Jeff Helminiak

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.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Brock Cant hits away from a group of trees during the Junior's Golf Tournament on June 18, 2015 at the Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna, Alaska.

Birch Ridge hosts Junior Golf Championships

The battle to be the top junior girls golfer in the state of Alaska is no contest.No contest not because there is an obviously superior… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Brock Cant hits away from a group of trees during the Junior's Golf Tournament on June 18, 2015 at the Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna, Alaska.

Panners topple Oilers in extra innings

Knowing the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks had no pitchers to bring in behind him, Lawrence Stewart took ending the game into his own hands on… Continue reading

Sun treats Run for River to gorgeous day

Sun treats Run for River to gorgeous day

Soldotna’s Jesse Kincaid now has as many victories in running races after the age of 40 as he did before the age of 40. Kincaid,… Continue reading

Sun treats Run for River to gorgeous day

Brown Bears select 8 in NAHL Entry Draft

Playing in an area with a relatively small population and a relatively small talent base for hockey, the Kenai River Brown Bears have to search… Continue reading

Twins season preview: Team happy to have a building year

A building year generally has a negative connotation for sports fans.But American Legion Twins baseball head coach Hector Rivera is happy to be in a… Continue reading

Castellano, Johnson take world championships

It can now be officially said that one could search the whole world over for the strongest girls 18 and under and between 138 and… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Cipriana Castellano on Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the Fitness Place in Soldotna, Alaska.

Area athletes ready for World Powerlifting Championships

Come for the world records. Stay for the sights.That’s the attitude Kenai Central senior Cipriana Castellano and Soldotna junior Robin Johnson are taking toward the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Cipriana Castellano on Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the Fitness Place in Soldotna, Alaska.

3 Brown Bears commit to college

Three members of the 2014-15 Kenai River Brown Bears recently committed to Division III hockey programs.Captain Tyler Andrews has committed to St. Norbert College in… Continue reading

State soccer preview: Area teams experience quirks of random draw

The blind draw that sets the brackets for the state high school soccer tournament always has a number of interesting quirks, and this year’s entrants… Continue reading

Region baseball teams looking for state berth

After a two-year absence, the baseball programs from the Kenai Peninsula will try and find a way back to the state tournament when the Southcentral… Continue reading

Northern Lights soccer tournament preview: Everything on the line

It’s time to lay the cards on the table. With the winter that wasn’t, plus glistening green turf fields dotting the Northern Lights Conference, soccer… Continue reading

Colony baseball tops Kenai Central

The Colony baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Kenai Central after the top of the first inning and held on for a… Continue reading

Prior’s walk-off home run lifts Soldotna baseball over Homer

In the top of the seventh inning Tuesday, the Soldotna baseball team was stunned by an error on an infield-fly-rule out that allowed Homer to… Continue reading

Soldotna soccer sweeps Kodiak

The Soldotna soccer teams swept the first-year varsity squads from Kodiak on Monday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna.The Soldotna girls rolled to a 15-0… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Soldotna's Thomas Flores goes head to head with a Colony player during their game on Friday May 8, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna girls, Colony boys notch soccer victories

Two of the state’s top soccer programs rolled to convincing victories Friday in Northern Lights Conference play at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. The Soldotna… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Soldotna's Thomas Flores goes head to head with a Colony player during their game on Friday May 8, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna soccer sweeps Kenai Central

Monday’s soccer games between Soldotna and Kenai at Soldotna’s Justin Maile Field did not count in the Northern Lights Conference Southern Division standings.You wouldn’t have… Continue reading