Two wins and a tie for Kenai to open a full week of high school soccer.
Kenai boys, win!
Kenai girls, tie!
Kenai wind, win!
In Peninsula Conference soccer on Monday on KCHS’s Ed Hollier Field, the Kenai Kardinals defended home field with a 4-2 victory for the Kardinal boys over the Soldotna Stars and a 1-1 tie over the SoHi girls.
Kenai Girls 1 – SoHi 1
Following a scoreless first half with SoHi holding the wind advantage, the Stars finally scored seven minutes into the second half for a 1-0 lead over the Kenai girls. Rhys Cannava scored for SoHi off a Ryann Cannava corner kick. The Kardinal girls answered on a Julia Hansen goal to tie the game at 1-1. Kenai goalie Kailey Hamilton and SoHi goalie Katie Delker maintained the tie score through the remainder of the contest. Final Score: Kenai 1, SoHi 1
Kenai Boys 4 – SoHi 2
A three-goal, hat trick by Kenai’s Damien Redder countered a two-goal effort by SoHi’s Josh Heiber as the Kenai boys recorded a Peninsula Conference soccer victory over SoHi 4-2 on Ed Hollier Field at KCHS. The Kardinal defense held SoHi scoreless through the first half; Kenai, on a Redder goal, held a 1-0 lead at the half. Redder opened the second half scoring for a 2-0 Kenai lead. The Stars, with back-to-back goals by Josh Heiber, tied the games at two-apiece. Redder responded with his third goal of the game which turned-out to be the game-winning goal. A final penalty-kick goal for Kenai’s Travis McKinley in the contest’s final seconds sealed the victory for Kenai. Final Score: Kenai 4, SoHi 2.
The current standings in the Peninsula Conference, with a full week of soccer ahead, illustrate the balance in the conference for both girls and boys.
Kenai girls 1-0-2; SoHi girls 1-0-2
Kenai boys 2-0-1; SoHi boys 2-1-0
Updated Soccer Schedule
Tuesday, April 23
Soccer: Kenai vs Seward @ KCHS 4 & 6 p.m
Soccer: Nikiski @ Homer 4 & 6 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
Soccer: SoHi Soccer @ Ketchikan
Friday, April 26
Soccer: SoHi Soccer @ Juneau
Soccer: Nikiski @ Seward 4 & 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 27
Soccer: SoHi Soccer @ Thunder Mountain Noon & 1:45 p.m.
