In 1975, as a freshman in Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, I was required to take a weekly no-credit orientation seminar during my… Continue reading
Even when the Kenai River Brown Bears were on break for the holidays, signs of success keep happening. Since a 5-4 shootout loss at the… Continue reading
The brains of this pigskin pick’em column, or lack-there-of, enters the wild card round of the NFL playoffs after a Week 17 sabbatical in Juneau.… Continue reading
Theo Thrun’s dream has come true. Thrun, a forward with the Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League, announced his commitment Wednesday… Continue reading
A look back at 2019 in sports: HOCKEY The Kenai River Brown Bears saw a lot of change during the year in search of a… Continue reading
The Soldotna girls basketball team won the Prep Division of the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic on Monday by defeating West Willis High School 57-32. SoHi… Continue reading
The Soldotna girls moved to 3-0 at the SoCal Prep Holiday Classic by defeating Valhalla on Friday 70-24 and Patrick Henry 67-16 on Saturday. Valhalla… Continue reading
David Edwards-Smith and Morgan Aldridge won the seventh Freezer Food Series race of the season Sunday, a cyclocross race on fat bikes. Edwards-Smith won by… Continue reading
The Soldotna girls basketball team started play at the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic on Thursday with a 59-34 victory over Gladstone High School, which is… Continue reading
I picked up my journal this morning, ready to start closing out another year in its pages. Instead, I found myself looking back at previous… Continue reading
It is the time of year for reflection, where we look back at the year and express gratitude for the many good things that happened,… Continue reading
The first weekend of Besh Cup racing was held Saturday and Sunday at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Besh Cup racing is used to choose Alaska’s… Continue reading
The Kenai Central boys and Galena girls finished off titles in the Craig Jung “Kenai River Challenge” on Saturday. The Kardinals boys finished off a… Continue reading
The Kenai River Brown Bears remain in first place in the North American Hockey League Midwest Division after defeating the host Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on… Continue reading
Soldotna freshman Trinity Donovan walked off the center mat in the cavernous Alaska Airlines Center as a newly minted girls state wrestling champion and pointed… Continue reading
The Soldotna hockey team got two power-play goals in the third period to defeat Kenai Central 4-2 on Friday in Railbelt Conference action at the… Continue reading
Proper V2 technique and complex, expensive wax jobs can wait for the rest of the season. The Candy Cane Scramble puts a premium on Christmas… Continue reading
The Soldotna boys took care of business in picking up their first win of the season Friday at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna… Continue reading
One game into his tenure as Kenai Central girls basketball head coach and Jeff Swick is 1-0. Swick had to sweat it out as the… Continue reading
Dynasties are etched in stone over years, not months. The mark of a dynasty is the return to power year after year, season after season.… Continue reading
