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Taylor Ostrander nabs 13th at NCAA Division III nationals

Kenai Central graduate Taylor Ostrander took 13th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday in Canton,… Continue reading

  • May 24, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Homer softball completes Valley sweep

After taking two games at Colony on Thursday, the Homer softball team completed a sweep of the road trip by defeating Wasilla 11-8 on Friday… Continue reading

  • May 24, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Allie Ostrander stays well ahead of the pack during the girls 1600 meter race at the Region III championships on Saturday May 23, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Ostrander finished with a time of 4:48.32, the fastest so far this year in Alaska.

Records fall at Region III track meet

Records fell by the wayside like dominos Friday and Saturday at the Region III Track and Field championships at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. With… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Allie Ostrander stays well ahead of the pack during the girls 1600 meter race at the Region III championships on Saturday May 23, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Ostrander finished with a time of 4:48.32, the fastest so far this year in Alaska.
A group of Kenai Kardinals hug head coach Dan Verkuilen after the Kards beat Soldotna 3-2 in overtime of the Northern Lights Conference girls' title match May 23 at Palmer High School.

Kenai girls topple Soldotna in OT to claim NLC soccer crown

In the final game of the regular season, the Kenai Central and Soldotna girls soccer teams played to a scoreless tie. Saturday in the championship… Continue reading

  • May 24, 2015
  • By Staff Report
A group of Kenai Kardinals hug head coach Dan Verkuilen after the Kards beat Soldotna 3-2 in overtime of the Northern Lights Conference girls' title match May 23 at Palmer High School.
Kenai's Samantha Morse takes possesion away from Wasilla's Lydia Phillips during a 2-1 overtime win over the Warriors in the Northern Lights Conference semifinals May 22 at Palmer High School.

Friday NLC soccer: SoHi girls, Kenai girls and boys earn state berths

The Kenai girls and boys soccer teams clinched state berths in dramatic fashion Friday at the Northern Lights Conference soccer tournament at Palmer High School.… Continue reading

  • May 23, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Kenai's Samantha Morse takes possesion away from Wasilla's Lydia Phillips during a 2-1 overtime win over the Warriors in the Northern Lights Conference semifinals May 22 at Palmer High School.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Mason Prior pitches during a game against Kenai on Friday May 22, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.  Soldotna won 5-4.

Prep baseball: SoHi has Kenai seeing double

Bird is the word. Trayton Bird, that is. The Soldotna freshman helped rally the Stars baseball squad to a 5-4 victory over Kenai Central Friday… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Mason Prior pitches during a game against Kenai on Friday May 22, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.  Soldotna won 5-4.

Weekend softball roundup

The Soldotna softball team is on a roll headed into a crucial two-game series next weekend in Kodiak.The Stars swept Bartlett 16-3 in 3 1-2… Continue reading

  • May 24, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Caveman 5K results posted

The Tsalteshi Trails Association held the Caveman 5K on Friday at the trails. Shoes were optional. Results follow:1. Lars Arneson 17:58 (First Male); 2. Scott… Continue reading

  • May 23, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Friday baseball: Stars beat Kards in walkoff fashion

Bird is the word. Trayton Bird, that is. The Soldotna freshman helped rally the Stars baseball squad to a 5-4 victory over Kenai Central Friday… Continue reading

Homer sophomore Hannah Mershon weaves through trafffic during a 4-0 loss to the Knights in the Northern Lights Conference quarterfinals May 21 at Colony High School in Palmer.

NLC soccer tourney Day 1

The Soldotna girls, winners of five of the last seven Northern Lights Conference titles, opened up their annual campaign at the conference tournament with a… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Homer sophomore Hannah Mershon weaves through trafffic during a 4-0 loss to the Knights in the Northern Lights Conference quarterfinals May 21 at Colony High School in Palmer.

Soldotna softball defeats Kenai

With the memory of being beaten by Kenai still in their minds, the Soldotna softball team did the only thing they could do. Return the… Continue reading

Region III track preview: Competition will be fierce

The fight for a state berth in the sport of track and field is an emotional one which can be seen in the gritty faces… Continue reading

Homer baseball tops Kenai

Homer picked up a 17-6 victory over Kenai Central in six innings Thursday evening in Homer.Brandon Beachy tossed five innings for Homer, giving up six… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Oilers Corner: Roster nears completion

The Oilers roster is nearly complete with the addition of West Virginia University redshirt freshman infielder Jimmy Galusky, from Arthurdale, West Virginia, and freshman right-handed… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2015
  • By Mike Baxter

Bird Homestead golf report: Welcome to the new season!

Bird Homestead Golf course is now OPEN! The course is looking better and better every day. I would like to welcome Tom Walsh to the… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2015
  • By Kelsey Slough

Northern Lights soccer tournament preview: Everything on the line

It’s time to lay the cards on the table. With the winter that wasn’t, plus glistening green turf fields dotting the Northern Lights Conference, soccer… Continue reading

Homer baseball trounces Houston

The Mariners picked up a 14-4 victory over Southcentral Conference opponent Houston in six innings Monday in Homer.Homer moved to 4-4 in the conference with… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2015

Kenai softball drops 2 in Valley

The Kenai softball team dropped a pair of nonconference games in a weekend road trip to the Matanuska-Susitna valleys.The Kardinals lost 16-2 to Colony on… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Wasilla baseball comes back to top SoHi

With his team holding a slim 2-1 lead at the top of the seventh and final inning Friday evening at the Soldotna Little League fields,… Continue reading

SoHi girls, Kenai boys win borough track meet

SoHi girls, Kenai boys win borough track meet

A dropped baton in the penultimate race of the day left a girls team champion in doubt and questions surfacing about what actually took place… Continue reading

SoHi girls, Kenai boys win borough track meet