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Photo by Jeff Helminiak Under the watchful eye of a moose, Kenai's Beverly Schindler whizzes around a turn Friday during the girls five-kilometer freestyle at the Region III Nordic Ski Championships at Tsalteshi Trails.

Area skiers compete at Region III ski meet

Sadie Fox and the Soldotna girls team managed to stay on track even without classic tracks Friday and Saturday at the Region III Nordic Ski… Continue reading

Photo by Jeff Helminiak Under the watchful eye of a moose, Kenai's Beverly Schindler whizzes around a turn Friday during the girls five-kilometer freestyle at the Region III Nordic Ski Championships at Tsalteshi Trails.

Soldotna boys take on Kodiak

It’s asking a lot to contain Kodiak sophomore point guard Alec Canete-Hall for four quarters.Friday in Northern Lights Conference play at Soldotna, asking to contain… Continue reading

Friday hoops roundup

The Skyview girls basketball team started the 37th Annual Valdez Elks Basketball Tournament with a 45-24 victory over Nome. The Panthers advance to the semifinals… Continue reading

  • Feb 13, 2014
  • By Staff Report

SoHi hockey survives for one final day

The whistle sounded to end Friday's state consolation semifinal between Soldotna and Lathrop, and instead of regrouping for an overtime period, as they have for… Continue reading

SoHi drops state opener to Chugiak in triple overtime

When Thursday’s first-round state tournament game with Chugiak went into overtime, the Soldotna Stars hockey team had to be feeling the game was right in… Continue reading

Region skiers face the great unknown

Skiers will enter the great unknown today and Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails in the Region III Nordic Ski Championships.And they are just fine with that.Will… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk hoops teams split

The Nikolaevsk girls hoops team continued its run through the Class 1A girls season with a 40-28 victory over King Cove Wednesday in Nikolaevsk. Kayla… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Stars hockey ready for state challenge

If the Soldotna Stars have any reason to believe they can win a state hockey championship, it’s because of their clutch ability in high intensity… Continue reading

Ninilchik hoops teams take on King Cove

The visiting King Cove girls and boys basketball teams swept Ninilchik on Monday.In the girls game, the T-Jacks notched a 34-28 victory over the Wolverines.Ninilchik… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Kenai boys, SoHi girls take borough ski titles

Through rain, sun and horrendous wind, high school cross-country skiers still put on the Kenai Peninsula Borough ski championships Friday and Saturday at the Tsalteshi… Continue reading

SoHi girls drop two straight, win on Saturday

After starting the season 13-0, the Soldotna girls have run into a bit of trouble recently. After losing their first game of the year Thursday… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Stars earn state berth in 4OT

The Soldotna Stars certainly don’t lack a flair for the dramatic. After scoring the game-winner during the final second of its first-round game and netting… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2014
  • By Clarion and Frontiersman reports
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Paul Steffenson pins ... of Kodiak during their match Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska.

State 4A wrestling tournament updates

Kenai Central wrestler Paul Steffensen capped off a sterling freshman campaign with a Class 4A state championship in the 126-pound weight class Saturday at Bartlett… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Paul Steffenson pins ... of Kodiak during their match Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska.

Grace boys hold off Kenai hoops

It seems like every gym Chuck Boerger visits these days, it’s the last time he’ll be there as a basketball coach.In his final year of… Continue reading

Brown Bears dominate Bruins

There’s an old saying in sports. Whenever somebody asks how many more points are needed, the answer is always more.It seems the Kenai River Brown… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Kenai boys hoops fall to Grace Christian

It seems like every gym Chuck Boerger visits these days, it’s the last time he’ll be there as a basketball coach. In his final year… Continue reading

Friday: Bruins shut out Bears

Friday night’s game between the Kenai River Brown Bears and Austin (Minn.) Bruins featured the Bears’ Alec Butcher, the leading scorer in the league, and… Continue reading

SoHi girls lose, Kenai girls win at Dimond tourney

After starting the season 13-0, the Soldotna girls have run into a bit of trouble recently. After losing their first game of the year Thursday… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Hoops roundup: Tourneys galore

The Soldotna girls basketball team lost in their first game of the Gold Tournament at the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout in Anchorage on Thursday.… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion Kenai River forward Nathan Colwell (center) reacts after chipping in the game-winning goal with less than two minutes remaining Thursday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Brown Bears went on to win 4-3 over the Austin Bruins, despite giving up two third period goals. Brown Bears forwards Albin Karlsson (top) and Alec Butcher (left) assisted on the play.

Brown Bears hold off Bruins rally

After losing a three-goal lead late in the going against the Austin (Minn.) Bruins, the Kenai River Brown Bears escaped with a 4-3 victory Thursday… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion Kenai River forward Nathan Colwell (center) reacts after chipping in the game-winning goal with less than two minutes remaining Thursday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Brown Bears went on to win 4-3 over the Austin Bruins, despite giving up two third period goals. Brown Bears forwards Albin Karlsson (top) and Alec Butcher (left) assisted on the play.