Jeff Helminiak

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Thursday: Errors, walks cost Homer baseball in loss to Kenai

The visiting Kenai Central baseball team defeated Homer 13-0 in five innings Thursday in Northern Lights Conference action. The Kardinals improve to 3-3 in the… Continue reading

 

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Thursday soccer: Homer boys win; Homer girls, Soldotna boys, girls all tie

The Homer boys soccer team went on the road to defeat Grace Christian 3-2 on Thursday in nonconference action. The Mariners improve to 4-4-1 overall.… Continue reading

 

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Tuesday: Soldotna soccer gets past Nikiski

The visiting Soldotna boys soccer team defeated Nikiski 12-0 on Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action. The Stars move to 5-0 in the league and 9-4… Continue reading

 

Soldotna's Isabella Gares hits against Kenai Central on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at the Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Tuesday: Soldotna softball rolls past Kenai

The Soldotna softball team defeated Kenai Central 24-3 in three innings on Tuesday in Northern Lights Conference action at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in… Continue reading

Soldotna's Isabella Gares hits against Kenai Central on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at the Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Dylan Dahlgren, Galen Brantley III and Adarra Hagelund at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Brookings, South Dakota. (Photo provided)

Hagelund, Brantley, Dahlgren help Dickinson State to sweep of NSAA outdoor track titles

Soldotna High School graduates Adarra Hagelund, Galen Brantley III and Dylan Dahlgren helped Dickinson State (North Dakota) to a sweep on its home track of… Continue reading

Dylan Dahlgren, Galen Brantley III and Adarra Hagelund at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Brookings, South Dakota. (Photo provided)
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Monday: Kenai soccer sweeps Homer

The visiting Kenai Central soccer teams swept Homer on Monday in Peninsula Conference action, with the girls winning 7-1 and the boys winning 3-0. The… Continue reading

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Monday: Ohnemus, Stuyvesant pitch Soldotna past Homer

Trenton Ohnemus and Jayden Stuyvesant combined to hold Homer scoreless for eight innings as Soldotna defeated Homer 3-0 in eight innings on Monday in Northern… Continue reading

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Homer's Keagan Niebuhr delivers to Chugiak on Friday, May 9, 2025 during the Bash on the Bay tournament at Jack Gist Park in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

Chugiak wins Bash on the Bay softball tournament in Homer

The Chugiak softball team defeated Soldotna 8-1 in the Saturday championship game of the Bash on the Bay tournament in Homer. The Mustangs won the… Continue reading

Homer's Keagan Niebuhr delivers to Chugiak on Friday, May 9, 2025 during the Bash on the Bay tournament at Jack Gist Park in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
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Homer girls, Soldotna boys track and field lead area at Anchorage Invite

The Homer girls and Soldotna boys track and field teams led the Kenai Peninsula at the 17-team Anchorage Invite at Dimond High School on Friday… Continue reading

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Kenai Central third baseman Blake Morris tags out Soldotna's Easton Hawkins on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna baseball defeats Kenai

The Soldotna baseball team defeated Kenai Central 7-4 on Saturday in Northern Lights Conference action at the Kenai Little League fields. The Stars avenged an… Continue reading

Kenai Central third baseman Blake Morris tags out Soldotna's Easton Hawkins on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Saturday soccer: Kenai, SoHi girls sweep 3-game road trips

The Kenai Central and Soldotna girls soccer teams finished off sweeps of three-game nonconference road trips Saturday. After defeating Grace Christian on Thursday and Palmer… Continue reading

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Homer's Weston Marley (3) and Preston Stanislaw celebrate a bases-clearing double against Kenai Central on Friday, May 9, 2025, at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Opportunistic Homer baseball topples Kenai Central

The visiting Homer baseball team defeated Kenai Central 12-7 on Friday in Northern Lights Conference action at the Kenai Little League fields. The Mariners are… Continue reading

Homer's Weston Marley (3) and Preston Stanislaw celebrate a bases-clearing double against Kenai Central on Friday, May 9, 2025, at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Friday Bash on the Bay: Chugiak goes 5-0 in round-robin play

The Chugiak softball team is 5-0 after two days of round-robin play at the Bash on the Bay tournament in Homer. Also, Soldotna is 4-1,… Continue reading

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Friday soccer: SoHi notches sweep in Ketchikan

The Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams picked up a nonconference sweep in Ketchikan on Friday. The Stars girls won 2-1 to improve to 6-4… Continue reading

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Thursday soccer: Kenai sweeps Grace; SoHi splits in Juneau

The Kenai Central girls and boys soccer teams went on the road to claim a nonconference sweep of Grace Christian on Thursday. The Kards girls… Continue reading

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Thursday: Bartlett, Chugiak go 2-0 on 1st day of Bash on the Bay

The Bartlett and Chugiak softball teams are 2-0 after Thursday, the first day of the Bash on the Bay tournament in Homer. Also, Homer and… Continue reading

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Runners in the first prelim of the women's 3000-meter steeplechase cast shadows at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Eugene, Ore., at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Homer’s Miller takes 2nd in 800 at RMAC meet

Homer graduate Brooke Miller finished second in the 800 meters at the 2025 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships on Sunday, April 27, in Golden, Colorado.… Continue reading

Runners in the first prelim of the women's 3000-meter steeplechase cast shadows at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Eugene, Ore., at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Soldotna's Isabelle Cruz delivers to Kenai Central on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Tuesday: Soldotna softball keeps rolling with shutout of Kenai Central

The Soldotna softball team defeated Kenai Central 13-0 in 3 1-2 innings Tuesday in Northern Lights Conference action at the Soldotna Little League fields. The… Continue reading

Soldotna's Isabelle Cruz delivers to Kenai Central on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Tuesday: Soldotna soccer sweeps Homer

The host Soldotna soccer teams swept Homer in Peninsula Conference action Tuesday at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School. The SoHi girls topped the… Continue reading

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Soldotna's William Klein and Wyatt Faircloth compete in the 110-meter hurdles at the SoHi Invite on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna girls, boys track and field teams sweep SoHi Invite

The Soldotna girls and boys track and field teams swept the 21-team SoHi Invite on Friday and Saturday at Soldotna High School. On the boys… Continue reading

Soldotna's William Klein and Wyatt Faircloth compete in the 110-meter hurdles at the SoHi Invite on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)