Sports

Pigskin Pick ‘Em: Expect playoff drama to pick up

With the exception of the Lions-Cowboys game, Wild Card Weekend was anything but wild. A Pittsburgh Steelers team looked lost without star running back LeVeon… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

Soldotna, Kenai lose on 1st day of tourneys

The Soldotna girls and boys basketball teams opened a round-robin tournament at Monroe Catholic in Fairbanks with losses on Thursday.The Colony girls topped the Stars… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Late goal gives Kenai win over SoHi

After taking a 6-1 beating the last time they played Soldotna, the Kenai Kardinals hockey squad was looking for something different Thursday night. They figured… Continue reading

Brown Bears look to finish road trip on high note in Fairbanks

The Kenai River Brown Bears aren’t done with their road trip yet, but at least they’re back practicing on home ice.Head coach Geoff Beauparlant said… Continue reading

Ninilchik cagers sweep Nikiski JV

The Ninilchik basketball program opened its season with a sweep of the Nikiski JV teams. The Ninilchik girls edged the Bulldogs 42-37, and the Ninilchik… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears run losing skid to 10 games

Call it the dog days of winter. The Bears are stuck in hibernation. The Kenai River Brown Bears lost 5-2 Saturday night to the Johnstown… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Kenai girls lose close pair of hoops games

The Kenai Central girls hoops team could not quite catch a break this weekend, dropping a pair of close losses to Northern Lights Conference opponent… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears lose 9th straight

Trying desperately just to earn points, the Kenai River Brown Bears found trouble Friday night in the form of Casey Linkenwald and Trevor Recktenwald. The… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Pigskin Pick’em: PLAYOFFS???

For all the parity Darth Goodell and NFL likes to claim, we are exactly where we thought we would be at the end of the… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

Trust is hard to come by for wild-card teams

The main question for the NFL’s weekend of wild-card games is who will advance, of course. The next big query: Who do you trust?Dallas? Not… Continue reading

  • Jan 1, 2015
  • By BARRY WILNER

Brown Bears lose in shootout

After tying the game in the third period, the Kenai River Brown Bears lost a North American Hockey League game to the Keystone Ice Miners… Continue reading

  • Jan 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears drop game to Ice Miners

The Kenai River Brown Bears junior hockey team lost 5-2 to the Keystone Ice Miners Tuesday at the Ice Mine in Connellsville, Pennsylvania in North… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Reclassification to change Alaska prep football landscape in 2015

The Alaska high school football landscape will sport a slightly different look next fall with a change in school population benchmarks.A recent reclassification was instituted… Continue reading

Brown Bears enter new year eyeing improvements

Since heading home for the holiday break on the tail of a six-game winless streak, the Kenai River Brown Bears are looking to make some… Continue reading

Northern Lights season preview: Kenai and SoHi look to make it big

The history between Kenai Central and Soldotna is long and filled with memories, but the two basketball teams that represent the schools may need a… Continue reading

Kenai, Nikiski cagers notch split

The Kenai Central boys cruised to a 59-38 nonconference win over Nikiski, Saturday night at Kenai. The Bulldogs pushed the Kardinals in the first half,… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Southcentral season preview: 3A hoops teams look to break heirarchy

In Class 3A high school hoops competition, most seasons see a regular heirarchy of a top team or two, a middle mix of contenders and… Continue reading

Pigskin Pick’Em: Final week brings uncertainty

The Sultan of Sides hoped to find a winning week under the Christmas tree, but found a big box of average instead. An 8-8 effort… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2014
  • By Nolan Rose

Peninsula Conference preview: Boys berths will once again be up for grabs, but what about the girls?

For the past three years, there has not been a boys team in the Peninsula Conference that has been to state twice. On the girls… Continue reading

Old rivalries renewed at hockey alumni game

Old friends, acquaintances and teammates renewed their on-ice rivalries Tuesday night at the Soldotna Region Sports Complex in the Soldotna-Kenai alumni hockey game.The Stars came… Continue reading

  • Dec 25, 2014
  • By Staff Report