Jeff Helminiak

Region baseball teams looking for state berth

After a two-year absence, the baseball programs from the Kenai Peninsula will try and find a way back to the state tournament when the Southcentral… Continue reading

Northern Lights soccer tournament preview: Everything on the line

It’s time to lay the cards on the table. With the winter that wasn’t, plus glistening green turf fields dotting the Northern Lights Conference, soccer… Continue reading

Colony baseball tops Kenai Central

The Colony baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Kenai Central after the top of the first inning and held on for a… Continue reading

Prior’s walk-off home run lifts Soldotna baseball over Homer

In the top of the seventh inning Tuesday, the Soldotna baseball team was stunned by an error on an infield-fly-rule out that allowed Homer to… Continue reading

Soldotna soccer sweeps Kodiak

The Soldotna soccer teams swept the first-year varsity squads from Kodiak on Monday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna.The Soldotna girls rolled to a 15-0… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Soldotna's Thomas Flores goes head to head with a Colony player during their game on Friday May 8, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna girls, Colony boys notch soccer victories

Two of the state’s top soccer programs rolled to convincing victories Friday in Northern Lights Conference play at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. The Soldotna… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Soldotna's Thomas Flores goes head to head with a Colony player during their game on Friday May 8, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna soccer sweeps Kenai Central

Monday’s soccer games between Soldotna and Kenai at Soldotna’s Justin Maile Field did not count in the Northern Lights Conference Southern Division standings.You wouldn’t have… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Booth sets American record in squat

Before Saturday’s 31st Alaska Powerlfiting Championship in Anchorage, Kenai Central junior Kelsey Booth was known in the powerlifting community for her ponytail and her scream.You… Continue reading

Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski

The host Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams swept Nikiski on Monday at Justin Maile Field.The Soldotna girls moved to 3-0 overall by topping the… Continue reading

Soldotna boys split; SoHi girls knock off Wasilla

Soldotna boys split; SoHi girls knock off Wasilla

Same field. Same style. Same results. Different sport. Last fall at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, senior Ty Fenton earned medium-schools all-state first-team honors in… Continue reading

Soldotna boys split; SoHi girls knock off Wasilla

Softball preview: Every game will be vitally important in NLC

The stakes have been raised for softball play in the Northern Lights Conference.With Skyview closed and Houston not fielding a varsity team, the NLC is… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Dec. 6, 2013 file photo Soldotna's Kenny Griffin gains control of the puck during a game against Palmer at the Soldotna Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Taking it Outside: Evolution of Peninsula hockey sees players leaving area in high school

In the era of one-and-done, a popular thought experiment for college basketball fans is to imagine what certain teams, especially Kentucky, would look like if… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Dec. 6, 2013 file photo Soldotna's Kenny Griffin gains control of the puck during a game against Palmer at the Soldotna Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Brown Bears' players congradulate each other after a goal, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Brown Bears season review: Team looks at what went wrong

After snapping a six-year run of playoff appearances by accumulating the least points in the league, it would be no surprise if change was the… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Brown Bears' players congradulate each other after a goal, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Ice Dogs topple Brown Bears in Fairbanks

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 7-2 on Friday in Fairbanks to take the lead in the battle for home-ice advantage… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  The Kenai River Brown Bears played the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday March 20, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Saturday: Brown Bears earn split with Ice Dogs

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 3-2 on Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex to earn a split in the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  The Kenai River Brown Bears played the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday March 20, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Gustav Berglund during a game against Minot on Oct. 4, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Swedish stalwart

It didn’t take long for Brown Bears defenseman Gustav Berglund to realize he had made a good decision in coming to the Kenai Peninsula from… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Gustav Berglund during a game against Minot on Oct. 4, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Ice Dogs

Six Kenai River Brown Bears will play their final home series at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex today and Saturday.And the six would love nothing… Continue reading

KPHA U-14 girls squad makes history by winning Pacific District Tournament

It took three overtimes and 40 years, but the Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association has finally won a Pacific District Tournament.The breakthrough was provided by KPHA’s… Continue reading

Friday: Minotauros nip Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears may be out of the playoff chase, but not much changed with the team Friday in Minot, North Dakota.Kenai River… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cook Inlet Academy Eagle Ashleigh Hammond avoids a steal from Nikolaevsk Warrior Megan Hickman, Thursday at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna.

State preview: CIA girls getting healthy at right time

Cook Inlet Academy girls coach Kenny Leaf doesn’t know much about Wainwright, the Eagles’ opponent at 9:40 a.m. Saturday in the Class 1A state tournament… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cook Inlet Academy Eagle Ashleigh Hammond avoids a steal from Nikolaevsk Warrior Megan Hickman, Thursday at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna.