Sports

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

Area squads ready for state football semis

All that remains between four football teams and the chance to play for a state championship is 48 minutes. Put in the time and the… Continue reading

Pigskin Pick’Em: Raiders to beat the Broncos?

The Sultan has reached the quarter pole of the NFL season with a satisfactory 36-24-2 mark against the spread. Despite a couple of head scratching… Continue reading

  • Oct 7, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

SoHi sweeps Homer volleyball

The host Soldotna volleyball team warmed up for a big Friday showdown with Kenai Central by sweeping Homer in nonconference action Tuesday. The Stars won… Continue reading

Soldotna swimmers win Seward Invitational

The Soldotna swimming and diving team won the Seward Invitational on Saturday in Seward.The SoHi girls and boys combined for a team score of 255… Continue reading

  • Oct 5, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears swept by Wilderness

The nightmare start to the season continued for the Kenai River Brown Bears, who suffered 6-2 and 9-1 losses to the Minnesota Wilderness in Cloquet,… Continue reading

  • Oct 3, 2015
  • By Staff Report

CIA soccer takes 3rd at Aurora Borealis Conference tourney

The Cook Inlet Academy soccer team took third place at the Aurora Borealis Conference tournament in Healy on Saturday. The Eagles, who had won the… Continue reading

  • Oct 3, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Homer football shuts out Voznesenka

The Homer football team defeated Voznesenka 55-0 on Saturday at Homer High School.Homer, which started the season 0-3 but now has won four of five,… Continue reading

  • Oct 3, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photos by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Anchorage Alaska Seawolves player Brad Duwe keeps a close eye on the action during the game against Mount Royal University Cougars Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Mount Royal hockey holds off UAA at Soldotna Regional Sports Complex

Mount Royal goalie Colin Cooper stood up to 10 sticks, and the will of 1,272 Soldotna Regional Sports Complex fans, in preserving a 1-0 exhibition… Continue reading

Photos by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Anchorage Alaska Seawolves player Brad Duwe keeps a close eye on the action during the game against Mount Royal University Cougars Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.