Swimming roundup: SoHi girls win in Kodiak, Kenai boys take Wasilla Invite

The Kenai boys swim team won the Wasilla Invitational on Thursday in Wasilla.

The Kards scored 124 points to top the 95 of runner-up Colony. The Kenai girls scored 56 points to finish third behind the 125 of champion Palmer.

The Kardinals won two relays, with Savaii Heaven, Trevor Bagley, Owen Rolph and Koda Poulin combining to take the boys 200-yard medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.

All those swimmers won individual events, with Heaven taking the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, Poulin nabbing the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke, Bagley winning the 100 breaststroke and Rolph winning the 100 butterfly. Also for the Kenai boys, Sorin Sorensen won the 50 freestyle and Peter Anderson won the 100 freestyle.

For the Kenai girls, Riley Reese won the 100 freestyle and Rachael Pitsch won the 500 freestyle.

Wasilla Invitational

Thursday, Palmer Pool

Combined Team Scores

1, Palmer, 214. 2, Colony, 199. 3, Kenai Central, 180. 4, Wasilla, 49.

Girls scores

1, Palmer, 126. 2, Colony, 104. 3, Kenai Central, 56. 4, Wasilla, 40.

Boys scores:

1, Kenai Central High School, 124. 2, Colony, 95. 3, Palmer, 88. 4, Wasilla High School, 9.

Individual results:

Girls 200-yard medley relay — 1, Colony (Nelson, Taylor , Mattson, Alexis , Simmons, Julia , Barr, Kathleen ), 2:07.50. 2, Kenai, 2:10.35. 3, Palmer, 2:15.17. 4, Wasilla, 2:17.52. 5, Colony, 2:20.91.

Boys 200 Medley Relay — 1, Kenai Central (Heaven, Savaii , Bagley, Trevor , Rolph, Owen , Poulin, Koda ), 1:47.96. 2, Colony, 2:03.13. 3, Kenai, 2:05.62. 4, Palmer, 2:07.52. 5, Palmer, 2:12.98.

Girls 200 Freestyle — 1, Nelson, Taylor, Colony, 2:12.54. 2, Pitsch, Rachael, KCHS, 2:16.29. 3, Ferguson, Ally, Palmer, 2:22.67. 4, Barr, Kathleen, Colony, 2:23.14. 5, Beck, Olivia, Palmer, 2:27.00. 6, Goss, Madeline, WWHS, 2:30.18..

Boys 200 Freestyle — 1, Heaven, Savaii, KCHS, 1:52.07. 2, Kolberg, Konnor, Colony, 1:56.25. 3, Hancock, Camren, WWHS, 2:01.31. 4, Lee, Jaxson, Palmer, 2:16.25. 5, Storms, Brock, KCHS, 2:18.52. 6, Tokalich, Aleks, Colony, 2:19.91.

Girls 200 Yard IM — 1, Mattson, Alexis, Colony, 2:21.19. 2, Snelders, Gretchen, Palmer, 2:22.11. 3, Biederman, Jasmine, Colony, 2:42.18. 4, Simmons, Julia, Colony, 2:42.44. 5, Collier, Jadyn, Palmer, 2:42.74. 6, Anderson, Julia, KCHS, 2:45.17.

Boys 200 IM — 1, Poulin, Koda, KCHS, 2:13.30. 2, Anderson, Peter, KCHS, 2:25.92. 3, Sawyer, Stewart, Palmer, 2:38.35. 4, Roberts, Ian, Palmer , 2:46.19. 5, Nygard, Nikolas, Colony, 2:46.57. 6, Belliston, Tyler, Colony, 2:54.20.

Girls 50 Freestyle — 1, Russell, Ellyse, Palmere, 26.29. 2, Barrette, Joscelyn, WWHS, 27.98. 3, Laasch-Gray, Katie, Colony, 28.28. 4, Rogness, Josephine, Colony, 28.58. 5, Beck, Olivia, Palmer, 28.63. 6, Boston, Savanna, WWHS, 29.24.

