Sports

Homer baseball splits doubleheader with Colony

The Homer baseball team split a doubleheader against Colony Friday evening in Palmer, losing the first matchup 14-4 and winning the second one 14-3. The… Continue reading

  • May 2, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Nikiski soccer teams take on Palmer

The Palmer Moose notched a pair of wins over the Nikiski soccer teams Thursday at Palmer.The Nikiski girls lost 4-2 while the boys lost 3-1.In… Continue reading

  • May 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School Kardinal Cierra King winds up for a pitch Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Steve Shearer Fields in Kenai, Alaska.

Walkoff hit helps Kenai softball beat SoHi

The Kenai Central softball team hasn’t tallied a victory over Soldotna in three years, so forgive the Kardinals for excessive celebration Thursday evening.A walk-off hit… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School Kardinal Cierra King winds up for a pitch Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Steve Shearer Fields in Kenai, Alaska.

Oilers Corner: Oilers tab pitching coach

Oilers head coach Kevin Griffin has announced Brian Daly as the pitching coach for the 2015 Oilers. Daly is a longtime Independent League pitcher and… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Care 2 Run set for May 7

The third annual Care 2 Run will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church on Kalifornsky Beach Road.The proceeds of the… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Tuesday: Homer, Kenai soccer squads clash

It took them awhile to get there, but the Kenai Central girls soccer team notched a 3-0 triumph over Northern Lights Conference opponent Homer on… Continue reading

Mariners baseball tops Kenai

The Homer baseball team opened its season Tuesday night with a 10-2 win over Kenai Central at the Kenai Little League fields.Kyle Johnson went the… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Homer softball defeats Kenai

The Homer softball team opened up the season and Northern Lights Conference play with a 21-0 victory over Kenai Central in 2 1-2 innings on… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski

The host Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams swept Nikiski on Monday at Justin Maile Field.The Soldotna girls moved to 3-0 overall by topping the… Continue reading

Nikiski soccer wraps up trip to Kodiak

The Nikiski girls and boys soccer teams traveled to Kodiak for games Friday and Saturday.On Friday, the Nikiski girls played their JV team and came… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Kardinals clean up at home invite

It is hard to duplicate the kind of weekend that the Kenai Central track and field team enjoyed Friday and Saturday. The Kardinals romped to… Continue reading

Soldotna boys split; SoHi girls knock off Wasilla

Soldotna boys split; SoHi girls knock off Wasilla

Same field. Same style. Same results. Different sport. Last fall at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, senior Ty Fenton earned medium-schools all-state first-team honors in… Continue reading

Soldotna boys split; SoHi girls knock off Wasilla

Weekend softball roundup

The host Soldotna softball team notched an 8-7 comeback victory in five innings in nonconference play Friday. It was the first game of the season… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Kodiak baseball sweeps Soldotna

The Kodiak baseball team swept Soldotna in Northern Lights Conference play Friday and Saturday in Kodiak.The Bears won 8-5 on Friday and 16-2 in 4… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Oilers Corner: Oilers near completion of roster

As the 2015 Peninsula Oilers baseball roster is nearly complete, the O’s are excited to announce the addition of right-handed pitcher Cory Abbott, a freshman… Continue reading

  • Apr 23, 2015
  • By Mike Baxter
Baseball preview: Teams take advantage of early field time

Baseball preview: Teams take advantage of early field time

There are two state spots up for grabs at this year’s Northern Lights Conference baseball tournament, and with 10 games on the schedule for each… Continue reading

Baseball preview: Teams take advantage of early field time

Softball preview: Every game will be vitally important in NLC

The stakes have been raised for softball play in the Northern Lights Conference.With Skyview closed and Houston not fielding a varsity team, the NLC is… Continue reading

Highline Community College mines Peninsula soccer talent

Highline Community College will be sporting a distinctly Alaskan look this fall.The two-year junior college in Des Moines, Washington, recently added Nikiski High School senior… Continue reading

Prep baseball, softball postponed

A pair of diamond contests that had been scheduled for this week have been postponed. Homer and Soldotna were supposed to play softball Tuesday. The… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Kenai Central track teams both take second in Anchorage

The Kenai Central track and field teams both finished second at the Pro Whit track meet at The Dome in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday.The… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2015
  • By Staff Report