Sports

Fox leads Peninsula at Besh Cup

Soldotna skier Sadie Fox led Kenai Peninsula skiers by taking third in the “A” final in classic sprint skiing at the Besh Cup in Fairbanks.The… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Friday hoops roundup: SoHi swept by 2 different teams

Bartlett High basketball coach Greg Fullmer fully enjoys the annual trip down to the Kenai Peninsula each winter when his boys team faces local competition.… Continue reading

Friday prep hockey roundup

Palmer 4, Soldotna 3 The Moose survived a wild finish for the North Star Conference win Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. After a… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Ice Dogs use power play to topple Brown Bears

While the Brown Bears were away losing 12 of 13 games on a road trip, fans heard of a team playing pretty good hockey for,… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High School Stars' Coel Nelson takes control of the puck behind the Wasilla Colony High School Knights goal, Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Colony, SoHi nab big wins on the ice

The Soldotna and Wasilla hockey teams have cultivated quite a spectacular rivalry on the ice in recent meetings, starting with last year’s quadruple overtime finish… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High School Stars' Coel Nelson takes control of the puck behind the Wasilla Colony High School Knights goal, Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Kenai Central grad Zulkanycz returns to Brown Bears from USHL

It was not a Christmas Eve of tidings and good cheer for Zack Zulkanycz.That was the day Zulkanycz received a call from Dubuque Fighting Saints… Continue reading

Thursday basketball roundup

Both the Nikiski girls and boys started the 26th Annual Nikiski Tip Off Tournament with victories Thursday.The Nikiski girls opened with a 56-28 victory over… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Lynch grants interview to Clarion sports editor, in the sports editor’s dreams

Growing up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, just one hour south of Green Bay, I often dreamt of being a sportswriter covering the Packers.Those dreams continue to… Continue reading

Brown Bears-Ice Dogs preview: Bears hope home ice cures ills

Nearly everything has failed to snap the Brown Bears from a funk. One of the last resorts for the team is home ice.The Bears are… Continue reading

Sultan of Sides says Pats-Hawks is meant to be

The Prince of Pigskin Prognostication’s postseason prowess has been nothing short of empowering for loyal Clarion faithful during the first two rounds of playoff games.… Continue reading

  • Jan 15, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

Ostrander given Alaska Sports Hall of Fame award

The awards keep coming for Kenai Central senior Allie Ostrander.After completing one of the most dominant high school running seasons in Alaska state history in… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Tuesday hoops roundup

The Ninilchik boys toppled Cook Inlet Academy for the first time in three years Tuesday night at CIA, using a strong first-half effort to notch… Continue reading

Peterson, Smith win Black Stone Axe Ridge Run

The Tsalteshi Trails Association held the Black Stone Axe Ridge Run on Sunday, with victories going to Kent Peterson and Rise Smith.The running race was… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School's Ian Mercado controls the puck after a scuffle by the goal in the game against Chugiak High School Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Weekend prep hockey roundup

The Chugiak hockey squad received some good vibes Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, shutting out Kenai Central in an 8-0 nonconference win.… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School's Ian Mercado controls the puck after a scuffle by the goal in the game against Chugiak High School Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Weekend hoops roundup

The Lathrop boys basketball team won the seventh-place game Saturday at the Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High School in Anchorage by a 56-50 score… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Brandon Beachy grabs a rebound during their game against Nikiski on Saturday Jan. 10,  2015 at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska.

Homer sweeps Nikiski in hoops action

The Nikiski boys had trouble containing the Homer offense Saturday at Nikiski. More specifically, the Bulldogs had trouble containing Homer senior Sheldon Hutt.Hutt propelled the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Homer's Brandon Beachy grabs a rebound during their game against Nikiski on Saturday Jan. 10,  2015 at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska.

Brown Bears finish road trip

The long dry spell that the Kenai River Brown Bears currently find themselves in continued Saturday night with a 5-0 loss at the hands of… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Soldotna wrestlers take 2nd at Colony Invitational

The Soldotna wrestling team finished second at the seven-team Colony Invitational on Saturday.Colony won the tournament with 260 points, while Soldotna scored 152 to finish… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Ice Dogs hand Bears their 11th-straight loss

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost their 11th-straight game, falling 6-1 to the host Fairbanks Ice Dogs in front of 2,242 fans Friday in North… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Friday hoops roundup

The Ketchikan girls basketball team used a solid second-half defensive effort to stop Soldotna 41-31 on Friday at the Mt. McKinley Holiday Classic at Monroe… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report