Sports

Stars hockey ready for state challenge

If the Soldotna Stars have any reason to believe they can win a state hockey championship, it’s because of their clutch ability in high intensity… Continue reading

Ninilchik hoops teams take on King Cove

The visiting King Cove girls and boys basketball teams swept Ninilchik on Monday.In the girls game, the T-Jacks notched a 34-28 victory over the Wolverines.Ninilchik… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Kenai boys, SoHi girls take borough ski titles

Through rain, sun and horrendous wind, high school cross-country skiers still put on the Kenai Peninsula Borough ski championships Friday and Saturday at the Tsalteshi… Continue reading

SoHi girls drop two straight, win on Saturday

After starting the season 13-0, the Soldotna girls have run into a bit of trouble recently. After losing their first game of the year Thursday… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Stars earn state berth in 4OT

The Soldotna Stars certainly don’t lack a flair for the dramatic. After scoring the game-winner during the final second of its first-round game and netting… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2014
  • By Clarion and Frontiersman reports
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Paul Steffenson pins ... of Kodiak during their match Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska.

State 4A wrestling tournament updates

Kenai Central wrestler Paul Steffensen capped off a sterling freshman campaign with a Class 4A state championship in the 126-pound weight class Saturday at Bartlett… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Paul Steffenson pins ... of Kodiak during their match Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska.

Grace boys hold off Kenai hoops

It seems like every gym Chuck Boerger visits these days, it’s the last time he’ll be there as a basketball coach.In his final year of… Continue reading

Brown Bears dominate Bruins

There’s an old saying in sports. Whenever somebody asks how many more points are needed, the answer is always more.It seems the Kenai River Brown… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Kenai boys hoops fall to Grace Christian

It seems like every gym Chuck Boerger visits these days, it’s the last time he’ll be there as a basketball coach. In his final year… Continue reading

Friday: Bruins shut out Bears

Friday night’s game between the Kenai River Brown Bears and Austin (Minn.) Bruins featured the Bears’ Alec Butcher, the leading scorer in the league, and… Continue reading

SoHi girls lose, Kenai girls win at Dimond tourney

After starting the season 13-0, the Soldotna girls have run into a bit of trouble recently. After losing their first game of the year Thursday… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Hoops roundup: Tourneys galore

The Soldotna girls basketball team lost in their first game of the Gold Tournament at the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout in Anchorage on Thursday.… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion Kenai River forward Nathan Colwell (center) reacts after chipping in the game-winning goal with less than two minutes remaining Thursday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Brown Bears went on to win 4-3 over the Austin Bruins, despite giving up two third period goals. Brown Bears forwards Albin Karlsson (top) and Alec Butcher (left) assisted on the play.

Brown Bears hold off Bruins rally

After losing a three-goal lead late in the going against the Austin (Minn.) Bruins, the Kenai River Brown Bears escaped with a 4-3 victory Thursday… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion Kenai River forward Nathan Colwell (center) reacts after chipping in the game-winning goal with less than two minutes remaining Thursday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Brown Bears went on to win 4-3 over the Austin Bruins, despite giving up two third period goals. Brown Bears forwards Albin Karlsson (top) and Alec Butcher (left) assisted on the play.

Steffensens seek state titles on same day

After winning a pair of Northern Lights Conference wrestling titles on Saturday, Ellery and Paul Steffensen will now attempt to become one of the only… Continue reading

First-day action at NSC tourney

HOMER — The Palmer Moose appeared to be headed to overtime. But a last-second Soldotna shot stunned the Moose and ended Palmer’s 2013-14 season.Soldotna forward… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2014
  • By Clarion and Frontiersman staff reports
SoHi grad Liebner goes to Sochi as a ski coach

SoHi grad Liebner goes to Sochi as a ski coach

The thrill of competition never gets old for many athletes, and for Soldotna’s Andy Liebner, the push to prove himself against some of the world’s… Continue reading

SoHi grad Liebner goes to Sochi as a ski coach

Tsalteshi to host borough ski meet

Tsalteshi Trails will host the Kenai Peninsula Borough Nordic Ski Championships today and Saturday.Today will be an interval freestyle. The varsity girls do an eight-kilometer… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Bartlett basketball cancels on SoHi, Kenai

The Bartlett basketball team will not be traveling to the Peninsula this weekend. That means the game against Soldotna on Friday and the game against… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2014
  • By Staff Report

SoHi girls destroy North Pole

If you thought Sunday’s Super Bowl blowout was impressive, wait until you see the score that the Soldotna girls hoops team put up. The SoHi… Continue reading

  • Feb 5, 2014
  • By Staff Report

North Star hockey teams ready to mix

The Soldotna hockey team is a poster child for the parity that is the North Star Conference this season.The No. 3 seed Stars (6-4 NSC)… Continue reading