Jeff Helminiak

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
Region cross-country preview: Truncated season adds suspense

Region cross-country preview: Truncated season adds suspense

There’s always drama at the Region III cross-country meet, of course, but many times by this point in the season, many of the plotlines have… Continue reading

Region cross-country preview: Truncated season adds suspense
Daigle, Dunham, SoHi girls and boys nab borough XC crowns

Daigle, Dunham, SoHi girls and boys nab borough XC crowns

Add the prep cross-country season to the many thing that were indelibly marked by the chaotic, extended wildfire season in Southcentral Alaska. The Soldotna girls… Continue reading

Daigle, Dunham, SoHi girls and boys nab borough XC crowns
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)

Lafleur, Dixon lead peninsula at Equinox Marathon

Hannah Lafleur and Pyper Dixon led a strong Seward contingent Saturday at the 57th Equinox Marathon in Fairbanks. Runners faced temperatures in the 30s, as… 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)
Homer girls, Colony boys swimmers take Soldotna Invitational

Homer girls, Colony boys swimmers take Soldotna Invitational

The Homer girls and Colony boys swim teams won the Soldotna Invitational on Saturday at Soldotna High School. After Friday night’s Pentathlon, the schools got… Continue reading

Homer girls, Colony boys swimmers take Soldotna Invitational
Brown Bears win Friday, Saturday at Showcase

Brown Bears win Friday, Saturday at Showcase

The Kenai River Brown Bears put on an extended show at the season-opening North American Hockey League Showcase from Wednesday through Saturday in Blaine, Minnesota.… Continue reading

Brown Bears win Friday, Saturday at Showcase
Hall, Aldridge, Showalter win at Chainwreck Cyclocross Series

Hall, Aldridge, Showalter win at Chainwreck Cyclocross Series

Jim Hall, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter won at the second race of the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series on Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails. In cyclocross, racers… Continue reading

Hall, Aldridge, Showalter win at Chainwreck Cyclocross Series
Evans, Jacoby take SoHi Pentathlon

Evans, Jacoby take SoHi Pentathlon

Soldotna junior Ethan Evans proved once again that he has no rival, while Seward sophomore Lydia Jacoby and Homer junior Madison Story renewed their rivalry,… Continue reading

Evans, Jacoby take SoHi Pentathlon
Brown Bears fall to Brahmas in overtime

Brown Bears fall to Brahmas in overtime

For a second straight night, the Kenai River Brown Bears went to overtime at the North American Hockey League Showcase in Blaine, Minnesota. For a… Continue reading

Brown Bears fall to Brahmas in overtime