Jeff Helminiak

Steel score weekend sweep of Brown Bears

Steel score weekend sweep of Brown Bears

The Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel continued to be a thorn in the side of the Kenai River Brown Bears in the race for the North American… Continue reading

Steel score weekend sweep of Brown Bears
Tyle Owens rides to victory Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Freezer Food Series Race 5, a six-mile fat bike race at the Slikok Trails outside of Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai’s Crawford leads Peninsula riders at Frosty Bottom

Mike Crawford led the way for Kenai Peninsula fat bike riders Saturday at the Frosty Bottom in Anchorage. Kenai’s Crawford finished sixth in the men’s… Continue reading

Tyle Owens rides to victory Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Freezer Food Series Race 5, a six-mile fat bike race at the Slikok Trails outside of Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna, Homer hockey notch victories

Soldotna, Homer hockey notch victories

A night after edging Palmer in overtime, the Soldotna Stars drilled Houston 9-2 Thursday night at the Big Lake Recreational Center in Big Lake. Eight… Continue reading

Soldotna, Homer hockey notch victories
Thursday hoops roundup

Thursday hoops roundup

The Nikiski girls basketball team notched a 66-38 victory over host Seward on Thursday in Southcentral Conference play. Bethany Carstens led the Bulldogs with 31… Continue reading

Thursday hoops roundup
Series preview: Bears begin 9-game homestand against Steel

Series preview: Bears begin 9-game homestand against Steel

The Kenai River Brown Bears begin a nine-game homestand Friday in a heated playoff race that looks like it will be getting even hotter. After… Continue reading

Series preview: Bears begin 9-game homestand against Steel
Anchorage defenseman Reid proves he belongs with Brown Bears

Anchorage defenseman Reid proves he belongs with Brown Bears

It’s worth remembering that the only junior level above the 24-team North American Hockey League in this country is the 17-team United States Hockey League.… Continue reading

Anchorage defenseman Reid proves he belongs with Brown Bears
Kenai’s Ostrander makes The Bowerman preseason watchlist

Kenai’s Ostrander makes The Bowerman preseason watchlist

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, is on the watchlist for collegiate track and field’s top honor for the third time.… Continue reading

Kenai’s Ostrander makes The Bowerman preseason watchlist
Tyle Owens rides to victory Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Freezer Food Series Race 5, a six-mile fat bike race at the Slikok Trails outside of Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Owens, Aldridge, Showalter win Freezer Food fat bike race

Tyle Owens, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter braved the cold to win a Freezer Food Series fat bike race Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails. The format… Continue reading

Tyle Owens rides to victory Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Freezer Food Series Race 5, a six-mile fat bike race at the Slikok Trails outside of Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer hockey tops Kenai

Homer hockey tops Kenai

The host Homer hockey team notched a 7-4 Railbelt Conference victory over Kenai Central on Tuesday. The Mariners took a 4-0 lead after the first… Continue reading

Homer hockey tops Kenai
Kenai boys basketball has 1st-round game change

Kenai boys basketball has 1st-round game change

The Kenai Central boys basketball team had its opening-round game change at the Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High School in Anchorage. The Kardinals will… Continue reading

Kenai boys basketball has 1st-round game change
Weekend hoops: Kenai girls take 2nd, Nikiski girls take 3rd at ACS Invite

Weekend hoops: Kenai girls take 2nd, Nikiski girls take 3rd at ACS Invite

The Kenai Central girls scored a 42-41 overtime victory over Nikiski on Friday in the semifinals of the ACS Pepsi Invitational in Anchorage before falling… Continue reading

Weekend hoops: Kenai girls take 2nd, Nikiski girls take 3rd at ACS Invite
Nikiski, Kenai girls win at ACS tourney

Nikiski, Kenai girls win at ACS tourney

The Nikiski and Kenai Central girls won first-round games Thursday at the ACS Pepsi Invitational in Anchorage, while the Kenai Central and Soldotna boys dropped… Continue reading

Nikiski, Kenai girls win at ACS tourney
Owens, Bethe, Showalter win at Freezer Food Series

Owens, Bethe, Showalter win at Freezer Food Series

Tyle Owens, Amber Bethe and Landen Showalter won the sixth race of the Freezer Food Series on Sunday at the Slikok Trails. The race was… Continue reading

Owens, Bethe, Showalter win at Freezer Food Series
Klekotka nabs Divisional Star of the Week

Klekotka nabs Divisional Star of the Week

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Alex Klekotka has been named the Bauer Hockey Midwest Division Star of the Week by the North American Hockey League.… Continue reading

Klekotka nabs Divisional Star of the Week
Owens, Bethe win Freezer Food Series 5

Owens, Bethe win Freezer Food Series 5

Tyle Owens and Amber Bethe won Freezer Food Series Race 5, a six-mile fat bike race, Sunday at Slikok Trails just outside of Soldotna. Owens… Continue reading

Owens, Bethe win Freezer Food Series 5
John Loranger, Ruby Glaser, Linda Loranger and Alice Main snowshoe on Headquarters Lake during a winter solstice event at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

‘There’s something about snow’

The first few steps in snowshoes for Theo Carroll, 75, of Soldotna did not go well. Carroll was just steps out of the parking lot… Continue reading

John Loranger, Ruby Glaser, Linda Loranger and Alice Main snowshoe on Headquarters Lake during a winter solstice event at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Friday hoops roundup: Kenai sweeps Homer; Seward, Nome split

Friday hoops roundup: Kenai sweeps Homer; Seward, Nome split

The visiting Kenai Central boys came back from a 40-32 deficit in the fourth quarter to edge Homer 48-47 in Southcentral Conference action Friday night.… Continue reading

Friday hoops roundup: Kenai sweeps Homer; Seward, Nome split
Nikolaevsk basketball sweeps Ninilchik

Nikolaevsk basketball sweeps Ninilchik

The host Nikolaevsk girls and boys basketball teams swept Ninilchik in a key early season Peninsula Conference matchup. The Wolverines were playing their first games,… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk basketball sweeps Ninilchik
Class 1A basketball preview: Coaches expect parity

Class 1A basketball preview: Coaches expect parity

Preseason prognostication at the Class 1A level can either be really easy or really hard. Easy is when there is a team so dominant that… Continue reading

Class 1A basketball preview: Coaches expect parity
Kenai’s Cooper has best World Cup biathlon result of season

Kenai’s Cooper has best World Cup biathlon result of season

Travis Cooper, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central in his first year at the World Cup biathlon circuit, had his best result of the season… Continue reading

Kenai’s Cooper has best World Cup biathlon result of season