Jeff Helminiak

Homer basketball set to host fundraising 3-on-3 tourney

Homer basketball set to host fundraising 3-on-3 tourney

The Homer basketball program has added a three-on-three basketball tournament to its annual “Meet the Mariners” fundraising event. Teams of three or four players can… Continue reading

Homer basketball set to host fundraising 3-on-3 tourney
Big Lake Lions Classic canceled

Big Lake Lions Classic canceled

The Big Lake Lions Classic in Houston, which was to included the Soldotna and Kenai Central hockey teams and take place Thursday through Saturday, has… Continue reading

Big Lake Lions Classic canceled
Bears top Ice Dogs, snap 8-game winless skid

Bears top Ice Dogs, snap 8-game winless skid

The Kenai River Brown Bears snapped an eight-game winless streak by holding off the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-3 on Saturday at the Big Dipper Ice… Continue reading

Bears top Ice Dogs, snap 8-game winless skid
Homer wins Grace Grizzly Grappler

Homer wins Grace Grizzly Grappler

The Homer wrestling team won the 2018 Grace Grizzly Grappler on Saturday at Grace Christian in Anchorage. The tournament had been scheduled for Friday and… Continue reading

Homer wins Grace Grizzly Grappler
Theisens, McCormick run at Division II nationals

Theisens, McCormick run at Division II nationals

Three runners from the central Kenai Peninsula competed in the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships on Saturday in the rain and mud of… Continue reading

Theisens, McCormick run at Division II nationals
Ice Dogs topple Brown Bears again

Ice Dogs topple Brown Bears again

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs notched their fourth straight victory over the Kenai River Brown Bears, triumphing 5-1 at the Big Dipper Ice Arena in Fairbanks… Continue reading

Ice Dogs topple Brown Bears again
Nikolaevsk volleyball advances to championship bracket at state

Nikolaevsk volleyball advances to championship bracket at state

The Nikolaevsk volleyball team finished second in its bracket at the Mix Six state tournament at Dimond High School in Anchorage on Thursday to advance… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk volleyball advances to championship bracket at state
Nikiski grad Thompson earns academic honor

Nikiski grad Thompson earns academic honor

Rachel Thompson, a 2015 graduate of Nikiski High School, earned honorable mention on the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic team. Thompson was one of nine from the… Continue reading

Nikiski grad Thompson earns academic honor
Bird’s eye view: Homer man releases Kenai River aerial photography book

Bird’s eye view: Homer man releases Kenai River aerial photography book

From a Homer man’s passion for flying comes a book for those passionate about the Kenai River. Last weekend, Ian Reid of Eagle Eye Gallery… Continue reading

Bird’s eye view: Homer man releases Kenai River aerial photography book
Nikolaevsk set for Mix Six state tourney

Nikolaevsk set for Mix Six state tourney

The Nikolaevsk volleyball team will open play at the Mix Six state tournament at Dimond High School today after winning the Warriors’ sixth straight Denali… Continue reading

Nikolaevsk set for Mix Six state tourney
Soldotna wrestlers top Homer in dual meet

Soldotna wrestlers top Homer in dual meet

The Soldotna wrestling team celebrated senior night by defeating Homer 47-32 on Tuesday at Soldotna Prep, but the matchup with the most pedigree didn’t even… Continue reading

Soldotna wrestlers top Homer in dual meet
Crawford, Aldridge take Freezer Food Series victories

Crawford, Aldridge take Freezer Food Series victories

Mike Crawford and Morgan Aldridge were the winners of the first Freezer Food Series race of the season Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails. Crawford won the… Continue reading

Crawford, Aldridge take Freezer Food Series victories
Murray stars again as Ice Dogs complete 3-game sweep of Brown Bears

Murray stars again as Ice Dogs complete 3-game sweep of Brown Bears

The Jax Murray show continued Sunday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. For the third straight night, Division I Arizona State University recruit netted the… Continue reading

Murray stars again as Ice Dogs complete 3-game sweep of Brown Bears
Ice Dogs’ Murray in last minute of overtime Friday, Saturday to topple Bears

Ice Dogs’ Murray in last minute of overtime Friday, Saturday to topple Bears

Fairbanks Ice Dogs forward Jax Murray scored the game-winning goal in the last minute of overtime Friday and Saturday to lead the Ice Dogs to… Continue reading

Ice Dogs’ Murray in last minute of overtime Friday, Saturday to topple Bears
SoHi basketball to host Holiday Luau fundraiser

SoHi basketball to host Holiday Luau fundraiser

The Soldotna High School basketball programs will hold their Holiday Luau fundraiser on Dec. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Soldotna High School… Continue reading

SoHi basketball to host Holiday Luau fundraiser
Turkey Trot tops big Thanksgiving week for Freedom House

Turkey Trot tops big Thanksgiving week for Freedom House

It’s been a big Thanksgiving week for Freedom House, which operates faith-based recovery homes in Soldotna. Freedom House opened a women’s recovery home in May… Continue reading

Turkey Trot tops big Thanksgiving week for Freedom House
Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Ice Dogs

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Ice Dogs

Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Josh Petrich and Fairbanks Ice Dogs head coach Trevor Stewart both are from Elk River, Minnesota, and are good… Continue reading

Series preview: Brown Bears vs. Ice Dogs
Andy Walker fits in fast with Brown Bears

Andy Walker fits in fast with Brown Bears

Before trading for Andy Walker prior to this season, Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Josh Petrich looked at the forward entering his last year… Continue reading

Andy Walker fits in fast with Brown Bears
Homer wrestlers blow past Kenai

Homer wrestlers blow past Kenai

The host Homer wrestling team racked up 10 forfeits in notching a 75-6 victory over Kenai Central on Wednesday. Of the four matches that were… Continue reading

Homer wrestlers blow past Kenai
Soldotna wrestlers topple Nikiski

Soldotna wrestlers topple Nikiski

Soldotna coach Neldon Gardner looked at the four forfeits his team would be giving up Tuesday night in a dual meet at Nikiski and had… Continue reading

Soldotna wrestlers topple Nikiski