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Prep hoops roundup: Nikiski girls, SoHi boys collect wins

The Nikiski girls basketball team improved to 2-0 at the 51st annual Joe Floyd tournament in Kodiak with a 70-37 victory over Eagle River. The… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Prep hoops: Nikiski girls cruise at Joe Floyd tourney

The Nikiski girls basketball team cruised past Kodiak 46-9 on Wednesday at the 51st annual Joe Floyd Tournament in Kodiak. The Bulldogs were in control… Continue reading

  • Dec 28, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Bechler Metcalf (bottom) fights against Wasilla’s Andrue Shepersky in the 152-pound final Saturday night at the Division I state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

State wrestling: Hutchison joins family list, Homer falls short of Division II team title

With the last name Hutchison, winning a state wrestling championship is almost a given. However, two straight years of finishing third at the season-ending state… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Bechler Metcalf (bottom) fights against Wasilla’s Andrue Shepersky in the 152-pound final Saturday night at the Division I state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Freezer Food Series race No. 2 results

Soldotna’s Jordan Chilson rolled to a close ski victory Wednesday night in race No. 2 of the Freezer Food Series on the Tsalteshi Trails. Chilson… Continue reading

  • Dec 24, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Homer’s Daniel Reutov slips while dribbling the ball with pressure from Service’s Brandon Gail (14) Dec. 15, 2017, at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Southcentral hoops preview: Girls field chasing Nikiski, boys field hunting Anchorage teams

A dream hoops season quickly turned into a nightmare for the Nikiski girls program last March, and all it took was one play. The juggernaut… Continue reading

Homer’s Daniel Reutov slips while dribbling the ball with pressure from Service’s Brandon Gail (14) Dec. 15, 2017, at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna sophomore Danica Schmidt hounds Kodiak’s Sydney Mutch for the ball in a Northern Lights Conference matchup Jan. 7, 2017, at the Soldotna Prep gymnasium.

NLC hoops preview: Peninsula teams catching up

The lay of the land in the Northern Lights Conference is considerably red and green these days. Red for the Wasilla Warriors, green for the… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna sophomore Danica Schmidt hounds Kodiak’s Sydney Mutch for the ball in a Northern Lights Conference matchup Jan. 7, 2017, at the Soldotna Prep gymnasium.

Class 1A hoops preview: Nikolaevsk, Ninilchik lead the way into 2018

Husband and wife team Steve and Bea Klaich have built a basketball juggernaut in Nikolaevsk, and now just one man at rival Ninilchik will be… Continue reading

Kenai Central senior Kasey Paxton (left) wrestles for the ball with Seward sophomore Sophia Dow, Thursday night at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai hoops sweep Seward

The Kardinals protected home court Thursday night with a pair of nonconference victories over the Seward Seahawks. The Kenai Central boys dominated en route to… Continue reading

  • Dec 22, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central senior Kasey Paxton (left) wrestles for the ball with Seward sophomore Sophia Dow, Thursday night at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

CIA Classic awards accolades

The CIA Classic, which ran Thursday through Saturday, awarded accolades after the tournament to the weekend’s top performers. Boys All-Tournament team — Uriah Huntsman, Nanwalek;… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Middle school holiday volleyball camp

Middle school volleyball begins Jan. 8, and Soldotna High School will be holding a camp for interested seventh- and eighth-grade players over the holiday break.… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
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Ninilchik’s Vanderford stays perfect as pro fighter

Ninilchik’s Austin Vanderford kept up his perfect fighting record since turning professional this year with a welterweight victory in the Victory Fighting Championship. Vanderford prevailed… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Fox leads locals at Besh Cup race 2

Soldotna skier Sadie Fox topped all local racers Sunday at the Besh Cup race No. 2 at the Birch Hill ski area in Fairbanks. Fox,… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
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Fox leads peninsula skiers in Saturday Besh Cup

2015 Soldotna graduate Sadie Fox led peninsula skiers Saturday at the relocated Besh Cup races at the Birch Hill ski area in Fairbanks. The weekend… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Homer hockey tops Kenai

The Homer hockey team notched an 8-2 North Star Conference victory over Kenai Central on Saturday at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. The game was 2-0… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2017
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Soldotna’s Caleb Spence gets blocked by Kenai’s Preben Strende (left) Friday at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Central wins Tip-Off on tiebreaker

The Soldotna basketball team won the battle but lost the war at the Al Howard/Powerade Tip-Off Tournament at Soldotna High School this weekend. Friday, the… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Caleb Spence gets blocked by Kenai’s Preben Strende (left) Friday at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Magicians get 4 points on Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears went into the holiday break by getting one point out of a two-game series at the Minnesota Magicians on Friday… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Kenai girls win Challenge title with tiebreaker

The Kenai Central girls basketball team won the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge for the first time since 2013 by topping Homer 41-27 on Saturday… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2017
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Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov holds off a steal attempt by Cook Inlet Academy’s Breona Delon on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Cook Inlet Academy. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikolaevsk girls, boys sweep Classic titles

The Nikolaevsk boys basketball team wrapped up the Cook Inlet Classic title at Cook Inlet Academy in early and convincing fashion Friday, defeating Kodiak ESS… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov holds off a steal attempt by Cook Inlet Academy’s Breona Delon on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Cook Inlet Academy. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central junior Brooke Satathite eyes an open lane against Eielson Thursday night at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge at Kenai Central. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Teams open hoops season with tournament play

If you took your eyes off the court, you might’ve missed a few points from the Kenai Central girls. Amid a flurry of turnovers and… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central junior Brooke Satathite eyes an open lane against Eielson Thursday night at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge at Kenai Central. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

State wrestling preview: Homer working to regain crown

Wrestling is a numbers game, and the numbers are adding up for the Homer Mariners. Two years in a row at the Division II state… Continue reading