All six teams in the North Star Conference for high school hockey will battle in the Valley to open the final month of the high school hockey season; Kenai, Soldotna and Homer will each play a three-game series against Valley opponents Colony, Palmer and Wasilla. Conference hockey games are scheduled Thursday through Saturday, January 11-13.
The Homer Mariners stand unbeaten in NSC play and will put that record to the test on road ice after sweeping the Valley schools in Homer. The Stars and Kards will look to record each team’s first victory over a team from the North. Kenai owns a single conference victory over SoHi; the Stars are winless in conference play.
Hockey Schedule: January 11-13
Thursday, January 11
SoHi 3 – Palmer 1
…SoHi records first NSC victory with 3-1 win over Palmer. Dylan Walton, Jose Montague and Wyatt Medcoff scored goals for SoHi.
Kenai 1 – Colony 12
…Kenai’s Levi Mese scored the lone goal for the Kardinals in a 12-1 loss to the Knights.
Friday, January 12
SoHi 0 – Wasilla 9 Porter Schachle lead Wasilla with three goals and two assists
Kenai 4 – Palmer 5 OT
…Kenai tied the contest in the third period only to lose in overtime 5-4 to Palmer. Palmer opened with a 3-0 lead in the first; Kenai tied the game 4-4 in the second period. Kardinal goals were recorded by Nate Beiser, Levi Mese, Matt Hagel and Jakob O’Brien.
Saturday, January 13
SoHi @ Colony Menard Arena Noon ESPN 1140AM
Kenai @ Wasilla Brett Arena 5:30 p.m. KSRM 920AM
