Jeff Helminiak

Brewery to Bathroom .5K winner? The fight against cancer

Brewery to Bathroom .5K winner? The fight against cancer

The Brewery to Bathroom .5K “The race for the rest of us” is the perfect satire of the typical fundraising 5K, right down to organizer… Continue reading

Brewery to Bathroom .5K winner? The fight against cancer
Simmering scrimmages: Prep football teams get ready for opening weekend

Simmering scrimmages: Prep football teams get ready for opening weekend

The Kenai Peninsula’s prep football programs scrimmaged Saturday in temperatures in the 70s to get ready for next weekend’s season openers. Soldotna hosted Chugiak in… Continue reading

Simmering scrimmages: Prep football teams get ready for opening weekend
Arneson wins Alaska Mountain Running Grand Prix

Arneson wins Alaska Mountain Running Grand Prix

Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, has won the men’s title in the 2019 Alaska Mountain Running Grand Prix. Fellow Anchorage… Continue reading

Arneson wins Alaska Mountain Running Grand Prix
Theisen, Youngren take final Salmon Run Series race of year

Theisen, Youngren take final Salmon Run Series race of year

The five-race Salmon Run Series wrapped up by drawing 87 runners to Tsalteshi Trails on Wednesday. Jordan Theisen, a 2015 Kenai Central graduate and current… Continue reading

Theisen, Youngren take final Salmon Run Series race of year
Results posted for ABC Life Choices Celebrate Life! 5K Run and Walk

Results posted for ABC Life Choices Celebrate Life! 5K Run and Walk

Michael Maloney and Tanis Lorring won the 5-kilometer ABC Life Choices Celebrate Life! 5K Run and Walk on Saturday in Soldotna. Maloney finished in 17… Continue reading

Results posted for ABC Life Choices Celebrate Life! 5K Run and Walk
Owens, Brennan take 5th in shortened Soggy Bottom Challenge

Owens, Brennan take 5th in shortened Soggy Bottom Challenge

Sterling’s Tyle Owens, 17, and Soldotna’s Angie Brennan, 45, led Kenai Peninsula riders Saturday in the Soggy Bottom Challenge mountain bike race. The men’s race… Continue reading

Owens, Brennan take 5th in shortened Soggy Bottom Challenge
Race roundup: Wildlife Resuce Run and Walk; Matanuska Peak Challenge

Race roundup: Wildlife Resuce Run and Walk; Matanuska Peak Challenge

Patrick Lewis and Kristen Sieminski won the 21st annual Alaska Wildlife Rescue Run and Walk on Saturday in Seward. Lewis finished the 5-kilometer course in… Continue reading

Race roundup: Wildlife Resuce Run and Walk; Matanuska Peak Challenge
Steffensen goes from collecting Oilers foul balls to hitting them

Steffensen goes from collecting Oilers foul balls to hitting them

An excited kid came up to Paul Steffensen after a game this year with one of Steffensen’s foul balls. “I told him that used to… Continue reading

Steffensen goes from collecting Oilers foul balls to hitting them
Out of the office: Taking our time on Tutka Backdoor Trail

Out of the office: Taking our time on Tutka Backdoor Trail

“21 miles and 6,000 feet of climb? In four days?” The scene was the lobby of the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center in mid-April, immediately… Continue reading

Out of the office: Taking our time on Tutka Backdoor Trail
Oilers split doubleheader with Bucs, wait for playoff fate

Oilers split doubleheader with Bucs, wait for playoff fate

The Peninsula Oilers finished their regular season Sunday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai by splitting a doubleheader against the Anchorage Bucs. Now, Peninsula… Continue reading

Oilers split doubleheader with Bucs, wait for playoff fate
Boise State redshirt junior and Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander throws up her arms after winning the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase title Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the Div. I track and field championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)

Ostrander takes 4th at nationals, qualifies for worlds

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, qualified for the world track and field championsips in Qatar by taking fourth place in the 3,000-meter… Continue reading

Boise State redshirt junior and Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander throws up her arms after winning the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase title Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the Div. I track and field championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)
Race roundup: Cirque Series Alyeska, Moose Nugget Triathlon

Race roundup: Cirque Series Alyeska, Moose Nugget Triathlon

Seward’s Erik Johnson and Anchorage’s Julianne Dickerson led mountain runners with Kenai Peninsula ties Sunday at the Cirque Series Alyeska mountain race. Runners can register… Continue reading

Race roundup: Cirque Series Alyeska, Moose Nugget Triathlon
Twins see season end at state tournament

Twins see season end at state tournament

The Post 20 Twins saw their season end Sunday with a 4-3 loss to Juneau at the American Legion state tournament at Mulcahy Stadium in… Continue reading

Twins see season end at state tournament
Oilers rained out Saturday, play doubleheader Sunday

Oilers rained out Saturday, play doubleheader Sunday

The Peninsula Oilers will close their regular season today with a crucial Alaska Baseball League doubleheader against the Anchorage Bucs at Coral Seymour Memorial Park… Continue reading

Oilers rained out Saturday, play doubleheader Sunday
Twins defeat Dimond to stay alive at state

Twins defeat Dimond to stay alive at state

The Post 20 Twins blew out Dimond 11-0 Saturday to stay alive at the American Legion state tournament at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. The Twins… Continue reading

Twins defeat Dimond to stay alive at state
Boise State redshirt junior and Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander throws up her arms after winning the women’s 3,000-kilometer steeplechase title Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the Div. I track and field championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)

Ostrander qualifies for national finals in 3,000-meter steeplechase

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, qualified Friday for the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships… Continue reading

Boise State redshirt junior and Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander throws up her arms after winning the women’s 3,000-kilometer steeplechase title Saturday, June 8, 2019, at the Div. I track and field championships in Austin, Texas. (Photo provided by Boise State Athletics)
Crawford, Aldridge, Showalter triumph at Week 4 of Soldotna Cycle Series

Crawford, Aldridge, Showalter triumph at Week 4 of Soldotna Cycle Series

Mike Crawford, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter took the victories on Thursday at Soldotna Cycle Series Race 4 at Tsalteshi Trails. Crawford notched his first… Continue reading

Crawford, Aldridge, Showalter triumph at Week 4 of Soldotna Cycle Series
Oilers blow out Bucs; move into tie for final playoff spot

Oilers blow out Bucs; move into tie for final playoff spot

The Peninsula Oilers moved into a tie with the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks on Thursday for the final spot in the Alaska Baseball League Top of… Continue reading

Oilers blow out Bucs; move into tie for final playoff spot
Twins set to open state play vs. South

Twins set to open state play vs. South

The American Legion Twins will open up play in their 33rd straight state appearance today at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. The Twins, who won state… Continue reading

Twins set to open state play vs. South
Walters, Youngren capture Salmon Run Series Week 3

Walters, Youngren capture Salmon Run Series Week 3

Bradley Walters and Megan Youngren won Week 3 of the Salmon Run Series on Wednesday at Tsalteshi Trails. Walters finished the 5-kilometer course in 17… Continue reading

Walters, Youngren capture Salmon Run Series Week 3