Joey Klecka

Allie Ostrander competes in a women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminary heat Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the NCAA Div. I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)

Ostrander advances to steeplechase final

The run at a historic three-peat for Boise State’s Allie Ostrander began Thursday night with a relatively easy preliminary win at the NCAA Division I… Continue reading

Allie Ostrander competes in a women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase preliminary heat Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the NCAA Div. I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)
Oilers begin 2019 season tonight

Oilers begin 2019 season tonight

The 2019 Alaska Baseball League season opens tonight on the road for the Peninsula Oilers with a 7 p.m. game with the Anchorage Bucs at… Continue reading

Oilers begin 2019 season tonight
Ostrander to attempt another steeple/5K double

Ostrander to attempt another steeple/5K double

Boise State redshirt junior Allie Ostrander will begin a weekend that could see history made for the Broncos. The 2015 Kenai Central grad is attempting… Continue reading

Ostrander to attempt another steeple/5K double
Brown Bears go for offense in NAHL Draft

Brown Bears go for offense in NAHL Draft

The Kenai River Brown Bears wanted more scoring, so that’s what they shot for in Tuesday’s North American Hockey League Draft. The Brown Bears used… Continue reading

Brown Bears go for offense in NAHL Draft
Giving trash a second life

Giving trash a second life

Salvage Art to return to Kenai River Festival

Giving trash a second life
Homer’s season ends at DII state softball

Homer’s season ends at DII state softball

The mood in the Homer Mariners dugout was somber Saturday morning after a 9-1 loss to Ketchikan ended the Mariners’ season at the Division II… Continue reading

Homer’s season ends at DII state softball
Friday: Homer wins 2 of 3 at state softball, still in mix for title

Friday: Homer wins 2 of 3 at state softball, still in mix for title

The Homer Mariners won two of three games Friday to survive and advance in the Division II state softball tournament at Cartee Fields in Anchorage.… Continue reading

Friday: Homer wins 2 of 3 at state softball, still in mix for title
Homer splits 1st day of state softball

Homer splits 1st day of state softball

They didn’t have the start they envisioned, but by the end of opening day at the Division II state softball tournament, head coach Bill Bell… Continue reading

Homer splits 1st day of state softball
Kenai Central pitcher Gavin Petterson delivers a ball to Soldotna batter Kenny Griffin at the Soldotna baseball fields in April 2016. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Petterson named to All-NWAC 2nd team

Soldotna’s Gavin Petterson was recently named to the East Region All-NWAC Second Team after a stellar season of pitching. The 2017 Kenai Central grad posted… Continue reading

Kenai Central pitcher Gavin Petterson delivers a ball to Soldotna batter Kenny Griffin at the Soldotna baseball fields in April 2016. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai’s Steffensen hitting well in DII Junior College World Series

Kenai’s Steffensen hitting well in DII Junior College World Series

Kenai’s Paul Steffensen extended his college hitting streak to eight games Wednesday, helping third-seeded Mesa Community College advance in the National Junior College Athletic Association… Continue reading

Kenai’s Steffensen hitting well in DII Junior College World Series
Homer’s Grace Godfrey takes a swing at a pitch in a conference game against Soldotna, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Soldotna softball fields. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Hot Homer bats ready to tackle DII state softball

The accolades won by the Homer softball team are plenty — three straight Northern Lights Conference titles and 19 state appearances in the last 20… Continue reading

Homer’s Grace Godfrey takes a swing at a pitch in a conference game against Soldotna, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Soldotna softball fields. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of the band Nelson will be two of the six performers at Scrap Metal, a concert to be held May 29, 2019, at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo provided by Melissa Kucirek)

Classic rock super group headed to Soldotna

Scrap Metal will perform Wednesday at Soldotna Creek Park

Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of the band Nelson will be two of the six performers at Scrap Metal, a concert to be held May 29, 2019, at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo provided by Melissa Kucirek)
Homer’s Phinny Weston delivers a free kick against a line of Ketchikan defenders Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the Div. II state soccer championships at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Boys state soccer day 1: Kenai cruises, Homer falls in epic OT

