Sports

Gibson, Danielson lead Peninsula at Lynx Loppet

Service claimed the annual Lynx Loppet boys team title Friday among scant snow conditions at Kincaid Park, winning with a total time of 56 minutes,… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears snap pointless streak at 24 in overtime loss to Titans

The Kenai River Brown Bears snapped a 24-game pointless streak by scoring three times on the power play Saturday in a 4-3 overtime loss to… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears drop 24th straight

The season-long struggle continued for the Kenai River Brown Bears Friday on the road against the New Jersey Titans. New Jersey broke open a close… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Nathan Carstens wrestles with Houston's Noah Plumb in the 170-pound match in the fifth-place dual at Saturday's North-South Duals tournament at Soldotna Prep.

Homer looks to take first conference title since 1986, but Nikiski stands in way

A year after finishing third at the Kachemak Conference tournament and eighth at the Class 1-2-3A state meet, the Homer wrestling team is aiming higher.… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Nathan Carstens wrestles with Houston's Noah Plumb in the 170-pound match in the fifth-place dual at Saturday's North-South Duals tournament at Soldotna Prep.

SoHi wins, Kenai loses at Christmas Classic

The Soldotna hockey team won, while Kenai Central lost, Thursday in the opening day of play at the Big Lake Lions Christmas Classic at the… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report

NLC tourney preview: Kenai, SoHi have strong individuals, but Wasilla, Colony will battle for crown

A shortened wrestling season for the larger schools in the state has quickly reached its final stages, and as the holidays approach, local teams have… Continue reading

Pigskin Pick’Em: Sultan of Sides is happy for his Seahawks, not for his picks

SEAAAA! HAWKS! SEAAAA! HAWKS! It’s that time of year again for Pete Carroll and the boys. The Seahawks looked down and out sitting at 2-4… Continue reading

  • Dec 9, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

Scary injury overshadows Ice Dogs’ victory ove Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs’ 6-2 North American Hockey League victory over the Kenai River Brown Bears in front of 193 on Sunday at the Soldotna… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai River Brown Bears' Charles Spetz looks for an opening during a game against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday Dec. 4, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Ice Dogs beat the Brown Bears 4-1.

Ice Dogs take 2 from Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears are streaking in the wrong direction. Facing one of their toughest foes, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, the Brown Bears fell… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai River Brown Bears' Charles Spetz looks for an opening during a game against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday Dec. 4, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Ice Dogs beat the Brown Bears 4-1.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna Stars' Cameron Knowlton takes control of the puck during their game against Palmer High School on Friday Dec. 4, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Weekend prep hockey roundup

The northern teams from the North Star Conference asserted their dominance across the Peninsula this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with Colony, Palmer and Wasilla all… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna Stars' Cameron Knowlton takes control of the puck during their game against Palmer High School on Friday Dec. 4, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Comeback comes up short as local Pop Warner squad loses exciting game in California

Head coach Sarge Truesdell isn’t entirely sure what his Kenai Peninsula Pop Warner Junior Midget team lost Saturday in Murrieta, California, but he is entirely… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central's Jacob Anderson works over Grace Christian wrestler Todd Knell in the 132-pound bout of the seventh-place dual at the North-South Duals tournament Saturday at Soldotna Prep.

Colony takes North-South duals over Wasilla

For the first time in years, larger schools competing at the North-South Duals wrestling tournament held Friday and Saturday at Soldotna Prep had to be… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central's Jacob Anderson works over Grace Christian wrestler Todd Knell in the 132-pound bout of the seventh-place dual at the North-South Duals tournament Saturday at Soldotna Prep.

Gibson tastes victory at Mat-Su Valley Invitational

Kenai Central sophomore Addison Gibson led the Kardinals girls to a second-place finish with a victory in the five-kilometer classic race Saturday at the Mat-Su… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Skjold goes off for 30 against Simon Fraser

2013 Soldotna graduate Kaillee Skjold scored a career-high 30 points Saturday for the University of Alaska Fairbanks, although the Nanooks still lost to Simon Fraser… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2015

Nikolaevsk takes 4th at Mixed 6 Volleyball State Championship

Nikolaevsk took fourth place on Saturday at the Mixed 6 Volleyball State Championship on Saturday at Dimond High School in Anchorage.The Warriors topped Golovin 3-0… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Palmer hockey rallies to beat SoHi in edgy game

The home ice at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex held up Friday night in a hotly contested battle between the Palmer Moose and Soldotna Stars… Continue reading

Friday: Ice Dogs start fast in defeating Brown Bears

Sometimes, life isn’t fair. The Kenai River Brown Bears wouldn’t have even been in Friday’s 4-1 North American Hockey League loss to the Fairbanks Ice… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai's

Thursday prep hockey: Valley teams sweep Peninsula squads

How many shots does it take to score on the Wasilla hockey team? Instead of inquiring with the wise old owl, ask the Soldotna Stars.… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai's
Photo provided by Fighting Saints Former Brown Bears head coach Oliver David prepares to take the bench as an associate head coach for the Dubuque (Iowa) Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League earlier this season.

Former Bears coach David uses his Kenai River experience to help him ascend coaching ranks

Amidst the quickening pregame hubbub, Oliver David reclines in a bright red seat above center ice at the Resch Center, the sparkling, 2002-built, 9,000-seat venue… Continue reading

Photo provided by Fighting Saints Former Brown Bears head coach Oliver David prepares to take the bench as an associate head coach for the Dubuque (Iowa) Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League earlier this season.

David’s influence still felt as Bears get set to take on Ice Dogs

Coming off having the North American Hockey League’s worst record last season and with the league’s record this season, the effects of the turnaround orchestrated… Continue reading