Boys 50 Freestyle — 1, Sorensen, Sorin, KCHS, 25.00. 2, Collier, Phoenyx, Palmer, 25.77. 3, Dalrymple-Sorenson, Kaeson, Palmer, 26.39. 4, Lee, Connor, Palmer, 26.45. 5, Condio, Ethan, Colony, 26.54. 6, Robertson, Feliix, Colony, 27.77.

Girls 1 mtr Diving — 1, Chan, Jayde, WWHS, 206.30. 2, Hartman, Chloe, Palmer, 184.20. 3, Mayer, Carrie, WWHS, 157.25. 4, Coffman, Tyler, Palmer, 145.35. 5, Engerbretson, Lily, Colony, 140.30. 6, Thorton, Ansley, Colony, 139.50.

Boys 1 mtr Diving — 1, Krozel, Eli, Colony, 201.20. 2, Johnson, Cole, Palmer, 171.50. 3, Cooper, Joseph, Colony, 102.75. 4, Cole, Gage, WWHS, 25.50.

Girls 100 Butterfly— 1, Geffken, Savannah, Palmer, 1:13.30. 2, Ferguson, Ally, Palmer, 1:14.26. 3, Anderson, Julia, KCHS, 1:15.54. 4, Petersen, Ashtyn, Palmer, 1:15.71. 5, Simmons, Julia, Colony, 1:16.66. 6, Phillips, Kaitlyn, WWHS, 1:18.56.

Boys 100 Butterfly — 1, Rolph, Owen, KCHS, 56.42. 2, Kolberg, Konnor, Colony, 56.63. 3, Bagley, Trevor, KCHS, 1:08.57. 4, Sawyer, Stewart, Palmer, 1:13.72. 5, Lee, Connor, Palmer, 1:14.22. 6, Nygard, Nikolas, Colony, 1:27.62.

Girls 100 Freestyle — 1, Reese, Riley, KCHS, 57.04. 2, Musgrave, Lindsay, Palmer, 1:00.27. 3, Barr, Kathleen, Colony, 1:04.07. 4, Collier, Jadyn, Palmer, 1:06.47. 5, Nino, Jazlyn, Colony, 1:07.17. 6, Frati, Shannon, Colony, 1:10.19.

Boys 100 Freestyle — 1, Anderson, Peter, KCHS, 56.14. 2, Condio, Ethan, Colony, 57.89. 3, Collier, Phoenyx, Palmer, 58.53. 4, Humbard, Lucas, Colony, 1:00.80. 5, Joyce, Evan, WWHS, 1:07.35. 6, Acree, Jackson, Palmer, 1:09.21.

Girls 500 Freestyle — 1, Pitsch, Rachael, KCHS, 6:02.07. 2, Barrette, Joscelyn, WWHS, 6:02.20. 3, Palenske, Avery, Colony, 6:24.19. 4, Morrow, Grace, KCHS, 6:29.95. 5, Fletcher, Kameela, Palmer, 6:45.72. 6, Nowers, Hannah, Palmer, 6:52.08.

Boys 500 Freestyle — 1, Heaven, Savaii, KCHS, 5:13.91. 2, Dalrymple-Sorenson, Kaeson, Palmer, 5:55.61. 3, Sorensen, Sorin, KCHS, 5:59.81. 4, Sonnenberg, Connor, Colony, 7:27.72. 5, Brunner, Nicholas, Colony, 7:36.74. 6, Whitmer, Taten, Colony, 7:41.86.

Girls 200 Freestyle Relay — 1, Palmer (Snelders, Gretchen , Petersen, Ashtyn , Musgrave, Lindsay , Russell, Ellyse ), 1:47.33. 2, Kenai Central, 1:52.85. 3, Colony, 1:55.38. 4, Palmer, 1:58.61. 5, Colony, 2:05.77. 6, Kenai Central, 2:08.92.

