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Volleyball season preview: Area squads look to replace lost experience quickly

Volleyball is a sport heavily reliant on chemistry and cohesion, so experience counts. Each season, teams with tons…

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Homer’s Morin captures Kenai Open

Homer’s Michael Houghton can still remember the first hole fellow Homer resident Chris Morin played at the Kenai…

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Service High School varsity runner Bryn Waite (right) attempts to pass a pack from West Valley High School during the Tsalteshi Invitational Cross Country race at Skyview High School on Saturday, August 22.

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Gerlach, Jordan reign at Tsalteshi Invitational

Glennallen junior Briahna Gerlach and Chugiak senior Ty Jordan were the first to step into the void left…

Soldotna's Molly Erickson leads teammates Emily Werner, left, and Daisy Nelson down a decline in the trail during the Colony Invitational Aug. 15 at Colony High School in Palmer. Soldotna finished second in the girls team standings.

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Cross-country preview 2015: A chance to fill 3-time champs’ void

The odd concurrence of Alaska having a top girls runner and one of the top boys runners in…

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Former Brown Bears player Hauser commits to UAA

One former member of the Kenai River Brown Bears has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage, while…

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Brown Bears invite fans to meet team

The Kenai River Brown Bears have reorganized their staff and their training camp in order to become an…

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Runners battle hills at Nikiski Class Races

Before she burst out of the forest and onto the football field for her finishing kick at the…

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Morin defends Donald Morgan Memorial title

For Homer’s Chris Morin, it was all about staying low and dry. Battling nearly constant showers Saturday and…

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Kodiak beats Nikiski in constant rain

Kodiak head coach Bill McGuire got the victory, and not the weather, for which he was looking Saturday…

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Locals shine at Junior State Championships at Birch Ridge

Spurred by home-course advantage, Birch Ridge Golf Course won four of the eight divisions contested at the Alaska…

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Ostrander selected for US Junior Mountain Running Team

Recent Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander has been named to the U.S. Junior Mountain Running Team, meaning she…

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Sunday: Miners top Oilers in finale

It wasn’t a win, but it was a lot better than things looked for the Peninsula Oilers a…

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Oilers drop crucial game to Panners

The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks defeated the Peninsula Oilers 6-1 on Tuesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in…

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Friday: Bucs take down Oilers

The last time Mike Grahovac rolled through town, he was coaching not only a different team, but a…

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Birch Ridge hosts Junior Masters

Sudden, inconvenient, unexpected growth spurts are to be expected when dealing with junior golfers. It’s just that the…

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With summer still in full swing, Bears head into main camp Wednesday

After finishing with the worst record in the North American Hockey League in 2014-15, the Kenai River Brown…

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Late comeback gives Twins big win

The American Legion Twins rallied from two runs down with two outs in the bottom of the seventh…

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Jorgenson, Nelson take All-Alaskan Skins Game

Running off birdies on five of the first six holes, Travis Jorgenson of Fishhook Golf Course in Palmer…

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Sunday: Rain halts Oilers-Pilots game while it is still scoreless

The skies, the Peninsula Oilers and the Anchorage Glacier Pilots all did plenty of threatening Sunday afternoon at…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Emelie Forsberg

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Emelie and Kilian’s conquest: What I learned from the 88th Mount Marathon

The power of competition was easy to behold at the 88th running of Mount Marathon in Seward on…