Sports

Alaska Hall of Fame inducts 4 new faces, 1 event

The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame will be receiving four new faces soon, as iconic mushers Martin Buser and Jeff King, as well as World… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears goaltender Goor named Star of Week

Kenai River Brown Bears goaltender Robbie Goor was named the Midwest Division Star of the Week by the North American Hockey League.Goor was in net… Continue reading

  • Dec 12, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Brenner Furlong squeezes past West's Will Troxel into the end zone for a third-quarter touchdown Friday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. The Stars won 49-30.

SoHi’s Furlong earns Gatorade Player of Year for Alaska in football

Since the first week of the 2012 season, the Soldotna football program has won everything there is to win — almost.The Stars are on a… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Brenner Furlong squeezes past West's Will Troxel into the end zone for a third-quarter touchdown Friday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. The Stars won 49-30.

Brown Bears sweep Generals

The Kenai River Brown Bears swept the Northeast (Massachusetts) Generals on Friday and Saturday in North Attleboro and have now won five times in their… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2016
  • By Staff Report

SoHi hockey loses 3rd place of Big Lake Lions Classic to Colony

The Soldotna Stars fell 7-4 to Colony, Saturday night in the third-place game of the Big Lake Lions Classic hockey tournament in Big Lake. Jake… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Nikolaevsk finishes 4th at Mix Six state volleyball tourney

The Nikolaevsk coed volleyball squad lost 3-2 to Gustavus in the third-place game of the Mixed Six State Championships on Saturday at Dimond High School.Gustavus,… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2016
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Bechler Metcalf of Soldotna wrestles with Wasilla's Andrue Shepersky in the 152-pound championship bout at the Northern Lights Conference tournament Saturday at Kenai Central High School.

Colony claims NLC wrestling tournament

Kenai Central’s was turned a shade of green Saturday, when the Colony Knights took control at the Northern Lights Conference wrestling tournament.Colony stormed its way… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Bechler Metcalf of Soldotna wrestles with Wasilla's Andrue Shepersky in the 152-pound championship bout at the Northern Lights Conference tournament Saturday at Kenai Central High School.

West ski teams sweep Lynx Loppett

The West Anchorage ski teams swept the boys and girls Lynx Loppett team titles Friday and Saturday at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.Led by three skiers… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Homer wrestlers defend Kachemak Conference title

The Homer wrestling team kept a tight grip on the Kachemak Conference on Friday and Saturday at Anchorage Christian Schools.The Mariners defended their conference title… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Friday hockey: Kenai outlasts Bartlett, SoHi loses to Monroe

Kenai Central prevailed in another high-scoring game Friday night at the Big Lake Lions Classic hockey tournament, rallying back in the third period to beat… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears top Generals in OT

All it took for the Kenai River Brown Bears to officially cast away the memories of their league-worst record in the North American Hockey League… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2016
  • By Staff Report

SoHi girls basketball to host annual fundraiser Saturday

The Soldotna girls basketball team will be hosting its annual luau fundraiser Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Soldotna High School commons. The… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2016

Nikolaevsk advances at Mixed 6 state tourney

A group of 12 volleyball teams were whittled down to eight Thursday at the Mixed Six State Championships at Dimond High School.Among the eight coed… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Tristen Cook prepares to pin Colony's Walter Nagel at 182 pounds Saturday in the championship dual of the Peninsula Duals at Nikiski High School.

Area wrestlers ready to chase berths at state meet

In a sport in which team success is spawned from numbers, the Kenai Central and Soldotna wrestling teams will need all the help they can… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Tristen Cook prepares to pin Colony's Walter Nagel at 182 pounds Saturday in the championship dual of the Peninsula Duals at Nikiski High School.

Soldotna wins, Kenai loses at Big Lake Lions Classic

BIG LAKE — For the second time in less than a week, the Palmer Moose and Soldotna Stars finished 53 minutes of hockey with the… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2016
  • By Frontiersman.com

Nikolaevsk MIxed 6 volleyball wins Denali Conference

The Nikolaevsk Mixed 6 volleyball team won the Denali Conference tournament in Nikolaevsk over the weekend. Kodiak Emerging Small Schools was the runner-up and earned… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for End of the Road Challenge

The End of the Road Challenge was held in Homer on Saturday at the Lookout Mountain ski trails. The results follow:End of the Road ChallengeBOYSTeam… Continue reading

  • Dec 4, 2016
  • By Staff Report

RoadRunners sweep Brown Bears

A week after a breakthrough three-game sweep of their instate rivals, the Kenai River Brown Bears fell back into the same hole. The Brown Bears… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central's Keyshawn McEnerney holds Wasilla's Andrue Shepersky to the mat during the 152-pound final of the North/South Invitational Saturday in Wasilla. McEnerney earned a 9-3 decisiion in the match.

Weekend wrestling roundup

The Homer Mariners enjoyed a successful weekend of wrestling in Kodiak, dominating a dual over the Bears on Friday and scoring a team victory in… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central's Keyshawn McEnerney holds Wasilla's Andrue Shepersky to the mat during the 152-pound final of the North/South Invitational Saturday in Wasilla. McEnerney earned a 9-3 decisiion in the match.

Weekend prep hockey roundup

WASILLA — Powered by three special teams goals, the Colony Knights earned a 4-1 North Star Conference win over the Soldotna Stars on Saturday at… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2016
  • By Jeremiah Bartz