Boys 200 Freestyle Relay — 1, Colony (Kolberg, Konnor , Condio, Ethan , Robertson, Feliix , Humbard, Lucas ), 1:44.28. 2, Palmer, 1:45.49. 3, Kenai, 1:53.63. 4, Palmer, 1:54.82. 5, Colony, 2:00.47.

Girls 100 Backstroke — 1, Russell, Ellyse, Palmer, 1:07.51. 2, Musgrave, Lindsay, Palmer, 1:07.82. 3, Nelson, Taylor, Colony, 1:08.86. 4, Petersen, Ashtyn, Palmer, 1:09.36. 5, Butler, Elena, WWHS, 1:18.04. 6, Boston, Savanna, WWHS, 1:18.50.

Boys 100 Backstroke — 1, Poulin, Koda, KCHS, 1:00.13. 2, Owens, Jason, Palmer, 1:11.53. 3, Storms, Brock, KCHS, 1:16.21. 4, Germain, Terrell, Colony, 1:23.49. 5, Bowles, Archer, Colony, 1:33.71.

Girls 100 Breaststroke — 1, Mattson, Alexis, Colony, 1:11.58. 2, Snelders, Gretchen, Palmer, 1:16.96. 3, Laasch-Gray, Katie, Colony, 1:21.53. 4, Reese, Riley, KCHS, 1:22.70. 5, Rogness, Josephine, Colony, 1:26.39. 6, Phillips, Kaitlyn, WWHS, 1:28.15.

Boys 100 Breaststroke — 1, Bagley, Trevor, KCHS, 1:09.58. 2, Rolph, Owen, KCHS, 1:12.73. 3, Dunford, Caden, Palmer, 1:21.23. 4, Robertson, Feliix, Colony, 1:21.59. 5, Tokalich, Aleks, Colony, 1:22.54. 6, Russell, Charlie, Palmer, 1:26.61.

Girls 400 Freestyle Relay — 1, Palmer (Russell, Ellyse , Musgrave, Lindsay , Petersen, Ashtyn , Snelders, Gretchen ), 4:05.88. 2, Colony, 4:21.48. 3, Palmer, 4:31.09. 4, Wasilla, 4:46.89. 5, Kenai, 5:08.01.

Boys 400 Freestyle Relay — 1, Kenai Central (Heaven, Savaii , Poulin, Koda , Rolph, Owen , Bagley, Trevor ), 3:37.19. 2, Palmer, 4:04.17. 3, Colony, 4:50.29. 4, Colony, 5:08.20.

Soldotna, Kodiak split pair of dual meets

The visiting Soldotna girls and Kodiak boys each won dual meets Friday and Saturday.

Friday, the Stars girls topped the Bears 100-75. Kodiak won the Northern Lights Conference championship last season, and Soldotna had won it the two years prior to that. Saturday, the SoHi girls won 90-79.

The Kodiak boys, who also won the Northern Lights Conference last season, rolled to a 119-49 victory Friday and a 95-55 victory Saturday.

Friday, Madelyn Barkman, Katie Creglow, Dea Sustaita and Alex Juliussen teamed up to win the 200-yard medley relay, while Madison Snyder, Madelyn Brennan, Kortney Birch and Sydney Juliussen got together to win the 200 freestyle relay. Barkman had a pair of individual victories for the Stars, taking the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke, while other SoHi individual victories went to Creglow in the 200 individual medley and Snyder in the 100 breaststroke.

Saturday, Birch, Brennan, Sydney Erickson and Darby McMillan got the Stars a victory in the 200 freestyle relay. Individual victories for Soldotna went to Sydney Juliussen in the 50 freestyle, McMillan in the 500 freestyle and Snyder in the 100 backstroke.

The Kodiak boys were dominant Friday, allowing only wins by Ethan Evans in the 200 individual medley and Kylin Welch in diving. Saturday, Evans was able to claim wins in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, while Welch once again came out on top of the diving.

