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    Articles by Joey Klecka
    Ninilchik, CIA split conference hoops games
    Ninilchik, CIA split conference hoops games
    By Joey Klecka • January 8, 2020 2:30 am

    It may be a cold night in January, but the Ninilchik boys and Cook Inlet Academy girls know that conference…

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    State wrestling: Homer takes 3rd in DII meet; SoHi duo earns girls titles
    State wrestling: Homer takes 3rd in DII meet;...
    By Joey Klecka • December 24, 2019 2:30 am

    The Homer wrestling team finished third in the team race to lead all peninsula schools in the Division II state…

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    The Homer hockey team celebrates a 4-3 overtime win over Soldotna, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
    Mariners defeat SoHi in overtime again
    By Joey Klecka • November 26, 2019 2:30 pm

    With the game on the line, the Homer Mariners received another dose of late magic from a familiar face Friday…

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    Homer teammate Katlyn Vogl (left) and Tonda Smude celebrate Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, after winning the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
    Homer beats Kenai for 1st state volleyball crown...
    By Joey Klecka • November 16, 2019 2:30 am

    The Homer Mariners hadn’t won a state volleyball championship in 30 years, but that didn’t stop them from writing some…

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    State swimming: Story ends 26-year title drought for Homer girls
    State swimming: Story ends 26-year title drought for...
    By Joey Klecka • November 13, 2019 2:30 am

    Growing up in a swimming family, Madison Story knew her mother had a history in the sport. But it wasn’t…

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    Homer, Kenai punch state tickets with region volleyball semifinal wins
    Homer, Kenai punch state tickets with region volleyball...
    By Joey Klecka • November 13, 2019 12:05 am

    The Homer volleyball team swept Kenai Central in the Southcentral Conference championship game in Seward on Saturday, wrapping up the…

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    Members of the Kenai boys soccer team dump water on their head coach, Shane Lopez, in celebration of their win over Juneau on Saturday, May 25, 2019 to claim the Division II state soccer championship title. The game was played at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Prep sports programs feel effects of new teacher’s...
    By Joey Klecka • October 30, 2019 2:30 am

    The new teachers contract agreed to by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District last month touched many aspects on the…

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    Homer edges SoHi for Luke Spruill wrestling title
    Homer edges SoHi for Luke Spruill wrestling title
    By Joey Klecka • October 30, 2019 2:30 am

    The spirit of the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central High School was on full display Saturday in the…

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    State XC: Daigle double leads peninsula
    State XC: Daigle double leads peninsula
    By Joey Klecka • October 9, 2019 2:30 am

    After falling short in her quest to defend her Division II state cross-country championship last year, Homer’s Autumn Daigle took…

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    Homer athletes place in annual Tri-The-Kenai
    Homer athletes place in annual Tri-The-Kenai
    By Joey Klecka • June 12, 2019 2:30 am

    Construction on Gas Well and Kalifornsky Beach roads is finished, so let the bikers reign again!

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    Homer’s season ends at DII state softball
    Homer’s season ends at DII state softball
    By Joey Klecka • June 5, 2019 2:30 am

    The mood in the Homer Mariners dugout was somber Saturday morning after a 9-1 loss to Ketchikan ended the Mariners’…

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    Soldotna’s Ben Booth (middle) races in the Class 4A boys 100-meter final Saturday at the Region III Track and Field Championships in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
    SoHi pulls out rare Region III track sweep;...
    By Joey Klecka • May 22, 2019 2:30 pm

    The only thing likely moving faster than the athletes Saturday at the Region III track and field championships was the…

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    Stars sweep Kenai Invite track meet
    Stars sweep Kenai Invite track meet
    By Joey Klecka • May 8, 2019 2:30 am

    With the borough, region and state track and field meets all upcoming in the next three weeks, Saturday’s Kenai Invitational…

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    The Homer Mariners softball team poses for a photo with Coach Bill Bell, center, on May 4, 2019, after winning the Rally in the Valley softball tournament last weekend at Redington High School, Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo provided)
    Homer softball wins Rally in the Valley
    By Joey Klecka • May 8, 2019 2:00 am

    The Homer Mariners pulled off a softball sweep last weekend at the Rally in the Valley tournament at Redington High…

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    Nikiski sophomore Bailey Epperheimer (right) hands off to her sister Sidney Epperheimer Saturday afternoon in the girls 400-meter relay at the SoHi Region III Preview Invite at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
    SoHi boys, Grace girls claim team titles at...
    By Joey Klecka • May 1, 2019 2:30 am

    The sun was shining, the wind stayed down, down jackets were replaced by T-shirts and Soldotna’s Justin Maile Field provided…

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    SoHi boys, Homer girls win borough ski meet relays
    SoHi boys, Homer girls win borough ski meet...
    By Joey Klecka • February 20, 2019 1:30 am

    Saturday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Nordic ski championships offered a small dose of redemption for the Soldotna boys team and a…

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