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Peninsula teams fare well on 1st day of Peninsula Conference tourney

The Seldovia boys had no trouble Wednesday getting a jump on their defense of the Peninsula Conference tournament title. The Sea Otters handled host Lumen… Continue reading

  • Mar 5, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Southcentral Conference tourney preview: Parity reigns

The top-seeded Grace Christian boys have lost twice in Southcentral Conference play — once to No. 2 seed Anchorage Christian Schools and once to No.… Continue reading

Hutchison, Ostrander set to be honored by Alaska Hall of Fame

Peninsula athletes Michaela Hutchison and Allie Ostrander will be honored at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight at the Anchorage Museum auditorium.The… Continue reading

Race is on for state berths out of Peninsula Conference

The teams may be smaller in terms of roster and player size, but at the Class 1A level of high school basketball, the action is… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Cipriana Castellano on Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the Fitness Place in Soldotna, Alaska.

Kenai Central’s Castellano attempts to set world powerlifting records

The Alaska high school of less than 600 students that already houses a Nike Cross Nationals champion could also be home to a powerlifter with… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Cipriana Castellano on Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the Fitness Place in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna’s Duwe nets 2 goals for UAA in Friday loss

Sophomore Brad Duwe, a former player for Soldotna High School and the Kenai River Brown Bears, had a pair of goals in host University of… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Skylar Shaw tries to get around a Kenai defender during their game on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Soldotna won the game 40-35.

SoHi notches sweep of Kenai in season finales

The last time the Kenai and Soldotna boys met on the basketball court, the Stars had to dish out everything they had just to stem… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Skylar Shaw tries to get around a Kenai defender during their game on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Soldotna won the game 40-35.

Weekend hoops roundup

The visiting Grace Christian boys basketball team defeated Seward 55-47 on Saturday in Southcentral Conference action. The Grizzlies finish 10-2 in the league and earn… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Ice Miners sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears continue to find ways to lose while playing pretty solid hockey games. Friday, a goalie miscue led to a 1-0… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Scott Davis claims 2nd in Iron Dog

Scott Faeo and Eric Quam cruised their Polaris snowmachines side-by-side across the Iron Dog finish line in Fairbanks on Saturday afternoon, enduring a brutal course… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Jeff Richardson
Nikiski gives Romans a warm welcome, then defeats him

Nikiski gives Romans a warm welcome, then defeats him

Six years after he ended a 20-season run with the Bulldogs that included 12 Southcentral Conference basketball crowns and eight Class 3A state basketball championships,… Continue reading

Nikiski gives Romans a warm welcome, then defeats him
Paul McCarthy/UAF Kaillee Skjold drives the lane in a game against Western Washington.

SoHi alumni further talents on college hardwood

Soldotna High School is an institution of less than 800 students with a basketball program that won a single state championship in the 1990s. Go… Continue reading

Paul McCarthy/UAF Kaillee Skjold drives the lane in a game against Western Washington.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cook Inlet Academy Eagle Ashleigh Hammond avoids a steal from Nikolaevsk Warrior Megan Hickman, Thursday at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna.

CIA, Nikolaevsk split in hoops action

The Nikolaevsk girls may have let a golden opportunity slip through their fingers at last year’s state tournament, but the Warriors look to be back… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cook Inlet Academy Eagle Ashleigh Hammond avoids a steal from Nikolaevsk Warrior Megan Hickman, Thursday at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna.

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Ice Miners

The Kenai River Brown Bears face the Keystone Ice Miners tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in a two-game… Continue reading

Brown Bears' Jackstadt surges in second half

Brown Bears’ Jackstadt surges in second half

This year for Christmas, Kenai River Brown Bears forward Alex Jackstadt got his game back.After an offseason and early part of the season spent in… Continue reading

Brown Bears' Jackstadt surges in second half

Soldotna’s Scott Davis stays near front of Iron Dog; Cory Davis scratches

Soldotna’s Scott Davis and his partner, Aaron Bartel of Anchorage, stayed near the top of the field in the Iron Dog on Thursday.As of Thursday… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Wednesday Iron Dog update: Wood scratches, Davis duo still in Nome

While most of this year’s Iron Dog field was taking a long layover in Nome — the unofficial halfway point of the race — Ashley… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2015

Gessert scores in NAHL Top Prospects tourney

Staff report Kenai River Brown Bears forward Jack Gessert scored in a 5-3 victory for Midwest over the North team Tuesday at the NAHL Top… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2015

Davis, Bartel hit Nome in 2nd in Iron Dog

Davis, Bartel run second in Iron DogSoldotna veteran Scott Davis and teammate Aaron Bartel of Anchorage pulled into Nome in second place Tuesday in the… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2015

Tuesday prep hoops: CIA and Ninilchik clash

Cook Inlet Academy swept Ninilchik in a pair of Peninsula Conference matchups Tuesday night in Ninilchik. The CIA boys defeated Ninilchik 76-54, while the CIA… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2015
  • By Staff Report