Jeff Helminiak

Friday: Rebels top Bears

The Aston (Pennsylvania) Rebels didn’t have the most chances Friday, but they made the most of their chances. Despite getting outshot 42-34, the Rebels posted… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion In this Nov. 21, 2014 file photo the Kenai River Brown Bears control the puck in a game Wenatchee Wild at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Brown Bears’ Sardina enjoys transition from Texas to Alaska

The Kenai River Brown Bears organization has learned to only put players on the team that want to be on the Kenai Peninsula. With the… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion In this Nov. 21, 2014 file photo the Kenai River Brown Bears control the puck in a game Wenatchee Wild at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Series preview: Bears vs. Aston Generals

The Kenai River Brown Bears continue to look for ways to turn around a 1-13-0 start to the North American Hockey League season as the… Continue reading

Brown Bears' Cook mixes Canada and United States in Alaska

Brown Bears’ Cook mixes Canada and United States in Alaska

With its extreme northern location and vast wilderness, Alaska has been said to be a mix of Canada and the United States. No wonder 17-year-old… Continue reading

Brown Bears' Cook mixes Canada and United States in Alaska

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Tomahawks

The Kenai River Brown Bears are looking to home ice and an extra week off to kick-start a season that has gotten off to a… Continue reading

Volleyball: SoHi wins in four sets over Nikiski

In order to top Nikiski in a nonconference volleyball match Tuesday, host Soldotna took it outside.Outside hitters Judah Aley, a junior, and Sylvia Tuisaula, a… Continue reading

Kenai Central senior Booth takes 2nd at Raw Nationals

Kenai Central senior Kelsey Booth did not win the championship she wanted at the USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals on Thursday in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but it… Continue reading

Volleyball: Kenai sweeps Nikiski

The Nikiski and Kenai Central volleyball teams tuned up for a big weekend of conference matches with a nonconference tilt Tuesday at Nikiski High School.The… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna volleyball players (left) and  hit the ball over the net during a game against Kenai Central High School on Friday, Oct.9 in Kenai.

Soldotna volleyball tops Kenai

When it comes to booming hits, delicate passes and players strewn all over the ground in front of a cacophonous crowd, Ed Hollier Field has… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna volleyball players (left) and  hit the ball over the net during a game against Kenai Central High School on Friday, Oct.9 in Kenai.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski High School football player Nathan Carstens picks up a fumble in the Nikiski endzone during a game against Barrow on Saturday Oct. 10 at Nikiski High School.

Nikiski football tops Barrow to reach 5th straight small-schools title game

With steady rain falling from the sky and the temperature in the mid-40s, throwing the ball in Saturday’s small-schools semifinal clash between host Nikiski and… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski High School football player Nathan Carstens picks up a fumble in the Nikiski endzone during a game against Barrow on Saturday Oct. 10 at Nikiski High School.

SoHi sweeps Homer volleyball

The host Soldotna volleyball team warmed up for a big Friday showdown with Kenai Central by sweeping Homer in nonconference action Tuesday. The Stars won… Continue reading

Photos by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Anchorage Alaska Seawolves player Brad Duwe keeps a close eye on the action during the game against Mount Royal University Cougars Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Mount Royal hockey holds off UAA at Soldotna Regional Sports Complex

Mount Royal goalie Colin Cooper stood up to 10 sticks, and the will of 1,272 Soldotna Regional Sports Complex fans, in preserving a 1-0 exhibition… Continue reading

Photos by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Anchorage Alaska Seawolves player Brad Duwe keeps a close eye on the action during the game against Mount Royal University Cougars Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High School football player Kristian Palaniuk (center) escapes the grasping hands of Kenai's Tobias Randall, with team-mate Sage Hill at his side during a game on Saturday, October 3 at Soldotna High School.

Stars shut out Kenai to wrap up NLC title

By virtue of a 23-0 road victory over Kenai Central at Ed Hollier Field, the numbing numbers kept rolling up for the Soldotna football program:… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High School football player Kristian Palaniuk (center) escapes the grasping hands of Kenai's Tobias Randall, with team-mate Sage Hill at his side during a game on Saturday, October 3 at Soldotna High School.

Mount Royal holds off UAA at Soldotna Regional Sports Complex

Mount Royal goalie Colin Cooper stood up to 10 sticks, and the will of 1,272 Soldotna Regional Sports Complex fans, in preserving a 1-0 exhibition… Continue reading

State cross-country preview: Kenai Peninsula squads hunt for more honors

After claiming three of four individual titles and three of four team titles at the Region III Cross-Country Championships, Kenai Peninsula schools head to the… Continue reading

SoHi netters sweep Nikiski after power issues

The Soldotna-Nikiski volleyball match was close to not happening Tuesday at Nikiski. The nonconference match itself was not nearly as close, with the Stars notching… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai Central's Riana Boonstra wins the girls varsity race with a time of 12:11.7 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Region cross-country preview: Peninsula teams primed for good meet

Kenai Peninsula cross-country teams turned in an impressive performance at the Region III meet last season, claiming two individual champions, two team champions and sending… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenai Central's Riana Boonstra wins the girls varsity race with a time of 12:11.7 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Nikiski ekes out close volleyball win over Homer

The host Nikiski volleyball team saved a match point in picking up a five-set victory over Homer on Tuesday in Southcentral Conference play. The Bulldogs… Continue reading

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Ostrander talks about World Mountain Running Championship title

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander hasn’t quite had the chance to digest what it means to be a junior world mountain running champion yet,… Continue reading

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Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Central High School Volleyball team celebrates after scoring against Wasilla in a game on Friday, September 18 at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai netters usher in homecoming weekend by prevailing in front of raucous crowd

Hours before a two-story bonfire raged under a streaky orange, embering sunset, the Kenai Central volleyball team pulled out a taut, five-set match Friday in… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Central High School Volleyball team celebrates after scoring against Wasilla in a game on Friday, September 18 at Kenai Central High School.