Jeff Helminiak

Erick Comstock of the Wisconsin Windigo and Dylan Contreras of the Kenai River Brown Bears battle for the puck Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Windigo sweep weekend series from Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost 3-1 on Friday and 4-0 on Saturday to the Wisconsin Windigo in North American Hockey League play at the… Continue reading

Erick Comstock of the Wisconsin Windigo and Dylan Contreras of the Kenai River Brown Bears battle for the puck Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Friday hoops roundup

The visiting Nikiski girls basketball team defeated Kenai Central 39-20 on Friday in Peninsula Conference action. The Bulldogs improved to 1-2 in the league and… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Daniel Heath makes a move on Homer's Ethan Drake on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday hockey: Soldotna, Kenai notch NLC wins

The Soldotna hockey team got a hat trick from Daniel Heath in defeating Homer 9-0 on Thursday in Northern Lights Conference play at the Soldotna… Continue reading

Soldotna's Daniel Heath makes a move on Homer's Ethan Drake on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Thursday hoops: Ninilchik boys open Cordova tourney with decisive win

The Ninilchik boys opened up the 41st Annual Cordova Tip-Off with a 58-16 victory over Nenana on Thursday. The Wolverines are now 6-1 overall. Kade… Continue reading

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Tuesday hoops: Seward sweeps Nikiski; Ninilchik splits with Su Valley

The host Seward boys basketball team topped Nikiski 76-34 on Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action to move to 3-0 in the league and 8-0 overall.… Continue reading

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Nikiski's Seth Payne drives against Homer's Justice Davidson and Einar Pederson on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Metlakatla girls, Bethel boys win Rus Hitchcock tourney

The Bethel boys and Metlakatla girls finished undefeated runs through the 35th Annual Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament to win tournament titles Saturday. For the… Continue reading

Nikiski's Seth Payne drives against Homer's Justice Davidson and Einar Pederson on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai, SoHi ski teams compete at GPRA Relays

The Soldotna and Kenai Central cross-country skiing teams competed at the Government Peak Recreation Area Relays on Friday and Saturday in the Matanuska-Susitna valleys. Friday… Continue reading

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Weekend hoops: Seward boys win Delta tourney to stay perfect

The Seward boys defeated Delta Junction 57-50 to win the Dean Cummings Memorial Tournament on Saturday in Delta Junction. The Seahawks are now 7-0 overall.… Continue reading

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Kenai hockey sweeps weekend from Kodiak

The visiting Kenai Central hockey team swept the weekend from Kodiak, winning 9-1 on Friday and 12-2 on Saturday in Northern Lights Conference play. The… Continue reading

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Soldotna skaters edge Homer in 1st Carlin Cup

The Soldotna hockey team defeated Homer 2-1 on Thursday in Northern Lights Conference action at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer. The Stars moved to 4-3… Continue reading

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Thursday hoops: Seward girls, boys win at Delta tourney

The Metlakatla and Bethel girls and boys finished undefeated after the first day of the round-robin Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament on Thursday in Nikiski.… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Sierra Hershberger keeps the ball from Bethel's Kyana Harpak on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Bethel basketball sweeps Kenai

The Bethel basketball team swept host Kenai Central on Wednesday in nonconference action. In the girls game, the Warriors ran away in the fourth quarter… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Sierra Hershberger keeps the ball from Bethel's Kyana Harpak on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central's Emma Beck attacks against Seward's Mikinley Williams and Robin Cronin on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai’s Beck named Gatorade Alaska Volleyball Player of the Year

Kenai Central senior Emma Beck was named the 2023-24 Gatorade Alaska Volleyball Player of the Year on Monday. The Gatorade website has its Alaska volleyball… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Emma Beck attacks against Seward's Mikinley Williams and Robin Cronin on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central's Logan Mese celebrates his game-clinching goal against Soldotna on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Mese hat trick leads Kenai hockey past Soldotna

Kenai Central’s Logan Mese had three goals and an assist to lead the Kardinals to a 5-3 victory over Soldotna in Northern Lights Conference play… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Logan Mese celebrates his game-clinching goal against Soldotna on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai’s Fallon, Soldotna’s Boonstra win Homer Skiathlon

Greg Fallon won an individual title to lead the Kenai Central boys to the team victory, while Tania Boonstra did the same for the Soldotna… Continue reading

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Saturday hoops: Seward notches sweep in Homer

The visiting Seward girls notched a 38-30 victory over Homer on Saturday in Peninsula Conference play. The Seahawks improved to 2-0 in the league and… Continue reading

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Brown Bears drop 2 games to Windigo to end winless trip to Lower 48

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a pair of games to the Wisconsin Windigo on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play.… Continue reading

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Friday hoops: Peninsula squads dive into conference action

The visiting Soldotna girls basketball team notched a 57-47 victory over Kodiak on Friday to move to 1-0 in the Northern Lights Conference and 4-3… Continue reading

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Brown Bears return from break with loss to the Jets

The Kenai River Brown Bears returned from the holiday break with a 9-3 loss to the host Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Thursday in North American… Continue reading

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Saturday basketball: SoHi girls take 6th at Mountain City; Ninilchik sweeps CIA

The Soldotna girls finished sixth at the Mountain City Basketball Invitational in Anchorage on Saturday, while the Kenai boys were seventh and the Kenai girls… Continue reading

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