Joey Klecka

Kenai class of 2015: Ostrander takes 2 All-America honors; Theisens take 1 apiece

Kenai class of 2015: Ostrander takes 2 All-America honors; Theisens take 1 apiece

Boise State redshirt junior Allie Ostrander finished eighth Friday in the women’s 5,000-meter final and fourth Saturday in the 3,000 final at the 2019 Division… Continue reading

Kenai class of 2015: Ostrander takes 2 All-America honors; Theisens take 1 apiece
SoHi sweeps Friday NLC semis, clinch state spots

SoHi sweeps Friday NLC semis, clinch state spots

The Soldotna boys quenched one nine-year drought Friday night with a wild 43-41 semifinal win over Wasilla in the Northern Lights Conference tournament. Saturday the… Continue reading

SoHi sweeps Friday NLC semis, clinch state spots
First day results from Southcentral hoops tourney

First day results from Southcentral hoops tourney

The Nikiski girls got the Southcentral Conference basketball tournament under way Thursday with a convincing 56-31 quarterfinal win over Houston in Seward. The top-seeded team… Continue reading

First day results from Southcentral hoops tourney
Palmer sweeps 1st day NLC tourney to set semifinal games

Palmer sweeps 1st day NLC tourney to set semifinal games

The Palmer Moose swept the first day of action Thursday at the 2019 Northern Lights Conference tournament at Soldotna High School to set up Friday’s… Continue reading

Palmer sweeps 1st day NLC tourney to set semifinal games
Ostrander receives Elite 90 award, will attempt distance double

Ostrander receives Elite 90 award, will attempt distance double

Boise State redshirt junior Allie Ostrander was announced as the women’s Elite 90 award winner Thursday for Division I Indoor Track and Field. The honor… Continue reading

Ostrander receives Elite 90 award, will attempt distance double
Seward writer to discuss “Letter from Happy Valley” book at KPC

Seward writer to discuss “Letter from Happy Valley” book at KPC

A stroke of fate entered Dan Walker’s life five years ago and now, he wishes to share it with the world. Walker will be entertaining… Continue reading

Seward writer to discuss “Letter from Happy Valley” book at KPC
Bulldogs sweep emotion-packed Nikiski Senior Night

Bulldogs sweep emotion-packed Nikiski Senior Night

The emotions flowed Friday night in the Nikiski High School gym as the Bulldogs basketball teams celebrated senior night, and the wins followed suit. Nikiski… Continue reading

Bulldogs sweep emotion-packed Nikiski Senior Night
Calvert signs to run DII track, XC

Calvert signs to run DII track, XC

Kenai Central senior Jaycie Calvert inked a letter of commitment Feb. 11 to run cross-country and track at Division II University of Colorado in Colorado… Continue reading

Calvert signs to run DII track, XC
Nikiski girls sink late shot to beat Soldotna

Nikiski girls sink late shot to beat Soldotna

Too bad the Nikiski and Soldotna girls don’t play in the same class or conference. It would make games like Thursday’s all the more special.… Continue reading

Nikiski girls sink late shot to beat Soldotna
Peninsula Conference title games: Nikolaevsk-CIA girls; Nikolaevsk-Ninilchik boys

Peninsula Conference title games: Nikolaevsk-CIA girls; Nikolaevsk-Ninilchik boys

The Nikolaevsk girls basketball team earned a spot in the Peninsula Conference tournament championship by defeating Ninilchik 45-32 on Thursday at Cook Inlet Academy. Nikolaevsk,… Continue reading

Peninsula Conference title games: Nikolaevsk-CIA girls; Nikolaevsk-Ninilchik boys
Day 1 at Peninsula Conference tourney sees favorites, upsets win

Day 1 at Peninsula Conference tourney sees favorites, upsets win

One win on home court was all the Cook Inlet Academy girls needed Wednesday to book a spot in Friday night’s championship game at the… Continue reading

Day 1 at Peninsula Conference tourney sees favorites, upsets win
Soldotna’s Ray Chumley (middle) becomes sandwiched between Kenai’s Adam Trujillo (left) and Logan Baker Tuesday in a nonconference contest at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi hoops sweep Kenai again

The Soldotna basketball teams broke out the brooms against Kenai Central for a second time in three days Tuesday with a pair of nonconference victories… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Ray Chumley (middle) becomes sandwiched between Kenai’s Adam Trujillo (left) and Logan Baker Tuesday in a nonconference contest at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Ostrander receives top honor after MW indoor track championships

Ostrander receives top honor after MW indoor track championships

Allie Ostrander was named Women’s Outstanding Performer of the meet following last weekend’s Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The… Continue reading

Ostrander receives top honor after MW indoor track championships
SoHi grabs rivalry hoops sweep of Kenai

SoHi grabs rivalry hoops sweep of Kenai

Separated for the first time by different classes based on school size, the Kenai Central and Soldotna basketball programs showed Saturday afternoon that rivalries still… Continue reading

SoHi grabs rivalry hoops sweep of Kenai
Nikiski hoops loses to ACS, splits with Grace

Nikiski hoops loses to ACS, splits with Grace

Points piled up on the Nikiski High School gym scoreboard Friday night at a pace rarely seen, and when the dust settled, the Anchorage Christian… Continue reading

Nikiski hoops loses to ACS, splits with Grace
CIA, Ninilchik hoops split conference games

CIA, Ninilchik hoops split conference games

The Ninilchik Wolverines split a pair of Peninsula Conference games Thursday night as Cook Inlet Academy came to town. The CIA girls beat Ninilchik 31-15,… Continue reading

CIA, Ninilchik hoops split conference games
A snowmachiner waits to take off at the Way out Women (WOW) ride in February 2018 in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

WOW snowmachine ride celebrates 15th year

It’s always a good day to be playing in the Caribou Hills, particularly when it helps raise funds for cancer patients. This weekend marks the… Continue reading

A snowmachiner waits to take off at the Way out Women (WOW) ride in February 2018 in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Watkins breaks own South Dakota State school record in pool

Watkins breaks own South Dakota State school record in pool

Soldotna swimmer Cody Watkins made a splash Thursday with a new school record at the Summit League Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in… Continue reading

Watkins breaks own South Dakota State school record in pool
Homer girls hoops cancels contests with ACS

Homer girls hoops cancels contests with ACS

The girls basketball games between Anchorage Christian Schools and Homer scheduled for Saturday in Homer have been canceled. The schedule is now junior varsity boys… Continue reading

Homer girls hoops cancels contests with ACS
Ostrander joins winning relay at MW Indoor Track championships

Ostrander joins winning relay at MW Indoor Track championships

Allie Ostrander kicked off the 2019 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Thursday with a medley distance relay victory for… Continue reading

Ostrander joins winning relay at MW Indoor Track championships