Sports

Oilers Corner: Roster takes shape

Forty-four days until first pitch! Our team is still taking shape for the 2014 season. We have had three roster changes already this week and… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2014
  • By James Clark
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Doug Armstrong rode downhill into a muddy, pool of melting ice on Wolverine trail, Saturday, April 19, at the Tsalteshi Trail.

Racers choose their own weapon in 10K race

A ragtag group of competitors toed the starting line Saturday morning at the Tsalteshi Trails Wolverine trailhead for the Choose Your Weapon 10-kilometer race, uncertain… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Doug Armstrong rode downhill into a muddy, pool of melting ice on Wolverine trail, Saturday, April 19, at the Tsalteshi Trail.
Nikiski's Christian Riddall follows the ball into the box after beating the final Houston defender and the Hawks goalkeeper who left the box to challenge the play. Riddall scored on the play to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. Nikiski won the match 4-0.

Nikiski boys soccer opens with win; girls shut out in Houston

HOUSTON — The Nikiski Bulldogs would probably be surprised to learn Houston goalkeeper Sage Stirling is entering just his second season in his team’s net.… Continue reading

  • Apr 19, 2014
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Nikiski's Christian Riddall follows the ball into the box after beating the final Houston defender and the Hawks goalkeeper who left the box to challenge the play. Riddall scored on the play to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. Nikiski won the match 4-0.

Season softball preview

In less than a week, high school girls softball teams will be ready to hit the diamond and get the 2014 season underway, and this… Continue reading

2014 prep baseball season approaching

Rejoice, Kenai Peninsula baseball fanatics. The crack of a baseball glancing off a bat will soon be heard in local ballparks.The first pitch of the… Continue reading

Kenai boys, SoHi girls win Homer Invitational

The Kenai Central boys and Soldotna girls won team titles at the Homer Invitational, held Friday and Saturday at Homer High School.The Kards scored 128… Continue reading

  • Apr 19, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Oilers Corner: Opening Day gets closer

51 DAYS UNTIL OPENING DAY!The first game of the 2014 season will take place June 8 at 2 p.m. This game will have free admission… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2014
  • By James Clark

Brown Bears looking forward to more stable offseason

The 2013 offseason for the Kenai River Brown Bears was marked by change. The upcoming offseason is shaping up to be much more stable.After the… Continue reading

Choose Your Weapon 10K on Saturday

Choose Your Weapon 10K on SaturdayTsalteshi Trails will hold a 10-kilometer Choose Your Weapon race at 11 a.m. April 19 at the Wolverine Trailhead off… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2014

Kenai tri-meet sees first home competition

It’s plain to see that the new turf and track at Kenai Central High School is popular.On a rainy Tuesday afternoon, athletes from the Kenai,… Continue reading

Former Soldotna coach Devenney dies at 69

“Nobody ever won the Kentucky Derby riding a mule.”As the state championships piled up for Soldotna High School in cross-country and track, I would ask… Continue reading

Ice Dogs eliminate Bears with Game 5 victory

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 3-2 on Saturday at the Big Dipper Ice Arena to advance to the Midwest Division… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander runs to new heights

For those distance running enthusiasts out there, you better sit down before reading this.Kenai Central junior Allie Ostrander finished second among 33 runners in the… Continue reading

Peninsula soccer teams gearing up for season

Football season is just around the corner for those that are aching to see some action on the turf.Of course, since it is the spring… Continue reading

Carstens, Dorvall play in AABC All Star Games

Seth Carstens of Nikiski and Nianiella Dorvall of Nikolaevsk represented the Peninsula in the 2014 AABC Senior All Star Games, held Friday at Anchorage Christian… Continue reading

  • Apr 12, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears ready for Game 5 in Fairbanks

If there is a team that knows what a big game in the Big Dipper Ice Arena is like, that team is the Kenai River… Continue reading

Brown Bears take game 4

The Kenai River Brown Bears forced a deciding Game 5 in a first-round playoff series by defeating the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-3 Wednesday at the… Continue reading

Ice Dogs send Brown Bears to brink of elimination

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs put the Kenai River Brown Bears on the brink of elimination with a 5-2 victory Tuesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Brown Bears, Ice Dogs ready for Game 3

Less than 72 hours after a bruising overtime contest in Fairbanks, the Kenai River Brown Bears and Fairbanks Ice Dogs commence a de facto best-of-three… Continue reading

Clarion file photo Skyview's Micah Hilbish wins the 1600-meter championship Saturday May 5, 2012, he was later disqualified.

Preview: High school track and field season begins

Most coaches would agree that the spring track and field season in Alaska is one of the most difficult to prepare for in the country.… Continue reading

Clarion file photo Skyview's Micah Hilbish wins the 1600-meter championship Saturday May 5, 2012, he was later disqualified.