Saturday softball: SoHi tops Palmer; Kenai swept in Kodiak

tease

The Soldotna softball team defeated Palmer 14-1 in Northern Lights Conference action at the Soldotna Little League fields Saturday.

The Stars are now 14-7 overall and 6-2 in the league.

The game went four innings, with the Stars leading 8-0 after the third inning.

Isabelle Cruz gave up an unearned run on four hits while walking nobody and striking out four.

Tatum Cooper had two runs and two RBIs for the Stars, while Alyssa McDonald was 2 for 3 with three runs, Cruz was 3 for 3 with four RBIs, Bella Gares was 3 for 3 with two RBIs, Aliya Blough had two runs, Kadee Adams had three runs and Kacey Cunningham had two runs.

Kodiak 17, Kenai 2; Kodiak 13, Kenai 1

The host Bears swept a Saturday Northern Lights Conference doubleheader from the Kardinals. There was a doubleheader Saturday because the teams had a game rained out Friday.

Kenai is 6-10 overall and 2-3 in the league.

The 17-2 game went three innings. Kenai went up 2-0 after the top of the first inning, but the Bears dominated after that.

Seylor Tomrdle and Kailey Stynsberg had the hits for Kenai, while Kyana Griskevich gave up 11 runs in two innings and Lola McEwen gave up six runs in two-thirds of an inning.

The 13-1 game went four innings, with Kodiak leading 5-0 after the first, 8-1 after the second and 9-1 after the third.

Avery Ellis went all four innings on the mound for the Kardinals, yielding 13 runs — 11 earned. Ellis and Stynsberg both picked up a pair of hits for the Kards.

More in Sports

tease
Friday: Soldotna, SoHi JV, Tri-Valley notch hockey victories in Homer

Tri-Valley defeated Homer 7-3 on Friday in the End of the Road… Continue reading

tease
Thursday: Kenai, Tri-Valley, Bartlett notch End of the Road Shootout victories

The Kenai Central hockey team defeated Soldotna 7-6 on Thursday in the… Continue reading

Homer's Paul Minke wrestles to a pin of Soldotna's Harold Rudstrom on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna wrestling celebrates senior night with dual victories

The Soldotna wrestling team hosted Kenai Central, Homer and Ninilchik for senior… Continue reading

Soldotna celebrates a goal by Daniel Heath on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jonas Oyoumick/Peninsula Clarion)
Friday, Saturday hockey: Kenai sweeps Kodiak; Chugiak sweeps Soldotna

The Division II Soldotna hockey team dropped a pair of nonconference games… Continue reading

Nikiski celebrates winning the championship Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in the Class 3A state volleyball final at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikiski volleyball denies Kenai a state 3-peat

The Nikiski volleyball team defeated Kenai Central in the championship match, then… Continue reading

tease
Soldotna girls, boys both finish 3rd at Lancer Smith

Both the Soldotna girls and Soldotna boys wrestling teams led the Kenai… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Owen Zenone makes a save on Luc Plante of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Brown Bears get 1 point out of 2-game set with Ice Dogs

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 5-2 on… Continue reading

The Kenai Central hockey team mobs Logan Mese after Mese scored the game-winner in overtime against Chugiak on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai hockey stops Chugiak in overtime

The Kenai Central hockey team defeated Chugiak 4-3 in overtime in nonconference… Continue reading

Most Read