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Saturday Southcentral roundup: Homer girls clash with Nikiski for title

The Homer girls continued their mastery of Nikiski, topping the Bulldogs 44-41 for the Southcentral Conference title Saturday in Homer. It was a year of… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Saturday: Late heroics lift Kenai girls to 3rd place in NLC tourney

The blossoming distance-running phenom from Alaska that finally burst onto the national scene over the past year proved to the crowd Saturday at Cliff Massie… Continue reading

Friday Southcentral roundup: Homer, Nikiski girls lock up state berths, make championship

The Nikiski girls clinched a second-straight berth to the Class 3A state basketball tournament with a 29-26 victory over Seward on Friday in the semifinals… Continue reading

  • Mar 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Loss eliminates Brown Bears from postseason contention

The Kenai River Brown Bears were eliminated from the playoff chase with a 5-2 loss to the host Bismarck (North Dakota) Bobcats on Saturday.The loss… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Kenai Central’s Castellano sets world powerlifting records

After her performance at the Arnold USA Powerlifting Championships on Friday in Columbus, Ohio, people were telling Kenai Central junior that she is the strongest… Continue reading

Wasilla girls defeat Kenai in NLC semis, will face Colony in final

The Warriors are back, and they're hunting another state crown. After failing to even make the state tournament last year after three straight years of… Continue reading

Colony boys march into NLC final with win over SoHi

It's become clear that there is no love lost between the Colony and Soldotna boys hoops teams, especially when the Knights have had the upper… Continue reading

Friday: Bobcats nip Brown Bears

Time is running out on the Kenai River Brown Bears. The combination of a 1-0 Bears’ loss at the Bismarck (North Dakota) Bobcats on Friday… Continue reading

  • Mar 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Southcentral tourney: Cordova girls upset Grace on Day 1

The Southcentral Conference tourney in Homer promised some big upsets. It delivered Thursday. The seventh-seeded Cordova girls knocked off second-seeded Grace Christian 44-43 on Thursday.… Continue reading

  • Mar 6, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai Central High School's audience quietly cheer for a Kenai player during a foul shot at the Northern Light's Basketbal Tournament  on Thursday March 5, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

SoHi, Kenai split opening day at NLC tourney

Whether it was the hot air inside the gym at Kenai Central High School, or the rabid Kardinals defense, something was stifling the Soldotna girls… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai Central High School's audience quietly cheer for a Kenai player during a foul shot at the Northern Light's Basketbal Tournament  on Thursday March 5, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

NLC tourney preview: Kenai, SoHi meet again

In the span of an entire high school basketball season, individual plays hardly have an impact on end-of-season results. But in the case of Soldotna… Continue reading

Peninsula teams fare well on 1st day of Peninsula Conference tourney

The Seldovia boys had no trouble Wednesday getting a jump on their defense of the Peninsula Conference tournament title. The Sea Otters handled host Lumen… Continue reading

  • Mar 5, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Southcentral Conference tourney preview: Parity reigns

The top-seeded Grace Christian boys have lost twice in Southcentral Conference play — once to No. 2 seed Anchorage Christian Schools and once to No.… Continue reading

Hutchison, Ostrander set to be honored by Alaska Hall of Fame

Peninsula athletes Michaela Hutchison and Allie Ostrander will be honored at the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight at the Anchorage Museum auditorium.The… Continue reading

Race is on for state berths out of Peninsula Conference

The teams may be smaller in terms of roster and player size, but at the Class 1A level of high school basketball, the action is… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Cipriana Castellano on Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the Fitness Place in Soldotna, Alaska.

Kenai Central’s Castellano attempts to set world powerlifting records

The Alaska high school of less than 600 students that already houses a Nike Cross Nationals champion could also be home to a powerlifter with… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Cipriana Castellano on Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the Fitness Place in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna’s Duwe nets 2 goals for UAA in Friday loss

Sophomore Brad Duwe, a former player for Soldotna High School and the Kenai River Brown Bears, had a pair of goals in host University of… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Skylar Shaw tries to get around a Kenai defender during their game on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Soldotna won the game 40-35.

SoHi notches sweep of Kenai in season finales

The last time the Kenai and Soldotna boys met on the basketball court, the Stars had to dish out everything they had just to stem… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Skylar Shaw tries to get around a Kenai defender during their game on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Soldotna won the game 40-35.

Weekend hoops roundup

The visiting Grace Christian boys basketball team defeated Seward 55-47 on Saturday in Southcentral Conference action. The Grizzlies finish 10-2 in the league and earn… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Ice Miners sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears continue to find ways to lose while playing pretty solid hockey games. Friday, a goalie miscue led to a 1-0… Continue reading