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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
The Kenai Central baseball team defeated Soldotna 4-3 on Monday in Northern Lights Conference action at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna. The Kardinals improved to 2-1 in the league and 3-1 overall. The Stars, the three-time defending Division II state champs, played their first Division II competition of the season and fell to 0-1 in the league and 2-7-2 overall. This is the third straight season Kenai defeated Soldotna in the first game of the season between the two rivals.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
Kenai Central finished sixth, Soldotna finished 10th and Homer finished 13th at the Rally in the Valley Softball Tournament, which finished Saturday. The Kardinals lost to Sitka 9-2 and Ketchikan 11-2 on Saturday to finish the tourney at 3-3. Against Sitka, the Wolves got to Lola McEwen for five runs — two earned — on two hits in two-thirds of an inning, and Kennah Gregory for four runs — three earned — on a hit in 1 1-3 innings.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
The Soldotna and Seward track and field teams traveled to Seward for meets Friday and Saturday. Friday, the teams competed in the Kodiak Invitational. Kodiak and Soldotna tied for the boys top spot with 43 points, while Seward had 16. For the girls, SoHi won with 49, while Kodiak and Seward tied at 24. Saturday, the squads competed in the Kodiak Quad on the Rock. The SoHi boys won with 52, while Kodiak had 36 and Seward had 5.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
The Ketchikan boys won the Kenai Invitational Cup and the Wasilla girls won the Homer Soccer Tourney to headline soccer action Saturday on the Kenai Peninsula. The Kings marked themselves as a team to watch among contenders for the Division II state title by topping Division II Grace Christian on Thursday, Division II Kenai Central on Friday, and Division I Wasilla by a score of 3-1 on Saturday at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
The Soldotna and Wasilla baseball teams played to a 5-all tie Saturday in the third-place game of the Buddy Dale Invitational in Wasilla. The Division II Stars are now 2-6-2 and have played only Division I competition so far. SoHi, the three-time defending Division II state champs, hosts Division II opponent Kenai Central, third at state last season, at 6 p.m. Monday.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
The Kenai Central baseball team defeated Homer 12-8 on Friday in nonconference action at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai. The Mariners fall to 5-2 overall, while the Kardinals move to 2-1. The two Northern Lights Conference foes still have two regular season conference games against each other, so both Kenai coach Christian Stephanos and Homer coach Tyler Krekling said Friday was about getting multiple pitchers innings. Both coaches feel good about their teams this season.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
The Kenai Central and Wasilla girls, and Ketchikan and Wasilla boys, advanced to tournament finals in soccer play Friday on the Kenai Peninsula. At the Homer Soccer Tourney at Homer High School, the Kardinals girls topped Grace Christian 5-0 and the Warriors girls topped Soldotna 5-1 to advance to the final. In consolation play, Homer defeated Redington 5-0 and Ketchikan defeated Homer 2 5-0. Saturday, it’s Kenai vs. Wasilla for the title at 3 p.m., Grace vs.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
Kenai went 2-0, Soldotna went 1-0 and Homer went 0-2 at the Rally in the Valley Softball Tournament on Friday. In Saturday play, Kenai faces Sitka at noon and Ketchikan at 3 p.m., while Soldotna faces Delta at 10:30 a.m. and West at 3 p.m., and Homer faces Redington at 9 a.m. and Houston at noon. Friday, the Kardinals defeated West 6-3 and Wasilla 6-5 to move to 3-1 at the tournament at 3-1 overall.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
Soldotna went 0-2-1, Homer went 0-2 and Kenai went 1-1 on Thursday at the opening day of the Rally in the Valley softball tournament. Thursday also was the opening day of the season for the three peninsula squads. Action at the tournament continues Friday. Kenai plays West at noon and Wasilla at 1:30 p.m., Homer plays Palmer at 9 a.m. and Sitka at 4:30 p.m., and Soldotna plays Redington at 1:30 p.m.The Saturday games will be based on the tournament results to that point.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak
The Kenai Central, Grace Christian, Wasilla and Soldotna girls advanced to the semifinals of the Homer Soccer Tourney, and the Wasilla, Soldotna, Ketchikan and Kenai boys advanced to the semifinals of the Kenai Invitational Cup, on Thursday in soccer play on the Kenai Peninsula. In the first round of the Kenai Invitational, Wasilla defeated Homer 1-0, Soldotna defeated Redington 10-0, Ketchikan defeated Grace Christian 6-0 and Kenai defeated Kodiak 3-0.
