Jeff Helminiak

Brown Bears sweep Steel

Brown Bears sweep Steel

The Kenai River Brown Bears swept the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Brown Bears sweep Steel
Prep hockey roundup: SoHi, Homer win; Kenai loses

Prep hockey roundup: SoHi, Homer win; Kenai loses

The Soldotna Stars opened the Alaska Army National Guard Stars and Stripes Hockey Showdown with a seven-goal effort and a victory. Soldotna skated past West… Continue reading

Prep hockey roundup: SoHi, Homer win; Kenai loses
Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Preston Weeks moves the puck up the ice against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Chippewa Steel

Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Kevin Murdock is not as concerned with revenge as he is with consistency. The Brown Bears face the Chippewa… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Preston Weeks moves the puck up the ice against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Rookie Thrun leads Bears in goals, points

Rookie Thrun leads Bears in goals, points

Kevin Murdock hit the ground running as the new head coach of the Kenai River Brown Bears and so far it’s paying big dividends for… Continue reading

Rookie Thrun leads Bears in goals, points
Out of the office: Best place on the peninsula

Out of the office: Best place on the peninsula

Columnist’s note: I felt compelled to write this column Sunday night, even though it wasn’t due until Thursday afternoon. A short time after I finished,… Continue reading

Out of the office: Best place on the peninsula
Dr. Alan Boraas leads a tour of Kalifornsky Village, a former Native settlement, in April 2014. Boraas was a professor of anthropology at Kenai Peninsula College, an honorary member of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe and the driving force behind the creation, maintenance and expansion of the Tsalteshi Ski Trails. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman)

KPC professor Boraas dies at 72

Community celebrates the legacy of educator who was the driving force behind the Tsalteshi trails.

Dr. Alan Boraas leads a tour of Kalifornsky Village, a former Native settlement, in April 2014. Boraas was a professor of anthropology at Kenai Peninsula College, an honorary member of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe and the driving force behind the creation, maintenance and expansion of the Tsalteshi Ski Trails. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman)
Bears’ Thrun earns Midwest Division Star of Week

Bears’ Thrun earns Midwest Division Star of Week

Forward Theo Thrun of the Kenai River Brown Bears was named the Bauer Midwest Division Star of the Week on Monday by the North American… Continue reading

Bears’ Thrun earns Midwest Division Star of Week
Nikiski’s Eiter gets pair of 1st-team all-state nods

Nikiski’s Eiter gets pair of 1st-team all-state nods

Nikiski’s Michael Eiter received a pair of first-team nods on the Division III all-state football teams announced Monday. Eiter was named first-team at wide receiver… Continue reading

Nikiski’s Eiter gets pair of 1st-team all-state nods
Weekend volleyball: Nikiski wraps up top seed; Kenai, Homer also sweep on road

Weekend volleyball: Nikiski wraps up top seed; Kenai, Homer also sweep on road

The Nikiski volleyball team wrapped up the top seed out of the Southcentral Conference with a pair of road victories this weekend. The Bulldogs swept… Continue reading

Weekend volleyball: Nikiski wraps up top seed; Kenai, Homer also sweep on road
Dimond JV wins Ice Challenge; Kenai tops SoHi on Saturday

Dimond JV wins Ice Challenge; Kenai tops SoHi on Saturday

The Dimond junior varsity won the Peninsula Ice Challenge on Saturday at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. Saturday, the Lynx topped Delta Junction 10-1 while Kenai… Continue reading

Dimond JV wins Ice Challenge; Kenai tops SoHi on Saturday
Brown Bears sweep Generals

Brown Bears sweep Generals

The Kenai River Brown Bears pulled off a pair of dramatic comebacks to sweep the host Northeast (Massachusetts) Generals on Friday and Saturday in North… Continue reading

Brown Bears sweep Generals
Wrestling roundup: Top Dog, Monster Mash girls and boys, King of the Mountain

Wrestling roundup: Top Dog, Monster Mash girls and boys, King of the Mountain

Grace Christian won the Top Dog Invite on Friday and Saturday at Nikiski High School. The Grizzlies scored 206.5 points, while runner-up Colony had 198.5.… Continue reading

Wrestling roundup: Top Dog, Monster Mash girls and boys, King of the Mountain
Homer wrestlers defeat Grace

Homer wrestlers defeat Grace

The host Homer wrestling team defeated Grace Christian 51-27 on Thursday night. Results follow: 189 — Anthony Kalugin, Hom, p. Jackson Tanner, 1:42; 215 —… Continue reading

Homer wrestlers defeat Grace
Kenai, SoHi win at Peninsula Ice Challenge

Kenai, SoHi win at Peninsula Ice Challenge

The Kenai Central hockey team got head coach Scott Shelden a victory in his first game as a varsity head coach, defeating Delta Junction 8-0… Continue reading

Kenai, SoHi win at Peninsula Ice Challenge
Members of the Homer hockey team watch postgame ceremonies Saturday night after losing 6-5 in overtime to Palmer in the Div. II championshipat the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

High school hockey preview: Homer, SoHi look to finish job this year

The Soldotna and Homer hockey teams do not have to look hard for motivation this season. As prep hockey drops into action today through Saturday… Continue reading

Members of the Homer hockey team watch postgame ceremonies Saturday night after losing 6-5 in overtime to Palmer in the Div. II championshipat the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Cooper selected for 1st 3 biathlon World Cups

Cooper selected for 1st 3 biathlon World Cups

Travis Cooper, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, has been selected by U.S. Biathlon to compete in the first three International Biathlon Union World Cup… Continue reading

Cooper selected for 1st 3 biathlon World Cups
Kenai cheerleaders named Grand Champion at Rally in the Valley

Kenai cheerleaders named Grand Champion at Rally in the Valley

One year ago at the Rally in the Valley cheerleading competition at Colony High School, Kenai Central returned empty-handed, except for the knowledge of what… Continue reading

Kenai cheerleaders named Grand Champion at Rally in the Valley
A pair of participants move up the trail during the 5K Costume Run on Oct. 19, 2019, near the Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo provided by Jackie Cason/North Peninsula Recreation)

Strausbaugh, Widman, Pothast win Costume Run

The Nikiski Community Recreation Center did a 5K Costume Run on Oct. 19. First place overall and for youth went to Jacob Strausbaugh in 24… Continue reading

A pair of participants move up the trail during the 5K Costume Run on Oct. 19, 2019, near the Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo provided by Jackie Cason/North Peninsula Recreation)
Tsalteshi hosts 1st Alaska Cyclocross State Championships

Tsalteshi hosts 1st Alaska Cyclocross State Championships

Both familiar and new faces to Alaska endurance sports finished on top of the brand-new Alaska Cyclocross State Championships on Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails. Anchorage’s… Continue reading

Tsalteshi hosts 1st Alaska Cyclocross State Championships
Magicians, Brown Bears each get 3 points out of tight series

Magicians, Brown Bears each get 3 points out of tight series

Both the Kenai River Brown Bears and the Minnesota Magicians each took three points out of a tight, hotly contested North American Hockey League series… Continue reading

Magicians, Brown Bears each get 3 points out of tight series