Jeff Helminiak

Resuts posted for snowmachine drag races

Resuts posted for snowmachine drag races

Freddie’s Roadhouse, located at Mile 16 Oilwell Road in the Caribou Hills near Ninilchik, held another round of snowmachine drag races Saturday. Jeff Hanson was… Continue reading

Resuts posted for snowmachine drag races
Kenai Central grad Danielson finishes 5th in Junior Nationals sprint race

Kenai Central grad Danielson finishes 5th in Junior Nationals sprint race

Karl Danielson, a 2018 graduate of Kenai Central currently redshirting his freshman season at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, took fifth in the Under-20 classic… Continue reading

Kenai Central grad Danielson finishes 5th in Junior Nationals sprint race
Nikolaevsk girls, boys focus on 1st day at state

Nikolaevsk girls, boys focus on 1st day at state

The Nikolaevsk girls are making a seventh trip to the state basketball tournament in eight years, while the Nikolaevsk boys are making a sixth straight… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk girls, boys focus on 1st day at state
Boonstras sweep Kachemak Bay Ski Marathon

Boonstras sweep Kachemak Bay Ski Marathon

Todd and Kelli Boonstra of Ninilchik won the 42-kilometer Kachemak Bay Ski Marathon on Saturday in Homer in a blizzard. With snow and gusts up… Continue reading

Boonstras sweep Kachemak Bay Ski Marathon
Kenai graduate Danielson takes 62nd at Junior Nationals

Kenai graduate Danielson takes 62nd at Junior Nationals

Karl Danielson, a 2018 graduate of Kenai Central High School currently redshirting his freshman season at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, represented the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Kenai graduate Danielson takes 62nd at Junior Nationals
SoHi graduate McCormick earns 2 All-America honors

SoHi graduate McCormick earns 2 All-America honors

Dani McCormick, a 2015 graduate of Soldotna High School and senior at the University of Alaska Anchorage, earned two All-America honors at the NCAA Division… Continue reading

SoHi graduate McCormick earns 2 All-America honors
Nikiski’s Kaitlyn Johnson goes up for a shot against Kenai Central’s Logan Satathite on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Selection Sunday: Kenai girls earn at-large state berth, other qualifiers learn opponents

The Kenai Central girls basketball team nabbed the at-large berth to the Class 3A state tournament as the Alaska School Activities Association announced the full… Continue reading

Nikiski’s Kaitlyn Johnson goes up for a shot against Kenai Central’s Logan Satathite on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
ACS sweeps Southcentral titles

ACS sweeps Southcentral titles

The Anchorage Christian Schools girls basketball team kept their undefeated season alive with a 67-52 victory over Nikiski on Saturday in the championship game of… Continue reading

ACS sweeps Southcentral titles
Brown Bears earn split with Jets

Brown Bears earn split with Jets

The Kenai River Brown Bears earned a split with the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets, losing 1-0 on Friday before coming back for a 4-1 victory on… Continue reading

Brown Bears earn split with Jets
Nikiski girls to play for Southcentral title

Nikiski girls to play for Southcentral title

The Nikiski girls earned a state berth and a spot in the Southcentral Conference tournament championship with a 60-47 victory over Grace Christian on Friday… Continue reading

Nikiski girls to play for Southcentral title
Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Markuss Komuls makes a play on the puck Feb. 8, 2019, against the Corpus Christi (Texas) IceRays at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Series preview: Brown Bears look to make playoff push on final homestand

The Kenai River Brown Bears go into their last homestand of the season needing a string of great play to even have a chance of… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Markuss Komuls makes a play on the puck Feb. 8, 2019, against the Corpus Christi (Texas) IceRays at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Hard work begins to pay off for Bears forward Moline

Hard work begins to pay off for Bears forward Moline

After Tuesday’s practice, Kenai River Brown Bears forward Cody Moline said he was 5-foot-6 to a reporter. “I gave you 5-7,” shouted interim head coach… Continue reading

Hard work begins to pay off for Bears forward Moline
Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt drives for a bucket Jan. 18, 2019, against Colony at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna girls, boys hoops ready to host NLC tourney

The Soldotna boys have not won a Northern Lights Conference title since 1991. The Soldotna girls have not won a Northern Lights Conference title since… Continue reading

Soldotna’s Danica Schmidt drives for a bucket Jan. 18, 2019, against Colony at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Black Hills State University freshman and 2015 Kenai Central graduate Jonah Theisen celebrates winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships in May 2016 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo provided by Black Hills State University)

Kenai Central grad Jonah Theisen gets prestigious NCAA scholarship

Jonah, Jordan Theisen to compete at Division II nationals Friday

Black Hills State University freshman and 2015 Kenai Central graduate Jonah Theisen celebrates winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships in May 2016 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo provided by Black Hills State University)
Kenai’s Satathite signs to run at Western Colorado University

Kenai’s Satathite signs to run at Western Colorado University

Kenai Central senior Brooke Satathite signed a National Letter of Intent on Monday to run cross-country and track for Division II Western Colorado University in… Continue reading

Kenai’s Satathite signs to run at Western Colorado University
Peninsula racers compete at Tour of Anchorage

Peninsula racers compete at Tour of Anchorage

Kenai Peninsula athletes put together several top-10 finishes in the Tour of Anchorage ski and bike races Sunday. Bradley Walters of Soldotna led the peninsula… Continue reading

Peninsula racers compete at Tour of Anchorage
Hoops roundup: SoHi sweeps Homer to honor seniors

Hoops roundup: SoHi sweeps Homer to honor seniors

The Soldotna basketball programs swept a Saturday Senior Night doubleheader to reach several milestones. The Class 4A SoHi girls dominated the Class 3A Homer Mariners… Continue reading

Hoops roundup: SoHi sweeps Homer to honor seniors
Nikolaevsk boys top Ninilchik for 1st Peninsula Conference crown; Lumen stops Wolverines for 2nd place

Nikolaevsk boys top Ninilchik for 1st Peninsula Conference crown; Lumen stops Wolverines for 2nd place

The first season Nikolaevsk head coach Steve Klaich started trying to win Peninsula Conference championship — 1989-90 — Ronald Reagan and then George H.W. Bush… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk boys top Ninilchik for 1st Peninsula Conference crown; Lumen stops Wolverines for 2nd place
CIA girls stifle Nikolaevsk for Peninsula Conference title; Warriors come back for 2nd

CIA girls stifle Nikolaevsk for Peninsula Conference title; Warriors come back for 2nd

The adage of defense winning championships has been proven time and time again. Rarely is it proven as drastically as it was in Cook Inlet… Continue reading

CIA girls stifle Nikolaevsk for Peninsula Conference title; Warriors come back for 2nd
Magicians topple Brown Bears

Magicians topple Brown Bears

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a 5-3 decision to the Minnesota Magicians on Saturday in North American Hockey League play. The loss means… Continue reading

Magicians topple Brown Bears