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Kenai Central’s Karl Danielson races at the 2017 ASAA state nordic skiing championships Feb. 24 at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.

Peninsula teams enter XC ski season with streak intact

Since the year 2000, a peninsula team has won a region Nordic ski title each and every year, whether it be boys or girls. To… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Karl Danielson races at the 2017 ASAA state nordic skiing championships Feb. 24 at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.
Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander runs to fourth place at the NCAA cross-country championships Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo provided by Michael Scott)

Ostrander 4th at NCAA cross-country nationals

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 Kenai Central graduate, finished fourth in the NCAA Division I national cross-country championships Saturday at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park in Louisville,… Continue reading

  • Nov 18, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander runs to fourth place at the NCAA cross-country championships Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo provided by Michael Scott)

SoHi, Homer hockey win 1st day of End of Road tourney

The Soldotna Stars prevailed 9-4 in an offensive shootout over Bartlett on Thursday night on the first night of the End of the Road Shootout… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Michael Spethmann challenges for the puck Nov. 3, 2017, against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears forward Spethmann not afraid to venture far from home

For many parents of Kenai River Brown Bears, sending their sons so far away to a remote location can be tough at first. That’s not… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Michael Spethmann challenges for the puck Nov. 3, 2017, against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

New high school wrestling rankings released

The latest Alaska Coaches Wrestling Poll was released by Kenai Central head coach Stan Steffensen Wednesday night. Soldotna’s Gideon Hutchison was the lone peninsula representative… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Bobcats

The Kenai River Brown Bears will be focusing on getting off to a good start tonight when they face the Bismarck (North Dakota) Bobcats in… Continue reading

Norwood awarded NWC Player of Week for soccer

Norwood named NWC Player of Week Puget Sound junior Wren Norwood was named Men’s Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Former Kenai Peninsula resident Tilly wins marathon in Korea

Former Kenai Peninsula resident Sam Tilly won the JoongAng Seoul Marathon on Sunday in a personal-best time 2 hours, 30 minutes and 43 seconds. The… Continue reading

  • Nov 14, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai River’s Connor Fedorek can’t stuff the puck past Minot goaltender Samu Lonkila on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears earn split with Minotauros

The Kenai River Brown Bears continued to show they are great at making adjustments between Friday and Saturday games at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.… Continue reading

Kenai River’s Connor Fedorek can’t stuff the puck past Minot goaltender Samu Lonkila on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Hudson Metcalf and Colony’s Frank Urbano tangle at 170 pounds in the third-place dual at the Peninsula Duals on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Nikiski High School. Urbano won 4-3. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Colony tops Homer for Peninsula Duals title, SoHi 4th

Colony head wrestling coach Todd Hopkins had a successful return to the Kenai Peninsula on Friday and Saturday at the Peninsula Duals at Nikiski High… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Hudson Metcalf and Colony’s Frank Urbano tangle at 170 pounds in the third-place dual at the Peninsula Duals on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at Nikiski High School. Urbano won 4-3. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer, Kenai hockey claim wins

The Kenai Central hockey team defeated Glennallen-Kenny Lake 7-6 on Friday in nonconference action at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility, getting hat tricks from Levi Mese… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2017
  • By Frontiersman

Ostrander takes 2nd at West Region Championships

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, finished second at the NCAA West Regional cross-country meet Friday in Seattle. The race turned into a… Continue reading

  • Nov 11, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Friday: SoHi falls to West Valley at 4A state volleyball

Friday: SoHi falls to West Valley at 4A state volleyball

The Soldotna Stars volleyball squad had quite a week. It just didn’t end the way they dreamed it would. Before the three-day Class 4A state… Continue reading

Friday: SoHi falls to West Valley at 4A state volleyball
Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens (7) teams up with senior Jamie Yerkes to put up a block Friday against Barrow at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Nikiski bows out of 3A state volleyball tournament

Nikiski’s dreams of a return to the state final were extinguished Friday morning in a loser-out bracket loss to Barrow. A day after falling 3-1… Continue reading

Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens (7) teams up with senior Jamie Yerkes to put up a block Friday against Barrow at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer hockey tops Eagle River

Homer scored a pair of unanswered goals in the third period and posted a 4-3 nonconference win over Eagle River during the first day of… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2017
  • By Frontiersman report
Kenai Central’s Byron Dunham controls Soldotna’s Eli Floyd at 195 pounds en route to a pin Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Central wrestlers top SoHi in tuneup dual

Kenai Central High School hosted Barrow, Dillingham and Soldotna for a series of dual meets as schools tune up for the Peninsula Duals on Friday… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Byron Dunham controls Soldotna’s Eli Floyd at 195 pounds en route to a pin Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Alex Klekotka tries to make a play behind the net on Minnesota Magicians defenseman Matt Denman on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Outdoorsman Klekotka fits Brown Bears on, off ice

For some junior hockey players, taking the plunge and coming all the way to the Kenai Peninsula to play in the North American Hockey League… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Alex Klekotka tries to make a play behind the net on Minnesota Magicians defenseman Matt Denman on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Series preview: Bears vs. Minot Minotauros

Coming off a split in a series in North Dakota on Oct. 6 and 7, the Kenai River Brown Bears and Minot Minotauros meet in… Continue reading

Soldotna junior Brittani Blossom digs a ball Thursday against Bartlett at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

State volleyball: SoHi swept by Bartlett in 4A quarters, Nikiski dropped by Valdez at 3A level

The Stars find themselves with their backs against the wall again. A week after falling into a similar hole at the region tournament, the Soldotna… Continue reading

Soldotna junior Brittani Blossom digs a ball Thursday against Bartlett at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikiski duo Rylee Jackson (10) and Jamie Yerkes (9) block a shot from Soldotna’s Ella Stenga, Oct. 3 at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski determined to make noise at 3A state volleyball

Moments after being crushed in an all-or-nothing championship fight under the bright lights of the state championship stage, the Nikiski volleyball crew slunk off to… Continue reading

Nikiski duo Rylee Jackson (10) and Jamie Yerkes (9) block a shot from Soldotna’s Ella Stenga, Oct. 3 at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)