Sports

Saturday hoops roundup

Both the Kenai Central and Soldotna girls basketball teams finished up action at the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout on Saturday with victories. The Kardinals… Continue reading

  • Feb 8, 2015
  • By Staff Report

4 Peninsula wrestlers earn state titles

Nearly two months to the day after losing his first match ever on Alaska soil, Kenai Central sophomore Paul Steffensen returned the favor against South… Continue reading

Kenai boys basketball takes on Kodiak

After Friday’s 46-34 Northern Lights Conference loss to the visiting Kodiak boys, it was clear the Kardinals had to figure out two things for the… Continue reading

NSC hockey roundup: Peninsula teams shut out of state

WASILLA — With a pair of goals in the final four minutes of the second period, the Homer Mariners appeared to gain a little more… Continue reading

  • Feb 8, 2015
  • By Jeremiah Bartz

Friday hoops roundup

Clicking on all cylinders, the Nikiski girls basketball team turned in a dominant performance in topping visiting Cordova 61-30 on Friday in Southcentral Conference action.While… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Steffensen, Hutchison bring familiar names to state wrestling championships

Heading into this weekend’s Alaska Class 4A high school state wrestling championships, Kenai Central senior Ellery Steffensen has a chance to accomplish a rarity in… Continue reading

Thursday hoops roundup

The Kenai Central girls defeated Juneau 44-35 in the Maroon bracket of the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout in Anchorage.A first-round loss on Wednesday to Thunder… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Peninsula Fighting Championships return to sports complex

The Peninsula Fighting Championships are back.For the first time since May 2014, the Peninsula Fighting Championships will return to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.Mat Plant,… Continue reading

Homer advances; Kenai, SoHi lost at NSC tourney

WASILLA — A barrage of shots downed one team and a late tip bounced the other as a pair of central Kenai Peninsula squads watched… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2015
  • By Jeremiah Bartz

Local hockey teams facing stacked region tourney

In the six-team North Star Conference of high school hockey, there has been a clear divide. The three northern teams — Wasilla, Palmer and Colony… Continue reading

Wednesday prep hoops roundup

The Soldotna and Kenai Central girls hoops teams fell to a pair of Southeast squads Wednesday on the opening day of the Lady Lynx Prep… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Tuesday hoops roundup: Seldovia boys defeat Wasilla Lake

The Seldovia boys took care of business Tuesday with a 55-47 Peninsula Conference win over Wasilla Lake. The win was the Sea Otters’ third in… Continue reading

  • Feb 3, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Ski for Women results posted

The Ski for Women was held Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails, featuring a 5K freestyle, 5K classic or 3K snowshoe. The results follow:Ski for WomenSunday at… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Monday hoops roundup

The host Nikolaevsk girls basketball team shut down Kalskag in the second half to run away with a 55-23 nonconference victory Monday.Nikolaevsk led 28-18 at… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Fox, Gibson qualify for Junior Nationals

Soldotna’s Sadie Fox and Kenai Central’s Addison Gibson led area skiers at Besh Cup 6 at Birch Hill in Fairbanks on Sunday. Racers competed in… Continue reading

  • Feb 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Wenatchee goes Wild over Brown Bears

Brendan Harris, Jake Ahlgren and Colin Burston of the Wenatchee (Washington) Wild were put together on a line Saturday in Fairbanks. Less than one week… Continue reading

Nikiski basketball weekend roundup

HOUSTON — Working with a young team can be like clinging to a giant pendulum. With a roster that sports primarily freshmen and sophomores, Houston… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2015
  • By Jeremiah Bartz

Friday: Kenai girls snap NLC win drought

When it’s been as long a drought between conference wins as the Kenai Central girls basketball team has faced, the players have every reason in… Continue reading

Weekend hoops roundup: CIA-Nikolaevsk girls go to OT

The Cook Inlet Academy-Nikolaevsk girls basketball rivalry is alive and well. The two squads have represented the Peninsula Conference at the state tournament for the… Continue reading

  • Jan 31, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Kenai skiers dominate Ski for Relief

Kenai Central cross-country skiers dominated racing action on the Hillside Trails at Service High School on Saturday in Anchorage.With many of the state’s top high… Continue reading

  • Feb 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report