Sports

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
  • By Staff Report

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
  • By Staff Report

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
  • By Staff Report
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
  • By Staff Report
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
  • By Staff Report

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
  • By Staff Report
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

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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