Sports

Ostrander earns Mountain West academic honor

The honors keep rolling in for Kenai Central graduate and Boise State freshman Allie Ostrander.Ostrander makes an appearance in the current issue of Sports Illustrated… Continue reading

  • Feb 14, 2016
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Soldotna boys, Kenai girls win Kenai Peninsula Borough ski titles

The Soldotna boys and Kenai Central girls cross-country skiing teams won Kenai Peninsula Borough titles Saturday at Lookout Mountain in Homer.Kenai’s Karl Danielson and Addison… Continue reading

  • Feb 14, 2016
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Jets sweep Brown Bears

The Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets swept the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play at the Janesville Ice Arena.Kenai… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2016
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Weekend hoops roundup: Valdez Elks, Homer Winter Carnival, Seldovia Invite

The Nikiski girls basketball team lost in the championship game of the Valdez Elks Tournament to the host Buccaneers 45-30 on Saturday.Valdez took control of… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2016
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Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Eli Sheridan drives on Kodiak's Billy Alcaide on Friday at Soldotna High School.

SoHi girls, boys notch weekend sweep of Kodiak

The Soldotna boys basketball team swept a pair of Northern Lights Conference games from Kodiak on Friday and Saturday in Soldotna.Friday, the Stars (7-10 overall,… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Eli Sheridan drives on Kodiak's Billy Alcaide on Friday at Soldotna High School.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Matthew Daugherty (15), freshman Wyatt Harvey (14), sophomore Billy Yoder and junior Jace Urban watch as the puck rebounds away from the net in Friday's 4A state hockey tournament consolation semifinal at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. West Valley beat Soldotna 7-1.

West Valley ousts Soldotna on Day 2 of state hockey

A surprise visit to the Class 4A state hockey tournament for Soldotna ended Friday with a 7-1 loss to the West Valley Wolfpack at the… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Matthew Daugherty (15), freshman Wyatt Harvey (14), sophomore Billy Yoder and junior Jace Urban watch as the puck rebounds away from the net in Friday's 4A state hockey tournament consolation semifinal at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. West Valley beat Soldotna 7-1.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Palmer senior forward Michael Kluting attempts a layup amid a scrum of Kenai Central players, including sophomore Garrett Fitt (right) and senior Marshall Vest (bottom), Saturday at Palmer High School. The Moose defeated the Kardinals 46-33.

Palmer hoops sweeps Kenai

The Kenai Central and Palmer girls hoops teams clashed for the first time this year in Northern Lights Conference play Saturday night at the Palmer… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Palmer senior forward Michael Kluting attempts a layup amid a scrum of Kenai Central players, including sophomore Garrett Fitt (right) and senior Marshall Vest (bottom), Saturday at Palmer High School. The Moose defeated the Kardinals 46-33.

Ostrander runs blazing 3,000 meters

Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander continued her smashing debut on the indoor collegiate track scene with a victory in the 3,000 meters at the Husky… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2016
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Brown Bears lose 2-goal lead and game to Jets

The Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets scored four goals in the third period of a 6-3 North American Hockey League win to stun the Kenai River Brown… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2016
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Soldotna sophomore Cameron Knowlton collects the puck behind the SoHi net in Friday's 4A state hockey tournament at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. West Valley beat SoHi 7-1.

SoHi hockey ends state trip with loss to West Valley

A surprise visit to the Class 4A state hockey tournament for Soldotna ended Friday with a 7-1 loss to the West Valley Wolfpack at the… Continue reading

Soldotna sophomore Cameron Knowlton collects the puck behind the SoHi net in Friday's 4A state hockey tournament at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. West Valley beat SoHi 7-1.

Area hoops roundup: Nikiski girls, boys win in Valdez

The Nikiski girls and boys basketball teams opened up play with victories at the Valdez Elks Basketball Tournament on Thursday. The Nikiski girls topped Nome… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2016
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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
  • By Staff Report