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Ostrander claims junior title at World Mountain Running Championships

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander announced her arrival on the global stage by seizing victory Saturday in the junior women’s race at the World… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna Varsity football player Tommy Flores runs with the ball with Eagle River's George Hunter in pursuit during a game on Saturday, September 19 at Soldotna High School.

SoHi clinches playoff spot with win over Eagle River

Getting a chance to man the helm of the fearsome Soldotna Stars football offense is tantamount to riding a Triple Crown winner around Belmont Park.… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna Varsity football player Tommy Flores runs with the ball with Eagle River's George Hunter in pursuit during a game on Saturday, September 19 at Soldotna High School.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Central High School Volleyball team celebrates after scoring against Wasilla in a game on Friday, September 18 at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai netters usher in homecoming weekend by prevailing in front of raucous crowd

Hours before a two-story bonfire raged under a streaky orange, embering sunset, the Kenai Central volleyball team pulled out a taut, five-set match Friday in… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Central High School Volleyball team celebrates after scoring against Wasilla in a game on Friday, September 18 at Kenai Central High School.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Palmer football player Justin Roth tackles Kenai's Zach Tuttle during at game on Saturday Sept. 19 at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai Central football bulls past Palmer to clinch playoff spot

Behind a mauling offensive line and a rampaging Andrew Welborn, the Kenai Central football team ran away from Palmer in the fourth quarter for a… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Palmer football player Justin Roth tackles Kenai's Zach Tuttle during at game on Saturday Sept. 19 at Kenai Central High School.

Homer runners sweep Homer Invite

The Homer girls and boys cross-country teams swept the Homer Invitational on Saturday in Homer.The boys had 27 points, while Soldotna had 42 and Kenai… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2015
  • By Staff Report

CIA soccer weekend roundup

After a rough start to the season that saw their two-plus year winning streak snapped, the Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team has returned to… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander captures world mountain running crown

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander announced her arrival on the global stage by seizing victory Saturday in the junior women's race at the World… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2015
  • By Staff Report

SoHi netters rally to beat Palmer

When the Matanuska-Susitna Valley volleyball teams make their rounds of the Kenai Peninsula this time of year, the true depth of the Northern Lights Conference… Continue reading

Gessert stars as Bears notch 1st win of season

Jack Gessert became the all-time leading goal scorer for the Kenai River Brown Bears in style Friday in Janesville, Wisconsin.Gessert notched a hat trick, including… Continue reading

  • Sep 18, 2015
  • By Staff Report

CIA soccer battles elements and Nenana

Despite having to deal with some pretty nasty winds coming straight off Cook Inlet, the Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team defeated Nenana 7-0 Thursday… Continue reading

  • Sep 17, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Soldotna's Makenna Rosin tips the ball over the net during a game against Colony on Thursday Sept. 17, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

SoHi volleyball sweeps Colony

The Soldotna volleyball swept Northern Lights Conference rival Colony in three games Thursday evening at Soldotna High School, with scores of 25-17, 25-13 and 25-23.The… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Soldotna's Makenna Rosin tips the ball over the net during a game against Colony on Thursday Sept. 17, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Week 6 features big clashes for Nikiski, Kenai

Among the eight regular-season weekends of the high school football season, perhaps none dawn as anticipated as this one.Week 6 has taken on added meaning… Continue reading

Ostrander is set for World Mountain Running Championships. So what exactly is mountain running?

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central and current cross-country runner at Boise State University, will represent the United States in the World Mountain… Continue reading

Pigskin Pick’em: Week 2 begins

The opening week of the NFL season is always a bit of a head scratcher. Vegas has had months to prepare lines, the mystery of… Continue reading

  • Sep 16, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

Kenai claims NLC win over Colony

Following an early-season slate of nonconference matchups against smaller schools, the Kenai Central volleyball squad had yet to prove its improvement against equal competition.After pushing… Continue reading

Ostrander awarded Athlete of Week honors

After making her collegiate debut Friday with a victory in the season-opening Dual meet in San Francisco, former Kenai Central runner Allie Ostrander became the… Continue reading

  • Sep 15, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seward's Hunter Kratz finishes first with a time of 10:18.5 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Homer runners sweep borough team titles

It was mariners’ type weather, and a Homer Mariners’ type meet.The Homer girls and boys cross-country teams swept the team titles at the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seward's Hunter Kratz finishes first with a time of 10:18.5 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion  and  vie for the pock during a game on Friday, Sept. 11 at the Soldotna Sports Center.

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears on opening weekend

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs swept a two-game series from the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex to open the North American… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion  and  vie for the pock during a game on Friday, Sept. 11 at the Soldotna Sports Center.

Prep football roundup: Soldotna, Kenai cruise to conference wins

After becoming accustomed to lining up against bigger opponents in the early weeks of the football season, the Soldotna Stars were more than ready for… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Weekend volleyball roundup

A strong start to the 2015 volleyball season had the Soldotna Stars ready for their Northern Lights Conference opener with Kodiak, an opponent that has… Continue reading