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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Homer guard Alyssa Cole (15) battles to block the Barrow Whalers in the Class 3A girls state championship game, Saturday Mar. 26, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.

Southcentral Conference season hoops preview: Loss of seniors for Homer girls, Nikiski boys open wide path for others

Seven teams make up the Class 3A Southcentral basketball conference in both the boys and girls divisions in Alaska. There are only two available automatic… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Homer guard Alyssa Cole (15) battles to block the Barrow Whalers in the Class 3A girls state championship game, Saturday Mar. 26, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Kailee Veldstra tries to get out of the trap set by Soldotna's Danica Schmidt and Aliann Schmidt on Friday at Kenai Central High School.

Northern Lights Conference season hoops preview: Kenai, SoHi look to revive programs

In the months following their agonizingly close overtime loss to Wasilla in the Northern Lights Conference basketball semifinals, Kenai Central boys coach Ken Felchle has… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Kailee Veldstra tries to get out of the trap set by Soldotna's Danica Schmidt and Aliann Schmidt on Friday at Kenai Central High School.
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Masked wrestler Phoenix Kid launches off the ropes at his grounded opponent, the Electric Redneck, during a pro-style wrestling match at the Fight Before Christmas martial arts event on Thursday, Dec. 22 in Soldotna's Peninsula Center Mall.
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Masked wrestler Phoenix Kid launches off the ropes at his grounded opponent, the Electric Redneck, during a pro-style wrestling match at the Fight Before Christmas martial arts event on Thursday, Dec. 22 in Soldotna's Peninsula Center Mall.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Ethan Pitzman vies for control of the puck against Soldotna's Wyatt Medcoff (16), Thursday evening at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

SoHi hockey blanks Homer

A 12-day period of inactivity failed to slow down the Soldotna hockey team as the Stars put away Homer in a 3-0 North Star Conference… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Ethan Pitzman vies for control of the puck against Soldotna's Wyatt Medcoff (16), Thursday evening at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion First-year Cook Inlet Academy boys head coach Ryan McMilin keeps a close eye on the action, Dec. 15, at the CIA Classic Tournament in Soldotna.

Peninsula Conference basketball preview: Chasing the Ninilchik boys

The task before the Peninsula Conference, and all of Class 1A boys basketball for that matter, was neatly summed up on the opening weekend of… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion First-year Cook Inlet Academy boys head coach Ryan McMilin keeps a close eye on the action, Dec. 15, at the CIA Classic Tournament in Soldotna.

Seward girls, Homer boys register basketball victories

The Seward girls and Homer boys picked up Southcentral Conference victories Thursday in Seward.Seward won the girls game 42-22, while Homer held on for a… Continue reading

  • Dec 22, 2016
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SoHi graduate Fox leads area at Besh Cup 1 and 2 in Anchorage

Soldotna graduate Sadie Fox, who now skis for the University of Alaska Anchorage, finished 10th in a 1.4-kilometer classic sprint Saturday during the opening weekend… Continue reading

  • Dec 18, 2016
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Nikolaevsk girls, SoHi JV boys earn Cook Inlet Classic titles

The Nikolaevsk girls and Soldotna JV boys finished off 3-0 records at the Cook Inlet Classic on Saturday to capture tournament championships. The Ninilchik girls… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2016
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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Kailee Veldstra tries to get out of the trap set by Soldotna's Danica Schmidt and Aliann Schmidt on Friday at Kenai Central High School.

Defense wins Nikiski the Kenai River Challenge

Nikiski, Kenai Central and Soldotna all finished 3-0 at the Kenai River Challenge at Kenai Central, but the Bulldogs proved once again that defense wins… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2016
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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Kailee Veldstra tries to get out of the trap set by Soldotna's Danica Schmidt and Aliann Schmidt on Friday at Kenai Central High School.
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Sam McElroy goes up for a shot against Ninilchik's Austin White on Friday at Soldotna High School.

Dimond boys knock off Ninilchik for Tip-Off crown

When Ninilchik coach Nick Finley loaded his schedule with teams from bigger schools, this is what he had in mind. The Wolverines, from the smallest… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Sam McElroy goes up for a shot against Ninilchik's Austin White on Friday at Soldotna High School.

Seward boys, Nome girls record hoops sweeps

The Seward boys picked up a 58-44 nonconference win Friday night over Nome at home. Leading the Seahawks charge was Jonah Deboard with 22 points,… Continue reading

  • Dec 18, 2016
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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central senior Keyshawn McEnerny battles with Levi Farris of Palmer in the Class 4A state wrestling championship 152-pound bout, Saturday night at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.

McEnerney, Mariners take 2nd at state wrestling

As soon as Homer High School sophomore Luciano Fasulo walked off the mat following his 126-pound state championship victory at the Class 1-2-3A wrestling championships,… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central senior Keyshawn McEnerny battles with Levi Farris of Palmer in the Class 4A state wrestling championship 152-pound bout, Saturday night at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central skier Veronika Budyanu throws her bean bag at the targeted waste bin Friday afternoon at the Tsalteshi ski trails in Soldotna.

Fun rules the day for skiers at Candy Cane Scramble

Friday afternoon offered a welcome respite to the wintertime blues that cross-country skiers have been dealt for several consecutive winters. The powder was deep and… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central skier Veronika Budyanu throws her bean bag at the targeted waste bin Friday afternoon at the Tsalteshi ski trails in Soldotna.

Brown Bears earn weekend split with Titans

The Kenai River Brown Bears and New Jersey Titans split a weekend North American Hockey League series in Middletown, New Jersey, Friday and Saturday.The Bears… Continue reading

  • Dec 18, 2016
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Brown Bears notch shootout win over Titans

The Kenai River Brown Bears turned another mile on the road to improvement Friday night with a 3-2 shootout victory over the New Jersey Titans.… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2016
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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Cook Inlet Academy freshman Robert Walsh looks to the rim against a wall of Kodiak ESSS guards, Thursday night at CIA.

CIA boys return after year away to win

After a year off, the Cook Inlet Academy boys returned in a big way Thursday night at the CIA Classic hoops tournament, holding off Kodiak… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Cook Inlet Academy freshman Robert Walsh looks to the rim against a wall of Kodiak ESSS guards, Thursday night at CIA.

SoHi boys win triple OT thriller over Eagle River

The Soldotna boys basketball team defeated Eagle River 59-56 in triple overtime Thursday night in the opening round of the 2016 Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off Tournament.… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2016
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SoHi girls go to OT at Kenai River Challenge

The Soldotna girls basketball team opened up their season with a 44-37 overtime victory over Eagle River on Thursday at the Kenai River Challenge. Eagle… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2016
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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Bechler Metcalf eyes his opponent, Wasilla's Andrue Shepersky, in the 152-pound final at the Northern Lights Conference tournament Saturday, Dec. 10, at Kenai Central High School.

State wrestling happy to be back under one roof

Saturday night is setting up to a showdown of epic proportions at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.The spacious, new, $109 million venue will play… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Bechler Metcalf eyes his opponent, Wasilla's Andrue Shepersky, in the 152-pound final at the Northern Lights Conference tournament Saturday, Dec. 10, at Kenai Central High School.

Variety is the spice of “Fight Before Christmas”

Variety is about to become the spice of the Kenai Peninsula fight scene.Mat Plant of Power Plant Productions is the only fight promoter currently operating… Continue reading