Joey Klecka

Ostrander given top weekly athlete honor

Ostrander given top weekly athlete honor

Boise State’s Allie Ostrander was named the Mountain West Conference Track Athlete of the Week Tuesday afternoon, just four days after setting a top-10 all-time… Continue reading

Ostrander given top weekly athlete honor
Kenai’s Cooper nabs biathlon podium

Kenai’s Cooper nabs biathlon podium

Kenai’s Travis Cooper raced to a third-place finish Sunday at the U.S. Biathlon National Championships in Jericho, Vermont. Representing the National Guard Biathlon team, Cooper… Continue reading

Kenai’s Cooper nabs biathlon podium
Track & Field preview: Who to watch in 2019

Track & Field preview: Who to watch in 2019

The towering snow piles are quickly melting away and the spring sun is radiating down on high school track and field teams around the Kenai… Continue reading

Track & Field preview: Who to watch in 2019
Ostrander posts top-10 historic time for 10K at Stanford

Ostrander posts top-10 historic time for 10K at Stanford

Boise State’s Allie Ostrander posted the 10th-fastest outdoor time in NCAA history for the women’s 10,000 meters with a scorching run Friday at the Stanford… Continue reading

Ostrander posts top-10 historic time for 10K at Stanford
Brown Bears lose final weekend series opener to Ice Dogs

Brown Bears lose final weekend series opener to Ice Dogs

The Kenai River Brown Bears got their final weekend of North American Hockey League play off to a slow start, dropping a 3-1 tilt to… Continue reading

Brown Bears lose final weekend series opener to Ice Dogs
Truesdell awarded Youth Pride of Alaska honor

Truesdell awarded Youth Pride of Alaska honor

Soldotna High junior Jersey Truesdell received the Youth Pride of Alaska Award in the annual Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Directors’ Awards announced Thursday. Truesdell… Continue reading

Truesdell awarded Youth Pride of Alaska honor
Youth members of Forever Dance Alaska take part in rehearsal Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the Renee Hendersen Auditorium at Kenai Central High School, in Kenai, Alaska, for the company’s production of “Best of Broadway.” (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

‘Best of Broadway’ puts spin on theater’s biggest hits

‘We’ve been thinking about how it’s so fun to see the show come to fruition’

Youth members of Forever Dance Alaska take part in rehearsal Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the Renee Hendersen Auditorium at Kenai Central High School, in Kenai, Alaska, for the company’s production of “Best of Broadway.” (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
3A state hoops: Nikiski girls clinch finals showdown, Kenai finishes 3rd

3A state hoops: Nikiski girls clinch finals showdown, Kenai finishes 3rd

The Nikiski girls used a powerful fourth quarter to pick up a 62-54 tournament semifinal victory over Barrow Friday night at the Alaska Airlines Center,… Continue reading

3A state hoops: Nikiski girls clinch finals showdown, Kenai finishes 3rd
Nikiski falls in 3A hoops title game to ACS

Nikiski falls in 3A hoops title game to ACS

On the opening tip of Saturday’s Class 3A girls state title game, the Nikiski girls basketball team had a chance to snap a 13-year championship… Continue reading

Nikiski falls in 3A hoops title game to ACS
4A state hoops: SoHi boys, girls finish 5th after semifinal losses

4A state hoops: SoHi boys, girls finish 5th after semifinal losses

In a tournament full of upsets, the Class 4A boys state basketball championships have been anything but predictable. That is why the crowd Friday at… Continue reading

4A state hoops: SoHi boys, girls finish 5th after semifinal losses
3A hoops: Kenai, Nikiski

3A hoops: Kenai, Nikiski

It wasn’t pretty, but the Nikiski girls are moving on in the Class 3A state championship tournament. The third-seeded Bulldogs staved off the sixth-seeded Valdez… Continue reading

3A hoops: Kenai, Nikiski
SoHi squads win 1st day of 4A state hoops

SoHi squads win 1st day of 4A state hoops

Survive and advance. It’s an old cliche that coaches use, but it never loses meaning for basketball teams each March Madness. The Soldotna girls and… Continue reading

SoHi squads win 1st day of 4A state hoops
SoHi teams ready for deep 4A state fields

SoHi teams ready for deep 4A state fields

The trajectories that have taken the Soldotna boys and girls basketball programs to the Class 4A state tournament have been markedly different, but with March… Continue reading

SoHi teams ready for deep 4A state fields
A still from the four-minute film, “Blue,” which will be featured at the upcoming “Wild and Scenic” film festival in Kenai, Alaska. The event, which will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2019, is hosted by the Kenai Watershed Forum. (Photo courtesy wildandscenicfilmfestival.org)

Wild and Scenic Film Festival returns to Kenai

The festival will take place Saturday night at Snug Harbor Seafoods and feature 12 different films

A still from the four-minute film, “Blue,” which will be featured at the upcoming “Wild and Scenic” film festival in Kenai, Alaska. The event, which will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2019, is hosted by the Kenai Watershed Forum. (Photo courtesy wildandscenicfilmfestival.org)
Nikiski, Kenai girls off to 3A state tourney

Nikiski, Kenai girls off to 3A state tourney

Two peninsula programs travel to the Class 3A girls state championship tournament this weekend with dreams of cutting down the nets Saturday, but both enter… Continue reading

Nikiski, Kenai girls off to 3A state tourney
Nikolaevsk, CIA teams tumble out of 1A state tourney

Nikolaevsk, CIA teams tumble out of 1A state tourney

Beware the Ides of March. On a day known for misfortune, all three peninsula teams lost Friday at the Class 1A state basketball tournament at… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk, CIA teams tumble out of 1A state tourney
Nikolaevsk girls drop out of state title race

Nikolaevsk girls drop out of state title race

The state dream expired Thursday morning for the Nikolaevsk Warriors at the Class 1A girls state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk girls drop out of state title race
Peninsula teams go 1-2 on opening day of 1A state hoops

Peninsula teams go 1-2 on opening day of 1A state hoops

When Nikolaevsk girls coach Bea Klaich needed a second-half spark with her Warriors squad down three points, she turned to experience to guide the team.… Continue reading

Peninsula teams go 1-2 on opening day of 1A state hoops
Cook Inlet Academy’s Adara Warren (44) steps back for a shot against a Birchwood Christian defender Feb. 27, 2019, at the Peninsula Conference championship tournament at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

CIA girls look to keep riding defense at state

Today’s Class 1A state tournament first-round game is one the Cook Inlet Academy girls have waited five years to play. The Eagles qualified to the… Continue reading

Cook Inlet Academy’s Adara Warren (44) steps back for a shot against a Birchwood Christian defender Feb. 27, 2019, at the Peninsula Conference championship tournament at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna basketball supporters cheer for the SoHi girls team in Saturday’s Northern Lights Conference tournament final against the Wasilla Warriors. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Stars swept in NLC championship games

The Soldotna Stars stood as the top seed on the girls side, while the Soldotna boys caught a break as the top-seeded Colony Knights suffered… Continue reading

Soldotna basketball supporters cheer for the SoHi girls team in Saturday’s Northern Lights Conference tournament final against the Wasilla Warriors. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)