Jeff Helminiak

Tsalteshi hosts 1st Alaska Cyclocross State Championships

Tsalteshi hosts 1st Alaska Cyclocross State Championships

Both familiar and new faces to Alaska endurance sports finished on top of the brand-new Alaska Cyclocross State Championships on Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails. Anchorage’s… Continue reading

Tsalteshi hosts 1st Alaska Cyclocross State Championships
Magicians, Brown Bears each get 3 points out of tight series

Magicians, Brown Bears each get 3 points out of tight series

Both the Kenai River Brown Bears and the Minnesota Magicians each took three points out of a tight, hotly contested North American Hockey League series… Continue reading

Magicians, Brown Bears each get 3 points out of tight series
Colony swimmers sweep Palmer Invitational

Colony swimmers sweep Palmer Invitational

The Colony girls and boys swimming teams swept the Palmer Invitational on Saturday at the Wasilla Pool. The Palmer pool is closed this year for… Continue reading

Colony swimmers sweep Palmer Invitational
Homer’s Mischelle tries to flip Nikiski’s Tawnisha Freeman over during the Best Western Bidarka Round Robin Rumble wrestling tournament Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Homer wrestlers take Round Robin Rumble

The Homer wrestling team kicked off the season by winning the Best Western Bidarka Round Robin Rumble on Saturday in Homer. The Mariners tallied 200… Continue reading

Homer’s Mischelle tries to flip Nikiski’s Tawnisha Freeman over during the Best Western Bidarka Round Robin Rumble wrestling tournament Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians

The Kenai River Brown Bears went on the road to defeat the Minnesota Magicians by scores of 5-3 and 4-2 in early September in North… Continue reading

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Magicians
Brown Bears forward Porter is the latest Division I Schachle

Brown Bears forward Porter is the latest Division I Schachle

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Porter Schachle will be the first to admit he’s not as athletically talented as his brother, Brayden. Porter also will… Continue reading

Brown Bears forward Porter is the latest Division I Schachle
SoHi graduate Wortham helps Clark continue impressive streak

SoHi graduate Wortham helps Clark continue impressive streak

Soldotna High School graduate Whitney Wortham continues to play a big role for Clark College as they dominate the Northwest Athletic Conference South Region. Wortham,… Continue reading

SoHi graduate Wortham helps Clark continue impressive streak
Ninilchik volleyball tops CIA

Ninilchik volleyball tops CIA

The Ninilchik volleyball team scored a five-set victory over Cook Inlet Academy on Monday at Cook Inlet Academy. The scores were 23-25, 25-9, 25-16, 19-25… Continue reading

Ninilchik volleyball tops CIA
Jets avoid sweep by topping Bears

Jets avoid sweep by topping Bears

Of the 42 players suited up for Sunday’s 6-3 victory by the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets over the Kenai River Brown Bears, 26 are in their… Continue reading

Jets avoid sweep by topping Bears
SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Lady Grizzly Invitational

SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Lady Grizzly Invitational

The Soldotna volleyball team took second in the platinum bracket Saturday at the 24th Lady Grizzly Invitational in Anchorage, while Nikiski won the gold bracket.… Continue reading

SoHi volleyball takes 2nd at Lady Grizzly Invitational
Homer’s Story, Seward’s Jacoby gets wins at massive Bartlett/Chugiak meet

Homer’s Story, Seward’s Jacoby gets wins at massive Bartlett/Chugiak meet

The Homer and Seward swim teams competed at the massive Bartlett/Chugiak Swimming Diving Invitational on Saturday at Bartlett High School. The meet had 480 athletes… Continue reading

Homer’s Story, Seward’s Jacoby gets wins at massive Bartlett/Chugiak meet
Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter capture Chainwreck race

Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter capture Chainwreck race

The Chainwreck Cyclocross Series wrapped up with Brian Beeson, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter on top at the fifth race. This one took place at… Continue reading

Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter capture Chainwreck race
Brown Bears defeat Jets in home opener

Brown Bears defeat Jets in home opener

The Kenai River Brown Bears received three pivotal goals from the line of Zach Krajnik, Theo Thrun and Logan Ritchie in defeating the Janesville (Wisconsin)… Continue reading

Brown Bears defeat Jets in home opener
Brown Bears set for home opener

Brown Bears set for home opener

Soldotna’s Preston Weeks, 20, has been on the Kenai River Brown Bears for five straight seasons and the team has improved in every one of… Continue reading

Brown Bears set for home opener
Soldotna’s Youngren perseveres through going off course, finishes 2nd at Portland Marathon

Soldotna’s Youngren perseveres through going off course, finishes 2nd at Portland Marathon

Soldotna’s Megan Youngren, 28, has big goals for her marathon running. Fortunately, Sunday’s second-place finish in the Portland Marathon was not a big part of… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Youngren perseveres through going off course, finishes 2nd at Portland Marathon
Hannah Lafleur of Seward, Alaska, runs at the top of the cliffs at the Mount Marathon Race on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Seward. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward’s Lafleur wins Girdwood Trail Marathon

Seward’s Hannah Lafleur won the Girdwood Trail Marathon on Saturday, finishing in 3 hours, 41 minutes, 13 seconds, to defeat men’s winner Ryan McLaughlin and… Continue reading

Hannah Lafleur of Seward, Alaska, runs at the top of the cliffs at the Mount Marathon Race on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Seward. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
CIA coed soccer places 5th at Borealis tourney

CIA coed soccer places 5th at Borealis tourney

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team dropped their final match of the Borealis Conference tournament in Palmer on Saturday. The Eagles lost 2-0 to… Continue reading

CIA coed soccer places 5th at Borealis tourney
Homer girls, Kodiak boys sweep weekend swim dual meets

Homer girls, Kodiak boys sweep weekend swim dual meets

The Homer girls and Kodiak boys swept swimming dual meets in Kodiak on Friday and Saturday. Friday, the Homer girls won 80-77, while the Bears… Continue reading

Homer girls, Kodiak boys sweep weekend swim dual meets

CIA coed soccer falls in Borealis semis

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team lost 2-1 in overtime to Susitna Valley on Friday in the semifinals of the Borealis Conference tournament in… Continue reading

Chilson, Aldridge, Showalter take Chainwreck race

Chilson, Aldridge, Showalter take Chainwreck race

Jordan Chilson, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter claimed victory at the fourth race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series on Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. In cyclocross,… Continue reading

Chilson, Aldridge, Showalter take Chainwreck race