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Peterson, Agee take FreezeStyle race

Kent Peterson and Aurora Agee won the FreezeStyle XC Ski Race on Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails.Peterson skied five kilometers in 18 minutes, 26 seconds, for… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears take series from Chill

Winter’s back, and so are the Kenai River Brown Bears.The only place chill didn’t hold considerable sway this weekend was in the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Weekend hoops roundup

The host Nikiski girls basketball team used a quick start to defeat Seward 50-38 in Southcentral Conference action Saturday. The Bulldogs won the first quarter… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai Central High School Trevor Shirnberg lands a layup during their game against Palmer on Saturday Jan. 23, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai swept by Colony, Wasilla

Friday’s Northern Lights Conference tilt featuring the Kenai Central and Colony girls basketball squads saw a one-sided matchup in the second half — the Knights’… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai Central High School Trevor Shirnberg lands a layup during their game against Palmer on Saturday Jan. 23, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai River Brown Bears Austin Chavez slams Coulee Region Chill's Richard Zehnal into the glass, causing a beer to spill, during their game on Friday Jan. 23, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Bears defeat Chill on Friday to snap 14-game skid

The Coulee Region (Wisconsin) Chill have to start being more wary of rookie defensemen looking for their first career North American Hockey League goal in… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai River Brown Bears Austin Chavez slams Coulee Region Chill's Richard Zehnal into the glass, causing a beer to spill, during their game on Friday Jan. 23, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

SoHi hockey swept in Anchorage

The Soldotna hockey team lost a pair of games in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday.Friday, the Stars fell to East 5-2 in nonconference play.Nicholas Eddens… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2015
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Soldotna’s Davis earns silver in X Games Aspen long jump

Soldotna’s Cory Davis won a silver medal in the long jump competition Friday night to claim another medal at X Games Aspen.Davis, 26, had also… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2015
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Photo by Caitlin Skvorc/Mat-Su Valley Frontierman Soldotna's Sadie Fox cruises to victory Saturday in the girls 5K freestyle Saturday at the Colony Invitational at Government Peak.

Kenai ski teams, Soldotna’s Fox take ski titles at Colony Invitational

The Kenai Central ski team could be seen doing a bit of everything during the recent snow drought, from bounding on Kenai Golf Course with… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2015
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Photo by Caitlin Skvorc/Mat-Su Valley Frontierman Soldotna's Sadie Fox cruises to victory Saturday in the girls 5K freestyle Saturday at the Colony Invitational at Government Peak.

Friday hoops roundup: Knights sweep Kards

Friday's Northern Lights Conference tilt featuring the Kenai Central and Colony girls basketball squads saw a one-sided matchup in the second half — the Knights'… Continue reading

Nickels strikes with 9.9 seconds left to snap Bears’ 14-game skid

The Coulee Region (Wisconsin) Chill have to start being more wary of rookie defensemen looking for their first career North American Hockey League goal in… Continue reading

Thursday hoops roundup

The Nikolaevsk girls opened the ConocoPhillips/Warrior Rumble with a 41-21 win over Fort Yukon Thursday at the Warrior Dome in Nikolaevsk.Megan Hickman and Serafima Kalugin… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2015
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Davis wins bronze at X Games

Soldotna snowmachiner Cory Davis isn’t done wowing the crowd just yet.Davis took home another X Games medal Thursday in Aspen, Colorado, adding to his burgeoning… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2015
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Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High School Star James Gallagher tries to knock Kenai Central High School Kardinal Dylan Carter off his feet during the 182 weight-class match, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska.

Soldotna takes dual win over Kenai

After being handed a dual loss by Kenai earlier this season, the Soldotna Stars wrestling team was looking for redemption before the season comes to… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High School Star James Gallagher tries to knock Kenai Central High School Kardinal Dylan Carter off his feet during the 182 weight-class match, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska.

Sanarov shines as Homer hockey cruises past Kenai

Kiril Sanarov scored four goals as the Homer hockey team topped Kenai Central 7-1 in Northstar Conference action at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2015
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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Sept. 11, 2014 file photo Brown Bears' Ben Campbell practices before the team's season at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Ironies work out for Brown Bears’ Campbell in the end

The career of Brown Bears defenseman Ben Campbell has been marked by two ironies that worked out in the end.Both can be tied to his… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Sept. 11, 2014 file photo Brown Bears' Ben Campbell practices before the team's season at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Coulee Region Chill

The Coulee Region (Wisconsin) Chill have gone five games without a win. The Kenai River Brown Bears have gone 14 games without a win.The two… Continue reading

Ninilchik splits hoops games with Fort Yukon

The Fort Yukon basketball teams continued their Kenai Peninsula trip with a pair of games against Ninilchik on Wednesday. A day after being beaten by… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2015
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Stassel takes gold in slopestyle

Stassel dominates to win slopestyle goldRyan Stassel, an Anchorage snowboarder who holds Peninsula connections, took home the top prize in Wednesday’s slopestyle finals in Kreischberg,… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2015

Seward’s O’Leary claims gold in swim relay

Former Seward swimmer Ryan O’Leary is still making waves on the collegiate scene.O’Leary — a senior on the University of Wyoming swim squad — joined… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2015

CIA tops Ft. Yukon with buzzer-beater shot

The Fort Yukon boys had rebounding and a vicious defensive press, but the Cook Inlet Academy boys had Timmy Smithwick. Smithwick, a junior, nailed a… Continue reading