Jeff Helminiak

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
Internationally renowned pianist to play in Soldotna

Internationally renowned pianist to play in Soldotna

At first blush, it’s a tad unbelievable that a pianist of international renown will be playing Soldotna Christ Lutheran Church on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Internationally renowned pianist to play in Soldotna
Soldotna volleyball tops Homer

Soldotna volleyball tops Homer

The visiting Soldotna volleyball team defeated Homer 25-14, 25-17, 25-27 and 25-20 on Tuesday in nonconference play. Both squads were coming off a full weekend… Continue reading

Soldotna volleyball tops Homer
Bears goalie Enright gets Star of the Week

Bears goalie Enright gets Star of the Week

Kenai River Brown Bears goaltender Gavin Enright was named the Midwest Division Star of the Week on Monday by the North American Hockey League. Enright… Continue reading

Bears goalie Enright gets Star of the Week
Homer’s Story, Soldotna’s Welch score victories at massive meet

Homer’s Story, Soldotna’s Welch score victories at massive meet

The Homer and Seward swimming and diving teams competed in the Bartlett/Chugiak Invite on Friday and Saturday in Anchorage. Soldotna also sent divers to the… Continue reading

Homer’s Story, Soldotna’s Welch score victories at massive meet
Brown Bears sweep weekend from Steel

Brown Bears sweep weekend from Steel

The Kenai River Brown Bears swept the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday and Saturday in the home-opening weekend at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Kenai… Continue reading

Brown Bears sweep weekend from Steel