The Kenai River Brown Bears look for a first home victory with the first-year Wisconsin Windigo coming to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Friday and Saturday, October 21-22.  Game time are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. for both games.

The 2022 Northern Lights Conference for Alaska high school football has released the NLC All-Conference selections based on regular season performances.   2022 Individual Year-End Awards Offensive Player of the Year: Gehret Medcoff      SoHi Defensive Player of the Year: Aiden Roschi      ERHS Lineman of the Year: Seth Hatton      ERHS Assistant Coach of the Year: Phil Leck      SoHi Head Coach of the Year: Matt Jaronik    Wasilla   & Galen Brantley SoHi   Soldotna Stars The Soldotna Stars received 13 first team selections, five on offense and eight defense and special teams. SoHi First Team Selections Offense: Wyatt Faircloth, HB; Gehret Medcoff, FB; Hakoa Montoya, Tackle; Joe Whittom, Guard; Ala Tuisaula, Center Defense: Aiden Gavalis, OLB; Joe Whittom, ILB; Zac Buckbee, DB; Luke Miller, IL; Kenai Lepole, IL; Zac Buckbee, Return Specialist; Wyatt Faircloth, ILB; Brayden Taylor, Utility   2022 NLC All-Conference Teams            NLC Offensive Team Selections          Name:                              Position:          School:               Year:     Nominations: Jaidas Huffman               QB                       Wasilla               12          1st Team Zac Buckbee                     QB                       SOHI                   11          2nd Team Dawson Myers                QB                       ERHS                   11          Honorable Mention Tyson Billman                  HB                       CHS                     11          1st Team Drew…

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Kenai travels to Nikiski for SCC volleyball on Tuesday.

The two most productive offenses and the two stingiest defenses in Division II football for 2022 matched wits and brute force in the 2022 ASAA Division II State Football Championship Game on Saturday at Service High School.

The Homer Mariners defense forced three fumbles and held the Houston Hawks on downs five times as the Mariners defeated Houston 22-20, holding-off a final drive in the final seconds of the 2022 ASAA Division IIII State Football Championship Game on Saturday at Service High School in Anchorage.

After dropping game one 25-14, Nikiski took three-straight from the Seward Seahawks 25-22, 25-12 and 25-22. 

The Soldotna Stars and the Lathrop Malamutes both recorded undefeated 8-0 regular season records and both controlled play in the semi-final playoff games last week to set up what most considered an inevitable showdown on Saturday at Service High School.

Mariners vs Houston will be broadcast on ESPN 1140AM, 96.9 FM and streamed live and free at radiokenai.com with the Sweeney’s Pre-Game Show scheduled for 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 15th.

Kenai controlled play with a 25-17, 25-15 and 25-9 match win. Volleyball weekly schedule attached.

Game times for the Brown Bears vs Ice Dogs series are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. drop of the puck both Friday and Saturday.