Joey Klecka

NLC tourney preview: Kenai, SoHi meet again

In the span of an entire high school basketball season, individual plays hardly have an impact on end-of-season results. But in the case of Soldotna… Continue reading

Race is on for state berths out of Peninsula Conference

The teams may be smaller in terms of roster and player size, but at the Class 1A level of high school basketball, the action is… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Skylar Shaw tries to get around a Kenai defender during their game on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Soldotna won the game 40-35.

SoHi notches sweep of Kenai in season finales

The last time the Kenai and Soldotna boys met on the basketball court, the Stars had to dish out everything they had just to stem… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna's Skylar Shaw tries to get around a Kenai defender during their game on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Soldotna won the game 40-35.
Nikiski gives Romans a warm welcome, then defeats him

Nikiski gives Romans a warm welcome, then defeats him

Six years after he ended a 20-season run with the Bulldogs that included 12 Southcentral Conference basketball crowns and eight Class 3A state basketball championships,… Continue reading

Nikiski gives Romans a warm welcome, then defeats him
Paul McCarthy/UAF Kaillee Skjold drives the lane in a game against Western Washington.

SoHi alumni further talents on college hardwood

Soldotna High School is an institution of less than 800 students with a basketball program that won a single state championship in the 1990s. Go… Continue reading

Paul McCarthy/UAF Kaillee Skjold drives the lane in a game against Western Washington.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cook Inlet Academy Eagle Ashleigh Hammond avoids a steal from Nikolaevsk Warrior Megan Hickman, Thursday at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna.

CIA, Nikolaevsk split in hoops action

The Nikolaevsk girls may have let a golden opportunity slip through their fingers at last year’s state tournament, but the Warriors look to be back… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cook Inlet Academy Eagle Ashleigh Hammond avoids a steal from Nikolaevsk Warrior Megan Hickman, Thursday at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna.

Four Peninsula riders ready for Iron Dog experience

Racers preparing for this year’s edition of the Iron Dog snowmachine race can expect a lot of the usual dangers, as well as a few… Continue reading

Cooper claims victory on opening day of state ski meet

If the Kenai Peninsula is to crown its first ever boys state skimeister champion, it will need a big day today from Travis Cooper.Cooper, a… Continue reading

Photo by Caitlin Skvorc/Frontiersman.com Kenai Central's Addison Gibson leads Soldotna's Sadie Fox over a hill in the first leg of the girls 4-by-3-kilometer relay Saturday at the state Nordic ski championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Gibson finished the leg in third, while Fox was in fourth.

State ski roundup

Max Donaldson captured his third-straight state Skimeister title Friday afternoon at a wet and sloppy Kincaid Park in Anchorage, denying Kenai Central’s Travis Cooper a… Continue reading

Photo by Caitlin Skvorc/Frontiersman.com Kenai Central's Addison Gibson leads Soldotna's Sadie Fox over a hill in the first leg of the girls 4-by-3-kilometer relay Saturday at the state Nordic ski championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Gibson finished the leg in third, while Fox was in fourth.
Kenai's James Butler works hard on the second leg of Saturday's boys 4-by-5K relay at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.

Peninsula ski teams finish season at wet, sloppy state meet

Max Donaldson captured his third-straight state Skimeister title Friday afternoon at a wet and sloppy Kincaid Park in Anchorage, denying Kenai Central’s Travis Cooper a… Continue reading

Kenai's James Butler works hard on the second leg of Saturday's boys 4-by-5K relay at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.

Area racers all set for Iron Dog

Racers preparing for this year’s edition of the Iron Dog snowmachine race can expect a lot of the usual dangers, as well as a few… Continue reading

Cooper nabs classic win

If the Kenai Peninsula is to crown its first ever boys state skimeister champion, it will need a big day today from Travis Cooper. Cooper,… Continue reading

Stars celebrate senior night with split against Nikiski

A fast and flashy show of offense carried the Soldotna boys to a 77-54 nonconference win over Nikiski on senior night Tuesday at Soldotna High… Continue reading

Kenai, SoHi ski teams dominate Region III meet

Kenai, SoHi ski teams dominate Region III meet

The Kenai Central ski teams swept the competition at the Region III cross-country ski championships held Friday and Saturday at the Government Peak trails near… Continue reading

Kenai, SoHi ski teams dominate Region III meet
Soldotna girls take on Kodiak

Soldotna girls take on Kodiak

The Kodiak girls basketball squad must not believe in silly superstitions. On Friday the 13th, the defending 4A girls state champions shook off an early… Continue reading

Soldotna girls take on Kodiak
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Homer freshman Jacob Davis slips while attempting to change his skis at Friday's Kenai Peninsula Borough ski championships, held at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.

Prep skiers overcoming adversity for region ski meet

The bulk of the high school ski season may be squarely in the rearview mirror, but the hardest test is yet to come.Following a difficult… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Homer freshman Jacob Davis slips while attempting to change his skis at Friday's Kenai Peninsula Borough ski championships, held at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.
Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Levi Michael (No. 40) leads a pack of skiers at the start of Friday's boys varsity race at the Kenai Peninsula Borough ski championships, held at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.

Gibson, Pothast win borough ski meet

Youth was served Friday afternoon as the 2015 Kenai Peninsula Borough cross-country skiing championships were swept by a pair of freshman under clear skies. Kenai… Continue reading

Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna junior Levi Michael (No. 40) leads a pack of skiers at the start of Friday's boys varsity race at the Kenai Peninsula Borough ski championships, held at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.

4 Peninsula wrestlers earn state titles

Nearly two months to the day after losing his first match ever on Alaska soil, Kenai Central sophomore Paul Steffensen returned the favor against South… Continue reading

Steffensen, Hutchison bring familiar names to state wrestling championships

Heading into this weekend’s Alaska Class 4A high school state wrestling championships, Kenai Central senior Ellery Steffensen has a chance to accomplish a rarity in… Continue reading

Local hockey teams facing stacked region tourney

In the six-team North Star Conference of high school hockey, there has been a clear divide. The three northern teams — Wasilla, Palmer and Colony… Continue reading