Sports

Brown Bears come up short again on 2nd day of Showcase

Two days into the 2014 North American Hockey League Showcase Tournament, things aren’t looking too rosy for the Kenai River Brown Bears organization.But luckily, that’s… Continue reading

  • Sep 18, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Pigskin Pick’Em Week 3: Playing the Unknown

Last week’s 4-12 record against the spread was the worst mark in this columns history! Ouch. What planet am I on? I’m still feeling dizzy… Continue reading

  • Sep 17, 2014
  • By Nolan Rose

Brown Bears drop 1st game of NAHL Showcase

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost their opening game Wednesday of the 2014 North American Hockey League Showcase in a 5-2 contest to the Corpus… Continue reading

  • Sep 17, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Bird Homestead golf report: Til next year…

This year’s golf season was lots of fun at Bird Homestead. We had lots of new golfers for ladies night and men’s night. We had… Continue reading

  • Sep 17, 2014
  • By Kelsey Slough

SoHi girls, Kenai boys take borough cross-country titles

With two races left in the 2014 prep cross-country running season (only one for some runners), the time to make a move, impress the coach,… Continue reading

Kenai volleyball edges Nikiski in five games

The Kenai Central volleyball squad escaped Nikiski with a five-game victory over the Bulldogs Tuesday night. Kenai won 3-2 with game scores of 23-25, 25-17,… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Weekend volleyball roundup

The Kenai Central volleyball team was swept in Kodiak on Friday and Saturday in Northern Lights Conference play. Kodiak moves to 4-0 in the league,… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Brown Bears' Will Schwartz collides with Fairbanks Ice Dogs' player to take control of the puck, Friday, September 12, 2014, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Brown Bears split with Ice Dogs

Last year, it took the Kenai River Brown Bears eight games to beat their northern rivals, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. Saturday night at the Soldotna… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Brown Bears' Will Schwartz collides with Fairbanks Ice Dogs' player to take control of the puck, Friday, September 12, 2014, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Pro wrestling event to raise funds for Kenai Central wrestling

Not everybody can respond to all the donation requests from prep sports teams. But not everybody can put together a pro wrestling fundraiser instead. That’s… Continue reading

Results posted for Tustumena Fun Run

The Tustumena 5K Run/Walk was held Saturday, starting at Tustumena Elementary School and ending at Johnson Lake. The event raises money for student activities at… Continue reading

  • Sep 14, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Kardinals' Jace Baker makes a quick pass before Wasilla Warriors' DJ Morrow can tackel the ball from him, Friday, September 12, 2014 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska.

Friday: Wasilla football edges Kenai

Kenai Central put together three quality quarters of football Friday night at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai, but unfortunately for the Kardinals, football games are… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Kardinals' Jace Baker makes a quick pass before Wasilla Warriors' DJ Morrow can tackel the ball from him, Friday, September 12, 2014 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska.

SoHi rolls over Kodiak; Seward wins; Homer, Voz lose

The Soldotna football team rolled to a 48-0 Northern Lights conference victory over Kodiak on Saturday. The 24th straight victory for the Stars moves them… Continue reading

  • Sep 14, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Nikiski football routs Valdez

A week after suffering a tough loss to Eielson at home, the Nikiski football team regrouped and beat Valdez in a 50-0 rout Saturday afternoon… Continue reading

Kodiak swimming sweeps Homer

The Kodiak girls and boys swimming and diving team rolled past Homer on Friday and Saturday in Homer.The girls had a 171-46 victory on Friday… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Kenai runners sweep Frank Dieckgraeff Cross Country Invitational

Kenai Central runners swept the individual races Friday at the Frank Dieckgraeff Cross Country Invitational in Seward.Allie Ostrander, who had cheered on her sister, Willamette… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2014
  • By Staff Report

CIA soccer weekend roundup

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team swept a three-game road trip from Thursday through Saturday to improve to 8-0 on the season.CIA started the… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2014

Peninsula volleyball squads begin Anchorage trip

Seward held on to beat the Hawks 3-1 Thursday evening at Houston with game scores of 25-13, 25-13, 19-25 and 25-16, and improved to 2-1… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Week 5 prep football preview: Grading the teams

The prep football season reached its midpoint this week, with four games down and four to go for teams across the state. Although the academic… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai River Brown Bears practice in advance of their season opening game Thursday September 11, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Brown Bears 2014-15 season preview: Organization seeks win in playoff series

As the Kenai River Brown Bears enter their eighth season today with a 7:30 p.m. tilt with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs at the Soldotna Regional… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai River Brown Bears practice in advance of their season opening game Thursday September 11, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Birch Ridge report: Columnist roots for November golf

There’s just one tournament left on the 2014 calendar. Sad! The Cold Weather Classic is set for Sept. 20. The two-person event pairs a man… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2014