Jeff Helminiak

Preston Weeks of the Gold and Emils Ezitis of the Brown battle for the puck Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in the Brown-Gold Game at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears ready to open season against Janesville

The Kenai River Brown Bears open their 2018-19 campaign on the road tonight with a roster rich in experience and Alaskans. The Bears drop the… Continue reading

Preston Weeks of the Gold and Emils Ezitis of the Brown battle for the puck Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in the Brown-Gold Game at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer senior Luciano Fasulo crosses the finish line of the 5K men’s Spit Run tot take first place in the cross-country Homer Invitational on Sept. 7, 2018 on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

XC roundup: Kenai girls stay undefeated at Division II

The Kenai Central girls cross-country team stayed undefeated against Division II competition by winning the Division II race at the Palmer Invitational on Saturday. The… Continue reading

Homer senior Luciano Fasulo crosses the finish line of the 5K men’s Spit Run tot take first place in the cross-country Homer Invitational on Sept. 7, 2018 on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Nikiski teammates and sisters Bethany (10) and Lillian Carstens team up for a block on Soldotna’s Bailey Leach, Tuesday at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski escapes with 5-set win over SoHi

So far, so good for the losing thing for the Nikiski volleyball team. The Bulldogs shook off their first loss of the season by defeating… Continue reading

Nikiski teammates and sisters Bethany (10) and Lillian Carstens team up for a block on Soldotna’s Bailey Leach, Tuesday at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Volleyball roundup: SoHi, Kenai, Seward sweep on road

The Soldotna volleyball team defeated Palmer on Friday and Saturday to move to 4-0 in the Northern Lights Conference at 6-0 overall. Soldotna coach Sheila… Continue reading

Palmer girls, Kodiak boys win Homer Invite

The Palmer girls and Kodiak boys won the Homer Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Homer High School. The Moose girls rolled up 65 points… Continue reading

Ostrander wins Sundodger Invitational

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, and the Boise State cross-country team got their season off to a successful start Saturday… Continue reading

Hunting slows down golfing — temporarily

Hunting season is upon us, so for a couple of weeks golfing slows down, but in spite of that nine Senior Men showed up on… Continue reading

Filip Karlsson of the Brown, Preston Weeks of the Gold and Emils Ezitis of the Brown battle for the puck Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in the Brown-Gold Game at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Petrich lauds community support at Brown-Gold Game

On a gorgeous, late-summer night on a Kenai Peninsula rife with hunting, fishing and hiking opportunities, a group of about 10 fans showed up at… Continue reading

Filip Karlsson of the Brown, Preston Weeks of the Gold and Emils Ezitis of the Brown battle for the puck Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, in the Brown-Gold Game at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Blackwater Railroad Company performs in the Marathon Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 2, drawing a crowd up the trails and to their live performance. (Photo by Derek Johnson)

Tangled Up in Blue: Talk of the weather

Seward trails have been getting plenty of foot traffic lately. I have a friend who ran three of the major ones last week — in… Continue reading

Blackwater Railroad Company performs in the Marathon Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 2, drawing a crowd up the trails and to their live performance. (Photo by Derek Johnson)
Rothera Research Station, the largest British Antarctic base, where about 100 people live and work in the summer and 25 stay for the winter. (Photo provided by Sue Mauger)

Polar Connections: Peace and science

Research stations in Antarctica look a lot like coastal villages in Alaska. Metal roofs, multipurpose shipping containers and above-ground pipes apparently work just as well… Continue reading

Rothera Research Station, the largest British Antarctic base, where about 100 people live and work in the summer and 25 stay for the winter. (Photo provided by Sue Mauger)

Brown Bears to hold Brown-Gold Game

The Kenai River Brown Bears will have their Brown-Gold Game today at 6:30 p.m. at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. There will be a skate with… Continue reading

CIA soccer remains undefeated in Borealis Conference play

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team went 3-0 on a weekend road trip to move to 6-0 overall and in the Borealis Conference. CIA… Continue reading

Palmer Golf Course pro Rob Nelson chips to the ninth green Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at the Kenai Peninsula Open at Birch Ridge Golf Course. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nelson defends Kenai Peninsula Open crown

In winning three Kenai Peninsula Open titles at Birch Ridge Golf Course, Palmer Golf Course pro Rob Nelson has developed a dichotomous relationship with the… Continue reading

Palmer Golf Course pro Rob Nelson chips to the ninth green Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at the Kenai Peninsula Open at Birch Ridge Golf Course. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Spinelli, Breidinger win Mariner Tri

Lauren Spinelli and Adam Breidinger won the Homer Tri on Saturday in Homer. The event, which is sponsored by Cycle Logical and benefits the Homer… Continue reading

Birch Ridge Golf Report: Busy schedule continues

There was a super busy week at Birch Ridge Golf Course leading up to the Friday Skins Game, the Horse Race and the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Houston football shuts out Homer; Seward blanks Valdez

HOUSTON — Last fall, Barrow edged Homer to win the Division III state football title. This season, the Whalers and Mariners appeared as Houston’s opponents… Continue reading

Nikiski wins 3rd straight volleyball tourney; SoHi sweeps Kodiak

The Nikiski volleyball team tallied its third tournament title in as many weeks with a three-game sweep over Seward in Saturday’s North-South tournament in Houston.… Continue reading

Swimming roundup: SoHi girls win in Kodiak, Kenai boys take Wasilla Invite

The Kenai boys swim team won the Wasilla Invitational on Thursday in Wasilla. The Kards scored 124 points to top the 95 of runner-up Colony.… Continue reading

Sederholm takes Cycle Series 10K pursuit

The eight-race Soldotna Cycle Series concluded with a 10-kilometer pursuit race at Tsalteshi Trails on Thursday, with Kelly Sederholm taking the win. Times from previous… Continue reading

Kenai girls, ACS boys take XC titles in Seward

The Kenai Central girls and Anchorage Christian Schools boys won team titles on Friday at the Frank Dieckgraeff Invite in Seward. The Kardinals girls scored… Continue reading