Jeff Helminiak

‘Lame Duck and Dark Horses’ returns

‘Lame Duck and Dark Horses’ returns

At Monday’s rehearsal for “Lame Ducks and Dark Horses,” the jokes were so thick, the laughter so omnipresent, that when it came to the actual… Continue reading

‘Lame Duck and Dark Horses’ returns
Soldotna volleyball to host Pink Out on Thursday

Soldotna volleyball to host Pink Out on Thursday

The Soldotna High School volleyball team will host a Pink Out match against Kenai Central on Thursday. The Stars will use the nonconference match against… Continue reading

Soldotna volleyball to host Pink Out on Thursday
Bears’ Scahill earns Midwest Division Star of the Week

Bears’ Scahill earns Midwest Division Star of the Week

Just 14 games into the season, the Kenai River Brown Bears have already earned Bauer Midwest Division Star of the Week awards from the North… Continue reading

Bears’ Scahill earns Midwest Division Star of the Week
Weekend wrestling roundup

Weekend wrestling roundup

The host Homer wrestling team won the Homer Round Robin Rumble on Saturday. The Mariners scored 209.5 points for the victory, while Nikiski was second… Continue reading

Weekend wrestling roundup
Bears top Pilots, snap 3-game skid

Bears top Pilots, snap 3-game skid

The Kenai River Brown Bears snapped a three-game losing streak by topping the host Topeka (Kansas) Pilots 5-2 on Saturday in North American Hockey League… Continue reading

Bears top Pilots, snap 3-game skid
Nikiski volleyball takes consolation in Silver Bracket at Dimond Service tourney

Nikiski volleyball takes consolation in Silver Bracket at Dimond Service tourney

Nikiski led Kenai Peninsula volleyball teams by winning consolation in the Silver Bracket on Saturday at the Dimond Service Volleyball Tournament. Also from the peninsula,… Continue reading

Nikiski volleyball takes consolation in Silver Bracket at Dimond Service tourney
Homer volleyball tops Seward

Homer volleyball tops Seward

The visiting Homer volleyball team topped Seward 25-23, 25-14 and 25-13 on Thursday in Peninsula Conference play. Homer moves to 6-1 in the conference and… Continue reading

Homer volleyball tops Seward
Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

Pioneer Potluck: Ready for winter — Canning, freezing garden’s bounty

This is the time of year in Alaska that we put things away that we drug out of their winter hiding place. They go back… Continue reading

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg
Soldotna volleyball topples Nikiski

Soldotna volleyball topples Nikiski

The Soldotna volleyball team snapped a two-match losing streak by defeating host Nikiski 27-25, 20-25, 25-13 and 25-13 on Tuesday. The Stars moved to 13-4… Continue reading

Soldotna volleyball topples Nikiski
SoHi graduate Furlong scores 1st college touchdown

SoHi graduate Furlong scores 1st college touchdown

On the same Saturday that the Soldotna football program was winning its seventh-straight state title, one of the most legendary players to come out of… Continue reading

SoHi graduate Furlong scores 1st college touchdown
Stars win 3 of 5 major NLC awards

Stars win 3 of 5 major NLC awards

The Northern Lights Conference champion Soldotna football team won three of the five major awards in all-conference voting announced Saturday. Jersey Truesdell was offensive player… Continue reading

Stars win 3 of 5 major NLC awards
Kenai’s Heaven picks up 2 wins at Palmer Invite

Kenai’s Heaven picks up 2 wins at Palmer Invite

The Kenai Central and Seward swimming and diving teams competed in the Palmer Invitational on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The following are point scorers at… Continue reading

Kenai’s Heaven picks up 2 wins at Palmer Invite
Roundup: Homer volleyball gets big win over Nikiski

Roundup: Homer volleyball gets big win over Nikiski

The Homer volleyball team was able to pick up a big Southcentral Conference victory Saturday over a Nikiski team coming off a tough five-set loss… Continue reading

Roundup: Homer volleyball gets big win over Nikiski
Jets take 2 tense games from Bears

Jets take 2 tense games from Bears

The Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets took a pair of tense games from the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Jets take 2 tense games from Bears
Nikiski wrestlers win Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament

Nikiski wrestlers win Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament

The Nikiski wrestling team got its season off to a promising start by winning the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Kenai Central High… Continue reading

Nikiski wrestlers win Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament
Results posted for Cyclocross Race 5

Results posted for Cyclocross Race 5

The five-race Chainwreck Cyclocross Series wrapped up Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails with Jim Hall, John Messick, Morgan Aldridge and Landen Showalter taking the victories. Hall… Continue reading

Results posted for Cyclocross Race 5
Nikiski volleyball tops Kenai

Nikiski volleyball tops Kenai

The Nikiski volleyball team overcame a large Killing Cancer on the Kenai crowd Thursday at Kenai Central to notch a 25-16, 26-24, 25-12 Southcentral Conference… Continue reading

Nikiski volleyball tops Kenai
Series preview: Bears know Jets are out for revenge

Series preview: Bears know Jets are out for revenge

Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Josh Petrich saw something recently on the NHL Network that struck a chord. “It said in the NHL good… Continue reading

Series preview: Bears know Jets are out for revenge
JJ Boucher: A player you only like if he’s on your team

JJ Boucher: A player you only like if he’s on your team

The antics. The chirping. The hard and heavy play in the corners. Every hockey fan knows the type. The player the opposition can’t stand but… Continue reading

JJ Boucher: A player you only like if he’s on your team
Passion and risk

Passion and risk

Sept. 29 and 30 were not good days for me. On Sept. 29, I covered the 72-24 victory of the Soldotna football team over Kenai… Continue reading

Passion and risk