Sports

Volleyball roundup: SoHi netters finish strong in Valley

The Soldotna volleyball team notched road Northern Lights Conference victories against Palmer on Friday and Colony on Saturday. The Stars moved to 12-4 overall and… Continue reading

  • Oct 16, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Ostrander wins prestigious college meet in Wisconsin

Ostrander wins prestigious college meet in Wisconsin

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander showed the nation that she can beat the best by winning and setting a course record Friday at one… Continue reading

  • Oct 16, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Ostrander wins prestigious college meet in Wisconsin

All-NLC teams announced

The All-Northern Lights Conference team was announced Saturday.Kenai Central, which finished second in the league, took three of the five major awards, while Soldotna, which… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for Chainwreck race

David Henke, John Mark Pothast and Stacey Kolstad picked up victories Thursday at Chainwreck Cyclocross Series Race 2.In the race, competitors complete as many laps… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander wins, sets course record at Wisconsin Invite

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander showed the nation that she can beat the best by winning and setting a course record Friday at one… Continue reading

  • Oct 16, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Thursday volleyball roundup: Peninsula squads have tough time on road

The host Palmer volleyball team came back for a five-set Northern Lights Conference victory over Kenai Central on Thursday. The scores were 18-25, 22-25, 25-19,… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna's Mason Prior runs for a touchdown vs. Thunder Mountain.   Photo for the Empire by Michael Dinneen

SoHi, Kenai set to face off in medium-schools title game

Two teams that are well familiar with each other will step onto the turf at Anchorage’s Dimond Alumni Field to settle a championship.Undefeated Soldotna takes… Continue reading

Soldotna's Mason Prior runs for a touchdown vs. Thunder Mountain.   Photo for the Empire by Michael Dinneen

Nikiski, Eielson set to battle for small-schools crown

The Nikiski football team may have history and numbers on its side, but that will not do much to slow the roll of the Eielson… Continue reading

Kenai Central senior Booth takes 2nd at Raw Nationals

Kenai Central senior Kelsey Booth did not win the championship she wanted at the USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals on Thursday in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but it… Continue reading

Pigskin Pick’Em: Rolling on to week 6

Ouch... After four comfortable weeks of positive results, the column began taking on water. Head shaking moments were easy to find. The Sultan’s beloved Seattle… Continue reading

  • Oct 14, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

Volleyball: Kenai sweeps Nikiski

The Nikiski and Kenai Central volleyball teams tuned up for a big weekend of conference matches with a nonconference tilt Tuesday at Nikiski High School.The… Continue reading

Ice Dogs complete sweep of Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs notched a weekend sweep over the Kenai River Brown Bears in North American Hockey League play at the Big Dipper in… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna volleyball players (left) and  hit the ball over the net during a game against Kenai Central High School on Friday, Oct.9 in Kenai.

Soldotna volleyball tops Kenai

When it comes to booming hits, delicate passes and players strewn all over the ground in front of a cacophonous crowd, Ed Hollier Field has… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna volleyball players (left) and  hit the ball over the net during a game against Kenai Central High School on Friday, Oct.9 in Kenai.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski High School football player Nathan Carstens picks up a fumble in the Nikiski endzone during a game against Barrow on Saturday Oct. 10 at Nikiski High School.

Nikiski football tops Barrow to reach 5th straight small-schools title game

With steady rain falling from the sky and the temperature in the mid-40s, throwing the ball in Saturday’s small-schools semifinal clash between host Nikiski and… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski High School football player Nathan Carstens picks up a fumble in the Nikiski endzone during a game against Barrow on Saturday Oct. 10 at Nikiski High School.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central running back Draiden McMinn (34) dives into the endzone for a touchdown against North Pole, Saturday at Dimond Alumni Field in Anchorage.

Kenai routs North Pole to reach final

Since winning the inaugural medium-schools football championship in 2011, Kenai Central has failed to make it back to the big stage, suffering through one bad… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Central running back Draiden McMinn (34) dives into the endzone for a touchdown against North Pole, Saturday at Dimond Alumni Field in Anchorage.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna running back Mason Prior (33) shakes off a Thunder Mountain defender during Saturday's state medium-schools semifinal at Dimond Alumni Field in Anchorage.

Stars beat Thunder Mountain to advance to medium-schools championship

The Soldotna Stars football team does not endure many uneasy moments, but when they do, their ability to shake off the nerves is uncanny.The Stars… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna running back Mason Prior (33) shakes off a Thunder Mountain defender during Saturday's state medium-schools semifinal at Dimond Alumni Field in Anchorage.
Homer's Michael Swoboda tries to run the ball during a small schools semifinal game at Eielson High School on Saturday, October 10, 2015. Eielson will be competing in the small schools state championship game next weekend at Dimond High School in Anchorage. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Eielson football knocks off Homer

Eielson head coach David DeVaughn pointed to the Ravens players on Saturday as the reason the team is getting its third shot in four years… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2015
  • By Danny Martin
Homer's Michael Swoboda tries to run the ball during a small schools semifinal game at Eielson High School on Saturday, October 10, 2015. Eielson will be competing in the small schools state championship game next weekend at Dimond High School in Anchorage. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

Nikiski volleyball takes 9th at Grizzly Invite

The Nikiski volleyball team took ninth place at the Grizzly Invitational on Saturday at Grace Christian in Anchorage.The Bulldogs finished 4-8 in pool play on… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Soldotna’s Duwe scores OT winner in UAA’s season opener

Junior forward Brad Duwe, a Soldotna High School and Kenai River Brown Bears product, scored the game-winning goal in the University of Alaska Anchorage’s 3-2… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for Chainwreck race at Tsalteshi

The first race in the Chainwreck Cyclocross series was held Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails.In the race, competitors complete as many laps as possible in an… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report