipe whips the puck up to a forward, a pass often isn’t just a pass. “A lot of… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Christopher Lipe plays along the boards Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, against the Northeast (Massachusetts) Generals at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Braxton Urban gets tied up with Homer’s Spencer Warren during a 2-1 win over the Marinters on the first day of the North Star Conference Championships Thursday at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. With the win, Soldotna moves forward to play second-seeded Colony in the semifinals. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Soldotna advances to NSC semis; Kenai, Homer end seasons

PALMER — Soldotna has had a knack for finding themselves playing in overtime during the postseason in recent years. And the Stars nearly found themselves… Continue reading

  • Feb 3, 2017
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Soldotna’s Braxton Urban gets tied up with Homer’s Spencer Warren during a 2-1 win over the Marinters on the first day of the North Star Conference Championships Thursday at the MTA Events Center in Palmer. With the win, Soldotna moves forward to play second-seeded Colony in the semifinals. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)
North Star hockey teams ready to battle in Valley

North Star hockey teams ready to battle in Valley

The Palmer Ice Rink will play host to the prep hockey teams of the North Star Conference this weekend, and like a heavyweight match, the… Continue reading

North Star hockey teams ready to battle in Valley