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Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central senior Alexis Baker (22) looks for a shot against Kodiak forward Sydney Mutch, Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The Kardinals won 43-23.

Kenai girls basketball sweeps Kodiak

The Kenai Central girls basketball squad pulled off the weekend sweep against Kodiak with a 56-28 win Friday and a 43-23 win Saturday in Northern… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central senior Alexis Baker (22) looks for a shot against Kodiak forward Sydney Mutch, Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The Kardinals won 43-23.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna sophomore Derek Evans (right) drives in the lane against Grace Christian sophomore Jimmy McGovern Friday at the Soldotna Prep gymnasium. Grace defeated SoHi 56-50.

SoHi boys start fast but lose to Grace

Soldotna had the better start, but Grace Christian had the better finish Friday evening at the Soldotna Prep gymnasium. The Stars lost 58-50 to the… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna sophomore Derek Evans (right) drives in the lane against Grace Christian sophomore Jimmy McGovern Friday at the Soldotna Prep gymnasium. Grace defeated SoHi 56-50.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion James Butler (right) tags off to Kenai Central teammate Riana Boonstra to begin the second leg of Saturday's Kenai Klassic relays at the Tsalteshi Trails. Butler and Boonstra teamed up with Michaela Salzetti and Liam Floyd to win the 20-kilometer relay race.

Kenai A team win Kenai Klassic ski relays

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!That phrase became reality last year when Liam Floyd and Riana Boonstra ended up as teammates on the Kenai… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion James Butler (right) tags off to Kenai Central teammate Riana Boonstra to begin the second leg of Saturday's Kenai Klassic relays at the Tsalteshi Trails. Butler and Boonstra teamed up with Michaela Salzetti and Liam Floyd to win the 20-kilometer relay race.

Homer hockey splits with Bartlett

The Homer hockey team split a pair of contests with Bartlett over the weekend.Homer won 4-3 in overtime Friday, its second overtime win in a… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2016

Friday hoops roundup

The Nikiski boys continued their roll through the prep hoops season by defeating Homer 71-37 in a Southcentral Conference clash Friday night at Alice Witte… Continue reading

  • Jan 23, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion The recent snowfall, plus the work of Bill Holt, maintenance manager for Tsalteshi Trails, had Headquarters Lake spruced up for skiing by Jan. 15.

New snow makes life easier for those in trail maintenance

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Tsalteshi Trails is not a city-maintained system, it is maintained by the nonprofit Tsalteshi Trails… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion The recent snowfall, plus the work of Bill Holt, maintenance manager for Tsalteshi Trails, had Headquarters Lake spruced up for skiing by Jan. 15.

Prep basketball: Kenai boys succumb to Ketchikan

The Kenai Central boys hoops team couldn’t survive a comeback by Ketchikan in a 62-52 nonconference loss Thursday on the opening day at the O’Brady’s… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears captain Adam Kresl battles for the puck Jan. 15 against the Minnesota Wilderness at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Brown Bears captain Kresl feeling right at home in Kenai

Kenai River Brown Bears captain Adam Kresl is from a small town of 1,300 with long and cold winters, short and mild summers, and hockey… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears captain Adam Kresl battles for the puck Jan. 15 against the Minnesota Wilderness at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Springfield Jr. Blues

Under new coach Jeff Worlton, the Kenai River Brown Bears are planning ahead while being mindful of the present.“We want to win lots of games… Continue reading

Pigskin Pick’Em: And then there were 4

The dream has ended. Hopes of three consecutive Seattle Seahawk Super Bowls ended last Sunday when the Carolina Fig Newtons defeated my beloved Seahawks. Really,… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2016
  • By Nolan Rose
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Eric Hanneman attempts to pass Dustin Henkin (in green) at the Kenai Wolfpack Rugby club introductory clinic on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at Soldotna Prepatory School.

Flag rugby the sport to see and play

The place to be for fast and furious pigskin action on Sundays is the local watering hole.The place to be for fast and furious pigskin… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Eric Hanneman attempts to pass Dustin Henkin (in green) at the Kenai Wolfpack Rugby club introductory clinic on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at Soldotna Prepatory School.

SoHi hoops sweep Seward

The Soldotna girls and boys basketball teams swept host Seward in nonconference action Tuesday.SoHi took the girls game 59-29. Brittani Blossom had a huge game… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Homer hockey escapes with OT win over SoHi

Saturday, the Soldotna hockey team defeated Colony 6-2 to knock the Knights out of a first-place tie in the North Star Conference.Tuesday at the Soldotna… Continue reading

SoHi’s Gibbs verbally commits to play football at Northern State University

Soldotna senior Drew Gibbs was on the field for the final few plays of a fourth-straight medium-schools state football championship in mid-October and Sunday verbally… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski senior guard Sam Tauriainen looks for a teammate to pass to while being guarded by Bethel sophomore Clevon Constantine (33) Saturday at the Nikiski Tip-Off Tournament. The Bulldogs defeated Bethel 64-54 to win the championship.

Nikiski Tip-Off roundup

Strong. Fast. Clutch. All those descriptions fit the Nikiski boys basketball team at their home tournament. The Bulldogs captured the 27th annual Nikiski Tip Off… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski senior guard Sam Tauriainen looks for a teammate to pass to while being guarded by Bethel sophomore Clevon Constantine (33) Saturday at the Nikiski Tip-Off Tournament. The Bulldogs defeated Bethel 64-54 to win the championship.

Weekend hoops roundup: SoHi boys fall to Wasilla

Kobe Brown scored 17 points to lead the Wasilla Warriors to a 52-29 boys basketball win over the Soldotna Stars on Saturday afternoon at Wasilla… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears forward Joey Sardina uses his long reach to try and secure the puck Friday against the Minnesota Wilderness at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Wilderness ruin debut of new Brown Bears coach Worlton

The Minnesota Wilderness spoiled the debut of Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Jeff Worlton with a sweep Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears forward Joey Sardina uses his long reach to try and secure the puck Friday against the Minnesota Wilderness at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Friday: West holds on to beat Kenai girls

The Kenai Central girls showed up to face a perennial powerhouse West Anchorage team Friday night on Cliff Massie Court and gave the Eagles all… Continue reading

Stars hockey finally gives Peninsula a win over Valley

WASILLA — Matanuska-Susitna valleys teams were ready to skate to a regular season sweep of their Peninsula opponents in North Star Conference play, but Billy… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2016
  • By Frontiersman.com

Kenai’s Gibson, Danielson take Rally in Valley ski titles

PALMER — A pair of Kenai Kardinals earned individual titles during the Rally in the Valley cross-country skiing races at Government Peak Recreation Area near… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2016
  • By Frontiersman.com