Jeff Helminiak

Soldotna’s Youngren perseveres through going off course, finishes 2nd at Portland Marathon

Soldotna’s Youngren perseveres through going off course, finishes 2nd at Portland Marathon

Soldotna’s Megan Youngren, 28, has big goals for her marathon running. Fortunately, Sunday’s second-place finish in the Portland Marathon was not a big part of… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Youngren perseveres through going off course, finishes 2nd at Portland Marathon
Hannah Lafleur of Seward, Alaska, runs at the top of the cliffs at the Mount Marathon Race on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Seward. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward’s Lafleur wins Girdwood Trail Marathon

Seward’s Hannah Lafleur won the Girdwood Trail Marathon on Saturday, finishing in 3 hours, 41 minutes, 13 seconds, to defeat men’s winner Ryan McLaughlin and… Continue reading

Hannah Lafleur of Seward, Alaska, runs at the top of the cliffs at the Mount Marathon Race on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Seward. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
CIA coed soccer places 5th at Borealis tourney

CIA coed soccer places 5th at Borealis tourney

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team dropped their final match of the Borealis Conference tournament in Palmer on Saturday. The Eagles lost 2-0 to… Continue reading

CIA coed soccer places 5th at Borealis tourney
Homer girls, Kodiak boys sweep weekend swim dual meets

Homer girls, Kodiak boys sweep weekend swim dual meets

The Homer girls and Kodiak boys swept swimming dual meets in Kodiak on Friday and Saturday. Friday, the Homer girls won 80-77, while the Bears… Continue reading

Homer girls, Kodiak boys sweep weekend swim dual meets

CIA coed soccer falls in Borealis semis

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team lost 2-1 in overtime to Susitna Valley on Friday in the semifinals of the Borealis Conference tournament in… Continue reading

Chilson, Aldridge, Showalter take Chainwreck race

Chilson, Aldridge, Showalter take Chainwreck race

Jordan Chilson, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter claimed victory at the fourth race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series on Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. In cyclocross,… Continue reading

Chilson, Aldridge, Showalter take Chainwreck race
From left, Brandiee, Helen, Donalen, Donald and Candice Bowers. (Photo provided by Bowers family)

KCHS volleyball to raise funds for family battling cancer

“Just knowing the people I’ve volunteered for and helped out are helping me back is special.”

From left, Brandiee, Helen, Donalen, Donald and Candice Bowers. (Photo provided by Bowers family)
Kenai swimmers sweep Seward Invitational

Kenai swimmers sweep Seward Invitational

The Kenai girls and boys swimmers swept the Seward Invitational on Saturday in Seward. The Kardinals girls scored 404 points, while Soldotna had 391 and… Continue reading

Kenai swimmers sweep Seward Invitational
Soldotna football tops Kenai, finishes perfect regular season

Soldotna football tops Kenai, finishes perfect regular season

On Oct. 3, 2015, a Kenai Peninsula Pop Warner Jr. Midget team quarterbacked by an eighth-grader named Jersey Truesdell played a scrimmage at halftime of… Continue reading

Soldotna football tops Kenai, finishes perfect regular season
Nikiski football tops Seward, clinches playoff spot

Nikiski football tops Seward, clinches playoff spot

Clinching a spot in the playoffs. A homecoming victory. A win on senior day. Taking the first Fish Bowl trophy. The first home triumph of… Continue reading

Nikiski football tops Seward, clinches playoff spot
State cross-country preview: Daigle hopes hard work pays off

State cross-country preview: Daigle hopes hard work pays off

This summer, despite working long hours commercial fishing with her family, Homer senior Autumn Daigle would take a boat to areas where she could get… Continue reading

State cross-country preview: Daigle hopes hard work pays off
Runners conquer rain, wind at Kenai River Marathon

Runners conquer rain, wind at Kenai River Marathon

A women’s running group from Homer, a pair prepping for the California International Marathon, and rainy, windy conditions prevailed Sunday at the Kenai River Marathon.… Continue reading

Runners conquer rain, wind at Kenai River Marathon
SoHi graduate Newbould takes 10th at U.S. Mountain Running Championships

SoHi graduate Newbould takes 10th at U.S. Mountain Running Championships

Brandon Newbould, a 2000 graduate of Soldotna High School, took 10th in the 2019 U.S. Mountain Running Championships on Sunday in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.… Continue reading

SoHi graduate Newbould takes 10th at U.S. Mountain Running Championships
CIA has big weekend, moves up to No. 5 seed

CIA has big weekend, moves up to No. 5 seed

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team went 2-0 on the weekend to move up to the fifth seed in the nine-team Borealis Conference tournament,… Continue reading

CIA has big weekend, moves up to No. 5 seed
Football: Nikiski pulls upset over Homer, Kenai eliminated

Football: Nikiski pulls upset over Homer, Kenai eliminated

The Nikiski football team toppled the Homer Mariners 26-22 Saturday in Homer to set up a potential Div. III playoff clincher in the final week… Continue reading

Football: Nikiski pulls upset over Homer, Kenai eliminated

Kenai, SoHi, Homer all earn volleyball wins

The visiting Kenai Central volleyball team swept Seward on Friday in Southcentral Conference play to move to 1-2 in the league and 1-2 in nontournament… Continue reading

Homer’s Daigle, Soldotna’s Arthur win Region III XC crowns

Homer’s Daigle, Soldotna’s Arthur win Region III XC crowns

Homer senior Autumn Daigle and Soldotna junior Erika Arthur won individual titles Saturday at the Region III cross-country meet at the Michael Janecek Running Trails… Continue reading

Homer’s Daigle, Soldotna’s Arthur win Region III XC crowns
Krajnik commits to UAA; Bears sweep Magicians

Krajnik commits to UAA; Bears sweep Magicians

The Kenai River Brown Bears picked up a Division I commitment Thursday and North American Hockey League victories Friday and Saturday. Zach Krajnik, 20, of… Continue reading

Krajnik commits to UAA; Bears sweep Magicians
Palmer girls, Kenai boys swimmers win Kenai Invitational

Palmer girls, Kenai boys swimmers win Kenai Invitational

Seward’s Lydia Jacoby, Homer’s Madison Story, Kenai Central’s Koda Poulin and Soldotna’s Ethan Evans each won two individual events Saturday at the Kenai Invitational at… Continue reading

Palmer girls, Kenai boys swimmers win Kenai Invitational
Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter win at Chainwreck Cyclocross Series

Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter win at Chainwreck Cyclocross Series

Brian Beeson, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter came out on top of the third race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series on Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails.… Continue reading

Beeson, Aldridge, Showalter win at Chainwreck Cyclocross Series