Sports

Brown Bears earn weekend split with Minotauros

The Kenai River Brown Bears managed a split against the Minot (North Dakota) Minotauros at imposing Maysa Arena on Friday and Saturday in North American… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Seniors Justin Sumption (16) and Dawson Felde (3) come off the field celebrating with their teammates after defeating Ben Eielson High School in a playoff game Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners will now head to Palmer for the Division III state championship game. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Division III: Homer tops Eielson, Utqiagvik tops Nikiski

It’s a year of firsts for the Homer Mariners. After clinching their first ever Division III Peninsula Conference title last month, the team rose to… Continue reading

Seniors Justin Sumption (16) and Dawson Felde (3) come off the field celebrating with their teammates after defeating Ben Eielson High School in a playoff game Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners will now head to Palmer for the Division III state championship game. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Seward leads peninsula at Grizzly Invite

The Seward volleyball team led the Kenai Peninsula by finishing fourth in the Platinum Bracket in the Grizzly Invitational in Anchorage. In Friday’s pool play,… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna running back Cody Quelland (2) stiff arms North Pole’s Chris Berrellez Saturday at the ASAA First National Bank state football semifinals at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi earns 6th straight state title berth with semi win over North Pole

By the time the North Pole Patriots got moving in their state semifinal rematch against Soldotna, it was too late. As is the case for… Continue reading

Soldotna running back Cody Quelland (2) stiff arms North Pole’s Chris Berrellez Saturday at the ASAA First National Bank state football semifinals at Palmer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Chainwreck gets more popular, still wrecks chains

The Chainwreck Cyclocross Series hit another high for participants while still living up to its name Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. Forty-four riders came out for… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Minotauros snap Bears’ 3-game winning streak

The Kenai River Brown Bears had a three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-2 loss to the Minot (North Dakota) Minotauros on Friday in North… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Colony volleyball sweeps Kenai

PALMER — Kenai tested Colony early, but the Knights scored the sweep. Following a 25-23 Knights win in the first set, Colony rolled to a… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Nikiski sophomore Michael Eiter delivers a pass against the Eielson rush Sept. 22 at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer leads peninsula teams into Division III football playoffs

In a division that sees its fair share of blowouts, the smallest division of high school football in the 49th state could be primed to… Continue reading

Nikiski sophomore Michael Eiter delivers a pass against the Eielson rush Sept. 22 at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong turns upfield after eluding Kenai’s Jarett Wilson on a kickoff return Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Last year’s semi lurks in SoHi’s memory

The monster 57-game win streak that the Soldotna football team currently owns saw one of its biggest scares last October in a state semifinal battle… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong turns upfield after eluding Kenai’s Jarett Wilson on a kickoff return Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikiski High School athletic director Dylan Hooper strains to hold up Nikiski junior Justin Cox with his beard Tuesday at Nikiski High School. Hooper was attempting to set a world record for most weight pulled by a facial beard, and tentatively broke the standing record of 140 pounds by pulling 145.9 pounds, the body weight of Cox. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski’s Hooper sets world record for most weight pulled by beard

It was in 2005 in Dillingham that Nikiski athletic director Dylan Hooper discovered he had a special talent. After wrestling practice one day, someone got… Continue reading

Nikiski High School athletic director Dylan Hooper strains to hold up Nikiski junior Justin Cox with his beard Tuesday at Nikiski High School. Hooper was attempting to set a world record for most weight pulled by a facial beard, and tentatively broke the standing record of 140 pounds by pulling 145.9 pounds, the body weight of Cox. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikiski duo Rylee Jackson (10) and Jamie Yerkes (9) block a shot from Soldotna’s Ella Stenga, Tuesday at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski survives in 5 sets over SoHi

Dylan Hooper’s beard and the Nikiski volleyball team held strong when it counted. On a senior night when Hooper held enough weight from his beard… Continue reading

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

Nikiski, SoHi volleyball set to clash

The Nikiski and Soldotna volleyball teams play at different classes and in different conferences, but nevertheless the Bulldogs and Stars will meet in the first… Continue reading

  • Oct 3, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander wins Boise State Athlete of Week

Soldotna runner and 2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander was voted Boise State Athlete of the Week by Broncos fans Monday. After missing last season… Continue reading

  • Oct 3, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for Seward swimming invitational

The Seward Invitational was held Saturday in Seward. Team results are not yet available, but individual results follow: Seward Invitational Saturday GIRLS 200-yard medley relay… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Nikiski stops Seward to secure playoff spot

Nikiski senior Ian Johnson knew it was going to be a great game for the Bulldogs when he got up this morning to play in… Continue reading

  • Sep 30, 2017
  • By DAN BALMER
Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens attempts to spike a ball by Anchorage Christian middle hitters Kira Keller (12) and Kelsey Smallwood (7) Friday at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Nikiski volleyball tops ACS, Seward

For a time Friday night, it looked like the Nikiski volleyball team could do nothing right. With Anchorage Christian Schools dropping game balls on Nikiski’s… Continue reading

Nikiski junior Bethany Carstens attempts to spike a ball by Anchorage Christian middle hitters Kira Keller (12) and Kelsey Smallwood (7) Friday at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central senior Riana Boonstra races to the finish of the Division I girls race Saturday at the ASAA First National Bank Alaska Cross-country State Championships at Bartlett High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer’s Daigle wins Div. II girls state XC crown

With race leader Ruby Lindquist of Seward in her sights and noticeably slowing, Homer’s Autumn Daigle keyed in on her last reserve of power in… Continue reading

Kenai Central senior Riana Boonstra races to the finish of the Division I girls race Saturday at the ASAA First National Bank Alaska Cross-country State Championships at Bartlett High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Some rain, can’t complain

It was a decent week of weather, with only half of it being rainy. This year, that’s a win! We had a good showing for… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2017
  • By Zac Cowan

Brown Bears claw back to .500

After starting the season 0-3, the Kenai River Brown Bears stormed back to .500 on the season with a sweep of the host Springfield (Illinois)… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong turns upfield after eluding Kenai’s Jarett Wilson on a kickoff return Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna football defeats Kenai

Kenai Central had a few things go right, but not everything, and that’s what it would have taken to stage an audacious upset of the… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong turns upfield after eluding Kenai’s Jarett Wilson on a kickoff return Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)