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SoHi girls earn WPI berth to state

For the second year in a row, the Soldotna girls basketball team was announced Sunday as a Winning Percentage Index qualifier to the Class 4A… Continue reading

Peninsula Conference announces all-conference awards

The all-conference awards for the Peninsula Conference were announced at the end of the tournament Saturday. The awards follow:BOYSCoach of the year — Mark Janes,… Continue reading

  • Mar 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report

All-Southcentral Conference teams announced

The All-Southcentral Conference teams were announced following the tournament Saturday in Cordova. The teams follow:GIRLSCoach of the Year — Kyle McFall, Skyview.MVP — Dallas Dickerson,… Continue reading

  • Mar 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report

All-Northern Lights Conference announced

The All-Northern Lights Conference teams were announced during the tournament this weekend. The squads follow:All-Northern Lights ConferenceNLC GirlsPlayer of the Year: Jerica Nelson, Kodiak.Coach of… Continue reading

  • Mar 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Saturday at the Southcentral Tournament

The Anchorage Christian Schools girls basketball team defended its Southcentral Conference crown Saturday with a 69-31 victory over Nikiski at Cordova High School. Nikiski still… Continue reading

  • Mar 9, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Soldotna's Austin Kruse and River Calloway get in front of Zack Garnett's shot during a win over the Warriors at Colony High.

Northern Lights Conference tournament roundup

PALMER — The Soldotna Stars knew their season was ending Saturday, and Soldotna capped the year guns blazing. Soldotna knocked down 11 3-pointers en route… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2014
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Soldotna's Austin Kruse and River Calloway get in front of Zack Garnett's shot during a win over the Warriors at Colony High.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Nikolaevsk Warrior Kilina Klaich reacts with Megan Hickman after their win against the Cook Inlet Academy Eagles Friday March 7, 2014 at Skyview High School in Soldotna, Alaska.  The Warriors will advance to the small school state championship as the result of the game.

Nikolaevsk girls beat CIA, moving on to 1A state tournament

The championship-winning teams from the Peninsula Conference tournament at Skyview High School got a chance to celebrate Saturday by cutting down the nets on the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Nikolaevsk Warrior Kilina Klaich reacts with Megan Hickman after their win against the Cook Inlet Academy Eagles Friday March 7, 2014 at Skyview High School in Soldotna, Alaska.  The Warriors will advance to the small school state championship as the result of the game.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seldovia Sea Otter Calem Collier watches as Nikolaevsk Warrior Jaruby Nelson shoots during their game Friday March 7, 2014 at Skyview High School in Soldotna, Alaska.

Seldovia, Nikolaevsk boys break state droughts in Peninsula Conference tourney

The last time the Nikolaevsk boys hoops team qualified for the state tournament, coach Steve Klaich missed the game that put them in. At least… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seldovia Sea Otter Calem Collier watches as Nikolaevsk Warrior Jaruby Nelson shoots during their game Friday March 7, 2014 at Skyview High School in Soldotna, Alaska.

Brown Bears sweep IceRays

The Kenai River Brown Bears snapped a four-game losing streak with a two-game sweep of the host Corpus Christi (Texas) IceRays on Friday and Saturday.… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Area skiers compete at Junior Nationals

Peninsula skiers Sadie Fox and Hannah Pothast of Soldotna and Travis Cooper of Kenai Central competed in the 2014 USSA Cross Country Junior Championships this… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Friday at the Southcentral Conference tournament

The Nikiski girls basketball team used a monster fourth quarter to clinch its first Class 3A state tournament berth since 2009 on Friday at the… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2014
  • By Staff Report

Colony sweeps Soldotna at NLC tourney

PALMER — Sometimes to win big games, it takes a different player to hit the big shots. Eric Nygard was that player Friday night. The… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2014
  • By By JEREMIAH BARTZ

Kardinals close with pair of losses to Palmer

PALMER — Any hope of a trip to the state tournament for the Palmer Moose disappeared with a tough loss to Soldotna during the first… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2014
  • By Jeremiah Bartz
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Nikolaevsk's Sophia Kalugin shoots during their game against Ninilchik for the Peninsula Conference Tournament Thursday March 6, 2014 at Skyview High School in Soldotna, Alaska.

CIA, Nikolaevsk girls get Peninsula Conference tourney rematch

The reigning Peninsula Conference champions Nikolaevsk girls earned a spot in today’s tournament championship game with a dominating 59-14 win over Ninilchik on Thursday at… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Nikolaevsk's Sophia Kalugin shoots during their game against Ninilchik for the Peninsula Conference Tournament Thursday March 6, 2014 at Skyview High School in Soldotna, Alaska.

Southcentral Conference roundup

Three Kenai Peninsula girls teams and two Peninsula boys teams picked up victories on the first day of the Southcentral Conference tournament in Cordova on… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2014
  • By Staff Report

NLC tournament roundup

PALMER — The Soldotna Stars and Palmer Moose entered the conference tournament with similar storylines. They were the four and five seeds, respectively, but both… Continue reading

  • Mar 7, 2014
  • By Jeremiah Bartz

Results of Day 1 of Peninsula Conference tourney

When March Madness rolls around, an upset is usually lurking somewhere, and Wednesday afternoon at Skyview High School, it was the sixth-seeded Seldovia girls toppling… Continue reading

Kenai, SoHi set for NLC tourney

Not surprisingly, the Soldotna girls basketball team would prefer not to use the Winning Percentage Index to get into the Class 4A state tournament.As the… Continue reading

Southcentral Conference hoops preview

The phrase that most basketball coaches love to hear — “Everyone starts at zero and zero” — will be the motivating force behind every prep… Continue reading

Tour of Anchorage ski results

A number of Peninsula skiers made the trip north to participate in the Tour of Anchorage on Sunday.Due to a lack of snow, the race… Continue reading

  • Mar 4, 2014
  • By Staff Report