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Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai's Alexis Baker attempts to get around South Anchorage's Nani Garner during a game on Friday, Dec. 18 at Kenai Central High School.

Juneau girls, Dimond boys win titles at area tourneys

The Juneau girls won the Kenai River Challenge at Kenai on Saturday, while the Dimond boys were the champs at the Al Howard/Powerade Tournament at… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai's Alexis Baker attempts to get around South Anchorage's Nani Garner during a game on Friday, Dec. 18 at Kenai Central High School.
Photo by Joey Klecka Nikiski senior Luke Johnson looks for his next move against Barrow's Tua Mila in the 285-pound championship at the Class 1-2-3A state wrestling tournament at Bartlett High. The win was Johnson's third state crown.

Hutchison takes 4th state title; Homer boys capture team title

With one mighty attack, Soldotna senior Seth Hutchison entered the record books at the Class 4A state wrestling championships Saturday night at Bartlett High in… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka Nikiski senior Luke Johnson looks for his next move against Barrow's Tua Mila in the 285-pound championship at the Class 1-2-3A state wrestling tournament at Bartlett High. The win was Johnson's third state crown.

Rebels take 2 from Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost a pair of road games to the Aston (Pennsylvania) Rebels on Friday and Saturday to hit the holiday break… Continue reading

  • Dec 20, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Gibson leads way at Besh Cup 1

Kenai Central sophomore Addison Gibson finished sixth in classic sprint races at Besh Cup 1 in Anchorage to lead Kenai Peninsula performers.Gibson was racing in… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Friday: Brown Bears drop game in Aston

A failure to convert opportunities cost the Kenai River Brown Bears in a 4-1 North American Hockey League loss on the road against the Aston… Continue reading

  • Dec 18, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Thursday prep hoops roundup

High school basketball started on the Kenai Peninsula on Thursday with the Kenai River Challenge, a girls tournament at Kenai Central, and the Al Howard/Powerade… Continue reading

  • Dec 18, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Mikaela Salzeti finishes second in the women's race with a time of 15:39 during the Candy Cane Scramble on the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska.

Boonstra, Butler win Candy Cane 5K

Kenai Central nordic skier Riana Boonstra wielded a bandaged club and a dominant authority over the Tsalteshi Trails Thursday afternoon. After missing the opening two… Continue reading

Mikaela Salzeti finishes second in the women's race with a time of 15:39 during the Candy Cane Scramble on the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Homer High School and Kenai Central High School square off for a game on Thursday Dec. 17, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Kenai rallies from 3-goal deficit to defeat Homer

In the midst of what has been a testing year for the Kenai Central hockey team, Thursday’s North Star Conference battle with Homer seemed to… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Homer High School and Kenai Central High School square off for a game on Thursday Dec. 17, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Class 4A wrestling: SoHi’s Hutchison goes for 4th state title

The number four in high school sports can often hold a higher meaning to student athletes. For those gifted enough to be able to succeed… Continue reading

Homer wrestlers go for 1st state title since 1986

One week after claiming their conference team championship, the 1986 Homer Mariners wrestling team finished the season the proper way, with a state crown.After waiting… Continue reading

Pigskin Pick’Em: Sultan of Sides tanking?

The Sultan of Sides ship finally sunk with a bankroll busting 5-10 mark against the suits last Sunday. That effort drops the columns season total… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

SoHi hockey blasts Kenai

Tuesday’s 10-1 victory by Soldotna over rival Kenai in North Star Conference action at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex was similar to the first time… Continue reading

Prep hockey roundup

The Wasilla hockey team defeated Soldotna 8-0 on Saturday in the third-place game at the Big Lake Lions Christmas Classic in Big Lake. Billy Yoder… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Homer captures 1st region wrestling title in 29 years

The Homer Mariners brought home the hardware Saturday at the Kachemak Conference wrestling championships, although they did not have to go very far to put… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Natalie Chavez tries to push Wasilla's Heidi Warner to her back during the girls' 106-pound final of the Northern Lights Conference Championships Dec. 12 at Wasilla High School. Chavez pinned Warner in the third round to win the match.

Peninsula gains 4 region wrestling champs at NLC tourney

The Colony Knights waged a war on the Wasilla Warriors and won Saturday at the Northern Lights Conference wrestling championships at Wasilla High School.Colony won… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Kenai Central's Natalie Chavez tries to push Wasilla's Heidi Warner to her back during the girls' 106-pound final of the Northern Lights Conference Championships Dec. 12 at Wasilla High School. Chavez pinned Warner in the third round to win the match.

Gibson, Danielson lead Peninsula at Lynx Loppet

Service claimed the annual Lynx Loppet boys team title Friday among scant snow conditions at Kincaid Park, winning with a total time of 56 minutes,… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears snap pointless streak at 24 in overtime loss to Titans

The Kenai River Brown Bears snapped a 24-game pointless streak by scoring three times on the power play Saturday in a 4-3 overtime loss to… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears drop 24th straight

The season-long struggle continued for the Kenai River Brown Bears Friday on the road against the New Jersey Titans. New Jersey broke open a close… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Nathan Carstens wrestles with Houston's Noah Plumb in the 170-pound match in the fifth-place dual at Saturday's North-South Duals tournament at Soldotna Prep.

Homer looks to take first conference title since 1986, but Nikiski stands in way

A year after finishing third at the Kachemak Conference tournament and eighth at the Class 1-2-3A state meet, the Homer wrestling team is aiming higher.… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski's Nathan Carstens wrestles with Houston's Noah Plumb in the 170-pound match in the fifth-place dual at Saturday's North-South Duals tournament at Soldotna Prep.

SoHi wins, Kenai loses at Christmas Classic

The Soldotna hockey team won, while Kenai Central lost, Thursday in the opening day of play at the Big Lake Lions Christmas Classic at the… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report