The Soldotna Stars fell to the Palmer Moose in the D2 State Championship; the Kenai Kardinals settled for 5th against the Juneau Douglas Crimson Bear.

The Oilers took three out of five games against the league-leading Anchorage Bucs in the series.

The defending 2023 Soldotna Stars tried to repeat as Division II hockey champions this weekend, but fell to an overwhelmingly convincing Houston Hawks team, 7-0 in the championship game, held at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

The Palmer Moose came into the Central Peninsula this weekend with an unblemished first-place 5-0 conference record, and left with two losses: first to Kenai 4-3 on Thursday, and Friday night to the Soldotna Stars, 5-3.

The Soldotna Stars held scoreless in the first period, come back to win 9-0 against the Homer Mariners.

The defending state champion Soldotna Stars experienced their first defeat of the season on Friday evening, dropping a 4-3 decision to the visiting hockey squad from Juneau.

Capping an exciting season for area football fans, the Kenai Kardinals polished off the Barrow Whalers 20-8 under dreary skies and a cold rain on Saturday afternoon at Service High School in Anchorage.

That cliché proved itself true with the Kardinals’ 21-16 playoff win against the Homer Mariners.

With as yet no ASAA sanction for 9-Man football, the Nikiski Bulldogs and Eielson Ravens played an entertaining, free-wheeling and defense-free game at Nikiski High School Saturday evening.