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Skyview High School's Michaela Hutchison's hand is raised in victory Feb. 4, 2006 as she becomes the first girl to win a state championship wrestling competition in the United States during the State 4A Wrestling Championships at Chugiak High School. (Clarion file photo)

Michaela Hutchison’s historic wrestling title makes Alaska Sports Hall of Fame

The theme of the latest class of inductees for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame? Trailblazers. Dick Mize is a builder of trails, a man… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2014
  • By BETH BRAGG
Skyview High School's Michaela Hutchison's hand is raised in victory Feb. 4, 2006 as she becomes the first girl to win a state championship wrestling competition in the United States during the State 4A Wrestling Championships at Chugiak High School. (Clarion file photo)

Peninsula hockey squads suffer against Valley teams

WASILLA —Valley teams dominated a long weekend of North Star Conference hockey. Colony, Wasilla and Palmer each hosted Kenai, Soldotna and Homer over a stretch… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2014
  • By Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman reports

Nikolaevsk wins Denali Conference tourney

The Nikolaevsk volleyball team became the sole qualifier to the Mixed 6 state tournament by capturing the Denali Conference tournament Saturday in Kodiak.Only one team… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2014
Photo by Rasha McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Skiers from three Kenai Peninsula High Schools competed Saturday Dec. 6, 2012 during a race at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska.

Local ski studs hope to see state glory

For a sport that is so rigorously dependent on weather conditions, Nordic skiing has seen its share of difficulties in recent years. This year has… Continue reading

Photo by Rasha McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Skiers from three Kenai Peninsula High Schools competed Saturday Dec. 6, 2012 during a race at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska.

1st ski race of year hits Tsalteshi Trails

The Tsalteshi Trails were the scene of Saturday’s opening high school race of the season, and with juicy flakes of snow gently falling for much… Continue reading

Houston wins Kachemak Conference crown; Nikiski second, Homer third

The host Houston wrestling team won the Kachemak Conference Championships on Saturday.The Hawks scored 222.5 points to get the better of Nikiski’s 206.5 and Homer’s… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears swept by Chill

The Coulee Region Chill broke out the brooms Saturday night at the Green Island Ice Arena in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, after completing a three-game sweep of… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Contributed photo by Nike  Allie Ostrander, of Kenai, wins the girl's championship title at the 2014 Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon.

Kenai Central’s Ostrander wins Nike Cross Nationals

At the end of the first week of her basketball season, and on a day when most of her running mates were competing in their… Continue reading

Contributed photo by Nike  Allie Ostrander, of Kenai, wins the girl's championship title at the 2014 Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon.

Friday: Peninsula hockey teams go 0-3 against Valley squads

The Kenai Central Kardinals hockey squad lost 7-1 to Wasilla in a beatdown by the Warriors Friday night in Wasilla. Kenai has been outscored 11-1… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Friday: Brown Bears lose to Chill

The Kenai River Brown Bears suffered a 6-4 loss Friday night to the Coulee Region Chill, giving up two third period goals after erasing a… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Thursday hockey roundup: SoHi takes Wasilla to overtime

WASILLA — The Soldotna Stars rallied to force overtime, but Wasilla prevailed.In a rematch of last year’s North Star Conference championship game, Russell Harren scored… Continue reading

  • Dec 4, 2014
  • By Jeremiah Bartz

Nikiski wrestlers seek 5th Kachemak Conference crown in 6 years

There will be no defending champion at the Kachemak Conference wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday at Houston High School, but the Nikiski wrestling team hopes… Continue reading

Chill put Brown Bears in deep freeze

The Kenai River Brown Bears’ problems with consistency have followed them all the way on the road to the Midwest.Coming off a solid weekend of… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Sultan of Sides has a turkey of a week

The column’s first losing week (7-9) in over two months has left the Sultan of Sides desperate for answers. Can I just blame the Turkey… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2014
  • By Nolan Rose

Nikiski graduate Lincoln Johnson makes first-team all-conference in college

Nikiski graduate Lincoln Johnson, a sophomore at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, has made first-team all-conference in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.Johnson, who is 6-foot-0,… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Brown Bears earn 3 points in weekend split

The Kenai River Brown Bears picked up three points in a Friday and Saturday split against the host Wenatchee (Washington) Wild. “It’s one of the… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Runners cover the Unity Trail during the T200 Turkey Trot 5k and 10k Run, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Tsalteshi Trails Association teamed up Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race for this year's fourth annual event.

Runners burn off Thanksgiving meals at Turket Trot

Who says becoming a doctor is all work and no play? Scott Hippe, a medical student at the University of Washington, won the 10-kilometer event… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Runners cover the Unity Trail during the T200 Turkey Trot 5k and 10k Run, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Tsalteshi Trails Association teamed up Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race for this year's fourth annual event.

Brown Bears defeat Wild in shootout

After getting swept on their home ice by the Wenatchee (Washington) Wild last weekend, the Bears defeated the host Wild 3-2 in a shootout Friday… Continue reading

  • Nov 28, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion  Kenai River Brown Bears' number 15 Maurin Bouvet races after the action during a game against Wenatchee Wild Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna.

Brown Bears’ Bouvet to play for France’s U20 national team

Maurin Bouvet’s “Welcome to Alaska” moment came quickly. Bouvet had reported to the Kenai River Brown Bears from France for the 2014-15 season when he… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion  Kenai River Brown Bears' number 15 Maurin Bouvet races after the action during a game against Wenatchee Wild Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna.

Kenai’s Ross Hanson signs tender with Brown Bears

Ross Hanson is now one step closer to coming home.Hanson, a sophomore in high school, signed a tender with the Kenai River Brown Bears on… Continue reading