Jeff Helminiak

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High School football player Kristian Palaniuk (center) escapes the grasping hands of Kenai's Tobias Randall, with team-mate Sage Hill at his side during a game on Saturday, October 3 at Soldotna High School.

Stars shut out Kenai to wrap up NLC title

By virtue of a 23-0 road victory over Kenai Central at Ed Hollier Field, the numbing numbers kept rolling up for the Soldotna football program:… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High School football player Kristian Palaniuk (center) escapes the grasping hands of Kenai's Tobias Randall, with team-mate Sage Hill at his side during a game on Saturday, October 3 at Soldotna High School.

Mount Royal holds off UAA at Soldotna Regional Sports Complex

Mount Royal goalie Colin Cooper stood up to 10 sticks, and the will of 1,272 Soldotna Regional Sports Complex fans, in preserving a 1-0 exhibition… Continue reading

State cross-country preview: Kenai Peninsula squads hunt for more honors

After claiming three of four individual titles and three of four team titles at the Region III Cross-Country Championships, Kenai Peninsula schools head to the… Continue reading

SoHi netters sweep Nikiski after power issues

The Soldotna-Nikiski volleyball match was close to not happening Tuesday at Nikiski. The nonconference match itself was not nearly as close, with the Stars notching… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai Central's Riana Boonstra wins the girls varsity race with a time of 12:11.7 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Region cross-country preview: Peninsula teams primed for good meet

Kenai Peninsula cross-country teams turned in an impressive performance at the Region III meet last season, claiming two individual champions, two team champions and sending… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai Central's Riana Boonstra wins the girls varsity race with a time of 12:11.7 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Nikiski ekes out close volleyball win over Homer

The host Nikiski volleyball team saved a match point in picking up a five-set victory over Homer on Tuesday in Southcentral Conference play. The Bulldogs… Continue reading

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Ostrander talks about World Mountain Running Championship title

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander hasn’t quite had the chance to digest what it means to be a junior world mountain running champion yet,… Continue reading

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Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Central High School Volleyball team celebrates after scoring against Wasilla in a game on Friday, September 18 at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai netters usher in homecoming weekend by prevailing in front of raucous crowd

Hours before a two-story bonfire raged under a streaky orange, embering sunset, the Kenai Central volleyball team pulled out a taut, five-set match Friday in… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Central High School Volleyball team celebrates after scoring against Wasilla in a game on Friday, September 18 at Kenai Central High School.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Palmer football player Justin Roth tackles Kenai's Zach Tuttle during at game on Saturday Sept. 19 at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai Central football bulls past Palmer to clinch playoff spot

Behind a mauling offensive line and a rampaging Andrew Welborn, the Kenai Central football team ran away from Palmer in the fourth quarter for a… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Palmer football player Justin Roth tackles Kenai's Zach Tuttle during at game on Saturday Sept. 19 at Kenai Central High School.

Ostrander is set for World Mountain Running Championships. So what exactly is mountain running?

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central and current cross-country runner at Boise State University, will represent the United States in the World Mountain… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seward's Hunter Kratz finishes first with a time of 10:18.5 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Homer runners sweep borough team titles

It was mariners’ type weather, and a Homer Mariners’ type meet.The Homer girls and boys cross-country teams swept the team titles at the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seward's Hunter Kratz finishes first with a time of 10:18.5 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion  and  vie for the pock during a game on Friday, Sept. 11 at the Soldotna Sports Center.

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears on opening weekend

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs swept a two-game series from the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex to open the North American… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion  and  vie for the pock during a game on Friday, Sept. 11 at the Soldotna Sports Center.

Brown Bears drop home opener to Fairbanks

Three short-handed goals within five minutes of each other in the first period doomed the Kenai River Brown Bears' chances of winning their home opener… Continue reading

Season preview: Bears look to put last season behind them

All offseason, the entire Kenai River Brown Bears organization — from players to coaches to scouts — spent their time trying to figure out why… Continue reading

Peninsula Fighting Championships move to Peninsula Center Mall

The Peninsula Fighting Championship is back, but it’s not back at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.The event has been moved to the Peninsula Center Mall… Continue reading

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 of returning seniors take the lead early,… Continue reading

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 Golf Course about 10 years ago.Morin’s initial… Continue reading

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.

Gerlach, Jordan reign at Tsalteshi Invitational

Glennallen junior Briahna Gerlach and Chugiak senior Ty Jordan were the first to step into the void left by the graduation of Kenai Central’s Allie… Continue reading

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.
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.

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 the nation has passed. Let the racing… Continue reading

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.

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 two more former Bears have committed to… Continue reading