Jeff Helminiak

Believers in the power of music

Believers in the power of music

Artists to perform music created by man diagnosed with ALS

Believers in the power of music
Nikiski’s Bethany Carstens shoots in the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Games on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Wells Fargo Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Tim Rockey/Frontiersman.com)

Area seniors cap hoops careers at All-Star Games

The Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches held their Senior All-Star Games on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Arena in Anchorage, giving seniors from throughout the… Continue reading

Nikiski’s Bethany Carstens shoots in the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Games on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Wells Fargo Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Tim Rockey/Frontiersman.com)
Kodiak track wins tri meet with Colony, Homer

Kodiak track wins tri meet with Colony, Homer

The host Kodiak track teams controlled a tri meet with Colony and Homer on Friday and Saturday. Friday, the Bears boys scored 69.99 points, while… Continue reading

Kodiak track wins tri meet with Colony, Homer
Colony softball tops Kenai, Soldotna

Colony softball tops Kenai, Soldotna

Friday’s nonconference softball game at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park between host Kenai Central and Colony would have been a great warm-up for the season,… Continue reading

Colony softball tops Kenai, Soldotna
Brown Bears name Murdock as head coach, Bogdan as associate head coach

Brown Bears name Murdock as head coach, Bogdan as associate head coach

The Kenai River Brown Bears, set to embark on their 13th season next fall, named Kevin Murdock, 28, on Thursday as the eighth head coach… Continue reading

Brown Bears name Murdock as head coach, Bogdan as associate head coach
Colony softball topples Homer

Colony softball topples Homer

The Colony softball defeated Homer 16-5 in four innings of nonconference action Thursday in Kenai. The Mariners are now 4-4 overall. The Knights led 3-2… Continue reading

Colony softball topples Homer
Resuts posted for SoHi tri meet

Resuts posted for SoHi tri meet

The Soldotna, Kenai Central and Cook Inlet Acadmey track teams got together at Soldotna High School for a meet Wednesday. The meet was mainly to… Continue reading

Resuts posted for SoHi tri meet
SoHi boys soccer tops Homer; girls play to tie

SoHi boys soccer tops Homer; girls play to tie

Tuesday’s Peninsula Conference soccer game between the Soldotna and Homer boys at Soldotna High School provided a lesson in early season vs. postseason. In the… Continue reading

SoHi boys soccer tops Homer; girls play to tie
Season review: Brown Bears to move quickly on hiring head coach

Season review: Brown Bears to move quickly on hiring head coach

The Kenai River Brown Bears will move quickly to name their next head coach as the North American Hockey League team prepares for its 13th… Continue reading

Season review: Brown Bears to move quickly on hiring head coach
Girls soccer preview 2019: At-large berths add intrigue

Girls soccer preview 2019: At-large berths add intrigue

Six schools play girls soccer in the Peninsula Conference, which was created before the 2018 season with the split of soccer into two divisions. Even… Continue reading

Girls soccer preview 2019: At-large berths add intrigue
A skier from the women’s team “sarahlisa” competes at the Sea to Ski Triathlon in Homer, Alaska, on Sunday, March 31, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Greer, Kornfield win Sea to Ski Triathlon

Forrest Greer and Tamra Kornfield won the Sea to Ski Triathlon on Sunday in Homer. The triathlon starts at the base of the Homer Spit… Continue reading

A skier from the women’s team “sarahlisa” competes at the Sea to Ski Triathlon in Homer, Alaska, on Sunday, March 31, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Friday: Brown Bears defeat Ice Dogs in shootout

Friday: Brown Bears defeat Ice Dogs in shootout

The Kenai River Brown Bears came back from 4-1 and 5-3 deficits to defeat the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 6-5 in a shootout Friday at the… Continue reading

Friday: Brown Bears defeat Ice Dogs in shootout
The Seward and Kenai Central cheerleading squads pose after the March Madness Alaska state cheerleading competition at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on March 20. Kenai, in the top row, is Samuel Ward, Hannah Olson, Nia Calvert, Arielle Hamar, Karley Harden, Sirinda Rongsakul, Morgan Mallory, Rileigh Pace, Keelin McGraw and Valerie Brophy. The Seward squad, bottom row, is Emilia Whitcomb, Kyrsten Johnson-Gray, Gaia Casagranda and Jessica Batubara. (Photo provided by Kenai Central)

Seward wins Division II state cheerleading crown; Kenai 2nd

The Seward cheerleading squad took first in Division II, while Kenai Central was second, on March 20 at the March Madness Alaska state cheerleading competition… Continue reading

The Seward and Kenai Central cheerleading squads pose after the March Madness Alaska state cheerleading competition at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on March 20. Kenai, in the top row, is Samuel Ward, Hannah Olson, Nia Calvert, Arielle Hamar, Karley Harden, Sirinda Rongsakul, Morgan Mallory, Rileigh Pace, Keelin McGraw and Valerie Brophy. The Seward squad, bottom row, is Emilia Whitcomb, Kyrsten Johnson-Gray, Gaia Casagranda and Jessica Batubara. (Photo provided by Kenai Central)
Seward City Council names ball field for Ryan M. Lewis

Seward City Council names ball field for Ryan M. Lewis

The Seward City Council renamed Citizens Field to Ryan M. Lewis Field on Tuesday. Lewis passed away unexpectedly at 37 in February. According to his… Continue reading

Seward City Council names ball field for Ryan M. Lewis
Results posted for final snowmachine drag races of season

Results posted for final snowmachine drag races of season

Freddie’s Roadhouse, located at Mile 16 Oilwell Road in the Caribou Hills near Ninilchik, ended the snowmachine drag racing season Saturday with what it called… Continue reading

Results posted for final snowmachine drag races of season
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)

Runners with peninsula ties win Crazy Lazy V

The mountain running season kicked off Saturday with Crazy Lazy V in Palmer, a six-mile run that starts at the Lazy Mountain trail head, and… Continue reading

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)
Saturday: Ice Dogs beat Bears, clinch Ravn Cup

Saturday: Ice Dogs beat Bears, clinch Ravn Cup

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 5-1 on Saturday in North American Hockey League play at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex… Continue reading

Saturday: Ice Dogs beat Bears, clinch Ravn Cup
West Valley boys soccer topples Soldotna

West Valley boys soccer topples Soldotna

The West Valley boys soccer team defeated Soldotna 4-0 on Friday at The Dome in Anchorage. West Valley improved to 2-0 on the young season,… Continue reading

West Valley boys soccer topples Soldotna
Ice Dogs defeat Brown Bears

Ice Dogs defeat Brown Bears

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 5-2 on Thursday in North American Hockey League play at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.… Continue reading

Ice Dogs defeat Brown Bears
West Valley boys soccer topples Kenai

West Valley boys soccer topples Kenai

The Kenai Central boys soccer team opened up its season with a 7-1 loss to West Valley at The Dome in Anchorage on Thursday in… Continue reading

West Valley boys soccer topples Kenai