Sports

Soldotna hockey holds off Homer

The Soldotna hockey team held off host Homer 3-2 in Northstar Conference action Tuesday.The win moves Homer and Soldotna to identical 2-6-1 marks in the… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Gibson leads the way for area at Besh Cup

Kenai Central High School’s Addison Gibson led area skiers at Besh Cup racing Sunday in Fairbanks.In the Under-16 girls five-kilometer mass start classic race, Gibson… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Weekend wrap of Bears-Dogs series

Weekend wrap of Bears-Dogs series

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

Weekend wrap of Bears-Dogs series

Kenai, SoHi claim top-10 finishes at Glenn Vandergaw tourney

The Soldotna and Kenai Central wrestling squads racked up top-10 finishes at the 2015 Glenn Vandergaw Invitational tournament in Anchorage. Soldotna took home eighth place… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Weekend prep hockey roundup

A full weekend of North Star Conference hockey on the Kenai Peninsula ended with the three teams from the Matanuska-Susitna valleys bunched on top of… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Weekend hoops roundup

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

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Nikiski Bulldog Cade Anderson tries to block a pass by Houton High School Hawks Lai Saechao, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska.

Nikiski Tip-Off Tournament wrapup

The Nikiski boys and girls basketball teams came within seconds Saturday of sweeping their own Nikiski Tip-Off tournament for the first time in 17 years,… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Nikiski Bulldog Cade Anderson tries to block a pass by Houton High School Hawks Lai Saechao, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska.

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