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Kenai Central pitcher Savannah Jones delivers a strike to a Palmer batter April 2017 at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Prep softball preview: NLC tourney back again

It wasn’t until nearly half past 10 p.m. on a cold, wet Saturday night last spring that Homer emerged as the 2017 Northern Lights Conference… Continue reading

Kenai Central pitcher Savannah Jones delivers a strike to a Palmer batter April 2017 at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai boys soccer sweeps Southeast trip

Zack Tuttle netted a second-half hat trick Friday to rally the Kenai Central boys to a 4-2 soccer victory over Thunder Mountain. The Kardinals moved… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Kenai boys soccer takes down Juneau

The visiting Kenai Central boys soccer team won a battle of Division II powerhouses, taking down Juneau-Douglas 1-0 on Thursday to improve to 4-1. The… Continue reading

Ostrander takes 2nd on Boise State list in 1500m

Boise State’s Allie Ostrander blazed the track Friday in the women’s 1,500-meter event at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California, running a time of… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Homer’s Joe Ravin offers up a pitch to a Kenai Central batter May 2, 2017, at the Kenai Little League Fields. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

2018 prep baseball: Local teams look for return to state

A no-show is a no-go for Kenai Peninsula baseball teams this year. One year after Kenai Central, Soldotna and Homer all missed out on the… Continue reading

Homer’s Joe Ravin offers up a pitch to a Kenai Central batter May 2, 2017, at the Kenai Little League Fields. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Birch Ridge Golf Course to host open house Saturday

The 2017 season brought about new challenges, new moments and something altogether a bit difficult to handle: RAIN! I described last year and the “summer… Continue reading

  • Apr 19, 2018
  • By Zac Cowan
Houston’s Nico Wilkenson and Soldotna’s Cody Quelland battle for the ball Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna boys soccer bounces back against Houston

The host Soldotna boys soccer team rebounded from a last-minute loss to Kenai Central the day before by trouncing Houston 9-0 on Wednesday in nonconference… Continue reading

Houston’s Nico Wilkenson and Soldotna’s Cody Quelland battle for the ball Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ostrander one of 10 Bowerman award candidates

Boise State junior Allie Ostrander was named Wednesday to the 2018 Women’s Mid-Outdoor Watch List for the Bowerman award, college track and field’s highest honor.… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Kianna Holland works to keep the ball from Kenai Central’s Olivia Brewer Tuesday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi girls, Kenai boys earn victories

It had to be Leif Lofquist. That’s what Soldotna boys soccer assistant coach Erik Dolphin thought Tuesday when the ball crashed into the back of… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Kianna Holland works to keep the ball from Kenai Central’s Olivia Brewer Tuesday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Area runners take on wet, windy, cold Boston Marathon

Gabriel Juliussen of Soldotna led the Kenai Peninsula by finishing 6,578th overall and 5,305th among men Monday at the rainy, cold and windy Boston Marathon.… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • By Staff Report

SoHi’s Arthur signs with Colorado Mesa

Soldotna High School senior Kellie Arthur signed a National Letter of Intent on Monday to run and ski for Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.… Continue reading

  • Apr 16, 2018
  • By Staff Report
SoHi boys, Homer girls do well at dual track meet

SoHi boys, Homer girls do well at dual track meet

While there were no team scores kept, the Homer girls and Soldotna boys track and field programs enjoyed successful days Friday in a dual meet… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2018
  • By Staff Report
SoHi boys, Homer girls do well at dual track meet

Kenai, SoHi soccer get 1st wins of 2018

PALMER — The Colony Knights met the Soldotna Stars in a nonconference match for the first time Friday, and the Division II Stars gave the… Continue reading

SoHi grad McCormick lowers UAA school track record

University of Alaska Anchorage junior Dani McCormick set the new bar for UAA women in the 800 meters Saturday at the Triton Invitational in La… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Brooke Satathite races the Class 4A girls 1,600-meter event May 27, 2017, at the Alaska state track & field championships at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Who to watch in 2018 track & field season

Track and field season happens in a flash. If you blink, you might miss it. So does the speed in which cooped-up teams get outside.… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Brooke Satathite races the Class 4A girls 1,600-meter event May 27, 2017, at the Alaska state track & field championships at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer softball goes 2-1 Friday at Kodiak tourney

The Homer softball team opened its 2018 season Friday in a Kodiak preseason tournament, going 2-1 against stiff competition. The Mariners beat Service 4-2 and… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Patty Moran leaps from one side of a trail to the other during the Choose Your Weapon race on the Tsalteshi Trails in April 2015. (Clarion file photo)

Winter ends, summer begins: What’s a skier, biker to do?

Winter is quickly ending. Summer is coming on fast. At that crossroads sits not only Choose Your Weapon — a race involving bikes, skis and… Continue reading

Patty Moran leaps from one side of a trail to the other during the Choose Your Weapon race on the Tsalteshi Trails in April 2015. (Clarion file photo)

Homer soccer earns win, draw against SoHi

The Homer soccer program came out ahead in its first Peninsula Conference meeting of the 2018 season Tuesday night at home. The Homer girls tied… Continue reading

  • Apr 11, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Homer competes at Pro/Whit track meet

The Homer track and field program opened its season Friday and Saturday at the Pro/Whit Championships at The Dome in Anchorage. The Homer girls placed… Continue reading

  • Apr 7, 2018
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Liz Hanson (right) battles for possession with a Colony player in a consolation semifinal May 26, 2017, at the girls state soccer tournament at Eagle River High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

2018 prep girls soccer preview: Teams optimistic amid changed season

The fields may not be ready for spring soccer, but local teams on the central peninsula sure are. Slow-melting snow and additional flurries this week… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Liz Hanson (right) battles for possession with a Colony player in a consolation semifinal May 26, 2017, at the girls state soccer tournament at Eagle River High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)