Sports

Nikolaevsk boys, girls pick up wins

The Nikolaevsk boys basketball team picked up a 65-56 win over Wasilla Lake Tuesday night in Peninsula Conference play in Wasilla. Only four players scored… Continue reading

  • Feb 3, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Cooper anchors US biathlon relay

Staff reportPeninsula ClarionKenai biathlete Travis Cooper anchored the 18th-place finishing United States mens relay team Tuesday at the IBU Youth/Junior World Championships in Cheile Gradistei,… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2016

Nikolaevsk cagers sweep Kalskag

The Nikolaevsk girls and boys basketball teams scored victories over visiting Kalskag on Monday in nonconference action.The girls won 45-16. Megan Hickman paced the girls… Continue reading

  • Feb 1, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Point Hope cagers sweep Nikolaevsk

The Class 2A Point Hope girls and boys basketball teams swept Class 1A Nikolaevsk on Saturday in the final day of the Rex Rock Tournament… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Former Brown Bears forward Gessert commits to Brown

Former Kenai River Brown Bears forward Jack Gessert has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at Brown University.Brown is an Ivy League school and… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Weekend hoops roundup

The Kenai Central boys basketball team defeated Nome 67-39 on Saturday at the Donlin Gold Classic in Bethel. The Kardinals finished 1-2 at the tournament.… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Ice Dogs finish up 3-game sweep of Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs finished up a three-game sweep of the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Big Dipper Ice Arena in Fairbanks with victories… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report

SoHi shuts out Kenai in season-ending hockey bout

Heading into Saturday night’s regular season-ending tussle against Kenai Central, the Soldotna hockey team was already locked into its conference tournament playoff position at No.… Continue reading

Palmer basketball sweeps Soldotna

PALMER — The Soldotna Stars fell short of a pair of conference wins during their two-day stay in the Valley, after falling flat each night… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2016
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Luke Johnson plays defense on Monroe Catholic's Will Justice on Friday at Nikiski High School.

Nikiski basketball sweeps Monroe

Nikiski sophomore Ian Johnson laid in a game-winning bucket with seconds left to help the Nikiski boys topple the Monroe Catholic Rams in nonconference hoops… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Luke Johnson plays defense on Monroe Catholic's Will Justice on Friday at Nikiski High School.

Soldotna’s Davis takes 4th at X Games

Soldotna’s Cory Davis took fourth place in the Monster Energy Snowmobile Freestyle at X Games Aspen 2016 on Friday.Davis had a score of 83.33 in… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo courtesy of Boise State/Nevada Media Services Pro runner Alycia Cridebring leads Boise State's Allie Ostrander (87) in the 5,000 meters UW Invite at the Dempsey Indoor in Seattle on Friday. Pro runner Marisa Howard (484) and Boise State's Minttu Hukka trail. Ostrander would finish second in the race.

Ostrander finishes 2nd in 5K track event

Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander turned in a jaw-dropping performance at the UW Invite at the Dempsey Indoor on Friday in Seattle.Ostrander, a freshman at Boise State,… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo courtesy of Boise State/Nevada Media Services Pro runner Alycia Cridebring leads Boise State's Allie Ostrander (87) in the 5,000 meters UW Invite at the Dempsey Indoor in Seattle on Friday. Pro runner Marisa Howard (484) and Boise State's Minttu Hukka trail. Ostrander would finish second in the race.

Kenai’s Cooper takes 86th at worlds

Kenai Central graduate Travis Cooper was 86th in the junior men’s 10-kilometer sprint Saturday at the IBU Youth/Junior World Biathlon Championships in Cheile Gradistei, Romania.Cooper… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander sets new personal best

Soldotna's Allie Ostrander continued to raise the bar for Alaskan women Friday with a jaw-dropping performance at the UW Invite at the Dempsey Indoor in… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Thursday hoops: Soldotna comes up short to Colony

PALMER — It was fast-paced basketball in the third quarter, and gridlock in the fourth. Colony outscored Soldotna 7-2 during a low-scoring fourth to hold… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • By Clarion and Frontiersman.com reports

Homer defeats Kenai in battle on ice

The Homer hockey team helped its case in conference tournament seeding with a crucial 7-2 win over Kenai Central in North Star Conference action Thursday… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Ice Dogs seize control against Brown Bears

Jeff Worlton’s first trip to Fairbanks as head coach of the Kenai River Brown Bears ended just like the first trip up north this season… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Cooper finishes 84th in world biathlon championships

Kenai Central graduate Travis Cooper opened competition at the IBU Youth/Junior World Biathlon Championships Thursday in Cheile Gradistei, Romania, with an 84th-place finish.Cooper, a 2015… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2016

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Ice Rays

The Kenai River Brown Bears enter a three-game series tonight with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs looking for a fresh start in the rivalry and wanting… Continue reading

Walden commits to college football

Playing for the ultrasuccessful Soldotna High School football team has prepared Trevor Walden for competition at the next level, but that does not tell the… Continue reading