Sports

Kenai Golf Course report

The 2015 Rotary Golf Tournament was held August 1 and was a huge success. This was a tournament with a format that included golfers with… Continue reading

  • Aug 12, 2015
  • By Gordon Griffin

Fountain of Youth Pursuit set for Wednesday at Tsalteshi Trails

The Fountain of Youth 5K will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Skyview Middle School trailhead of Tsalteshi Trails.The five-kilometer race is unique in… Continue reading

  • Aug 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Widman takes second in Resurrection 50-miler

Nikiski cross-country coach Anna Widman picked up a runner-up finish at the grueling Resurrection Pass 50-mile race Saturday, breaking the old course record along the… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Legion Twins bow out of Utah tourney

It appears the glass slipper broke.After an inspiring run through the Alaska State Legion baseball tournament a week prior, the American Legion Twins of ran… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Taylor Ostrander and Allie Ostrander lead the 10k portion of the Run for Women on Saturday August 8, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

Ostranders, Nedens make Run for Women a family affair

The 28th annual LeeShore Center Run for Women became a family affair Saturday morning in Kenai.The Ostrander sister duo of Allie and Taylor ran away… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Taylor Ostrander and Allie Ostrander lead the 10k portion of the Run for Women on Saturday August 8, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

Pothast, Johnston take Cycle Series

John-Mark Pothast and Kara Johnston were the top riders Thursday at the Tsalteshi Cycle Series at Tsalteshi Trails.Pothast finished the course in 31 minutes, 47… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Results posted for Salmon Run Series No. 5

Jake Streich and Taylor Ostrander won Salmon Run Series No. 5 on Wednesday at Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.Streich led all finishers across the line at… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Salmon Run Series wraps up

Salmon Run Series wraps up

The increasingly popular summertime Salmon Run Series wrapped up Wednesday evening under fantastically sunny skies, and to mark the occasion, one of Alaska's own Olympians… Continue reading

Salmon Run Series wraps up

Kenai Central football to host scrimmage with Nikiski, Seward on Saturday

The Kenai Central football teams will host a scrimmage with Nikiski and Seward on Saturday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. The junior varsity teams… Continue reading

  • Aug 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Twins ready to begin play Outside

After dropping out of the winners’ bracket of the American Legion state baseball championship tournament on July 28, the Post 20 Twins were looking at… Continue reading

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Juniors get job done on their home course

The last week has been awesome! The Alaska Junior State Championship was held on the Kenai Peninsula for the first time in the tournament’s lengthy… Continue reading

  • Aug 6, 2015
  • By Nolan Rose

Soldotna football squad to scrimmage Chugiak on Saturday

Soldotna football to scrimmage SaturdayThe Soldotna football team will scrimmage against Chugiak on Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna.The C-team plays at 10 a.m.,… Continue reading

  • Aug 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Soldotna’s Reimer takes 2nd in Soggy Bottom

Soldotna’s Reimer takes 2nd at Soggy BottomSoldotna’s Adam Reimer was second in the solo male division at the Soggy Bottom 100 Challenge, a mountain bike… Continue reading

  • Aug 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Bird Homestead golf report: How many chip offs were taken on Men’s Night?

 Although nobody wants to hear it, every day we are getting closer and closer to the end of summer. Don’t forget to find time to… Continue reading

  • Aug 6, 2015
  • By Kelsey Slough

Locals shine at Junior State Championships at Birch Ridge

Spurred by home-course advantage, Birch Ridge Golf Course won four of the eight divisions contested at the Alaska Junior State Championship on Monday and Tuesday.Birch… Continue reading

Celebrate Life! 5K Run and Walk results posted

The ABC Pregnancy Care Center held the Celebrate Life! 5K Run and Walk on Saturday in Soldotna. The run, which costs nothing to enter, had… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Birch Ridge hosts Junior Masters

Sudden, inconvenient, unexpected growth spurts are to be expected when dealing with junior golfers. It’s just that the shooting up usually occurs in height, and… Continue reading

Birch Ridge does well on Day 1 of 2-day Alaska Junior State Championship

Birch Ridge golfers used their home course to their advantage Monday in the first day of the Alaska Junior State Championship at Birch Ridge Golf… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Ostrander selected for US Junior Mountain Running Team

Recent Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander has been named to the U.S. Junior Mountain Running Team, meaning she will get to compete this fall in… Continue reading

Twins lose to Chugiak in state final

The American Legion Twins lost to Chugiak 6-0 on Saturday at Mulcahy Park in Anchorage in coming up short of a fourth American Legion state… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report