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Kenai tops Nikiski in Killing Cancer on the Kenai match

The Kenai Central volleyball program punctuated a successful Killing Cancer on the Kenai Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser on Monday night by defeating visiting Nikiski 25-17,… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Steffensen, Petterson get looks at Arizona Fall Classic

Kenai Central seniors Paul Steffensen and Gavin Petterson helped the Alaska Baseball Academy to a 4-1 record in the Arizona Fall Classic from Thursday to… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna head coach Galen Brantley Jr. (center with dark jacket) celebrates with his players after winning a school-record fifth straight state football championship Saturday at Palmer High School. The Stars defeated the Palmer Moose 49-13.

Drive for five: SoHi’s state title is a 49th straight win in the 49th state

The trees are bare, the air is cold, and once again, the Soldotna Stars are state football champions. A week after surviving a tense semifinal… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna head coach Galen Brantley Jr. (center with dark jacket) celebrates with his players after winning a school-record fifth straight state football championship Saturday at Palmer High School. The Stars defeated the Palmer Moose 49-13.
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Samantha Kompkoff and Emily Koziczkowski combine for a stuff block against Wasilla in front of a charged-up student body Friday night at Kenai Central.

Weekend volleyball roundup: Kenai earns weekend split

The upset-minded Kenai Central volleyball team had won the first set 25-15 and the Kardinals student body was at full throat. Wasilla coach Josie Cannon… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Samantha Kompkoff and Emily Koziczkowski combine for a stuff block against Wasilla in front of a charged-up student body Friday night at Kenai Central.

Kenai cross-country competes in Oregon

Some members of the Kenai Central cross-country team finished up their season by competing in the George Fox Cross Country Classic on Saturday at Willamette… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Chainwreck sets record as Eskelin crosses 1st

The Chainwreck Cyclocross Series at Tsalteshi Trails set a record for number of riders for the second straight week, checking in with 29 at Tsalteshi… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander currently injured, likely to redshirt cross-country season

According to the Boise State sports information department, sophomore running star Allie Ostrander of Soldotna is injured and will likely redshirt this cross-country season.Ostrander finished… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Soldotna rules all-NLC awards

Following a five-touchdown performance in the medium-schools state championship game against Palmer, Soldotna junior fullback Brenner Furlong was announced as the Northern Lights Conference Offensive… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
  • By Staff Report

SoHi’s Watkins gets 2 individual wins at Valley Invite

The Colony girls and Kodiak boys swimming and diving teams notched wins at the Valley Invitational on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Palmer High School.The… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central's Keyshawn McEnerney controls Nikiski's Donovan Smith on Saturday at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central. McEnerney notched a technical fall over Smith at 160 pounds.

Homer wrestlers, Metcalf star at Luke Spruill Memorial

The defending Class 1-2-3A state champion Homer wrestling team opened up its season with a victory in the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament on Saturday at… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central's Keyshawn McEnerney controls Nikiski's Donovan Smith on Saturday at the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central. McEnerney notched a technical fall over Smith at 160 pounds.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Jace Urban points skyward as he scores on North Pole in Saturday's medium-schools semifinal game at Palmer High School.

SoHi football eyeing 5th straight state title against Palmer

A real scare from the North Pole Patriots woke up the mighty Soldotna Stars football program in a state playoff semifinal last weekend.This weekend, with… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Jace Urban points skyward as he scores on North Pole in Saturday's medium-schools semifinal game at Palmer High School.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Bulldogs senior Brianna Vollertsen gives the ball a tap Thursday evening against Houston at Nikiski High School.

Nikiski volleyball sweeps Houston

Bulldogs senior Ayla Pitt made her return and the Nikiski volleyball team cruised to a dominant sweep of the Houston Hawks on Thursday night at… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Bulldogs senior Brianna Vollertsen gives the ball a tap Thursday evening against Houston at Nikiski High School.
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion A Kenai Central athlete practices roller-skiing Sunday morning near the Hope Highway junction just off the Seward Highway.

A little technique goes a long way: Liebner returns to give athletes skiing’s secrets

Andy Liebner, a 2001 graduate of Soldotna High School, has spent a sizable portion of his life scouring this continent and Europe to try and… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion A Kenai Central athlete practices roller-skiing Sunday morning near the Hope Highway junction just off the Seward Highway.

Theisen finishes 2nd in Yellow Jacket Open

Jonah Theisen finished second out of 59 racers at the Yellowjacket Open in Billings, Montana, on Saturday, helping the Black Hills State mens team win… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2016

Iseav wins Harvest Run

Leonid Iseav claimed the win in Saturday’s third annual ACSCAN Harvest Run in Kenai. Iseav ran a time of 18 minutes, 50 seconds, over the… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2016
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Drewe Zeek gets a touch on the ball while Ituau Tuisaula backs her up in a match against Colony on Wednesday at Soldotna.

SoHi netters get big win over Colony

Losing their star outside hitter was one big test the Soldotna volleyball squad had to deal with this year.Another big test comes this week, when… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Drewe Zeek gets a touch on the ball while Ituau Tuisaula backs her up in a match against Colony on Wednesday at Soldotna.

Peninsula All-Conference awards announced

The Peninsula Conference All-Conference awards were decided Monday, with conference champion Seward taking home two of the four major awards.Mike Wilps of Seward was the… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Volleyball players honored after Grizzly Invitational

Several peninsula volleyball players were honored at the conclusion of the Grizzly Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday in Anchorage.Abby Beck of Kenai Central was named the… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River forward Evan Butcher skates the puck up the ice against Johnstown (Pennsylvania) defenseman Adam Pilewicz on Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Tomahawks pull off weekend sweep of Brown Bears

In the 2012-13 season, Nick Shackford was an assistant for the Kenai River Brown Bears and fans got a taste for Shackford’s nose for talent… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River forward Evan Butcher skates the puck up the ice against Johnstown (Pennsylvania) defenseman Adam Pilewicz on Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna sophomore Aliann Schmidt (10) and junior Cally Christianson team up to score on Homer sophomore Calla Seay (18) Friday at Soldotna High School.

Volleyball roundup: SoHi sweeps Homer; Kenai, Nikiski, Seward play at Grizzly Invite

The Soldotna Stars swept a nonconference matchup with the Homer Mariners Friday night at Soldotna High School, but they had to work for it. SoHi… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna sophomore Aliann Schmidt (10) and junior Cally Christianson team up to score on Homer sophomore Calla Seay (18) Friday at Soldotna High School.