Sports

Area riders VanMeter, Davis chase Iron Dog leaders

Mike Morgan of Nome and Chris Olds of Eagle River were leading the Iron Dog on Thursday night.Olds, a two-time champion, and Morgan arrived at… Continue reading

  • Feb 20, 2014
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Photo by Jeff Helminiak Skyview's Brenner Musgrave leads Kenai Central's Travis Cooper up a hill near the start of the boys five-kilomter skate Friday at the Region III Nordic Ski Championships at Tsalteshi Trails on Friday.

For the first time in a long time, area skiers will actually get to ski on snow

Told that Soldotna ski coach Dan Harbison said that skiers would be ready for any conditions at the state meet due to this winter’s checkered… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak Skyview's Brenner Musgrave leads Kenai Central's Travis Cooper up a hill near the start of the boys five-kilomter skate Friday at the Region III Nordic Ski Championships at Tsalteshi Trails on Friday.

Stars hoops sweep Moose

It may not have been pretty, but in the highly competitive Northern Lights Conference, the Soldotna boys hoops team is willing to take a victory… Continue reading

Nikiski sweeps Skyview hoops

The Skyview boys hoops team found itself in a position all too familiar Tuesday night at Skyview High School. Trailing by 12 points early in… Continue reading

Midwest squad notches win at Top Prospects

The Midwest squad, with three Kenai River Brown Bears, notched a 4-1 win over the North on Tuesday in the final day of the North… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2014
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Iron Dog reaches Nome

The Iron Dog reached its halfway point in Nome on Tuesday, with race leaders Mike Morgan of Nome and Chris Olds of Eagle River reaching… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2014
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Fuzzy Predator 11K set for Sunday

The Tsalteshi Trails Association will host the first-ever Fuzzy Predator 11K race Sunday at the trails behind Skyview High School.The race will be done on… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2014
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Midwest squad loses at NAHL Top Prospects

The Midwest squad lost its first game Tuesday at the North American Hockey League Top Prospects Tournament in Michigan. Vincent Stefan, Jake Davidson and Conor… Continue reading

  • Feb 17, 2014
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Close race shapes up in Iron Dog

A close race was shaping up in the Iron Dog, and area riders are right in the thick of it.Mike Morgan of Nome and Chris… Continue reading

  • Feb 17, 2014
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Iron Dog gets going

The 2,000-mile Iron Dog snowmachine race started Sunday in Big Lake. The 37 teams will go to Nome and then to Fairbanks, arriving at the… Continue reading

  • Feb 16, 2014
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SoHi’s Harvey makes all-state team

Soldotna senior goalie Cody Harvey made the all-tournament team at the Alaska Schools Activities Association state hockey tournament.The Stars opened the tournament with a 2-1… Continue reading

  • Feb 16, 2014
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Weekend hoops roundup

The Kodiak girls basketball team swept Soldotna in a battle of Northern Lights Conference heavyweights Friday and Saturday in Kodiak.Both teams came into the contests… Continue reading

  • Feb 15, 2014
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SoHi hockey ends with loss to Dimond

A 5-0 loss to the Dimond Lynx on Saturday at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex ended the season and two coaching careers of the Soldotna… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak Under the watchful eye of a moose, Kenai's Beverly Schindler whizzes around a turn Friday during the girls five-kilometer freestyle at the Region III Nordic Ski Championships at Tsalteshi Trails.

Area skiers compete at Region III ski meet

Sadie Fox and the Soldotna girls team managed to stay on track even without classic tracks Friday and Saturday at the Region III Nordic Ski… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak Under the watchful eye of a moose, Kenai's Beverly Schindler whizzes around a turn Friday during the girls five-kilometer freestyle at the Region III Nordic Ski Championships at Tsalteshi Trails.

Soldotna boys take on Kodiak

It’s asking a lot to contain Kodiak sophomore point guard Alec Canete-Hall for four quarters.Friday in Northern Lights Conference play at Soldotna, asking to contain… Continue reading

Friday hoops roundup

The Skyview girls basketball team started the 37th Annual Valdez Elks Basketball Tournament with a 45-24 victory over Nome. The Panthers advance to the semifinals… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2014
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SoHi hockey survives for one final day

The whistle sounded to end Friday's state consolation semifinal between Soldotna and Lathrop, and instead of regrouping for an overtime period, as they have for… Continue reading

SoHi drops state opener to Chugiak in triple overtime

When Thursday’s first-round state tournament game with Chugiak went into overtime, the Soldotna Stars hockey team had to be feeling the game was right in… Continue reading

Region skiers face the great unknown

Skiers will enter the great unknown today and Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails in the Region III Nordic Ski Championships.And they are just fine with that.Will… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk hoops teams split

The Nikolaevsk girls hoops team continued its run through the Class 1A girls season with a 40-28 victory over King Cove Wednesday in Nikolaevsk. Kayla… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2014
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