Sports

Homer girls get upset of SoHi

The Homer girls hoops team has been a busy group in recent days. Finishing a week that included high school finals and getting stuck in… Continue reading

Nikiski girls win in Sitka

The Nikiski girls defeated Sitka 30-27 on Thursday in the opening game of the Holland America Tournament in Sitka.Nikiski took an 8-4 lead after a… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Nikiski opens hoops season with loss

The Nikiski girls basketball squad opened up the new season with a 36-33 nonconference loss to Mt. Edgecumbe Thursday in Sitka.Senior Rachel Thompson had a… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Pigskin Pick’em: Some NFL teams not feeling the holiday cheer

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, oh what fun it is to watch football on Sunday! Hey! I know that’s a brutal lyrical… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2014
  • By Nolan Rose

Oilers name new head coach

The Peninsula Oilers named a new head coach Saturday after a two-week search.Kevin Griffin, currently a pitching coach for Texas A&M International University, will replace… Continue reading

Homer girls cagers top Cordova on Saturday; but Wolverines notch boys win

After both notching wins Friday, Homer’s basketball squads split Saturday in Cordova.The Homer girls picked up a 50-33 victory. Madison Akers paced the Mariners with… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Homer hockey takes 4th at Big Lake Lions Classic

The Homer hockey team defeated Hutchison 7-2 on Saturday to take fourth place at the Big Lake Lions Classic in the Valley.The Mariners took control… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion  Nikiski junior Luke Johnson points toward the sky in celebration of his 220-pound state title victory at the Class 1-2-3A state wrestling championships, Saturday at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska.

Homer’s Harrington wins historic girls title; Johnson, Carstens triumph for Nikiski

A trio of Peninsula athletes claimed a Class 1-2-3A state wrestling crown under the glare of the spotlight in the Bartlett High School gym Saturday… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion  Nikiski junior Luke Johnson points toward the sky in celebration of his 220-pound state title victory at the Class 1-2-3A state wrestling championships, Saturday at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska.
Soldotna cagers sweep CIA

Soldotna cagers sweep CIA

A pair of revamped Soldotna basketball squads took the court Friday night but still came away with victories to open the season. The SoHi girls… Continue reading

Soldotna cagers sweep CIA
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School's  Dalton Dosko looks for an opening during a game against Anchorage's East High School on Friday Dec. 12, 2014 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

South, Soldotna tie; East defeats Kenai

Soldotna head coach Derek Urban does not have the hockey program’s first victory over South, but he does have a shining example of what happens… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central High School's  Dalton Dosko looks for an opening during a game against Anchorage's East High School on Friday Dec. 12, 2014 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Cooper, Fox win Tsalteshi pursuit

The Soldotna and Kenai Central skiing teams got in a pursuit, after all.The two central Peninsula skiing squads were supposed to head to Anchorage for… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Nikolaevsk takes 2nd at state volleyball

The Nikolaevsk volleyball team lost 3-2 to Gustavus on Saturday in the Mixed 6 state championship match at Dimond High School in Anchorage.The scores were… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Wilderness finish sweep of Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost 3-0 to the host Minnesota Wilderness on Saturday to see their pointless streak stretch to five games.All five of… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2014
  • By Staff Report

SoHi cagers open season with sweep of CIA

A pair of revamped Soldotna High basketball squads took the court Friday night but still came away with victories to open the season. The SoHi… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk starts hot at Mixed 6 volleyball tourney

Nikolaevsk opened the Mixed 6 state volleyball championship tournament with a successful day of pool play, earning a win and a tie to advance to… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2014

Colony shuts out Homer hockey

Jacob Link’s hat trick carried the Colony Knights to a 7-0 win over the Homer Mariners, Thursday evening at the Big Lake Rec Center in… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2014

Small-school wrestlers await state spotlight

The darkening days of winter have taken a firm hold of Southcentral, but when the sun sets Saturday evening, a single spotlight will be hoisted… Continue reading

Pigskin Pick’em: Things are looking pretty average

The column got back on the winning side of things with a thoroughly boring 8-7-1 performance in week 14. Our season mark now sits at… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2014
  • By Nolan Rose

Kenai takes dual win over SoHi

Over the years that Soldotna’s Neldon Gardner and Kenai Central’s Stan Steffensen have faced each other as coaches on the wrestling mat, the rivalry has… Continue reading

Kenai hockey knocks off Homer

Kenai senior Nate O’Lena stood tall for the Kardinals in goal Tuesday night as Kenai knocked off the Homer Mariners 2-1 for their first win… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2014
  • By Staff Report