Jeff Helminiak

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Lower Columbia goes 2-0 on 1st day of Coz wood bat tourney

The American Legion Twins AA team lost 2-1 to Lower Columbia of Washington on Friday in the opening day of the Bill Miller/Lance Coz Wood… Continue reading

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Oilers win 2nd straight vs. Monarchs

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Michigan Monarchs 6-5 on Friday in nonleague action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The victory gives the Oilers… Continue reading

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Anchorage's Lars Arneson finishes third in the men's Mount Marathon Race on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Deal, Theisen set to take on Mount Marathon

Taylor Deal, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central, has the Mount Marathon Race in Seward boiled down to its essence. “I’m just excited to be… Continue reading

Anchorage's Lars Arneson finishes third in the men's Mount Marathon Race on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Jaxon Dykema

Dykema takes 2nd at Drive, Pitch and Putt

Jaxon Dykema, 8, of Soldotna finished second for ages 7 to 9 in the Drive, Pitch and Putt competition Monday at Anchorage Golf Course. The… Continue reading

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Results posted for Celebrate Life! 5K

The ABC Life Choices Celebrate Life! 5K Run was held Saturday, June 24, in Soldotna. Corbin Harris won the men’s race with a quick time… Continue reading

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Oilers' Caleb Hicks is tagged out by Glacier Pilots third baseman Sam Fragale in the first inning Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday: Oilers bats break out as team snaps 5-game skid

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Michigan Monarchs 9-4 on Thursday in nonconference play at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The Oilers jumped to a… Continue reading

Oilers' Caleb Hicks is tagged out by Glacier Pilots third baseman Sam Fragale in the first inning Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Skyline Trail, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the Office: Mind game

Sunday at the Skyline Trail, a lost jacket gave me a chance for an endurance experiment. At about 6 p.m., I finished a three-mile climb… Continue reading

Skyline Trail, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Wednesday: Oilers drop game to Monarchs

The Michigan Monarchs defeated the Peninsula Oilers 6-4 on Wednesday in nonleague action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The series continues Thursday and… Continue reading

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Rain cancels Tuesday Oilers game

Due to rain, the Peninsula Oilers game against the Michigan Monarchs on Tuesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai was canceled. The game is… Continue reading

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Peninsula Oilers starter Bryan Woo delivers to the Anchorage Bucs on Friday, July 26, 2019, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Oilers notes: Perspectives on sudden death baseball; Woo makes big leagues

In the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader between the Peninsula Oilers and Anchorage Bucs, the Alaska Baseball League’s new policy of sudden death baseball was… Continue reading

Peninsula Oilers starter Bryan Woo delivers to the Anchorage Bucs on Friday, July 26, 2019, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Twins’ Olson shuts out AK Wild for league win

The American Legion Twins defeated the AK Wild of North Pole 4-0 on Friday in Anchorage in nonleague play. The Twins move to 8-5 overall… Continue reading

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Saturday: Twins move into tie for 1st with pair of wins

The American Legion Twins stormed into a tie for first place in the league by winning a pair of league games Saturday in Anchorage. The… Continue reading

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Oilers general manager Derek Foote talks with a pair of players Saturday, June 24, 2023, before a game against the Anchorage Bucs at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

New Oilers GM looks to lead organizational revival

The Peninsula Oilers board took a chance. Derek Foote took a pay cut. That’s how Foote, the third generation in a line of pro baseball… Continue reading

Oilers general manager Derek Foote talks with a pair of players Saturday, June 24, 2023, before a game against the Anchorage Bucs at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Anchorages Bucs' Curtis Hebert beats the tag of Peninsula Oilers catcher Ben Griffin on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Saturday: Bucs top Oilers in game played under protest

The Anchorage Bucs defeated the Peninsula Oilers 9-5 on Saturday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. Oilers head coach… Continue reading

Anchorages Bucs' Curtis Hebert beats the tag of Peninsula Oilers catcher Ben Griffin on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Peninsula Oilers' Drewbie Pinkston scores on a sacrifice fly past Anchorage Bucs catcher Trenton Burkhalter to tie the game at 4 in the eighth Friday, June 23, 2023, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday: Bucs take 3rd straight from Oilers

Baseball is often cruel, but it also is often just. The Peninsula Oilers lost to the Anchorage Bucs, 6-5, on Friday at Coral Seymour Memorial… Continue reading

Peninsula Oilers' Drewbie Pinkston scores on a sacrifice fly past Anchorage Bucs catcher Trenton Burkhalter to tie the game at 4 in the eighth Friday, June 23, 2023, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Thursday: Bucs sweep doubleheader from Oilers

At some point in the distant future, Thursday will be looked at as the first time Coral Seymour Memorial Park and the Alaska Baseball League… Continue reading

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Peninsula Oilers catcher Ben Griffin celebrates his first inning homer with Theo Forshey on Wednesday, June 22, 2023, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Oilers topple Bucs in home opener

Ben Griffin entirely changed the course of the home opener with one swing of the bat for the Peninsula Oilers on Wednesday in Alaska Baseball… Continue reading

Peninsula Oilers catcher Ben Griffin celebrates his first inning homer with Theo Forshey on Wednesday, June 22, 2023, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Rain postpones Tuesday Oilers game; doubleheader Wednesday

The Tuesday game between the Peninsula Oilers and Anchorage Bucs at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai has been postponed due to rain. A 4… Continue reading

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A racer flies through the air at the Alaska State Motocross Race 3 on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

State motocross sees increased numbers

Build a nice facility, and the riders will come. Lacie Kelly, president of the Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions Motocross Division, said both the city races… Continue reading

A racer flies through the air at the Alaska State Motocross Race 3 on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Roundup: Aldridge wins North Pole Tri, Arneson wins Bird Ridge, Atkinson leads area at Mayor’s Marathon

Sterling’s Morgan Aldridge won the North Pole Triathlon on Saturday at the Chena Lakes Recreation Area. The event was an Olympic distance race, with a… Continue reading

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