Sports

Peninsula’s Fox, Maurer collect wins at Tour of Anchorage

Soldotna High School graduate Sadie Fox, who now skis for the University of Alaska Anchorage, led a contingent of Kenai Peninsula skiers by winning the… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Brackets announced for Southcentral Conference tourney

The brackets have been announced for the Southcentral Conference Tournament, which will be held Thursday through Saturday at Nikiski High School. On the girls side… Continue reading

  • Mar 6, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Ninilchik’s DeeAnn White (left) looks for space against Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov in the second half of Friday’s Peninsula Conference girls championship game at Homer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Ninilchik boys, Nikolaevsk girls win Peninsula Conference titles

After taking a year off, the Nikolaevsk girls are back on top of the Peninsula Conference. In the fifth meeting of the season between the… Continue reading

Ninilchik’s DeeAnn White (left) looks for space against Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov in the second half of Friday’s Peninsula Conference girls championship game at Homer High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai River defenseman Alex Dingeldein and Minnesota forward Dmytro Kobylyanskyi battle for the puck behind the net Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Weekend roundup: Magicians top Brown Bears

The Minnesota Magicians swept the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Magicians won 6-3 on Friday… Continue reading

Kenai River defenseman Alex Dingeldein and Minnesota forward Dmytro Kobylyanskyi battle for the puck behind the net Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Saturday: Kenai boys, SoHi girls win on crazed Cliff Massie court

Saturday: Kenai boys, SoHi girls win on crazed Cliff Massie court

The Kenai Central basketball program capped an emotional senior night with a high-energy 52-47 boys victory over Soldotna on Kenai Central’s Cliff Massie court. With… Continue reading

Saturday: Kenai boys, SoHi girls win on crazed Cliff Massie court

Friday prep hoops: Nikiski girls avenge loss to ACS as Wik scores 27

The Nikiski girls basketball team rained 11 3-pointers, including seven from Emma Wik, in picking up a key, 64-59 Southcentral Conference win over host Anchorage… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Nikiski girls lose coin flip, take No. 2 seed

A coin toss determined the final order in the Southcentral Conference girls tournament seedings, with the winning flip and the No. 1 seed going to… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Ninilchik, Nikolaevsk to play in Peninsula Conference title games

The championship games today at the Peninsula Conference Tournament at Homer High School will feature the conference's representatives at state from last season. Ninilchik and… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Jake Friedman takes a break during practice on Feb. 14, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Bears’ Friedman shows players from hot climates can warm to Kenai

With the growth of the NHL into warmer-climate markets in the 1990s came the growth of talented youth players coming from those climates. But that… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Jake Friedman takes a break during practice on Feb. 14, 2017, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Nikiski girls, Seward boys basketball win

The Nikiski and Seward basketball teams split Southcentral Conference games Thursday in Seward, with the Nikiski girls winning 56-24 and the Seward boys winning 50-39.… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for borough middle school wrestling

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Middle School Championships were held Saturday at Homer Middle School. The results follow: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Middle… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians

The Kenai River Brown Bears will begin what could very well be their final homestand tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when they take on… Continue reading

Peninsula Conference boys tournament preview: Ninilchik reigns supreme

The 2016-17 Ninilchik boys basketball contingent has been one of superlatives this year. As reigning state champions, the Wolverines had no significant loss of seniors.… Continue reading

Peninsula Conference boys roundup: Ninilchik, Nikolaevsk win 1st day

The top-seeded Ninilchik boys opened their Peninsula Conference tournament Wednesday night with a dominant 96-35 victory over the eighth-seeded Nanwalek boys at Homer High School.… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Peninsula Conference girls tourney preview

The Ninilchik girls will be looking to repeat at this weekend’s Peninsula Conference tournament, something they haven’t done since their days of dominance. The top-seeded… Continue reading

Tuesday hoops: SoHi netters sweep Homer

The Soldotna boys capped the Stars’ senior night Tuesday with a 65-43 nonconference win over Homer. The Stars improve to 10-15 overall with the win.… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears to cease operations next year

The fate of the Kenai River Brown Bears was determined Sunday night in a board room in Detroit, and the news is not good for… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Selby Hill races Friday at the state ski championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage (Photo by Matt Tunseth/Alaska Star)

Kenai girls, SoHi boys lead peninsula at state ski championships

In a season in which snow conditions were hardly the main issue, prep ski teams from across the state capped a three-day weekend of racing… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2017
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna’s Selby Hill races Friday at the state ski championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage (Photo by Matt Tunseth/Alaska Star)

Saturday: Kenai girls beat South

The Kenai Central boys hoops squad capped a successful weekend series with North Pole with a 74-57 victory Saturday in Kenai. Josh Jackman pumped in… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears weekend wrapup

A pair of losses to cap a three-week road trip does not look great on paper, but Jeff Worlton, head coach of the Kenai River… Continue reading