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Nikiski girls soccer tops Voznesenka

The Nikiski girls soccer team picked up a 10-1 victory over Voznesenka on Monday at Homer High School in nonconference action.The Bulldogs improved to 2-3… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski sophomore Ian Johnson releases the disc in the boys discus throw finals Saturday afternoon at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai girls sprint relays, SoHi’s Nelson highlight Kenai Invite

The winds were abrasive, the skies were wet and the temperatures were mild at best, but that did not diminish the enthusiasm of athletes at… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski sophomore Ian Johnson releases the disc in the boys discus throw finals Saturday afternoon at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai Invitational results posted

The Kenai Invitational was held Friday and Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The results follow:   Kenai Invitational Friday, Saturday at Kenai Central BOYS… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Prep softball roundup

The visiting Kenai Central softball team started off its season with a 36-27 victory in six innings over Kodiak on Friday before getting rained out… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna's Elena Bramante and Colony's Autumn Richardson battle for possesion during Soldotna's 2-1 Northern Lights Conference win over Colony April 23 at Colony High School.

Prep soccer roundup

PALMER — After watching his team fall behind during the first 40 minutes, Soldotna head coach Jimmy Love didn’t hesitate to be brutally honest with… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Soldotna's Elena Bramante and Colony's Autumn Richardson battle for possesion during Soldotna's 2-1 Northern Lights Conference win over Colony April 23 at Colony High School.

Peninsula trio rehash Boston Marathon stories

With a springtime date of mid- to late-April, the weather for the popular Boston Marathon doesn’t give much of an adjustment period for Alaska competition.Temperatures… Continue reading

Baseball roundup

The Soldotna Stars opened the prep baseball season with a 10-6 victory over Homer on Saturday afternoon in Soldotna.SoHi senior Joey Becher hit 3 for… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Friday prep soccer roundup

A momentary lapse in defensive concentration cost the Kenai Central boys Friday night, who fell 1-0 to Colony in a close Northern Lights Conference matchup… Continue reading

  • Apr 23, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Oilers Corner: Former Oilers Olerud, Hale honored by Pac-12

John Olerud and Chip Hale, two former members of the Peninsula Oilers, were recently honored by being named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Century baseball team.… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2016
  • By Mike Baxter
Clarion file photo Delaney Crosby-Schneider takes a ball last season. Crosby-Schneider and an experienced group return for the Stars this season.

Softball preview 2016: Kenai, SoHi try to shake up conference; Homer wants to keep things the same

Homer is fine with the status quo in the Northern Lights Conference, while Kenai Central and Soldotna are looking to shake things up a little.The… Continue reading

Clarion file photo Delaney Crosby-Schneider takes a ball last season. Crosby-Schneider and an experienced group return for the Stars this season.
Clarion file photo Soldotna's Joey Becher delivers home during a game last season. Becher returns for the Stars this season.

Baseball preview 2016: Peninsula squads seek to end postseason drought

Kenai Peninsula baseball teams are hungry to get back to the postseason.It has been since 2012 that a prep baseball squad from the peninsula has… Continue reading

Clarion file photo Soldotna's Joey Becher delivers home during a game last season. Becher returns for the Stars this season.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central striker Samantha Morse (center, white) taps the ball over a crowd of Nikiski defenders for a goal Tuesday evening at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.

Kenai soccer sweeps Nikiski, SoHi sweeps Homer

The host Kenai Central soccer teams swept Nikiski on Tuesday, with the boys winning 5-1 and the girls taking a 7-0 decision. It was the… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central striker Samantha Morse (center, white) taps the ball over a crowd of Nikiski defenders for a goal Tuesday evening at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.

Kenai soccer sweeps Seward

The host Kenai Central soccer teams swept Seward in Northern Lights Conference Southern Division play Monday, with the boys winning 10-0 and the girls notching… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Peninsula players, coaches put on show at AABC All-Star game

The Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches held its sixth annual Senior All-Star basketball games at Dimond High School on Saturday.The event started with a Friday… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Molly Streich, of Kenai, hits an approach shot to the eighth green at Kenai Golf Course on Sunday as Billy Anderson, of Nikiski, observes. When Streich asked Anderson if he wanted to golf Sunday, Anderson didn't believe the course was open. The course opened Tuesday, the earliest opening ever.

Birch Ridge, Kenai Golf Course set records for early opening dates

It’s a rite of spring enjoyed by golfers in the northern half of the Lower 48 — watch the Masters on Sunday, get out and… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Molly Streich, of Kenai, hits an approach shot to the eighth green at Kenai Golf Course on Sunday as Billy Anderson, of Nikiski, observes. When Streich asked Anderson if he wanted to golf Sunday, Anderson didn't believe the course was open. The course opened Tuesday, the earliest opening ever.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion South Anchorage's Patricio Moyano protects the ball from Kenai Central defender Karl Danielson (17) Saturday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.

South soccer sweeps Kenai

Kenai Central’s nonconference loss to South Anchorage on Saturday afternoon did not leave the Kardinals girls soccer team celebrating, but it was about as close… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion South Anchorage's Patricio Moyano protects the ball from Kenai Central defender Karl Danielson (17) Saturday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central sweeper Kylie Morse (left) battles for the ball with South Anchorage's Alex Ott Saturday afternoon at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.

Friday soccer: South sweeps SoHi

In the past, when the Soldotna soccer teams learned what it is like to take the field with state behemoth South, the season was pretty… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central sweeper Kylie Morse (left) battles for the ball with South Anchorage's Alex Ott Saturday afternoon at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.

Kenai girls sprint relays lead the day at Pro Whit track meet

The Kenai Central girls sprint relays captured victories in the 400 and 800-meter relays Saturday at the Pro Whit meet at the Dome in Anchorage.The… Continue reading

  • Apr 16, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikolaevsk senior guard Megan Hickman drives to the rim against Buckland defender Rosaline Hadley Thursday at the Class 1A March Madness state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.

Nikolaevsk’s Hickman commits to UAF women’s basketball

Another collegiate hoops team is getting a Warrior. Megan Hickman, a five-year starter for the Class 1A Nikolaevsk girls, put pen to paper Wednesday in… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikolaevsk senior guard Megan Hickman drives to the rim against Buckland defender Rosaline Hadley Thursday at the Class 1A March Madness state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.

Brown Bears season review: Worlton’s solution for Bears – win

The plan of Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Jeff Worlton to turn around the organization is as simple to say as it is hard… Continue reading