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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
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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
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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.

Kenai tops Nikiski in Killing Cancer on the Kenai match

The Kenai Central volleyball program punctuated a successful Killing Cancer on the Kenai Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser on Monday night by defeating visiting Nikiski 25-17,… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Steffensen, Petterson get looks at Arizona Fall Classic

Kenai Central seniors Paul Steffensen and Gavin Petterson helped the Alaska Baseball Academy to a 4-1 record in the Arizona Fall Classic from Thursday to… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2016
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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna head coach Galen Brantley Jr. (center with dark jacket) celebrates with his players after winning a school-record fifth straight state football championship Saturday at Palmer High School. The Stars defeated the Palmer Moose 49-13.

Drive for five: SoHi’s state title is a 49th straight win in the 49th state

The trees are bare, the air is cold, and once again, the Soldotna Stars are state football champions. A week after surviving a tense semifinal… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna head coach Galen Brantley Jr. (center with dark jacket) celebrates with his players after winning a school-record fifth straight state football championship Saturday at Palmer High School. The Stars defeated the Palmer Moose 49-13.
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Samantha Kompkoff and Emily Koziczkowski combine for a stuff block against Wasilla in front of a charged-up student body Friday night at Kenai Central.

Weekend volleyball roundup: Kenai earns weekend split

The upset-minded Kenai Central volleyball team had won the first set 25-15 and the Kardinals student body was at full throat. Wasilla coach Josie Cannon… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Samantha Kompkoff and Emily Koziczkowski combine for a stuff block against Wasilla in front of a charged-up student body Friday night at Kenai Central.

Kenai cross-country competes in Oregon

Some members of the Kenai Central cross-country team finished up their season by competing in the George Fox Cross Country Classic on Saturday at Willamette… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
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Chainwreck sets record as Eskelin crosses 1st

The Chainwreck Cyclocross Series at Tsalteshi Trails set a record for number of riders for the second straight week, checking in with 29 at Tsalteshi… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
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Ostrander currently injured, likely to redshirt cross-country season

According to the Boise State sports information department, sophomore running star Allie Ostrander of Soldotna is injured and will likely redshirt this cross-country season.Ostrander finished… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
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Soldotna rules all-NLC awards

Following a five-touchdown performance in the medium-schools state championship game against Palmer, Soldotna junior fullback Brenner Furlong was announced as the Northern Lights Conference Offensive… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
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SoHi’s Watkins gets 2 individual wins at Valley Invite

The Colony girls and Kodiak boys swimming and diving teams notched wins at the Valley Invitational on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Palmer High School.The… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central's Keyshawn McEnerney controls Nikiski's Donovan Smith on Saturday at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central. McEnerney notched a technical fall over Smith at 160 pounds.

Homer wrestlers, Metcalf star at Luke Spruill Memorial

The defending Class 1-2-3A state champion Homer wrestling team opened up its season with a victory in the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament on Saturday at… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central's Keyshawn McEnerney controls Nikiski's Donovan Smith on Saturday at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central. McEnerney notched a technical fall over Smith at 160 pounds.