Friday

Girls

Soldotna 100, Kodiak 75

200-yard medley relay — 1. Soldotna (Madelyn Barkman, Katie Creglow, Dea Sustaita, Alex Juliussen), 2:07.86; 2. Kodiak, 2:08.50; 3. Soldotna, 2:11.62; 4. Soldotna, 2:29.89.

200 freestyle — 1. Leslie Spear, Kod, 2:06.18; 2. Devon Cummiskey, Kod, 2:09.58; 3. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 2:13.68; 4. Kortney Birch, Sol, 2:15.51.

200 individual medley — 1. Katie Creglow, Sol, 2:32.34; 2. Emily Hubert, Kod, 2:32.48; 3. Dea Sustaita, Sol, 2:52.67; 4. Kennedy Holland, Sol, 3:11.70.

50 freestyle — 1. Madelyn Barkman, Sol, 26.87; 2. Madelyn Brennan, Sol, 27.06; 3. Ashleigh Nicholson, Kod, 27.15; 4. Alex Juliussen, Sol, 28.74; 5. Ruth Frederickson, Sol, 29.94; 6. Mattie Gross, Kod, 34.97.

1-meter diving — 1. Sayuri Seto, Kod, 180.05 points; 2. Bella Penaloza, Kod, 158.15.

100 butterfly — 1. Devon Cummiskey, Kod, 1:02.85; 2. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 1:11.90; 3. Katie Creglow, Sol, 1:14.48; 4. Darby McMillan, Sol, 1:15.18; 5. Addi Rogers, Kod, 1:21.61.

100 freestyle — 1. Ashleigh Nicholson, Kod, 59.57; 2. Madelyn Brennan, Sol, 59.91; 3. Madison Snyder, Sol, 1:01.85; 4. Alex Juliussen, Sol, 1:03.48; 5. Morgan Yatsik, Kod, 1:07.87.

500 freestyle — 1. Leslie Spear, Kod, 5:48.83; 2. Kortney Birch, Sol, 6:14.65; 3. Sydney Erickson, Sol, 6:36.66.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Soldotna (Madison Snyder, Madelyn Brennan, Kortney Birch, Sydney Juliussen), 1:50.47; 2. Kodiak, 1:52.11; 3. Soldotna, 2:08.28.

100 backstroke — 1. Madelyn Barkman, Sol, 1:12.74; 2. Darby McMillan, Sol, 1:13.29; 3. Addie Rogers, Kod, 1:16.17; 4. Rachel Spence, Sol, 1:21.24; 5. Mattie Gross, Kod, 1:33.06.

100 breaststroke — 1. Madison Synder, Sol, 1:15.41; 2. Emily Hubert, Kod, 1:20.44; 3. Morgan Yatsik, Kod, 1:27.05; 4. Ruth Fredrickson, Sol, 1:32.83; 5. Deloma Watkins, Sol, 1:33.90.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak (Devon Cummiskey, Addi Rogers, Ashleigh Nicholson, Leslie Spear), 4:01.77; 2. Soldotna, 4:09.97; 3. Soldotna, 4:26.04.

Boys

Kodiak 119, Soldotna 49

200 medley relay — 1. Kodiak (Ian Rocheleau, Anders Hocum, Wesley Dumm, Nathan James), 1:46.28; 2. Kodiak, 2:11.53; 3. Soldotna, 2:26.31.

200 freestyle — 1. Patrick Peralta, Kod, 1:57.36; 2. Jacob Hengen, Kod, 2:10.55; 3. Jeremy Kupferschmid, Sol, 2:13.84; 4. Nick Carver, Kod, 2:16.58; 5. Kody VanDyke, Sol, 2:28.42; 6. Atticus Gibson, Sol, 2:51.99.

200 individual medley — 1. Ethan Evans, Sol, 2:08.74; 2. Nathan James, Kod, 2:18.21; 3. Wesley Dumm, Kod, 2:27.15.

