Jeff Helminiak

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
Bears push past Magicians in the 3rd

Bears push past Magicians in the 3rd

The Kenai River Brown Bears shook off a pair of ugly losses to defeat the host Minnesota Magicians 3-1 on Thursday in North American Hockey… Continue reading

Bears push past Magicians in the 3rd
Eventual race winner Morgan Aldridge leads Carly Reimer and Amy Anderson at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Aldridge, Helminiak take FFS triathlon

Morgan Aldridge and Jeff Helminiak won a kind-of triathlon to end the Freezer Food Series on Sunday at Slikok Trails. Competitors could choose to make… Continue reading

Eventual race winner Morgan Aldridge leads Carly Reimer and Amy Anderson at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Nikolaevsk’s Justin Trail drives past Cook Inlet Academy’s James Anderson on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Coaches expect tight contest for Peninsula Conference state berths

When contacted for a season preview, Peninsula Conference coaches expected a fierce battle for the two girls and two boys state berths come tournament time.… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk’s Justin Trail drives past Cook Inlet Academy’s James Anderson on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Jr. Blues take rubber match from Brown Bears

Jr. Blues take rubber match from Brown Bears

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a 9-3 contest to the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Sunday in North American Hockey League play. The… Continue reading

Jr. Blues take rubber match from Brown Bears
Weekend hoops roundup

Weekend hoops roundup

The host Seward boys notched a 56-44 victory over Kenai Central on Friday in Southcentral Conference play. The Seahawks were able to outscore the Kardinals… Continue reading

Weekend hoops roundup
Salzetti, Homer girls earn small-schools honors at state skiing

Salzetti, Homer girls earn small-schools honors at state skiing

Kenai Central senior Maria Salzetti earned first-place honors among small-schools skiers Friday at the state ski meet at Birch Hill in Fairbanks, while the Homer… Continue reading

Salzetti, Homer girls earn small-schools honors at state skiing
Bears split with Jr. Blues

Bears split with Jr. Blues

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues 4-1 on Friday and lost 8-0 on Saturday in the first two games… Continue reading

Bears split with Jr. Blues
Boise State teammates Alexis Fuller and Allie Ostrander after Ostrander was second and Fuller was third in the mile Saturday at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Boise State Sports Information)

Ostrander captures Mountain West 3,000

Allie Ostrander won the 3,000-meter run, setting a meet record in the process, Saturday at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque,… Continue reading

Boise State teammates Alexis Fuller and Allie Ostrander after Ostrander was second and Fuller was third in the mile Saturday at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Boise State Sports Information)
Kupferschmid, Salzetti lead peninsula at state skiing

Kupferschmid, Salzetti lead peninsula at state skiing

Day one of the Alaska state nordic ski championships kicked off Thursday with classic interval-start races at the Birch Hill Ski Area in Fairbanks. West… Continue reading

Kupferschmid, Salzetti lead peninsula at state skiing
Nikiski girls, Kenai boys notch hoops wins

Nikiski girls, Kenai boys notch hoops wins

One last-second 3-pointer ago, the Kenai boys were celebrating a wild victory on Nikiski’s home court. Almost three weeks later, the Kardinals were able to… Continue reading

Nikiski girls, Kenai boys notch hoops wins
Results posted for Freddie’s snowmachine drag races

Results posted for Freddie’s snowmachine drag races

Freddie’s Roadhouse, located in the Caribou Hills 16 miles up Oilwell Road from Ninilchik, held snowmachine drag races Saturday. Jeff Hanson dominated the day, winning… Continue reading

Results posted for Freddie’s snowmachine drag races
Kenai’s Crawford leads peninsula at Little Su 50K

Kenai’s Crawford leads peninsula at Little Su 50K

Kenai’s Mike Crawford led the Kenai Peninsula at the Little Su 50K on Saturday. In the men’s bike race, Crawford, 43, crossed the line at… Continue reading

Kenai’s Crawford leads peninsula at Little Su 50K
Homer’s Tara Schmidt is all smiles after finishing the 40-kilometer freestyle race despite breaking a ski early in the race Sunday in the Tour of Tsalteshi. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman/Tsalteshi Trails)

Snow, rain can’t stop Tour of Tsalteshi

Steve Cothran, organizer of the Tour of Tsalteshi, said he wants to make the event a race of the Kenai Peninsula cross-country skiing community. So… Continue reading

Homer’s Tara Schmidt is all smiles after finishing the 40-kilometer freestyle race despite breaking a ski early in the race Sunday in the Tour of Tsalteshi. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman/Tsalteshi Trails)
Weekend hoops roundup: Kenai girls top Palmer, Seward; Seward boys beat Kenai

Weekend hoops roundup: Kenai girls top Palmer, Seward; Seward boys beat Kenai

The host Kenai Central girls basketball team notched a 49-37 nonconference victory over Palmer on Friday. The Moose led 17-16 at the half, but Kenai… Continue reading

Weekend hoops roundup: Kenai girls top Palmer, Seward; Seward boys beat Kenai
Nikiski girls, Seward boys notch blowout wins

Nikiski girls, Seward boys notch blowout wins

Friday’s Southcentral Conference matchup between host Nikiski and Seward featured a pair of blowouts — one not-so-surprising and the other surprising. The Nikiski girls notched… Continue reading

Nikiski girls, Seward boys notch blowout wins