Palmer girls, Kenai boys swimmers win Kenai Invitational

Palmer girls, Kenai boys swimmers win Kenai Invitational

Seward’s Lydia Jacoby, Homer’s Madison Story, Kenai Central’s Koda Poulin and Soldotna’s Ethan Evans each won two individual events Saturday at the Kenai Invitational at Kenai Central High School.

Palmer won the girls meet with 94 points, while Homer was second with 87. On the boys side, Kenai won with 107 points, while Palmer was second with 92.

Jacoby took the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly. Story won the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke. She also teamed with Ella Blanton-Yourkowski, Adeline Berry and Delta Fabich to win the 200 freestyle relay.

Other individual winners on the girls side were Kenai’s Riley Reese in the 50 freestyle, Soldotna’s Madelyn Barkman in the 100 freestyle, Kenai’s Rachael Pitsch in the 500 freestyle and Homer’s Hartley Miller in the 100 breaststroke.

Barkman also teamed with Rachel Spence, Katie Creglow and Madison Snyder to win the 200 medley relay and the same trio to win the 400 freestyle relay.

On the boys side, Evans took the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke for the Stars, who also received a win in diving from Kaden Saltzgiver. Poulin won the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke for the Kards.

Poulin also teamed with Sorin Sorensen, Trevor Bagley and Owen Rolph to win the 200 medley relay. Rolph won the 100 butterfly, while Aiden Huff took the 500 freestyle for the Kards.

For Seward, Connor Spanos won the 200 freestyle and Hunter Hollingsworth won the 100 freestyle. The two also teamed with Paxton Hill and John Moriarty to win the 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay.

Kenai Invitational

Saturday at Kenai Central

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Palmer, 94; 2. Homer, 87; 3. Soldotna, 66; 4. Kenai, 61; 5. Seward, 17.

200-yard medley relay — 1. Soldotna (Rachel Spence, Katie Creglow, Madison Snyder, Madelyn Barkman), 2:06.85; 2. Kenai, 2:12.57; 3. Homer, 2:14.44; 4. Palmer, 2:17.96; 5. Palmer, 2:50.52; 6. Homer, 2:59.32.

200 freestyle — 1. Madison Story, Hom, 2:03.69; 2. Riley Reese, Ken, 2:09.23; 3. Ally Ferguson, Pal, 2:10.33; 4. Madison Snyder, Sol, 2:12.36; 5. Julia Anderson, Ken, 2:20.96; 6. Kyra Pettit, Pal, 2:21.31.

200 individual medley — 1. Lydia Jacoby, Sew, 2:18.91; 2. Katie Creglow, Sol, 2:29.43; 3. Rachael Pitsch, Ken, 2:36.45; 4. Olivia Beck, Pal, 2:42.91; 5. Bristol Johnson, Hom, 2:43.76; 6. Jadyn Collier, Pal, 2:44.19.

50 freestyle — 1. Riley Reese, Ken, 26.98; 2. Madelyn Barkman, Sol, 27.16; 3. Maria Beck, Pal, 27.86; 4. Ella Blanton-Yourkowski, Hom, 27.96; 5. Bristol Johnson, Hom, 29.71; 6. Madison McDonald, Ken, 30.70.

Diving — 1. Taylor Miller, Pal, 167.75; 2. Ally Hrncir, Pal, 157.20; 3. Sophia Gimm, Pal, 136.05; 4. Daisy Rogers, Sol, 128.15.

100 butterfly — 1. Lydia Jacoby, Sew, 1:05.62; 2. Katie Creglow, Sol, 1:08.99; 3. Ally Ferguson, Pal, 1:10.08; 4. Aspen Olson, Pal, 1:14.95; 5. Olivia Overdorf, Hom, 1:29.41; 6. Angela Houser, Pal, 1:42.13.

100 freestyle — 1. Madelyn Barkman, Sol, 1:00.91; 2. Maria Beck, Pal, 1:01.38; 3. Hartley Miller, Hom, 1:07.27; 4. Wren Dougherty, Sew, 1:08.26; 5. Mikayla Bishop, Pal, 1:09.77; 6. Olivia Easley, Ken, 1:11.60.

500 freestyle — 1. Rachael Pitsch, Ken, 5:46.88; 2. Olivia Beck, Pal, 6:22.33; 3. Delta Fabich, Hom, 6:34.14; 4. Madison McDonald, Ken, 6:40.23; 5. Hannah Nowers, Pal, 6:50.77; 6. Abigail Moffett, Ken, 6:57.41.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Homer (Madison Story, Ella Blanton-Yourkowski, Adeline Berry, Delta Fabich), 1:50.90; 2. Palmer, 1:54.52; 3. Kenai, 2:01.62; 4. Palmer, 2:03.49; 5. Homer, 2:14.22.

