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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

Friday hoops roundup: Nikiski boys win to set up title clash

The Nikiski boys put themselves in contention for the Nikiski Tip-Off Tournament championship with a 68-43 victory Friday over the Homer Mariners. With the win,… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Friday: Valley hockey squads stay perfect against Peninsula

PALMER — The Stars surged in the third, but Soldotna was stopped short of becoming the first Peninsula team to knock off a Valley squad… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2016
  • By Frontiersman.com

Prep hockey: Kenai, SoHi, Homer go 0-3 against Valley teams

WASILLA — In early December, during a three-day trip through the Kenai Peninsula, Valley hockey teams finished a combined 9-0 against Soldotna, Kenai and Homer.… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2016
Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kodiak's Rica Gongora dribbles against Nikiski's Kelsey Clark on Thursday at Nikiski High School.

Thursday hoops roundup

The 27th annual Nikiski Tip-Off Tournament began about as good as the host team could have hoped. The Nikiski girls opened their weekend with a… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kodiak's Rica Gongora dribbles against Nikiski's Kelsey Clark on Thursday at Nikiski High School.

After tumultuous week, Brown Bears face defending Robertson Cup champions

Things have been extremely eventful since the Kenai River Brown Bears snapped a string of 30 North American Hockey League games without a win Saturday… Continue reading

Unlike his Seahawks, Sultan can’t escape playoff disaster

The playoffs began with a whimper, much like the regular season ended, for the Sultan of Sides. We had the winning team on two occasions,… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2016
  • By Nolan Rose

SoHi boys escape with win over Bethel

The Soldotna boys escaped with a 46-40 win over Bethel Wednesday night at Soldotna High School, in a nonconference clash that featured teams from two… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Abby Kruse tries to keep the ball inbounds while Kenai Central's Alli Steinbeck defends Tuesday at Kenai Central High School.

SoHi, Kenai hoops teams split conference games

It has been so long since the Kenai Central girls basketball team defeated their local rivals Soldotna that none of the current players were in… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Abby Kruse tries to keep the ball inbounds while Kenai Central's Alli Steinbeck defends Tuesday at Kenai Central High School.

Brown Bears remove Beauparlant as head coach, install Worlton

Nate Kiel, president and general manager of the Brown Bears, announced Monday night that Geoff Beauparlant has been replaced as head coach of the North… Continue reading

Weekend hoops roundup

The Soldotna boys basketball team fell to 0-3 at the Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High School in Anchorage with a 56-44 loss to Service… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion West High School playerConnor Bateman guards Kenai Central High School's goal - as the team's own goalie was injured - during their game on Friday Jan. 8, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

SoHi, Kenai hockey lose to Anchorage squads

West Anchorage goaltender Connor Batman suited up Friday evening for a nonconference prep hockey matchup on ice against the Kenai Kardinals. All game long, however,… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion West High School playerConnor Bateman guards Kenai Central High School's goal - as the team's own goalie was injured - during their game on Friday Jan. 8, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Brown Bears finally end losing skid

The Kenai River Brown Bears finally rid themselves of the proverbial monkey on their backs. The Brown Bears snapped a franchise-high string of 30 games… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Seldovia’s Turner pours in 32 as Sea Otters topple CIA

Seldovia senior guard Olivia Turner had never beaten Cook Inlet Academy in her high school career, and neither had the Sea Otters.Friday at CIA in… Continue reading

SoHi’s Michael, Kenai’s Gibson pick up skiing victories on 1st day of Homer Invite

Well, Kenai Peninsula prep skiers got in one day of competition this weekend, at least.Homer was able to host the Homer Invitational on Friday at… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Hallie Riddall dodges around a Mt. Edgecumbe player during their game on Saturday Jan. 9, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska. Nikiski lost the game 63-24.

Mt. Edgecumbe girls basketball routs Nikiski

In all previous basketball seasons, Saturday’s nonconference matchup between the Nikiski and Mt. Edgecumbe girls would simply be a battle for pride.This year, however, there… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Hallie Riddall dodges around a Mt. Edgecumbe player during their game on Saturday Jan. 9, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska. Nikiski lost the game 63-24.

Kenai basketball squads play in Valley

PALMER — The Colony Knights opened their Northern Lights Conference boys basketball season playing an unfamiliar role.After losing 10 of their top 11 players from… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2016
  • By Jeremiah Bartz