50 freestyle — 1. Anders Hocum, Kod, 24.20; 2. Jackson Krug, Kod, 24.21; 3. Trenton Nicholson, Kod, 27.21; 4. Bradey Wolfe, Sol, 28.22; 5. Nathan Pitka, Sol, 28.72; 6. Carson Ratky, 29.18.

1-meter diving — 1. Kylin Welch, Sol, 209.70; 2. Sam Skolnick, Sol, 183.35.

100 butterfly — 1. Ian Rocheleau, Kod, 58.56; 2. Jacob Hengen, Kod, 1:04.42.

100 freestyle — 1. Jackson Krug, Kod, 54.19; 2. Jeremy Kupferschmid, Sol, 58.75; 3. Trenton Nicholson, Kod, 1:00.51; 4. Bradey Wolfe, Sol, 1:08.03; 5. Simon Swanson, Kod, 1:11.99; 6. Atticus Gibson, Sol, 1:13.36.

500 freestyle — 1. Nathan James, Kod, 5:20.28; 2. Alex Jensen, Kod, 6:26.89; 3. Nathan Pitka, Sol, 6:39.19.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak (Nick Carver, Trenton Nicholson, Aidan Skonberg, Anders Hocum), 1:43.98; 2. Soldotna, 1:45.70; 3. Kodiak, 1:47.17; 4. Soldotna, 2:09.35.

100 backstroke — 1. Ian Rocheleau, Kod, 59.63; 2. Patrick Peralta, Kod, 1:00.92; 3. Kody Van Dyke, Sol, 1:20.48; 4. Joey Hengen, Kod, 1:26.53; 5. Liam Hartman, Sol, 1:49.42.

100 breaststroke — 1. Anders Hocum, Kod, 1:03.88; 2. Ethan Evans, Sol, 1:04.07; 3. Wesley Dumm, Kod, 1:10.81; 4. Nick Carver, Kod, 1:11.70; 5. Carson Ratky, Sol, 1:31.55.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak (Patrick Peralta, Joey Hengen, Jacob Hengen, Nathan James), 3:51.07; 2. Kodiak, 3:54.24; 3. Soldotna, 4:02.20.

Saturday

Girls

Soldotna 90, Kodiak 79

200 medley relay — 1. Kodiak (Addi Rogers, Leslie Spear, Devon Cummiskey, Ashleigh Nicholson), 2:01.25; 2. Soldotna, 2:03.27; 3. Soldotna, 2:24.87.

200 freestyle — 1. Leslie Spear, Kod, 2:07.88; 2. Kortney Birch, Sol, 2:17.13; 3. Darby McMillan, Sol, 2:21.99.

200 individual medley — 1. Devon Cummiskey, Kod, 2:27.06; 2. Emily Hubert, Kod, 2:34.58; 3. Madelyn Barkman, Sol, 2:39.18; 4. Rachel Spence, Sol, 3:10.74; 5. Arin Reger, Sol, 3:20.13.

50 freestyle – 1. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 26.61; 2. Ashleigh Nicholson, Kod, 26.79; 3. Katie Creglow, Sol, 28.67; 4. Addi Rogers, Kod, 29.27; 5. Morgan Yatsik, Kod, 30.06.

1-meter diving — 1. Sayuri Seto, Kod, 173.60; 2. Bella Penaloza, Kod, 148.45.

100 butterfly — 1. Devon Cummiskey, Kod, 1:03.03; 2. Madison Snyder, Sol, 1:10.84; 3. Dea Sustaita, Sol, 1:18.83; 4. Arin Reger, Sol, 1:32.28.

100 freestyle — 1. Ashleigh Nicholson, Kod, 59.09; 2. Madelyn Barkman, Sol, 1:02.18; 3. Alex Juliussen, Sol, 1:02.46; 4. Kortney Birch, Sol, 1:02.77; 5. Mattie Gross, Kod, 1:20.46.