100 backstroke — 1. Madison Story, Hom, 1:02.75; 2. Ella Blanton-Yourkowski, Hom, 1:09.58; 3. Madison Story, Sol, 1:09.77; 4. Hannah Overdorf, Hom, 1:14.42; 5. Julia Anderson, Ken, 1:14.49; 6. Jadyn Collier, Pal, 1:17.38.

100 breaststroke — 1. Hartley Miller, Hom, 1:21.99; 2. Iris Downey, Hom, 1:29.93; 3. Abigail Moffett, Ken, 1:33.98; 4. Kyra Pettit, Pal, 1:35.10; 5. Emma Snyder, Sol, 1:36.17; 6. Hannah Nowers, Pal, 1:36.25.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Soldotna (Madison Snyder, Katie Creglow, Rachel Spence, Madelyn Barkman), 4:12.72; 2. Palmer, 4:14.23; 3. Homer, 4:26.42; 4. Kenai, 4:48.85; 5. Soldotna, 5:07.00; 6. Palmer, 5:24.90.

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Kenai, 107; 2. Palmer, 92; 3. Seward, 71; 4. Soldotna, 35; 5. Homer, 8.

200 medley relay — 1. Kenai (Sorin Sorensen, Trevor Bagley, Owen Rolph, Koda Poulin), 1:48:07; 2. Palmer, 1:54.40; 3. Soldotna, 2:14.71; 4. Seward, 2:18.14; 5. Kenai, 2:23.85; 6. Palmer, 2:35.55.

200 freestyle — 1. Connor Spanos, Sew, 1:53.98; 2. Owen Rolph, Ken, 1:55.43; 3. Kaeson Dalrymple-Sorenson, Pal, 1:56.38; 4. Dominic Alioto, Ken, 2:04.81; 5. Caden Dunford, Pal, 2:17.95; 6. Tristan Groth, Pal, 2:22.06.

200 IM — 1. Koda Poulin, Ken, 2:09.52; 2. Stewart Sawyer, Pal, 2:22.51; 3. Samuel Anderson, Ken, 2:33.02; 4. John Wright, Ken, 2:34.59; 5. Jackson Bird, Sew, 2:35.55; 6. Lucas Ruda, Pal, 2:42.01.

50 freestyle — 1. Ethan Evans, Sol, 23.03; 2. Hunter Hollingsworth, Sew, 23.96; 3. Sorin Sorensen, Ken, 24.38; 4. Jaxson Lee, Pal, 24.44; 5. Connor Lee, Pal, 25.13; 6. John Moriarty, Sew, 26.01.

Diving — 1. Kaden Saltzgiver, Sol, 107.85; 2. Grant Keyes, Pal, 94.15.

100 butterfly — 1. Owen Rolph, Ken, 56.98; 2. Skyler Rodriguez, Hom, 58.78; 3. Kaeson Dalrymple-Sorenson, Pal, 1:00.15; 4. Connor Spanos, Sew, 1:02.94; 5. Tyler Murray, Pal, 1:07.87; 6. Ethan Berga, Ken, 1:09.41.

100 freestyle — 1. Hunter Hollingsworth, Sew, 53.49; 2. Jaxson Lee, Pal, 53.61; 3. Trevor Bagley, Ken, 54.30; 4. Skyler Rodriguez, Hom, 54.71; 5. Connor Lee, Pal, 56.28; 6. Dakota Bjornn, Pal, 57.40.

500 freestyle — 1. Aiden Huff, Ken, 5:46.73; 2. Charlie Russell, Pal, 5:52.54; 3. Jackson Bird, Sew, 6:20.02; 4. Hunter Olson, Pal, 7:55.93.

200 freestyle relay — 1. Seward (Connor Spanos, John Moriarty, Paxton Hill, Hunter Hollingsworth), 1:37.35; 2. Kenai, 1:39.20; 3. Palmer, 1:41.46; 4. Palmer, 1:49.92; 5. Seward, 1:55.22.

100 backstroke — 1. Koda Poulin, Ken, 59.52; 2. Charlie Russell, Pal, 1:03.30; 3. Paxton Hill, Sew, 1:08.14; 4. Samuel Anderson, Ken, 1:08.39; 5. Ethan Berga, Ken, 1:11.28; 6. Tyler Murray, Pal, 1:12.09.

