Alva Review-Courier -

Mike Shklar is the new head football coach at Alva High School. He came to Alva four years ago with Coach Dollar and began teaching middle school math. Previously, he has coached at Perryton, Texas, as the defensive coordinator for four years; before that he was at Pratt, Kansas, as the linebacker coach, special teams coordinator. He and his wife, Sherry, have three children. Shklar says, "It was a blessing to be asked to coach at Alva."

Last year, Shklar said, "we played better than anyone ever expected us to, even ourselves. As coaching staff, we never saw a semi-final going into the season....