Jeff Helminiak

Twins take 3rd at Bill Miller Big Fish Wood Bat Tournament

Twins take 3rd at Bill Miller Big Fish Wood Bat Tournament

The Post 20 Twins defeated Eagle River 14-2 Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai to take third place in the Bill Miller Big… Continue reading

Twins take 3rd at Bill Miller Big Fish Wood Bat Tournament
Oilers hold off Miners, win 2nd straight

Oilers hold off Miners, win 2nd straight

The Peninsula Oilers held off the Mat-Su Miners for a 5-4 victory Wednesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai in Alaska Baseball League play.… Continue reading

Oilers hold off Miners, win 2nd straight
Riana Boonstra, a 2018 graduate of Kenai Central, runs in the junior race at Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on July 4, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Mount Marathon officials to wait until Thursday morning to decide on junior race

Mount Marathon Race officials will decide Thursday morning whether to cancel the junior race, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. The National Weather Service is… Continue reading

Riana Boonstra, a 2018 graduate of Kenai Central, runs in the junior race at Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on July 4, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Teams from Ohio, Rhode Island advance to Big Fish title game

Teams from Ohio, Rhode Island advance to Big Fish title game

Everything continues to go well for the Post 300 River Bandits of Napoleon, Ohio, on the baseball diamonds in Alaska. On mountainous hiking trails, though,… Continue reading

Teams from Ohio, Rhode Island advance to Big Fish title game
A haze of wildfire smoke hangs around the slopes of Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on July 1, 2019. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Wildfire smoke prompts Mount Marathon officials to issue unprecedented deferral option

It will be the first time all racers have the option of skipping the race and getting in next year.

A haze of wildfire smoke hangs around the slopes of Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on July 1, 2019. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, passes Seward’s Erik Johnson to take seventh place at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2018, in Seward. Johnson finished eighth.(Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Smoke has potential to shuffle Mount Marathon contenders

Runners with peninsula ties hope to have major impact on Thursday’s race

Anchorage’s Lars Arneson, a 2009 graduate of Cook Inlet Academy, passes Seward’s Erik Johnson to take seventh place at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2018, in Seward. Johnson finished eighth.(Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander runs to fourth place at the NCAA cross-country championships Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo provided by Michael Scott)

Degree in hand, Ostrander turns pro

According to the Idaho Statesman, 2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander will go pro and forfeit her final year of athletic eligibility as Boise State… Continue reading

Boise State redshirt sophomore Allie Ostrander runs to fourth place at the NCAA cross-country championships Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo provided by Michael Scott)
Monday: Oilers walk off, snap 6-game skid

Monday: Oilers walk off, snap 6-game skid

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Anchorage Glacier Pilots 6-5 in 10 innings Monday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.… Continue reading

Monday: Oilers walk off, snap 6-game skid
Post 20 Twins pitcher Logan Smith delivers to Dimond on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Bill Miller tourney opens with 4 games today

The Bill Miller Big Fish Wood Bat Tournament opens today at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai with four games. At 10 a.m., Napoleon, Ohio,… Continue reading

Post 20 Twins pitcher Logan Smith delivers to Dimond on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Ostrander finishes 13th running against world’s best

Ostrander finishes 13th running against world’s best

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, finished 13th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the Prefontaine Classic in Palo Alto, California.… Continue reading

Ostrander finishes 13th running against world’s best
Twins run unbeaten string to 10

Twins run unbeaten string to 10

The American Legion Post 20 Twins pushed their unbeaten streak to 10 on Friday in Kodiak. The Twins won the league contest 9-6 before playing… Continue reading

Twins run unbeaten string to 10
Soldotna’s Kent Peterson crosses the finish line of the Spit Run 10K to the Bay on Saturday, June 29, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Smoke can’t stop Spit Run

Smoke drifting over from the Swan Lake Fire near Sterling obscured the normally picturesque view of Kachemak Bay that local runners have come to expect,… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Kent Peterson crosses the finish line of the Spit Run 10K to the Bay on Saturday, June 29, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Soldotna Cycle Series draws record 91 participants

Soldotna Cycle Series draws record 91 participants

The bike boom continued on the central Kenai Peninsula on Thursday, with the Soldotna Cycle Series breaking its record with 91 combined participants in the… Continue reading

Soldotna Cycle Series draws record 91 participants
Pilots thump Oilers in return home

Pilots thump Oilers in return home

A return home after a rough road trip didn’t help the Peninsula Oilers’ fortunes Thursday in a 15-6 loss to the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at… Continue reading

Pilots thump Oilers in return home
Peninsula racers ready for Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon

Peninsula racers ready for Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon

Six Kenai Peninsula Racers are signed up to compete in the Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon, which begins Saturday at 4:30 a.m. in Seward. The event starts… Continue reading

Peninsula racers ready for Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon
‘The perfect run’: Seward’s DiMarzio takes 3rd crown in Kenai 250 endurance mountain biking event

‘The perfect run’: Seward’s DiMarzio takes 3rd crown in Kenai 250 endurance mountain biking event

Seward’s Chaz DiMarzio is done with the Kenai 250. Really. He means it this time. DiMarzio won the backcountry endurance ride held on pretty much… Continue reading

‘The perfect run’: Seward’s DiMarzio takes 3rd crown in Kenai 250 endurance mountain biking event
Oilers win Sunday, lose Monday vs. Chinooks

Oilers win Sunday, lose Monday vs. Chinooks

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks 5-2 Sunday at Lee Jordan Field in Chugiak before dropping a 6-5 decision Monday. The Oilers started… Continue reading

Oilers win Sunday, lose Monday vs. Chinooks
Area athletes fare well at Broken Arrow Skyrace

Area athletes fare well at Broken Arrow Skyrace

Taylor Ostrander, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central High School, headed up several impressive performances by athletes with Kenai Peninsula connections at the Broken Arrow… Continue reading

Area athletes fare well at Broken Arrow Skyrace
Twins no-hit Dimond, run winning streak to 6

Twins no-hit Dimond, run winning streak to 6

After starter Smith leaves with knee injury, Metz calmly finishes piece of history

Twins no-hit Dimond, run winning streak to 6
‘It looks bleak right now’

‘It looks bleak right now’

Oilers face financial peril, turn to community for help

‘It looks bleak right now’