Sports

Soccer roundup: Kenai, Kodiak boys soccer play to tie; Kards girls topple Bears

The Homer and Kenai Central boys soccer teams played to a 0-0 draw Saturday in Northern Lights Conference Southern Division action at Kenai Central. The… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Kardinal Brooke Satathite performs the triple jump event during the finals at the Homer Invite on Saturday, April 30.

Soldotna girls track team captures Homer Invite title

The Soldotna girls track and field squad rolled to the team victory Saturday at the Homer Invitational. The Stars racked up 120.5 points to beat… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Kardinal Brooke Satathite performs the triple jump event during the finals at the Homer Invite on Saturday, April 30.

Homer, Kodiak baseball split

The visiting Homer baseball team split with Kodiak on Friday and Saturday in Northern Lights Conference play. The Mariners are now 1-1 in the conference… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski goaltender Brianna Vollertsen snatches the ball away just ahead of Soldotna attacker Abi Tuttle Saturday at Nikiski High School. The Stars beat the Bulldogs 3-0.

Saturday: SoHi soccer sweeps Nikiski

A 7-0 win at home over Nikiski just two weeks ago left the Soldotna girls soccer team feeling like the Stars squads that have been… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski goaltender Brianna Vollertsen snatches the ball away just ahead of Soldotna attacker Abi Tuttle Saturday at Nikiski High School. The Stars beat the Bulldogs 3-0.
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna pitcher Emily Jackson fires toward home against Kodiak in the third inning Friday at Soldotna Little League fields. Jackson threw a no-hitter in the Stars' 14-1 victory.

Soldotna softball defeats Kodiak

Friday evening against the Kodiak softball team, it was hard to say which was faster — the pitches that Soldotna sophomore Emily Jackson was firing,… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna pitcher Emily Jackson fires toward home against Kodiak in the third inning Friday at Soldotna Little League fields. Jackson threw a no-hitter in the Stars' 14-1 victory.

Homer’s Pitzman set to enter Alaska High School Hall of Fame

With eight individuals from across the state preparing to be inducted into this year’s Alaska High School Hall of Fame class, the Homer Mariners can… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Dylan Broussard breaks in on goal in front of Kodiak's Walter Brewer on Tuesday at Nikiski High School.

Nikiski soccer notches split with Kodiak

A last-minute penalty kick block capped a stellar defensive showing by the Nikiski girls on their home turf Thursday evening against Kodiak.Nikiski goalkeeper Brianna Vollertsen… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Dylan Broussard breaks in on goal in front of Kodiak's Walter Brewer on Tuesday at Nikiski High School.

Homer softball tops Ketchikan

The Homer softball team defeated Ketchikan 9-7 in seven innings Thursday in Juneau. Homer was playing Juneau-Douglas in a late game as the Clarion went… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Kenai soccer sweeps Homer

Kevin Ramos scored a pair of goals, goalkeeper Tristan Landry halted a pair of penalty kicks, and the Kardinals escaped Homer with a 5-1 Northern… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2016
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Kenai Central’s Vest commits to Presentation College

Kenai Central senior Marshall Vest committed to play basketball at Presentation College in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Vest will be studying for a degree in business… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Homer softball routs Kenai in shutout

Homer senior McKi Needham pitched a scoreless game and smackd a pair of doubles and a triple en route to leading the Mariners softball team… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central pitcher Gavin Petterson delivers a pitch to Soldotna batter Matthew Daugherty Tuesday at the Soldotna ball fields.

SoHi baseball wins big over Kenai

The Soldotna baseball team showed off its depth and experience in a 13-3 victory in five innings over Kenai Central on Tuesday at the Soldotna… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central pitcher Gavin Petterson delivers a pitch to Soldotna batter Matthew Daugherty Tuesday at the Soldotna ball fields.

Nikiski girls soccer tops Voznesenka

The Nikiski girls soccer team picked up a 10-1 victory over Voznesenka on Monday at Homer High School in nonconference action.The Bulldogs improved to 2-3… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski sophomore Ian Johnson releases the disc in the boys discus throw finals Saturday afternoon at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai girls sprint relays, SoHi’s Nelson highlight Kenai Invite

The winds were abrasive, the skies were wet and the temperatures were mild at best, but that did not diminish the enthusiasm of athletes at… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski sophomore Ian Johnson releases the disc in the boys discus throw finals Saturday afternoon at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai Invitational results posted

The Kenai Invitational was held Friday and Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The results follow:   Kenai Invitational Friday, Saturday at Kenai Central BOYS… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Prep softball roundup

The visiting Kenai Central softball team started off its season with a 36-27 victory in six innings over Kodiak on Friday before getting rained out… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
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Soldotna's Elena Bramante and Colony's Autumn Richardson battle for possesion during Soldotna's 2-1 Northern Lights Conference win over Colony April 23 at Colony High School.

Prep soccer roundup

PALMER — After watching his team fall behind during the first 40 minutes, Soldotna head coach Jimmy Love didn’t hesitate to be brutally honest with… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Soldotna's Elena Bramante and Colony's Autumn Richardson battle for possesion during Soldotna's 2-1 Northern Lights Conference win over Colony April 23 at Colony High School.

Peninsula trio rehash Boston Marathon stories

With a springtime date of mid- to late-April, the weather for the popular Boston Marathon doesn’t give much of an adjustment period for Alaska competition.Temperatures… Continue reading

Baseball roundup

The Soldotna Stars opened the prep baseball season with a 10-6 victory over Homer on Saturday afternoon in Soldotna.SoHi senior Joey Becher hit 3 for… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Friday prep soccer roundup

A momentary lapse in defensive concentration cost the Kenai Central boys Friday night, who fell 1-0 to Colony in a close Northern Lights Conference matchup… Continue reading

  • Apr 23, 2016
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