Jeff Helminiak

Homer softball wins Rally in the Valley

Homer softball wins Rally in the Valley

The Homer softball team defeated North Pole 11-2 on Saturday to finish in first place at the Rally in the Valley tournament at Redington. The… Continue reading

Homer softball wins Rally in the Valley
Wasilla pitcher Carter Huston delievers home Friday, May 3, 2019, at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Weekend baseball roundup: Wasilla defeats Kenai

The Wasilla baseball team finished a dominant tour of the central Kenai Peninsula on Friday with a 14-0 Southcentral Conference victory over Kenai Central in… Continue reading

Wasilla pitcher Carter Huston delievers home Friday, May 3, 2019, at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Weekend soccer roundup: Kenai, Colony boys play to draw

Weekend soccer roundup: Kenai, Colony boys play to draw

The Colony and Kenai Central soccer teams renewed a rivalry Friday from back in the Northern Lights Conference days with a tense 2-2 tie Friday… Continue reading

Weekend soccer roundup: Kenai, Colony boys play to draw
Homer softball competes at Rally in the Valley

Homer softball competes at Rally in the Valley

A two-out rally lifted the Homer Mariners to a 5-4 walkoff victory in four innings over West Valley Thursday at the Rally in the Valley… Continue reading

Homer softball competes at Rally in the Valley
Prep soccer roundup: Homer sweeps Palmer; SoHi, Kenai lose in Valley

Prep soccer roundup: Homer sweeps Palmer; SoHi, Kenai lose in Valley

The Homer boys notched a 5-0 nonconference victory over Palmer on Thursday. The Mariners (6-3-2 overall) did not have any subs, but still got the… Continue reading

Prep soccer roundup: Homer sweeps Palmer; SoHi, Kenai lose in Valley
Kenai Golf Course to open Thursday

Kenai Golf Course to open Thursday

The Kenai Golf Course will open to the public Thursday. Mark Griffin at the course called it a “soft opening,” saying walking the front nine… Continue reading

Kenai Golf Course to open Thursday
Soldotna baseball defeats Kenai

Soldotna baseball defeats Kenai

The Soldotna baseball team notched an 11-1 victory over Kenai Central in five innings on Tuesday in Southcentral Conference play at the Soldotna Little League… Continue reading

Soldotna baseball defeats Kenai
Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski

Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski

The Soldotna girls soccer team avoided a slow start Monday at Nikiski, while the Stars boys overcame one. The SoHi girls received five goals from… Continue reading

Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski
Weekend softball: Palmer sweeps Kenai, Kodiak sweeps Homer

Weekend softball: Palmer sweeps Kenai, Kodiak sweeps Homer

Defense cost the Palmer softball team its opening game of the season, but defense won the Moose their second game of the season Friday at… Continue reading

Weekend softball: Palmer sweeps Kenai, Kodiak sweeps Homer
Soccer: SoHi girls top Ketchikan; Homer girls defeat Voznesenka

Soccer: SoHi girls top Ketchikan; Homer girls defeat Voznesenka

The Soldotna girls soccer team started a Southeast road trip with a 2-0 victory over nonconference foe Ketchikan. Margarida Mendoca notched the shutout in net… Continue reading

Soccer: SoHi girls top Ketchikan; Homer girls defeat Voznesenka
Refuge to provide campfire cooking lessons at Sport Show

Refuge to provide campfire cooking lessons at Sport Show

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will provide hook to table, hands-on campfire cooking lessons at the Kenai Peninsula Sport Rec and Trade Show, which is… Continue reading

Refuge to provide campfire cooking lessons at Sport Show
Skis and poles, ready for crust skiing, sit at the Dale Clemens Cabin above Resurrection Bay and Seward on April 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the office: Winter to summer

In January, it took allusions to neuroscience, the Green Bay Packers and Metallica for me to explain in this space how the Culture of the… Continue reading

Skis and poles, ready for crust skiing, sit at the Dale Clemens Cabin above Resurrection Bay and Seward on April 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Weather causes shuffling of softball schedule

Weather causes shuffling of softball schedule

Snowy weather around the state has caused a shuffling of the softball schedule for Kenai Peninsula teams. Homer was originally supposed to host Kenai Central… Continue reading

Weather causes shuffling of softball schedule
Kenai boys soccer tops Soldotna; girls game ends in draw

Kenai boys soccer tops Soldotna; girls game ends in draw

Monday when Kenai Central’s Ed Hollier Field hosted a Peninsula Conference soccer battle between the Kardinals and Soldotna, two things were classic — the fierce… Continue reading

Kenai boys soccer tops Soldotna; girls game ends in draw
The adults at Redemption MMA in Soldotna. (Photo provided by Redemption MMA)

Redemption MMA takes kids, adults titles at state jiu-jitsu tourney

Part of being an incredible mentor is comfort with the fact that doing a great job means the student may one day pass the teacher.… Continue reading

The adults at Redemption MMA in Soldotna. (Photo provided by Redemption MMA)
Colony Track Invite canceled due to weather

Colony Track Invite canceled due to weather

The Colony Track Invitational for Friday and Saturday has been canceled due to weather. Area squads Cook Inlet Academy, Homer, Kenai Central, Nikiski, Seward and… Continue reading

Colony Track Invite canceled due to weather
Team Hollywood to perform at Cook Inlet Academy

Team Hollywood to perform at Cook Inlet Academy

The Team Hollywood Celebrity Streetball team will be at Cook Inlet Academy at 7 p.m. Thursday. The squad travels around the world with the goal… Continue reading

Team Hollywood to perform at Cook Inlet Academy
Homer, Kenai play to ties in girls, boys games

Homer, Kenai play to ties in girls, boys games

Score a win for the wind. The host Kenai Central and Homer girls played to a scoreless tie Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action. As it… Continue reading

Homer, Kenai play to ties in girls, boys games
Pair of area runners compete in Boston Marathon

Pair of area runners compete in Boston Marathon

Derek Gibson of Soldotna and Bill Wood of Kenai represented the Kenai Peninsula on Monday at the Boston Marathon. Gibson, 26, crossed at 2 hours,… Continue reading

Pair of area runners compete in Boston Marathon
Kodiak softball topples Kenai Central

Kodiak softball topples Kenai Central

The Kenai Central softball team dropped a pair of Northern Lights Conference games Monday in Kodiak. The Kardinals (0-2 in the NLC, 0-3 overall) were… Continue reading

Kodiak softball topples Kenai Central