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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Jace Urban fights for the puck on a faceoff against Chugiak senior Cody Curfman at Thursday's Class 4A state hockey tournament quarterfinal at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla.

Chugiak skaters top Soldotna at state

An opening day 9-2 loss to the Chugiak Mustangs sent the Soldotna Stars plummeting out of contention at the Class 4A state hockey tournament at… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Jace Urban fights for the puck on a faceoff against Chugiak senior Cody Curfman at Thursday's Class 4A state hockey tournament quarterfinal at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla.

Unalaska boys beat Nikolaevsk

The Unalaska boys defeated Nikolaevsk 49-38 in a nonconference clash Wednesday night in Nikolaevsk. The Warriors fell to 13-3 overall with the loss.Unalaska, which competes… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2016
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Levi Hensley (17) looks for a scoring opportunity on the Colony Knights, as Colony sophomore Foster Riekena looks on. Soldotna faces the Chugiak Mustangs in today's first round of the Class 4A state hockey tournament.

SoHi looks to break history at state hockey tourney

History is staring the Soldotna Stars hockey team straight in the face, and the Stars are staring right back.The numbers that are facing the Stars… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Levi Hensley (17) looks for a scoring opportunity on the Colony Knights, as Colony sophomore Foster Riekena looks on. Soldotna faces the Chugiak Mustangs in today's first round of the Class 4A state hockey tournament.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion (From left to right) Top row: Kenai Central coach John Marquez, Zach Koziczkowski, Draiden McMinn and David Beck. Bottom row: Toby Randall, Andrew Welborn and Connor Johnson.

3 Kardinals sign up for college football

Three Kenai Central High School seniors penned their commitments to play college football on signing day, giving head coach John Marquez one of his largest… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion (From left to right) Top row: Kenai Central coach John Marquez, Zach Koziczkowski, Draiden McMinn and David Beck. Bottom row: Toby Randall, Andrew Welborn and Connor Johnson.

Milburn commits to college soccer

Kenai Central senior Darby Milburn signed her letter of intent Monday to play soccer at Treasure Valley community college in Ontario, Oregon. By commiting to… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2016
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Tuesday: Nikolaevsk girls crush CIA

The Nikolaevsk girls routed Cook Inlet Academy 54-8 Tuesday night in a Peninsula Conference clash in Nikolaevsk. The win lifted the Warriors to 4-0 in… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2016
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4 former NFL players to visit Kenai in summer 2016

One is an area high school football coach who wanted this area’s kids to have an experience easily available in the Lower 48. Another is… Continue reading

Soldotna C girls basketball tops CIA

The Soldotna C girls basketball team defeated visiting Cook Inlet Academy 31-16 on Monday.Soldotna led 8-5 after the first quarter, then upped the lead to… Continue reading

  • Feb 8, 2016
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Gibson, Fox make Junior Nationals

Kenai Central’s Addison Gibson and Soldotna graduate Sadie Fox made the Team Alaska Junior Nationals squad after Besh Cup racing concluded Sunday in Fairbanks.The six-race… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
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Stud Run results posted

Here are the results for the Women’s Stud Run, held Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails. Participants had the option of running or skiing.1. Mike Morton, 15… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2016
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Brown Bears swept by Jr. Blues

The Springfield Jr. Blues swept the visiting Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League action. The Bears lost 6-4… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2016
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Weekend hoops roundup: SoHi, Kenai girls wrap up play at Lady Lynx tourney

The Soldotna girls basketball team dropped a 45-32 decision to Chugiak on Saturday in the championship game of the Maroon bracket at the Lady Lynx… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2016
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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Trevor Witthus (21) and Corey Hanson (20) help teammates mob goalie Billy Yoder after the Soldotna hockey team defeated Palmer 3-1 on Friday at the North Star Conference  hockey tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex to earn a state berth.

Soldotna hockey upsets Palmer in NSC semis for state berth

Goalie Billy Yoder and the Soldotna hockey team are dancing to the state hockey tournament.Yoder, bobbing and shuffling to the songs he liked between faceoffs… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Trevor Witthus (21) and Corey Hanson (20) help teammates mob goalie Billy Yoder after the Soldotna hockey team defeated Palmer 3-1 on Friday at the North Star Conference  hockey tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex to earn a state berth.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Ethan Brown dives for the puck against Colony junior Otto Thiele in Saturday's North Star Conference championship game at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Knights won 3-0.

Colony shuts out SoHi for NSC hockey title

Less than 24 hours after pulling off an upset victory over top-seeded Palmer and stamping their ticket to state, the Soldotna Stars hockey team returned… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Ethan Brown dives for the puck against Colony junior Otto Thiele in Saturday's North Star Conference championship game at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Knights won 3-0.

Gibson leads area at Besh Cup 5

Kenai Central’s Addison Gibson had the top performance for Kenai Peninsula skiers at Besh Cup 5 in Fairbanks on Saturday.In the five-kilometer freestyle interval start,… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2016
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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Wasilla junior Garrett Conroy (18) is chased by Kenai sophomore Jakeb O'Brien (18) and senior Chris Hagel (14) Thursday at the North Star Conference tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

SoHi, Wasilla advance in NSC hockey tourney

The Soldotna Stars knew going into Thursday’s North Star Conference quarterfinal matchup against the Homer Mariners to expect a tight game. Give a nod to… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Wasilla junior Garrett Conroy (18) is chased by Kenai sophomore Jakeb O'Brien (18) and senior Chris Hagel (14) Thursday at the North Star Conference tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Local hoops roundup of Thursday’s games

The Soldotna girls basketball team held off Bartlett 35-31 to win in the first round of the Maroon Tournament of the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2016
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Wednesday hoops roundup

The Kenai Central and Soldotna girls basketball teams lost their opening games Wednesday at the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout at Dimond High School in Anchorage.… Continue reading

  • Feb 3, 2016
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SoHi football players sign college commitments

Signing day was in full force Wednesday at Soldotna High School, as five football players put pen to paper and committed to college teams. The… Continue reading

  • Feb 3, 2016
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NSC tourney preview: Regular season results aside, Peninsula teams still confident against Valley

NSC tourney preview: Regular season results aside, Peninsula teams still confident against Valley

The numbers hanging over the Kenai Peninsula teams at this weekend’s North Star Conference hockey tournament are not pretty. One win in 18 games against… Continue reading

NSC tourney preview: Regular season results aside, Peninsula teams still confident against Valley