Sports

2016 no help in ending Brown Bears losing skid

The prospect of a new year was not enough to lift the Kenai River Brown Bears from the doldrums of a franchise-record losing skid.The Brown… Continue reading

Theisen rolls through special XC season at BHSU

When Kenai distance running ace Jonah Theisen made his commitment to run cross-country for Black Hills State University last April, he had never heard of… Continue reading

Sultan of Sides needs a big comeback to reach .500

The 16th week of NFL games produced a pedestrian 7-8 mark against the spread, dropping our season total to 109-115-10. That means the Sultan of… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2016
  • By Nolan Rose

Nikiski boys basketball finishes strong

The Nikiski boys basketball team finished off a strong six-game road trip in Hawaii with a pair of New Year’s Eve victories.The Bulldogs defeated Hawaii… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Kenai graduate Cooper qualifies for junior worlds

Travis Cooper, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, will have an opportunity to compete against the world in biathlon.At the Youth/Junior World Team Trials and… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears end 2015 with loss

The 2015 calendar year ended with one more loss for the Kenai River Brown Bears. 2016 could not come soon enough. The Brown Bears lost… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Corin Cooper gets depantsed by Eielson's Tobias Dobashi-Noa during their small schools state championship game on Saturday Oct. 17, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Eielson tops Nikiski to repeat as small-schools champions

It may be labeled as small-schools football, but there was nothing small about Saturday’s matchup between the two teams fighting for the third-tier division of… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Corin Cooper gets depantsed by Eielson's Tobias Dobashi-Noa during their small schools state championship game on Saturday Oct. 17, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Drew Gibbs brings the trophy to his teammmates.  Photo for the Clarion by Michael Dinneen

Stars top Kards for 4th straight medium-schools title

Saturday’s thrilling title clash between Soldotna and Kenai Central for the Alaska medium-schools football crown featured big plays, crushing hits, dramatic moments and spirited performances.… Continue reading

Drew Gibbs brings the trophy to his teammmates.  Photo for the Clarion by Michael Dinneen

Cooper finishes 3rd at World Biathlon championships

Kenai biathlete Travis Cooper continued his week of competition at the USA Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage with a… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Kenai, SoHi girls continue holiday hoops tournaments

The Juneau-Douglas High School girls basketball team slugged it out with visiting Kenai Central on Tuesday in a defensive duel, but the Crimson Bears made… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2015
  • By CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND

SoHi girls hoops wins in San Diego

The Soldotna girls hoops squad defeated El Cajon Valley High School 50-15 Tuesday at the So Cal Holiday Prep Classic in San Diego, but it… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Kenai graduate Cooper takes 3rd in Junior Men’s biathlon race

2015 Kenai Central graduate Travis Cooper was third in the Junior Men’s race Monday at the USA Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships Team Trials… Continue reading

  • Dec 28, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Nikiski boys win twice in Hawaii; SoHi girls lose in California

The Nikiski boys basketball team won its first two games of the round-robin World Youth Basketball Tournament Makahiki Hou Invitational on Monday.The Bulldogs topped the… Continue reading

  • Dec 28, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Sultan starts Sunday in an 0-2 hole

After a calming 9-4-2 mark in Week 15 improved the column to 102-107-10 for the year, the Sultan of Sides returned to normal, dropping the… Continue reading

  • Dec 26, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School basketball player Hannah Drury keeps the ball from South Anchorage's Kelsey Sweetsir during a game on Friday, Dec. 18 in Kenai.

Northern Lights Conference basketball preview: Kenai, Soldotna renew chase for state berths

Another year of Class 4A hoops, another power struggle between the Kenai Peninsula and Matanuska-Susitna valleys teams. With local squads Kenai Central and Soldotna competing… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School basketball player Hannah Drury keeps the ball from South Anchorage's Kelsey Sweetsir during a game on Friday, Dec. 18 in Kenai.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seldovia's Aidan Philpot works his way around Kotlik's Juwan Akaran during their game at the 2015 March Madness Small Schools championships on Saturday March 14, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Peninsula Conference basketball season preview: In Class 1A, difference between state title and not fielding a team is small

At the Class 2A, 3A and 4A levels — or those schools 61 students and above — even the best basketball programs will have rebuilding… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seldovia's Aidan Philpot works his way around Kotlik's Juwan Akaran during their game at the 2015 March Madness Small Schools championships on Saturday March 14, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Nikiski Bulldog Arianne Parrish makes sure she is accessible to her team mate during the game against the Houton High School Hawks, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska.

Southcentral Conference preview: WPI takes a state berth away from conference

With such close parity in competition in the Class 3A Southcentral Conference, basketball teams on the Kenai Peninsula will be facing a long road full… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Nikiski Bulldog Arianne Parrish makes sure she is accessible to her team mate during the game against the Houton High School Hawks, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska.

Soldotna tops Kenai Central in alumni hockey game

Soldotna scored the final three goals of the game to defeat Kenai 10-7 in the 20th Annual Kenai Central and Soldotna High Schools Alumni Hockey… Continue reading

  • Dec 26, 2015
  • By Staff Report

SoHi girls basketball notches 1st-day victory in So Cal Holiday Prep Classic

The Soldotna girls basketball team defeated Fullerton Union High School of California 42-39 Saturday in the opening round of the So Cal Holiday Prep Classic… Continue reading

  • Dec 26, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Two picks from the Sultan of Sides

Editor’s note: The Clarion’s Sultan of Sides, Nolan Rose, is making his list of picks for Sunday’s games and checking it twice. Thus, the picks… Continue reading

  • Dec 23, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose