Sports

Ostrander triumphant in cross-country return

For all of 2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander’s running success, it’s easy to forget she also showed she could bounce back from a withering… Continue reading

  • Sep 30, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Brittani Blossom digs up a ball for Soldotna on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna volleyball sweeps Kenai

Kenai Central had more seniors, but Soldotna had more experience. The SoHi volleyball team scored a 3-0 sweep of the Kardinals on Cliff Massie Court… Continue reading

Brittani Blossom digs up a ball for Soldotna on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Chainwreck cycle race sets participants record

Mike Crawford, Jen Showalter and Dylan Hogue came out on top of the third race of the Chainwreck Cycle Series on Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails.… Continue reading

  • Sep 30, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Friday: Brown Bears top Blues in Friday shootout

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears notched a 2-1 shootout victory over the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Friday in North American Hockey League play.… Continue reading

  • Sep 29, 2017
  • By Staff Report

State cross-country preview: Homer seeks another sweep

There’s easy cross-country spectating and hard cross-country spectating. Easy is figuring out the winner in the individual race. Hard, assuming it is relatively close, is… Continue reading

Soldotna running back Brenner Furlong (center) receives congratulations from teammates Zach Hanson (left) and Aaron Faletoi (right) after scoring a touchdown Sept. 16 at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Week 8 football preview: SoHi brings The Streak to Kenai

A lot got accomplished last week as prep football teams took care of business on the turf. The clinch game was in full effect as… Continue reading

Soldotna running back Brenner Furlong (center) receives congratulations from teammates Zach Hanson (left) and Aaron Faletoi (right) after scoring a touchdown Sept. 16 at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna setter Shaylynn Zener sets up a pass for teammate Ella Stenga Tuesday night against Seward at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi volleyball sweeps Seward

The Soldotna Stars protected home court spectacularly Tuesday night with a three-set sweep of Seward, winning with scores of 25-13, 25-15 and 25-20. Led by… Continue reading

Soldotna setter Shaylynn Zener sets up a pass for teammate Ella Stenga Tuesday night against Seward at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski volleyball sweeps Kenai

The Nikiski volleyball team has a rare talent for being able to turn it on when times are tough. Coach Stacey Segura likes it, and… Continue reading

Weekend volleyball roundup

The visiting Nikiski volleyball team swept Grace Christian on Friday and Redington on Saturday to improve to 6-0 in Southcentral Conference play. The Bulldogs defeated… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Palmer football coach Rod Christianson celebrates his 151st career coaching win with the Moose, Saturday at Ed Hollier field in Kenai. The milestone victory placed Christianson atop the all-time Alaska football coaching win list. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Christianson gets record win No. 151 as Palmer eliminates Kenai from playoffs

The most telling moment after Saturday’s 35-8 win over Kenai Central that provided insight into what has made Rod Christiansen — now Alaska’s winningest ever… Continue reading

Palmer football coach Rod Christianson celebrates his 151st career coaching win with the Moose, Saturday at Ed Hollier field in Kenai. The milestone victory placed Christianson atop the all-time Alaska football coaching win list. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears notch 1st win of season

The Kenai River Brown Bears got their first win of the season in emphatic fashion Saturday at the North American Hockey League Showcase, taking down… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Riana Boonstra follows right behind teammate Addison Gibson during the final meters of the Division I girls’ race of the Region III Championships Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the Government Peak Recreation Area near Palmer. Gibson held on to win the region title. Kenai also won the girls’ team title.

Kenai girls, Homer girls, Gibson win region titles

A pair of epic streaks came to an end Saturday at the Region III cross-country meet at the Government Peak Recreation Area near Palmer, but… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Riana Boonstra follows right behind teammate Addison Gibson during the final meters of the Division I girls’ race of the Region III Championships Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the Government Peak Recreation Area near Palmer. Gibson held on to win the region title. Kenai also won the girls’ team title.
Eielson junior Jaydenn Manibusan attempts to shed Nikiski tackler Tyler Olson Friday evening at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Division III football roundup: Nikiski falls short to Eielson

A botched punt by the opposition. A field goal miss doinking off the goal post on a short kick. An untimely sack with time running… Continue reading

Eielson junior Jaydenn Manibusan attempts to shed Nikiski tackler Tyler Olson Friday evening at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Results posted for Chainwreck Cyclocross Race 2

Mike Crawford, Leah Kiviat, Amber Bethe and Landen Showalter were all winners Thursday at the second race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series. Crawford was the… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kodiak’s Talon Lindquist competes in the 50-yard breaststroke Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Soldotna Pentathlon at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kodiak’s Lindquist, Homer’s Story capture Pentathlon crowns

It was out with the relative old and in with the new Friday at the SoHi Pentathlon. Kodiak senior Talon Lindquist won his fourth Pentathlon… Continue reading

Kodiak’s Talon Lindquist competes in the 50-yard breaststroke Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at the Soldotna Pentathlon at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Tough course to greet Region III runners

In the land where mountains are often used as venues for running races, calling the Government Peak Recreation Area, site of Saturday’s Region III cross-country… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Denali Lockwood gets her fingers on a ball while teammate Sam Kompkoff (14) watches Thursday against Kodiak at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kodiak volleyball prevails in four games over Kenai

The Kenai Central volleyball squad took another loss to a Northern Lights Conference opponent Thursday night at Cliff Massie Court, but the program took another… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Denali Lockwood gets her fingers on a ball while teammate Sam Kompkoff (14) watches Thursday against Kodiak at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Week 7 prep football preview: Playoff clinching scenarios

The stretch run of the prep football season will receive a serious dose of reality this weekend, and the consequences are dire for most teams.… Continue reading

Jackalopes cruise past Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped to 0-2-0-0 with a 5-2 loss to the Odessa (Texas) Jackalopes on Thursday at the North American Hockey League… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Par 3 Challenge packs the fun

Saturday, we had a lot of fun with our “Augusta North” Par 3 Challenge. The weather held out (for once) and six 3-person teams battled… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2017
  • By Zac Cowan