Sports

Saturday: Brown Bears top Mudbugs in shootout

Saturday, the Kenai River Brown Bears rewarded the home crowd for helping to bring the team back from inactivity with a 5-4 shootout victory over… Continue reading

Kenai River’s Ross Hanson (14) and David Kaplan wrestle for puck control against Shreveport’s Cole Quisenberry (22) and Dominick Procopio Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Mudbugs spoil Brown Bears home opener

There was plenty of seafood on ice Friday. Just no Mudbugs. Kenai River fans showed joy at having their team back by raining salmon on… Continue reading

Kenai River’s Ross Hanson (14) and David Kaplan wrestle for puck control against Shreveport’s Cole Quisenberry (22) and Dominick Procopio Friday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna juniors Aliann Schmidt and Kodi McGillivray (4) team up to block Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens Tuesday evening at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi volleyball gets back at Nikiski in 4

The host Soldotna volleyball team handed Nikiski its first loss of the season Tuesday in nonconference volleyball action. Just as impressively, the Stars volleyball program… Continue reading

Soldotna juniors Aliann Schmidt and Kodi McGillivray (4) team up to block Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens Tuesday evening at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Season wrestling preview: Homer has new head coach, but same stack of talent

Bethel upped the ante last season at the Division II state wrestling tournament. This year, Homer appears ready to return the favor. In 2015, Homer… Continue reading

Homer senior Chris Cudaback (48) tackles Utqiagvik running back Ben Heather Saturday in the ASAA First National Bank Division III state championship at Machetanz Field in Palmer. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

By Inches: Barrow escapes with Div. III football crown over Homer

First-and-goal from 2 yards out and 10 seconds on the clock. No timeouts. That was the situation the Homer Mariners football team faced with a… Continue reading

Homer senior Chris Cudaback (48) tackles Utqiagvik running back Ben Heather Saturday in the ASAA First National Bank Division III state championship at Machetanz Field in Palmer. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikiski’s Justin Cox controls Kenai Central’s Brandon Kroto on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central High School. Cox took a 13-1 major decision en route to winning first at 138 pounds. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer captures Luke Spruill tourney

The oddest feature of the prep sports calendar was on display Saturday at Kenai Central High School, when the Homer wrestling team accepted the team… Continue reading

Nikiski’s Justin Cox controls Kenai Central’s Brandon Kroto on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central High School. Cox took a 13-1 major decision en route to winning first at 138 pounds. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kodiak sweeps Palmer Invitational

The Kodiak girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Palmer Invitational on Thursday through Saturday. The meet is generally considered a good preview… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna sophomore Jersey Truesdell attempts to tackle Palmer running back Larry Cutsforth (27) Saturday in the ASAA First National Bank Division II state championship at Machetanz Field in Palmer. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi wins 6th straight state football title with win over Palmer

Call it a six-pack. For a sixth straight year, the Soldotna Stars are reigning supreme as state football champions of the Division II level, thanks… Continue reading

Soldotna sophomore Jersey Truesdell attempts to tackle Palmer running back Larry Cutsforth (27) Saturday in the ASAA First National Bank Division II state championship at Machetanz Field in Palmer. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Holleigh Jamie receives a serve as Shay Zener looks on during a 3-2 loss to Wasilla on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Wasilla. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Weekend volleyball roundup

WASILLA — Great win for the Wasilla Warriors. “Good loss” for the Soldotna Stars. That’s not something heard every day, but that’s how Soldotna head… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2017
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Soldotna’s Holleigh Jamie receives a serve as Shay Zener looks on during a 3-2 loss to Wasilla on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Wasilla. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Bears get swept in Bismarck, ready to head home

The Kenai River Brown Bears are glad to be coming home. The Brown Bears were swept Friday and Saturday by the host Bismarck (North Dakota)… Continue reading

Chainwreck Cyclocross Series concludes with wet, wild night

On a wet and wild Thursday night at Tsalteshi Trails, the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series concluded with a fifth race that saw Tyle Owens, Amber Bethe… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Friday: Brown Bears fall in Bismarck

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a 3-2 decision on the road to the Bismarck (North Dakota) Bobcats on Friday in North American Hockey League… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander takes 9th at Nuttycombe Invitational

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 Kenai Central graduate, finished ninth at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday to lead Boise State to fourth… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna linebacker Wendell Tuisaula eyes Palmer reciever Skyler Hale (15) in the second half of the 2016 medium-schools state football championship in October 2016 at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Stars seek 6th straight state crown in Palmer rematch

In their search of a sixth straight state football championship, the Soldotna Stars will have to rely on a deep roster and a slew of… Continue reading

Soldotna linebacker Wendell Tuisaula eyes Palmer reciever Skyler Hale (15) in the second half of the 2016 medium-schools state football championship in October 2016 at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Kodi McGillivray picks up a dig during a 3-1 loss to Palmer on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Palmer High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Soldotna, Kenai netters lose on road

PALMER — Tuesday, Palmer hosted Colony on its home floor and it turned out to be a rough night for the Moose. But Palmer bounced… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Soldotna’s Kodi McGillivray picks up a dig during a 3-1 loss to Palmer on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Palmer High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Division III preview: Homer ready for 1st state football crown

It’s been a year of firsts for high school football in Homer. Why not add one more? Since Alaska’s smallest division of prep football became… Continue reading

Stars lead list of NLC All-Conference awards

The Soldotna Stars once again filled the Northern Lights All-Conference list of accolades in 2017, picking up three of the top five awards and 13… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Homer leads teams in Peninsula All-Conference list

The newly-crowned Peninsula Conference champion Homer Mariners picked up the most postseason awards on the recently released All-Conference list. Homer won the conference with a… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Moose volleyball sweeps Kardinals

Palmer bounced back from Tuesday’s loss to Colony and scored a 3-0 victory over Kenai Central Wednesday night at Palmer High School, with scores of… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Homer swimming hosts Soldotna in dual meet

The Soldotna and Homer swimming and diving teams got together for a dual meet Friday in Homer, with the Soldotna girls winning seven of 12… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2017
  • By Staff Report