tease

Saturday soccer: Soldotna sweeps Houston

The visiting Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams swept Houston in nonconference action Saturday.

The Stars girls won 9-0 to move to 8-4-2 overall as Jillian Duncan scored five times.

Soldotna went up 4-0 in the first half. Duncan scored with help from Teagen Kobylarz and Sadie Lane, Duncan scored unassisted, Lane scored on Jazzalynn McDonald and Duncan assists, and Duncan scored unassisted.

In the second half, Kobylarz scored on a Johana Jedlicka assist, Duncan scored unassisted, Duncan scored on an Alexis Verba assist, Rowan Peck scored a penalty kick, and Kobylarz scored with help from Lane.

The Soldotna boys won 11-0 to move to 11-4-1 overall, with Luke Hillyer recording the shutout.

“We needed some good finishing to end this trip,” SoHi head coach Erik Dolphin wrote in a text message. “Palmer and Grace were challenging games, so it felt good to go score.”

Dolphin said the starters played 25 or 30 minutes before the subs came in.

The Stars led 8-0 after the first half and 5-0 after 11 minutes.

In the first 11 minutes, Harold Rudstrom scored unassisted, Simon Willets scored with help from Lane Hillyer and Johnny Wardas, Willets scored on Rudstrom and Wardas assists, and Daniel Heath scored on a Wardas assist.

To close the half, Heath scored on an Owen Buckbee throw-in, Lane Hillyer scored on a free kick and Jonas Albrecht scored on a Heath assist.

In the second half, Willets scored on a Lane Hillyer assist, Ryatt Weed scored on a Ryan McVey assist and Ely Campbell scored on an Owen Buckbee assist.

More in Sports

The 10-mile race begins at the Run for the River on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Run for the River draws 197 finishers

The Run for the River drew 197 finishers on Saturday in Soldotna.… Continue reading

Nick Varney
Reeling ‘Em In: Old-timers cast their lines

The grizzled gentlemen have been coming down to Homer for over 35 years to ambush flats from their modest skiff in “secret holes” east of the Spit.

Benny Loyer of Palmer soars through the air racing 65 intermediate at the Alaska State Motocross Series Race 4 on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
State motocross puts sport’s strong family ties on display

The strong family ties that bind motocross racing were on display at… Continue reading

tease
Sunday: Twins sweep Dimond

Post 20’s Harper throws shutout in league game

Post 20's Jayden Stuyvesant flies out to left field against West on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Friday: Twins lose league game, win nonleague game vs. West

The American Legion Post 20 Twins split a doubleheader against West Post… Continue reading

tease
Thursday: Twins split with Service

The American Legion Post 20 Twins split with Service on Thursday at… Continue reading

tease
Brown Bears select 7 in NAHL Entry Draft

The Kenai River Brown Bears selected seven players in the North American… Continue reading

tease
Monday: Twins open season with victory over Bartlett

The American Legion Post 20 Twins opened their season in Anchorage with… Continue reading

Most Read