Sports

Wrestling roundup: SoHi takes Jerry Palmer Invitational

The Soldotna wrestling team won the Jerry Palmer Invitational at Bartlett High School in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday. The Stars scored 162 points to… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2016
  • By Staff Report

SoHi’s Martin named Player of Game at North South Football Classic

The Alaska Shriners 40th Annual North South Football Classic went to another level Saturday at The Dome in Anchorage, and Soldotna senior Bryce Martin was… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2016
  • By Staff Report

SoHi girls win second straight Region III swim title

The Soldotna girls swimming and diving team successfully defended its Region III championship with a second consecutive crown Saturday at Kodiak High School.The Stars won… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2016
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Friday: Kenai volleyball sweeps Kodiak, SoHi locks up No. 2 seed

The Kenai Central volleyball team swept host Kodiak 3-0 on Friday in Northern Lights Conference action.The Kardinals improved to 4-5 in the NLC, with another… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Friday: Bears fall to Magicians in overtime

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost 2-1 in overtime to the host Minnesota Magicians on Friday in North American Hockey League action.While the loss dropped… Continue reading

  • Oct 29, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Jacob Creglow of Soldotna awaits the starting gun in the boys backstroke event at the SoHi Pentathlon Sept. 23 at the Soldotna High School pool. Creglow is one of several SoHi boys swimmers that could qualify to state this weekend at the Region III meet in Kodiak.

SoHi girls swimmers have battle on their hands to retain Region III title

Last year’s Region III streak-snapping swimming championship by the Soldotna girls proved that the Kodiak Bears are indeed human.This year, the Stars are looking to… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Jacob Creglow of Soldotna awaits the starting gun in the boys backstroke event at the SoHi Pentathlon Sept. 23 at the Soldotna High School pool. Creglow is one of several SoHi boys swimmers that could qualify to state this weekend at the Region III meet in Kodiak.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central middle blocker Cierra King (7) and Caleigh Jensen form a block from Soldotna Tuesday night at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai volleyball topples SoHi

This is a night they can’t take away from the Kenai Central volleyball team. Home floor with rabid student section. Match against Northern Lights Conference… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central middle blocker Cierra King (7) and Caleigh Jensen form a block from Soldotna Tuesday night at Kenai Central High School.

Eielson, Houston dominate small-schools football awards

In a list dominated by Eielson and Houston, the two teams that met in the 2016 small-schools state football championship, a pair of Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2016
  • By Staff Report

North Peninsula Recreation Service Area holds 5K Costume Run

The North Peninsula Recreation Service Area held its annual 5K Costume Run Saturday at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center Trails.Sean Goff ran 22 minutes, 43… Continue reading

  • Oct 24, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Soldotna sweeps medium schools all-state Player of Year awards

The Soldotna football team is strongly represented on the Alaska Football Coaches Association Medium Schools All-State Team, released Sunday but individual awards are not an… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Tyle Owens (394) leads Jacque Drumm (396) and Nathan Kincaid over a hill midway through the course Saturday afternoon at the Tsalteshi Trails.

Cyclists take on Polar Vortex

Why do they call it a polar vortex? Cyclists were trying to figure that mystery out while spinning round and round Saturday afternoon at Tsalteshi… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Tyle Owens (394) leads Jacque Drumm (396) and Nathan Kincaid over a hill midway through the course Saturday afternoon at the Tsalteshi Trails.

Kenai netters tie for 7th at Dimond-Service

The Kenai Central volleyball team finished seventh in the Gold Bracket of the Dimond-Service Tournament on Saturday in Anchorage. The Kardinals started off in the… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears

The losing streak followed the Kenai River Brown Bears to Fairbanks over the weekend as they dropped a 5-1 game Friday to the Fairbanks Ice… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2016
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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Talon Musgrave works on Homer's Timmy Woo on Saturday at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central High School. Woo notched a 12-5 victory in the 160-pound match.

Season preview: Local wrestlers ready to tackle season

The middle of October can be an interesting time at Nikiski High School, and not because of the impending frights of Halloween.From 2011 to 2015,… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Talon Musgrave works on Homer's Timmy Woo on Saturday at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central High School. Woo notched a 12-5 victory in the 160-pound match.
Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News Kenai wrestler Keyshawn McEnerney grapples with Homer wrestler Ryan Hicks as he attempts to pin him down during a match at Homer High School on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Homer wrestlers take Homer Round Robin Rumble

The Homer wrestling team won the Homer Round Robin Rumble on Saturday.The Mariners scored 238 points to run away with the tournament, while Houston was… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2016
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Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News Kenai wrestler Keyshawn McEnerney grapples with Homer wrestler Ryan Hicks as he attempts to pin him down during a match at Homer High School on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Brown Bears fall to Ice Dogs in 1st meeting of year

Another loss followed the Kenai River Brown Bears to Fairbanks Friday night as they dropped a 5-1 game to the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in North… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2016
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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Ninilchik forward Austin White (33) shoots amid a scrum of King Cove defenders in March 2015 at the Class 1A March Madness state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Arena in Anchorage.

Ninilchik’s White commits to UAA

Ninilchik boys basketball coach Nick Finley still recalls the first day of practice he had with Austin White, then in eighth grade.“I remember the first… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Ninilchik forward Austin White (33) shoots amid a scrum of King Cove defenders in March 2015 at the Class 1A March Madness state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Arena in Anchorage.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna senior Annie Quinn makes her mark in the vertical challenge Wednesday night at Kenai Central High School.

Local SST program attracts Outside attention

The rising success of the Speed and Strength Training program among the local Kenai Peninsula high schools has begun to grow and attract Outside attention… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna senior Annie Quinn makes her mark in the vertical challenge Wednesday night at Kenai Central High School.

For Brown Bears player Evingson earns Division I commitment

Croix Evingson, a former member of the Kenai River Brown Bears, committed this week to play Division I hockey for the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.Evingson, of… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna outside hitter Ella Stenga bats the ball towards the Seward side Tuesday night at the Soldotna Prep gym.

Soldotna volleyball sweeps Seward

It was fitting that Tuesday’s volleyball match between Soldotna and Seward was at Soldotna Prep, because both teams wanted to use the nonconference affair to… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna outside hitter Ella Stenga bats the ball towards the Seward side Tuesday night at the Soldotna Prep gym.