Joey Klecka
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CIA, Ninilchik split conference hoops games
It may be a cold night in January, but the Ninilchik boys and Cook Inlet Academy girls know that conference games count just the same. → Read More
Prep hoops: Kenai River Challenge, Al Howard, CIA Classic tournaments kick off
One game into his tenure as Kenai Central girls basketball head coach and Jeff Swick is 1-0. → Read More
Jr. Blues nip Brown Bears
The game of chase the Kenai River Brown Bears played Thursday night was not enough to secure victory, as the Bears lost 4-3 to the Jr. Blues in Springfield, Illinois, in a North American Hockey League Midwest matchup. → Read More
Season preview: Prep ski teams looking for snow, success
In the modern climate that creates the seasons in Alaska, it has become increasingly paramount for Nordic skiers to spice up their training routine in preparation for the winter racing season. → Read More
Kenai races to 1st boys region swim title in school history
By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion A region championship decades in the making was finally brought to reality Saturday afternoon in the Kenai Central High School pool, site of the Northern Lights Conference swimming and diving championships. The Kenai Central boys raced to their first region team title in school history to snap a 10-year NLC stranglehold by the Kodiak Bears, pulling in 76 points… → Read More
Nikiski volleyball sweeps ACS, Grace
The Nikiski volleyball team commanded the floor Friday night in a 3-0 Southcentral Conference victory over Anchorage Christian Schools, winning with game scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-13. → Read More
SoHi football celebrates Martinelli, seniors before walloping Eagle River
Soldotna’s Northern Lights Conference showdown Saturday afternoon with Eagle River quickly turned into a blowout, which allowed for some early celebrating for the team and particularly for one player. → Read More
Ostrander sets PR in steeplechase, misses finals cut at Doha World Championships
Pro runner Allie Ostrander came up less than a second shy of making the final of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday night, finishing 17th out of 42 total runners across three heats. → Read More
Week 7 football: Playoff picture expected to clear up
The high school football regular season still has two weeks left, but this weekend could help solidify the playoff picture a great deal. → Read More
Ostrander ready to take on world at Qatar championships
Pro runner Allie Ostrander will begin her journey at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, with a Friday semifinal heat race in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. → Read More
SoHi football routs Kodiak for 1st NLC win of year
The efficient and unstoppable Soldotna football machine rose to new levels Saturday in a 63-7 win over Kodiak in Northern Lights Conference play. → Read More
Football: Kenai falls to Eagle River; Homer thumps Seward
The Eagle River Wolves rolled to a 31-0 Northern Lights Conference win Saturday over Kenai Central, and locked up a Division II state playoff spot in the process. → Read More
Friday: Houston shuts out Nikiski football
Tasked with trying to slow an unstoppable force, the Nikiski Bulldogs found out Friday night why the Houston Hawks are undefeated an aiming for another postseason berth. → Read More
Week 6 football preview: Conference schedule begins
Week 6 of the prep football season brings the season’s first full slate of conference games, along with relief following the averted teacher’s strike. → Read More
Public meeting a positive step for Oilers financial future
The Peninsula Oilers will return to play baseball in 2020, but they are still searching for the money fund the season. → Read More
SoHi volleyball defeats Homer
The Soldotna volleyball team picked up a 3-1 nonconference win Wednesday night over the Homer Mariners at Soldotna High School, winning with game scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-22 and 25-20. → Read More
Brown Bears lose season opener in shootout
Opening night for the 2019 North American Hockey League season didn’t go the Kenai River Brown Bear’s way Wednesday as the peninsula team lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pennsylvania) Knights. → Read More
Theisen, Lindquist finish top-10 in college XC race
Jordan Theisen of Kenai and Ruby Lindquist of Moose Pass both racked up top-10 finishes Friday at the Frontier Preview Meet in Billings, Montana, competing for Div. II Black Hills (South Dakota) State University. → Read More
Nikiski fends off Kenai for volleyball win
After showing up last weekend to support their friendly peninsula rivals, the Nikiski volleyball team felt the love back Tuesday night in a Southcentral Conference victory over Kenai Central. → Read More
West Valley football escapes with win over Kenai
The pomp and circumstance that comes with homecoming weekend fell quiet for the Kenai Central football team after a 45-22 loss to West Valley on a brilliantly sunny Saturday afternoon at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. → Read More