500 freestyle — 1. Darby McMillan, Sol, 6:29.28; 2. Ruth Frederickson, Sol, 6:41.73.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Soldotna (Kortney Birch, Madelyn Brennan, Sydney Erickson, Darby McMillan), 1:57.78; 2. Kodiak, 2:02.91; 3. Soldotna, 2:09.45.

100 backstroke — 1. Madison Snyder, Sol, 1:10.69; 2. Sydney Juliussen, Sol, 1:11.55; 3. Alex Juliussen, Sol, 1:14.12; 4. Addi Rogers, Kod, 1:18.44.

100 breaststroke — 1. Leslie Spear, Kod, 1:12.55; 2. Katie Creglow, Sol, 1:17.88; 3. Emily Hubert, Kod, 1:22.09; 4. Morgan Yatsik, Kod, 1:26.65; 5. Deloma Watkins, Sol, 1:32.06; 6. Kennedy Holland, Sol, 1:38.41.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak (Devon Cummiskey, Emily Hubert, Ashleigh Nicholson, Leslie Spear), 3:59.16; 2. Soldotna, 4:03.11; 3. Soldotna, 4:22.80.

Boys

Kodiak 95, Soldotna 55

200 medley relay — 1. Kodiak (Ian Rocheleau, Anders Hocum, Wesley Dumm, Nathan James), 1:46.49; 2. Soldotna, 2:06.48.

200 freestyle — 1. Jacob Hengen, Kod, 2:06.86; 2. Nathan Pitka, Sol, 2:25.31; 3. Bradey Wolfe, Sol, 2:37.14.

200 individual medley — 1. Ian Rocheleau, Kod, 2:14.00.

50 freestyle — 1. Nathan James, Kod, 23.48; 2. Anders Hocum, Kod, 24.49; 3. Jackson Krug, Kod, 24.56; 4. Jeremy Kupferschmid, Sol, 25.67; 5. Kody Van Dyke, Sol, 28.09; 6. Carson Ratky, Sol, 28.45.

1-meter diving — 1. Kylin Welch, Sol, 271.95; 2. Sam Skolnick, Sol, 209.30.

100 butterfly — 1. Ethan Evans, Sol, 56.38; 2. Wesley Dumm, Kod, 1:04.13.

100 freestyle — 1. Nathan James, Kod, 51.52; 2. Jackson Krug, Kod, 54.02; 3. Trenton Nicholson, Kod, 1:01.28; 4. Nathan Pitka, Sol, 1:03.86; 5. Bradey Wolfe, Sol, 1:05.98.

500 freestyle — 1. Jacob Hengen, Kod, 5:45.42; 2. Aidan Skonberg, Kod, 6:14.56; 3. Jeremy Kupferschmid, Sol, 6:16.55.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak (Anders Hocum, Nick Carver, Wesley Dumm, Jackson Krug), 1:39.72; 2. Soldotna, 1:42.13; 3. Kodiak, 1:53.23; 4. Soldotna, 2:08.40.

100 backstroke — 1. Ethan Evans, Sol, 1:01.80; 2. Kody Van Dyke, Sol, 1:22.02; 3. Liam Hartman, Sol, 1:56.65.

100 breaststroke — 1. Anders Hocum, Kod, 1:05.75; 2. Wesley Dumm, Kod, 1:12.64; 3. Nick Carver, Kod, 1:13.46.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak (Ian Rocheleau, Jacob Hengen, Jackson Krug), 3:36.34; 2. Kodiak, 4:16.31; 3. Soldotna, 4:25.12.

More in Sports

tease
Homer boys, Soldotna girls place 1st in ski invitational

Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra took first place for the girls’ division, leading her team to victory at the meet. The Homer girls’ varsity team placed second overall.

