Sports

Peninsula Conference bringing tons of depth to small schools level

When the Peninsula Conference Tournament wraps up early Saturday evening at Homer High School, one of the top three Class 1A boys teams in the… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears forward Joey Sardina attacks behind the janesville (Wisconsin) Jets' net against defenseman Pat Gazzillo on Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Jets extend Bears’ winless streak to 12 games

The Kenai River Brown Bears saw their winless streak stretch to 12 games with Friday and Saturday losses to the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets at the… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brown Bears forward Joey Sardina attacks behind the janesville (Wisconsin) Jets' net against defenseman Pat Gazzillo on Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion (From left to right) Soldotna forward Derek Evans, Palmer forward Michael Kluting and Soldotna guard Eli Sheridan jostle for the ball Friday at Soldotna High School.

Palmer basketball sweeps SoHi

The Soldotna boys basketball team found trouble Friday in the form of the Palmer Moose, which stomped the Stars in a 58-39 Northern Lights Conference… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion (From left to right) Soldotna forward Derek Evans, Palmer forward Michael Kluting and Soldotna guard Eli Sheridan jostle for the ball Friday at Soldotna High School.

Weekend hoops roundup

The Palmer girls basketball team gradually pulled away from host Kenai Central for a Northern Lights Conference victory Saturday. The Kardinals led 6-5 after the… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Caitlin Skvorc/Frontiersman.com Kenai Central's Addison Gibson waits to start the 7.5-kilomter classic race Friday at the State Nordic Ski Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Gibson would finish 21st.

Pothast, Boonstra lead peninsula at state skiing

With snow rapidly melting across Southcentral Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula’s cross-country skiing teams put another season in the books Saturday at the Alaska State Nordic… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Caitlin Skvorc/Frontiersman.com Kenai Central's Addison Gibson waits to start the 7.5-kilomter classic race Friday at the State Nordic Ski Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Gibson would finish 21st.

Kasilof’s VanMeter takes 6th in Iron Dog

Tyler Aklestad of Palmer and Tyson Johnson of Eagle River won the Iron Dog on Saturday in Fairbanks.Riding Ski-Doos, the pair finished at 12:19 p.m.,… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna guard Kendra Brush shoots against Nikiski defender Hallie Riddall (10) Thursday at Nikiski High School.

SoHi cagers sweep Nikiski in close games

A late surge propelled the Soldotna boys to a 75-66 nonconference victory over Nikiski on Thursday night at Nikiski High School, and the timing couldn’t… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna guard Kendra Brush shoots against Nikiski defender Hallie Riddall (10) Thursday at Nikiski High School.

Ostrander wins gold with Boise State relay team

Boise State freshman Allie Ostrander captured the gold medal, along with three of her teammates, in the women’s distance medley relay Thursday at the Mountain… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2016

Oilers Corner: Oilers sign Cal Baptist pair

The Oilers have recently signed a pair of players from Cal Baptist University. Outfielder Brian Ruhm, a redshirt junior from Yucaipa, California, who was a… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2016
  • By Mike Baxter

VanMeter, Gueco sit in 10th in Iron Dog

Kasilof’s Dusty VanMeter and Wasilla’s Chad Gueco sat in 10th place as the Iron Dog leaders took a 10-hour layover in Kaltag on Thursday night.Leaders… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2016
  • By Staff Report

SoHi’s Pothasts lead peninsula at state skiing

Soldotna’s John-Mark and Hannah Pothast led the Kenai Peninsula at the first day of the three-day State Nordic Ski Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.In… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Jets

The Kenai River Brown Bears will take on the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets today and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex at 7:30 p.m.The Bears… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2016
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna guard Caleb Spence splits a few Colony defenders for a layup Saturday at Soldotna High School. The Stars beat the Knights 63-49.

Soldotna hoops splits with Colony, swept by Wasilla

Tied at 29 apiece at halftime, the Soldotna boys knew a spectacular second half would be needed to beat a team that has gotten the… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna guard Caleb Spence splits a few Colony defenders for a layup Saturday at Soldotna High School. The Stars beat the Knights 63-49.

Local racers compete in Susitna 100, Little Su 50 endurance races

Former Soldotna runner Aurora Agee finished sixth out of seven racers in the ultra-marathon Susitna 100. Agee finished Feb. 13 in a time of 19… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Skiers head to state with high hopes

Warm temperatures, brown grass, puddles of water, ungodly sticky Klister, patches of bare dirt.That is the picture that has been painted over and over again… Continue reading

Tuesday hoops: Seward boys hold off Kenai

The visiting Seward boys basketball team made Kenai Central play the Seahawks’ game Tuesday in nonconference action on Cliff Massie Court. Then the Kardinals almost… Continue reading

Davis scratches out of Iron Dog, VanMeter runs 10th

Soldotna native Cory Davis and teammate Ryan Simons of Camrose, Alberta, scratched Tuesday from the Iron Dog snowmachine race. According to a Facebook post on… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2016
  • By Staff Report

SoHi JV girls get past Ninilchik

The Soldotna JV girls basketball team notched a 43-27 victory over visiting Ninilchik on Monday.Ninilchik hung around for the first three quarters, trailing 9-5 after… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Aklestad, Johnson lead Iron Dog

Palmer’s Tyler Aklestad and Eagle River’s Tyson Johnson led the Iron Dog as of Monday night.Aklestad and Johnson pulled over in Kaltag to take their… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2016
  • By Staff Report

Iron Dog gets started

The Iron Dog got started Sunday in Big Lake, with 41 Pro Class teams starting the race to Nome, and then eventually on to Anchorage.With… Continue reading

  • Feb 21, 2016
  • By Staff Report