If the Homer boys were any closer, they would be state semifinalists. Instead, the Mariners will have to settle for playing for fourth place after… Continue reading

Homer’s Phinny Weston delivers a free kick against a line of Ketchikan defenders Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the Div. II state soccer championships at West High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central goalkeeper Kailey Hamilton wards off a penalty kick shot from North Pole late in a game Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the Div. II state soccer championships in Eagle River. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Girls state soccer day 1: Kenai girls survive in OT, SoHi wins, Homer falls

The Kenai Central girls wasted no time in delivering the drama Thursday morning at the Division II state soccer championships. The Kardinals survived and advanced… Continue reading

Kenai Central goalkeeper Kailey Hamilton wards off a penalty kick shot from North Pole late in a game Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the Div. II state soccer championships in Eagle River. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai sophomore Alyssa Bucho (right) hands the baton off to senior teammate Tekaiya Rich in the girls 400-meter sprint relay April 27, 2019, at the Kenai Invitational at Ed Hollier Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula teams ready for state track meet

Peninsula track and field teams have proven this season that they shine brightest when the pressure is on. At last week’s Region III championship held… Continue reading

Kenai sophomore Alyssa Bucho (right) hands the baton off to senior teammate Tekaiya Rich in the girls 400-meter sprint relay April 27, 2019, at the Kenai Invitational at Ed Hollier Field. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
River City Academy valedictorian Steven Hunter Smith (front) awaits the presentation of diplomas Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

A close-knit class bids farewell to school

River City Academy graduates class of 12

River City Academy valedictorian Steven Hunter Smith (front) awaits the presentation of diplomas Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna’s David Michael tags first base ahead of Wasilla’s Clancy O’Donnell in a Southcentral Conference contest Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the Soldotna Baseball Fields. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Region baseball teams enter tourney looking for magic

If recent history is any indication of what to expect at the Southcentral Conference baseball tournament, then peninsula teams should be licking their chops this… Continue reading

Soldotna’s David Michael tags first base ahead of Wasilla’s Clancy O’Donnell in a Southcentral Conference contest Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the Soldotna Baseball Fields. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Local artist Christina Demetro helps a young artist create new pieces of clay that will be added to a sculpture of a 6-foot tall sandhill crane on Saturday morning at the Kenai Community Library. The sculpture will ultimately be displayed at the Shimai Toshi Garden Trails, a Japanese Garden that will be the first of its kind in Alaska. The clay sculpture received a local flair as interested artists could choose to add their own style to the statue, which sat in several pieces at the library. The statue will eventually be pieced together and bronzed. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

A helping hand

Community helps craft sandhill crane statue

Local artist Christina Demetro helps a young artist create new pieces of clay that will be added to a sculpture of a 6-foot tall sandhill crane on Saturday morning at the Kenai Community Library. The sculpture will ultimately be displayed at the Shimai Toshi Garden Trails, a Japanese Garden that will be the first of its kind in Alaska. The clay sculpture received a local flair as interested artists could choose to add their own style to the statue, which sat in several pieces at the library. The statue will eventually be pieced together and bronzed. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
SoHi pulls out rare Region III track sweep; Kenai girls win Class 3A title

SoHi pulls out rare Region III track sweep; Kenai girls win Class 3A title

The only thing likely moving faster than the athletes Saturday at the Region III track and field championships was the number-crunching going on in Soldotna… Continue reading

SoHi pulls out rare Region III track sweep; Kenai girls win Class 3A title
SoHi outlasts Kenai softball; Homer tops Kenai

SoHi outlasts Kenai softball; Homer tops Kenai

It may not have been the prettiest game, but the Soldotna Stars pulled out a gritty 19-11 Northern Lights Conference win over Kenai Central on… Continue reading

SoHi outlasts Kenai softball; Homer tops Kenai