With a mix of intense highs and extreme lows, the high school sports season for 2019-20 was highlighted by numerous state championships, region titles and the frustration of an incomplete basketball season and the loss of spring sports.
Peninsula Sports Recap (May 22, 2020)
Highlights from the athletic year included (but in no way were limited to):
Cross Country Running
KCHS Girls State Division II Runner-Up
Homer’s Autumn Daigle State Division II Champion
SoHi’s Erika Arthur Region III Girls Champion
Football
SoHi won 8th-Straight Division II Football Championship and 14th-Straight NLC Title
Division II All-State Awards, Brantley III, Defensive Player of the Year: Jersey Truesdell, Offensive Player of the Year; Melvin Lloyd, Lineman of the Year and Wyatt Medcoff, Utility Player of the Year.
Nikiski qualified to Division III state playoffs
Volleyball
Homer Mariners State 3A Volleyball Champion
KCHS Girls State 3A Volleyball Runer-Up; Nikiski Girls, 3rd Place; Nikiski’s Kaitlyn Johnson named 3A Player of the Year
SoHi Girls qualify to 4A State Volleyball; SoHi’ Ituua Tuisaula named NLC MVP
Swimming & Diving
KCHS Boys Region III Team Champions
SoHi’s Ethan Evans ASAA State Meet: 2nd in 100 Breaststroke and 3rd in 50 Freestyle
Wrestling
SoHi Girls State Champions: Trinity Donovan (145 lbs.) and Amanda Wylie (160 lbs.)
Hockey
Homer Mariners Division II State Hockey Champions
SoHi Division II State Hockey Runenr-Up
KCHS Division II State Hockey 4th Place
Nordic Skiing
SoHi Boys 7th at ASAA State Nordic Ski Meet
Basketball
SoHi Girls Ituau Tuisaula named NLC MVP
Nikiski Girls Southcentral Conference Tournament Runner-Up; Lillian Carstens named 1st Team All-Conference
All high school activities were cancelled following the Southcentral Conference Basketball tournament leaving the basketball season unfinished and the spring sports seasons suspended.