Senior Mason Bock exclaims after winning the state title during the ASAA Division I state championships in Anchorage, Alaska on Dec. 20, 2025. Bock beat No. 2 seed Isaiah Schultz of Colony High School in the final, securing his victory in the 135-pound title as the No. 4 seed. Bock said standing on the podium was the best moment of his life, telling the Clarion that since he had lost to Schultz once earlier in the season, he was “focused and determined to have a different outcome” during the final match. Photo courtesy of Andie Bock/Andie’s Alaskan Adventures Photography
SoHi girls 3-peat at state wrestling championships

The boys team placed second and saw five wrestlers win state titles in the Division I tournament.

Seward’s Atlin Ryan wrestles against a Mountain City Christian Academy athlete during the regional Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Homer girls wrestling team named regional champions

Kenai boys, girls both placed third overall in the Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

The Soldotna High School wrestling team is pictured after the Northern Lights regional conference in Wasilla, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. SoHi sent 33 boys and 11 girls to regionals. 22 boys and nine girls will compete in the state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center this weekend. Photo courtesy of Soldotna High School Athletics
SoHi wrestling wins regional title; 31 wrestlers advance to state

22 boys and nine girls will compete in the state tournament this weekend.

Homer and Soldotna hockey players battle for the puck during the Carlin Cup home varsity game on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
SoHi hockey claims 3rd Carlin Cup victory

The Soldotna varsity hockey team defeated Homer 9-1 Saturday at Kevin Bell Arena.

Sophie Tapley is photographed with her parents, Josh and Whitney Tapley, during Sophie’s signing ceremony at Kenai Central High School on Nov. 26, 2025. Tapley committed to playing volleyball at the University of Alaska Anchorage during the 2026-2027 school year. Photo courtesy of Jesse Settlemyer, Kenai Central Athletics
Kenai Central’s Sophie Tapley signs with UAA volleyball

Tapley will trade her Kardinals jersey for a Seawolf one during the 2026-2027 academic year.

Photo courtesy Pete Dickinson
The SoHi junior varsity and varsity wrestling teams compete in the Battle for the Bird at Soldotna High School on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The Kenai Peninsula Athletics Sapphire dance team performed the halftime show.
SoHi, Nikiski wrestling teams compete for Thanksgiving dinner

The Stars and Bulldogs faced off during the Battle for the Bird duals last Wednesday.

Runners of all ages gather for a photo in the Homer High School Commons after the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Due to icy outdoor conditions, the official run was moved to the high school halls. Photo courtesy Matthew Smith
55 turn out for Homer Turkey Trot

Each Thanksgiving morning, the Kachemak Bay Running Club and the City of… Continue reading

The varsity wrestling team is pictured after the Robin Hervey individual tournament in Kodiak on Nov. 22, 2025. Photo courtesy of Pete Dickinson
Sports briefs: Soldotna hockey, wrestling teams secure wins at weekend tournaments

SoHi hockey won the End of the Road tournament in Homer and the wrestling team gained 20 individual wins.

The Kenai Central High School varsity volleyball team is named the 2025 3A Volleyball State Championship Tournament, held Nov. 13-15, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The Kardinals defeated the Nikiski Bulldogs 3-2 in a "rematch" championship game on Saturday, Nov. 15, securing their third state title in the last four years. Photo courtesy of the Kenai Volleyball Booster Club
Kenai Central takes home 3rd volleyball state title

The Kards defeated Nikiski in a rematch championship game on Saturday during the state tournament in Anchorage.

Soldotna High School wrestlers won six individual championships during the Lancer Smith Memorial wrestling tournament in Wasilla Nov. 14-15. Photo courtesy of SoHi Stars Wrestling on Facebook
SoHi wrestling sweeps Lancer Smith tourney, eyes state title

SoHi girls and boys took first and second place as teams, respectively.

Soldotna’s Gracelyn Altobelli attacks against Nikiski’s Addison Perkins on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Sports briefs: Soldotna volleyball claims third Northern Lights Region III title

The SoHi Stars will compete at the state tournament this weekend.