Sports

Becher throws no-hitter for Twins, adding to 2 already this season for SoHi

He’s at it again.American Legion Twins pitcher Joey Becher, who already had two no-hitters this year for Soldotna High School, tossed a no-hitter in his… Continue reading

  • Jun 11, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Women's 5K race winner LeeAnn Burns of Eagle River takes a quick drink midway through Saturday's Run for the River in Soldotna.

Seward’s Adams blitzes Run for River 10-miler to the tune of 52:40

Saturday morning’s Run for the River featured a pair of new faces and a pair of familiar ones in the winner’s circle.A crowd of 223… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Women's 5K race winner LeeAnn Burns of Eagle River takes a quick drink midway through Saturday's Run for the River in Soldotna.
Peninsula Oilers pitcher Billy Oxford winds up for the pitch Friday night against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.

Oilers enjoying hot start to season

In their first two opening games of the season against the Mat-Su Miners, the Peninsula Oilers used dominant pitching and stifling defensive play to take… Continue reading

Peninsula Oilers pitcher Billy Oxford winds up for the pitch Friday night against the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion

Stellar defense sends Oilers to 2-win start over Miners

It took the starting pitcher tossing the first complete game of his life and his newly acquainted teammates playing stellar defense against the defending regular-season… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion

Twins sweep Palmer

The American Legion Twins improved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in league play with a sweep of Palmer in a doubleheader Thursday in Anchorage.The Twins… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Twin City Raceway set to host Powder Puff

The boys of summer are back to slinging dirt at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, but they’ll be getting a dose of girl power.The .307-mile… Continue reading

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Hook a Kid program a success again

The weekend weather forecast is beautiful sun and rain. So we decided to tempt fate and have me write the article and see if we… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2016
  • By Bill Engberg
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion

Oilers blank Miners to open season

Peninsula Oilers head coach Brian Daly predicted a plethora of wins this summer, and the prognosis is right on track after one day. Dom Bazzani… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion

Twins blow out West in opener

The American Legion Twins opened up their season in Anchorage on Wednesday with a 19-4 victory against West in a game that was stopped after… Continue reading

  • Jun 8, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Oilers begin 60-game season against Miners

This isn’t a baseball season, it’s an endurance contest. The Peninsula Oilers begin a whirlwind tour today when they kick off their 43rd season of… Continue reading

Brown Bears coach Worlton excited by influx of talent from NAHL Draft

Kenai River Brown Bears coach Jeff Worlton said the team took a major step forward Tuesday with the North American Hockey League Draft. The Brown… Continue reading

American Legion Twins preview: The pieces are there, but they’re not in place yet

American Legion Post 20 Twins coach Robb Quelland has a bunch of puzzle pieces in front of him that he thinks will make a nice… Continue reading

Kenai Golf Report: Tournaments ramp up

It is hard to believe that we are in the first week of June and we have already hosted two stroke play tournaments, four senior… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2016
  • By Gordon Griffin

Nelson, Lindquist take titles at Brian Young Invitational

Soldotna High School’s Daisy Nelson and Seward’s Ruby Lindquist picked up victories at the Brian Young Invitational in Kodiak on Saturday. The invitational is an… Continue reading

  • Jun 5, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna pitcher Matthew Daugherty offers up a pitch to a Lathrop batter Friday at the state baseball tournament at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.

SoHi baseball goes 2-and-out at state

The Soldotna Stars had a shot at picking up their first state tournament victory in program history, but that milestone will have to wait another… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna pitcher Matthew Daugherty offers up a pitch to a Lathrop batter Friday at the state baseball tournament at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.

SoHi softball finishes 4th at small-schools state

The Soldotna softball team nabbed fourth place at the small-schools state softball tournament in Fairbanks for the program’s best finish since 2011.The Stars also have… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Soldotna softball eliminates Homer at state

Soldotna softball coach Kelli Knoebel kept clicking off firsts Friday at the small-schools state softball tournament in Fairbanks. The Stars were making their first state… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna pitcher Matthew Daugherty offers up a pitch to a Lathrop batter Friday at the state baseball tournament at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.

Lathrop edges SoHi at state baseball

The Soldotna Stars had a shot at picking up their first state tournament victory in program history, but that milestone will have to wait another… Continue reading

Soldotna pitcher Matthew Daugherty offers up a pitch to a Lathrop batter Friday at the state baseball tournament at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Malina Fellows tries to tag Soldotna's Macylea Elsey in a Homer victory earlier this season in Soldotna.

Soldotna, Homer set for state softball tournament

Looking to build upon three straight bronze medal finishes at the season-ending state tournament, the experienced Homer softball team needs to buck the trend.Back in… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Malina Fellows tries to tag Soldotna's Macylea Elsey in a Homer victory earlier this season in Soldotna.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna batter Cody Quelland takes a strike against Sitka pitcher Vaughn Blankenship in a state tournament quarterfinal Thursday at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.

Sitka baseball takes down Soldotna at state

Thursday’s opening game at the state high school baseball tournament featured two teams trending in opposite directions.The Soldotna Stars started hot but fizzled out in… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna batter Cody Quelland takes a strike against Sitka pitcher Vaughn Blankenship in a state tournament quarterfinal Thursday at Mulcahy Field in Anchorage.