Sports

SoHi graduate Newbould places 8th in national mountain running race

Brandon Newbould, a 2000 graduate of Soldotna High School now living in Nottingham, New Hampshire, finished eighth at 51 minutes, 20 seconds, Saturday at the… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Thrills and spills at the Soldotna Rodeo

Thrills and spills at the Soldotna Rodeo

The Alaskan rodeo season officially kicked off on the peninsula Friday and Saturday evenings with the first rodeo event of the summer at the Soldotna… Continue reading

Thrills and spills at the Soldotna Rodeo

SoHi football to host golf tournament fundraiser

The five-team defending medium-school champion Soldotna High School football team is holding a summer fundraising golf tournament June 17 at the Birch Ridge Golf Course… Continue reading

SoHi, Homer end seasons at state softball tourney

The 2017 softball season quietly came to an end for Soldotna and Homer on a hot Friday afternoon in Fairbanks. SoHi routed Homer 18-3 in… Continue reading

Former Brown Bears head coach David takes over Fighting Saints job

The Dubuque Fighting Saints announced former Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Oliver David as the team’s new head coach Wednesday. The Fighting Saints of… Continue reading

  • Jun 1, 2017
  • By Staff Report

SoHi, Homer go combined 1 for 4 on opening day of state softball

The opening day of pool-play at the small-schools state softball tournament saw the Soldotna and Homer squads go 1 for 4. Homer split a pair… Continue reading

  • May 31, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Bird Homestead Golf Report: A pure eagle is seen at men’s night

Bird Homestead Golf Course, located 11.9 miles down Funny River Road, had another amazing week on the course. We defied the odds of rain all… Continue reading

  • May 31, 2017
  • By Faith Link
Soldotna pitcher Danielle Hills delivers to Homer on Monday, May 15, 2017, at the Soldotna Little League fields. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna, Homer softball ready for state tournament

Homer coach Bill Bell has been involved with Mariners softball since 2004 and made the state tournament in every year except for one in that… Continue reading

Soldotna pitcher Danielle Hills delivers to Homer on Monday, May 15, 2017, at the Soldotna Little League fields. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Results posted for Nikiski Youth Track Meet

North Peninsula Recreation had its annual Nikiski Youth Track Meet on May 10 with Nikiski North Star, Aurora Borealis Charter School, The Study, home-schoolers and… Continue reading

  • May 31, 2017
  • By Staff Report

All-NLC softball team released

The All-Northern Lights Conference awards were released following the conclusion of the tournament Saturday in Homer. All-Northern Lights Conference MVP — Mary Hana Bowe, Homer.… Continue reading

  • May 30, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Lukas Renner, 8, gets off his bike to walk through the soft sand before the final hill to the finish Monday, May 29, 2017, at the Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride. Many riders were calling that soft sand and hill the toughest part of the course. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Life’s a beach: Wild Run and Ride thrives in new date

Sunny weather, a new date on the calendar, the possibility of a free fat bike and a new three-mile running race spurred the Mouth to… Continue reading

Lukas Renner, 8, gets off his bike to walk through the soft sand before the final hill to the finish Monday, May 29, 2017, at the Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride. Many riders were calling that soft sand and hill the toughest part of the course. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer, Soldotna softball recount epic battle for NLC crown

The first Northern Lights Conference softball tournament will always be memorable for the Homer Mariners, even if some of the details are a little hazy… Continue reading

  • May 29, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Homer outlasts Soldotna for NLC tourney title

The host Homer softball team won the Northern Lights Conference tournament late Saturday night with a 12-4 victory over Soldotna. The Mariners took the long… Continue reading

  • May 28, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Josh Jackman, right, stays just ahead of Colony’s Jon Pomrenke during the boys’ 100 meters preliminaries on the first day of the ASAA/First National Bank State Track and Field Championships Friday at Palmer High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Peninsula athletes excel at state track and field

Holding a narrow points lead heading into Saturday’s final event — the dreaded 1,600-meter relay — at the Class 1-2-3A state track and field championships,… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Josh Jackman, right, stays just ahead of Colony’s Jon Pomrenke during the boys’ 100 meters preliminaries on the first day of the ASAA/First National Bank State Track and Field Championships Friday at Palmer High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

Kenai boys tie for 3rd at state soccer

The Kenai Central boys soccer team played West to a 2-2 tie Saturday at Service High School to tie for third at the state soccer… Continue reading

Ostrander, McCormick, Theisen step on national track stage

Kenai Peninsula track athletes Allie Ostrander, Danielle McCormick and Jonah Theisen all made their mark on the national stage Friday and Saturday. Friday, Soldotna’s Ostrander… Continue reading

  • May 28, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Southcentral baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Homer come up short of state

The Kenai Peninsula will not have a representative at the state baseball tournament after Soldotna dropped the second-place game 6-5 in eight innings to Colony… Continue reading

  • May 28, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central’s Paulyne Catacutan gets her head on a ball late in Friday’s consolation semifinal against Colony at the girls state soccer tournament at Eagle River High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Kenai girls fall to Colony in state soccer consolation match

The Kenai Central girls soccer season quietly came to an end Friday afternoon at Eagle River High School, where the Kardinals lost a 2-0 state… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Paulyne Catacutan gets her head on a ball late in Friday’s consolation semifinal against Colony at the girls state soccer tournament at Eagle River High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central’s Braydon Goodman (10) fights for a loose ball against West Valley’s Shane Gillette in Friday’s state tournament semifinal matchup at Service High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai boys fall in state semifinals to unbeaten West Valley

Two teams with one loss between them met in a state semifinal Friday afternoon, forging a battle of an irresistable force meeting an immovable object.… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Braydon Goodman (10) fights for a loose ball against West Valley’s Shane Gillette in Friday’s state tournament semifinal matchup at Service High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Peninsula’s Ostrander, Theisen, McCormick step on national track stage

Kenai Peninsula track athletes Allie Ostrander, Danielle McCormick and Jonah Theisen all made their mark on the national stage Friday. Soldotna’s Ostrander qualified for the… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2017
  • By Staff Report