Jeff Helminiak

Friday: Bucs take down Oilers

The last time Mike Grahovac rolled through town, he was coaching not only a different team, but a different kind of team.As head coach of… Continue reading

With summer still in full swing, Bears head into main camp Wednesday

After finishing with the worst record in the North American Hockey League in 2014-15, the Kenai River Brown Bears could hardly wait for next season… Continue reading

Late comeback gives Twins big win

The American Legion Twins rallied from two runs down with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to notch a crucial, 5-4 league… Continue reading

Jorgenson, Nelson take All-Alaskan Skins Game

Running off birdies on five of the first six holes, Travis Jorgenson of Fishhook Golf Course in Palmer and Rob Nelson of Fox Hollow Golf… Continue reading

Sunday: Rain halts Oilers-Pilots game while it is still scoreless

The skies, the Peninsula Oilers and the Anchorage Glacier Pilots all did plenty of threatening Sunday afternoon at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.Only the… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Emelie Forsberg

Emelie and Kilian’s conquest: What I learned from the 88th Mount Marathon

The power of competition was easy to behold at the 88th running of Mount Marathon in Seward on Saturday. The power of joy proved harder… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Emelie Forsberg

Castellano breaks more lifting records

Cipriana Castellano, a senior at Kenai Central High School, has gone where few, if any, 18-and-under powerlifters have ever gone before.After setting three world records… Continue reading

Legion Twins drop pair of games on opening day of Wood Bat tourney

The American Legion Twins lost their first two games in the Bill Miller Big Fish Wood Bat Tournament on Tuesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Dean Scroggins and Jimmie Hale go head to head during an A-Stock race at the Twin City Raceway on Friday July 3, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

Fans get unscheduled fireworks at Twin City Raceway

Fans got some unscheduled fireworks as well as a night of dominant racing Friday in dirt-track action at Twin City Raceway. The fireworks came courtesy… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Dean Scroggins and Jimmie Hale go head to head during an A-Stock race at the Twin City Raceway on Friday July 3, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

Sunday: Oilers come back to beat Chinooks

Oilers first baseman Bennett Oliver caught up just in time Sunday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park, and so did the… Continue reading

Forsberg, Jornet rewrite Mount Marathon record book; Ostrander dazzles in debut

Forsberg, Jornet rewrite Mount Marathon record book; Ostrander dazzles in debut

Given the choice between an even firmer grip on Alaska immortality or competition, it tells you everything you need to know about Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander… Continue reading

Forsberg, Jornet rewrite Mount Marathon record book; Ostrander dazzles in debut
keeps the ball away from (left to right) Soldotna's 36, 2, and 24 during a game on Saturday at Kenai Central High School.

Kenai boys top SoHi; Stars, Kards girls play to tie

There were only two goals scored in the girls and boys varsity soccer games between the Kenai Central and Soldotna on Saturday, and Kardinals freshman… Continue reading

keeps the ball away from (left to right) Soldotna's 36, 2, and 24 during a game on Saturday at Kenai Central High School.

Twins split with South, but get league win

American Legion Twins pitcher Joey Becher showed how far he has come in the past year in securing a key league victory over South in… Continue reading

Twins sweep Bartlett

It wasn’t the perfect league victory to solve all problems, but at this point in the season the American Legion Twins can’t afford to be… Continue reading

Oilers pitcher beats cancer to resume baseball career

Oilers pitcher beats cancer to resume baseball career

Part of being an inspiration is viewing the extraordinary as ordinary. Oilers right-handed pitcher David Diaz, who has overcome Hodgkin’s lymphoma to resume his baseball… Continue reading

Oilers pitcher beats cancer to resume baseball career

Twins split with Valley in head coach Rivera’s final games as head coach

The American Legion Twins came back from a 7-0 deficit to defeat the Valley team 10-9 and send head coach Hector Rivera out a winner… Continue reading

Sunday: Merchants’ Ruff pitches shutout against Oilers

The Peninsula Oilers’ 1-0 loss to the Everett (Washington) Merchants on Sunday in nonleague baseball action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park turned on a controversial… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Kristi Olson Edwards The Peninsula Shooting Stars show off their medals from the state shoot. In the back row are Billy Morrow, Bradley Walters, Emily Books, Katelynn Kimes, Wyatt Denna, Bailey Horne, Bradley Phelps and Garrett Horne. In the front row are Tyler Morrison, Nick Edwards, Adam Trujillo, Sam Schimmel and James Lott.

Area shooters do well at state meet

The Peninsula Shooting Stars lived up to their team name at the Alaska Scholastic Clay Target Program - Youth Education in Shooting Sports State Championship… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Kristi Olson Edwards The Peninsula Shooting Stars show off their medals from the state shoot. In the back row are Billy Morrow, Bradley Walters, Emily Books, Katelynn Kimes, Wyatt Denna, Bailey Horne, Bradley Phelps and Garrett Horne. In the front row are Tyler Morrison, Nick Edwards, Adam Trujillo, Sam Schimmel and James Lott.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Jesse Kelly flies through the air during a race at a state motocross compeition on Saturday June 20, 2015 at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska.

State motocross at Twin City Raceway all about family

The flash of vibrant colors bouncing through the woods and over the jumps, and the ripping sound trailing them, makes it easy to overlook what… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Jesse Kelly flies through the air during a race at a state motocross compeition on Saturday June 20, 2015 at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo courtesy of Boys and Girls Club  Skip Dove, second from left, poses with the car he won by nailing a hole-in-one on the 10th hole at Kenai Golf Course on Friday at the Boys and Girls Club Tournament. Also pictured, from left, are Heather Schloeman, Alice Nesbitt and Jen Moore with the Boys and Girls Club.

Soldotna man dunks hole-in-one at Kenai Golf Course to win car

With a 17 mph wind driving into golfers’ faces, ready to amplify any impurity in strike, Friday was a good day for taking bets on… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of Boys and Girls Club  Skip Dove, second from left, poses with the car he won by nailing a hole-in-one on the 10th hole at Kenai Golf Course on Friday at the Boys and Girls Club Tournament. Also pictured, from left, are Heather Schloeman, Alice Nesbitt and Jen Moore with the Boys and Girls Club.