100 breaststroke — 1. Ethan Evans, Sol, 1:05.13; 2. Trevor Bagley, Ken, 1:05.75; 3. Dominic Alioto, Ken, 1:11.75; 4. Sorin Sorensen, Ken, 1:12.43; 5. Dakota Bjornn, Pal, 1:14.80; 6. Caden Dunford, Pal, 1:14.91.

400 freestyle relay — 1. Seward (Hunter Hollingsworth, Connor Spanos, Paxton Hill, John Moriarty), 3:42.22; 2. Kenai, 3:44.11; 3. Palmer, 3:46.19; 4. Soldotna, 4:19.95; 5. Palmer, 4:21.87.

More in Sports

ski tease
Kenai sweeps Tsalteshi ski meet

The Kenai Central High boys and girls teams both placed first last Friday.

tease
Homer boys basketball tops Nikiski

Homer will host the annual Winter Carnival basketball tournament this weekend, starting Thursday.

Flanked by JDHS freshmen Manu Adams, left, and Paxton Willoughby, right, Homer junior Berend Pearson looks for a pass from a teammate. The Crimson Bears and the Mariners faced off at the Treadwell Arena in Juneau following the Bears’ senior night ceremony on Friday, Jan. 23.<ins>, 2026</ins>
Juneau hockey celebrates senior night with sweeping victory over Homer

The Crimson Bears saw an 8-2 victory over the Mariners Friday night.

Ninilchik's Austin White puts down a two-handed dunk against the Aniak Halfbreeds Wednesday at the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Sports briefs: SoHi boys top Kenai, Eagle River in shootout

The Soldotna varsity boys came out 2-1 in the Al Howard Shootout last weekend.

tease
Homer boys, Soldotna girls place 1st in ski invitational

Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra took first place for the girls’ division, leading her team to victory at the meet. The Homer girls’ varsity team placed second overall.

Senior Mason Bock exclaims after winning the state title during the ASAA Division I state championships in Anchorage, Alaska on Dec. 20, 2025. Bock beat No. 2 seed Isaiah Schultz of Colony High School in the final, securing his victory in the 135-pound title as the No. 4 seed. Bock said standing on the podium was the best moment of his life, telling the Clarion that since he had lost to Schultz once earlier in the season, he was “focused and determined to have a different outcome” during the final match. Photo courtesy of Andie Bock/Andie’s Alaskan Adventures Photography
SoHi girls 3-peat at state wrestling championships

The boys team placed second and saw five wrestlers win state titles in the Division I tournament.

Seward’s Atlin Ryan wrestles against a Mountain City Christian Academy athlete during the regional Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Homer girls wrestling team named regional champions

Kenai boys, girls both placed third overall in the Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

The Soldotna High School wrestling team is pictured after the Northern Lights regional conference in Wasilla, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. SoHi sent 33 boys and 11 girls to regionals. 22 boys and nine girls will compete in the state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center this weekend. Photo courtesy of Soldotna High School Athletics
SoHi wrestling wins regional title; 31 wrestlers advance to state

22 boys and nine girls will compete in the state tournament this weekend.

Homer and Soldotna hockey players battle for the puck during the Carlin Cup home varsity game on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at the Kevin Bell Arena in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
SoHi hockey claims 3rd Carlin Cup victory

The Soldotna varsity hockey team defeated Homer 9-1 Saturday at Kevin Bell Arena.

Sophie Tapley is photographed with her parents, Josh and Whitney Tapley, during Sophie’s signing ceremony at Kenai Central High School on Nov. 26, 2025. Tapley committed to playing volleyball at the University of Alaska Anchorage during the 2026-2027 school year. Photo courtesy of Jesse Settlemyer, Kenai Central Athletics
Kenai Central’s Sophie Tapley signs with UAA volleyball

Tapley will trade her Kardinals jersey for a Seawolf one during the 2026-2027 academic year.

Photo courtesy Pete Dickinson
The SoHi junior varsity and varsity wrestling teams compete in the Battle for the Bird at Soldotna High School on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The Kenai Peninsula Athletics Sapphire dance team performed the halftime show.
SoHi, Nikiski wrestling teams compete for Thanksgiving dinner

The Stars and Bulldogs faced off during the Battle for the Bird duals last Wednesday.

Runners of all ages gather for a photo in the Homer High School Commons after the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Due to icy outdoor conditions, the official run was moved to the high school halls. Photo courtesy Matthew Smith
55 turn out for Homer Turkey Trot

Each Thanksgiving morning, the Kachemak Bay Running Club and the City of… Continue reading