Jeff Helminiak

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.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Palmer football player Justin Roth tackles Kenai's Zach Tuttle during at game on Saturday Sept. 19 at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai Central football bulls past Palmer to clinch playoff spot

Behind a mauling offensive line and a rampaging Andrew Welborn, the Kenai Central football team ran away from Palmer in the fourth quarter for a… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Palmer football player Justin Roth tackles Kenai's Zach Tuttle during at game on Saturday Sept. 19 at Kenai Central High School.

Ostrander is set for World Mountain Running Championships. So what exactly is mountain running?

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central and current cross-country runner at Boise State University, will represent the United States in the World Mountain… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seward's Hunter Kratz finishes first with a time of 10:18.5 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Homer runners sweep borough team titles

It was mariners’ type weather, and a Homer Mariners’ type meet.The Homer girls and boys cross-country teams swept the team titles at the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Seward's Hunter Kratz finishes first with a time of 10:18.5 during the Kenai Peninsula Borough's cross country championships on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion  and  vie for the pock during a game on Friday, Sept. 11 at the Soldotna Sports Center.

Ice Dogs sweep Brown Bears on opening weekend

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs swept a two-game series from the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex to open the North American… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion  and  vie for the pock during a game on Friday, Sept. 11 at the Soldotna Sports Center.

Brown Bears drop home opener to Fairbanks

Three short-handed goals within five minutes of each other in the first period doomed the Kenai River Brown Bears' chances of winning their home opener… Continue reading

Season preview: Bears look to put last season behind them

All offseason, the entire Kenai River Brown Bears organization — from players to coaches to scouts — spent their time trying to figure out why… Continue reading

Peninsula Fighting Championships move to Peninsula Center Mall

The Peninsula Fighting Championship is back, but it’s not back at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.The event has been moved to the Peninsula Center Mall… Continue reading

Volleyball season preview: Area squads look to replace lost experience quickly

Volleyball is a sport heavily reliant on chemistry and cohesion, so experience counts. Each season, teams with tons of returning seniors take the lead early,… Continue reading

Homer’s Morin captures Kenai Open

Homer’s Michael Houghton can still remember the first hole fellow Homer resident Chris Morin played at the Kenai Golf Course about 10 years ago.Morin’s initial… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Service High School varsity runner Bryn Waite (right) attempts to pass a pack from West Valley High School during the Tsalteshi Invitational Cross Country race at Skyview High School on Saturday, August 22.

Gerlach, Jordan reign at Tsalteshi Invitational

Glennallen junior Briahna Gerlach and Chugiak senior Ty Jordan were the first to step into the void left by the graduation of Kenai Central’s Allie… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Service High School varsity runner Bryn Waite (right) attempts to pass a pack from West Valley High School during the Tsalteshi Invitational Cross Country race at Skyview High School on Saturday, August 22.
Soldotna's Molly Erickson leads teammates Emily Werner, left, and Daisy Nelson down a decline in the trail during the Colony Invitational Aug. 15 at Colony High School in Palmer. Soldotna finished second in the girls team standings.

Cross-country preview 2015: A chance to fill 3-time champs’ void

The odd concurrence of Alaska having a top girls runner and one of the top boys runners in the nation has passed. Let the racing… Continue reading

Soldotna's Molly Erickson leads teammates Emily Werner, left, and Daisy Nelson down a decline in the trail during the Colony Invitational Aug. 15 at Colony High School in Palmer. Soldotna finished second in the girls team standings.

Former Brown Bears player Hauser commits to UAA

One former member of the Kenai River Brown Bears has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage, while two more former Bears have committed to… Continue reading

Brown Bears invite fans to meet team

The Kenai River Brown Bears have reorganized their staff and their training camp in order to become an even bigger part of the community.The Bears… Continue reading

Runners battle hills at Nikiski Class Races

Before she burst out of the forest and onto the football field for her finishing kick at the Nikiski Class Races on Monday at Nikiski,… Continue reading

Morin defends Donald Morgan Memorial title

For Homer’s Chris Morin, it was all about staying low and dry.Battling nearly constant showers Saturday and Sunday, Morin won his second-straight Donald Morgan Memorial… Continue reading

Kodiak beats Nikiski in constant rain

Kodiak head coach Bill McGuire got the victory, and not the weather, for which he was looking Saturday afternoon in the season opener at a… Continue reading

Locals shine at Junior State Championships at Birch Ridge

Spurred by home-course advantage, Birch Ridge Golf Course won four of the eight divisions contested at the Alaska Junior State Championship on Monday and Tuesday.Birch… Continue reading

Birch Ridge hosts Junior Masters

Sudden, inconvenient, unexpected growth spurts are to be expected when dealing with junior golfers. It’s just that the shooting up usually occurs in height, and… Continue reading

Ostrander selected for US Junior Mountain Running Team

Recent Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander has been named to the U.S. Junior Mountain Running Team, meaning she will get to compete this fall in… Continue reading