Jeff Helminiak

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Twins sweep East, vault into 2nd in league

The American Legion Twins swept East on the road Thursday to vault into second place in the league standings. The Twins won 6-2 and 12-0… Continue reading

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Thursday: Oilers game rained out

The game Thursday between the Peninsula Oilers and Mat-Su Miners scheduled for Coral Seymour Memorial Park has been postponed due to rain. The new date… Continue reading

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Fairbanks native David Norris wins the men's Mount Marathon Race on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Norris wins 4th title, Marvin captures 3rd at muddy Mount Marathon

Palmer’s Christy Marvin, 42 and a mother of boys 16, 14 and 11, overcame a muddy lower mountain and a gusty, cold and rainy top… Continue reading

Fairbanks native David Norris wins the men's Mount Marathon Race on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Wednesday: Oilers, Miners split doubleheader

The Peninsula Oilers split a doubleheader with the Mat-Su Miners on Wednesday in Alaska Baseball League play at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, losing… Continue reading

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Wednesday: Twins sweep Wasilla

The visiting American Legion Twins swept Wasilla on Wednesday to improve to 7-2 in the league and 13-8 overall. With four other league games not… Continue reading

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The American Legion Post 20 Twins took second at the Bill Miller/Lance Coz Wood Bat Invitational. (Courtesy photo)

Sunday: Lower Columbia rallies to win Coz wood bat tourney

The Lower Columbia (Washington) Baseball Club defeated the American Legion Twins 4-3 in eight innings Sunday at the Kenai Little League fields to win the… Continue reading

The American Legion Post 20 Twins took second at the Bill Miller/Lance Coz Wood Bat Invitational. (Courtesy photo)
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Oilers postpone Monday game; Fourth of July doubleheader starts at 4 p.m.

The Peninsula Oilers have postponed a Monday doubleheader with the Mat-Su Miners due to rain. A Sunday contest with the Miners also was postponed due… Continue reading

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Rain postpones Sunday Oilers game

The game between the Peninsula Oilers and Mat-Su Miners scheduled for Sunday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park has been postponed by rain. The two squads… Continue reading

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Legion Twins pitcher Atticus Gibson delivers to the Lower Columbia (Washington) Baseball Club on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Saturday: Twins AA goes 1-1 at Coz wood bat tourney

The Bill Miller/Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament bears not only the name of Lance Coz, but his spirit as well. Coz died in September 2020… Continue reading

Legion Twins pitcher Atticus Gibson delivers to the Lower Columbia (Washington) Baseball Club on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the Kenai Little League fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby waves to the crowd in Seward during her celebratory parade on Thursday, August 5, 2021. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward’s Jacoby nets 2 silver medals at nationals, makes worlds team

Lydia Jacoby, a 2022 graduate of Seward High School, picked up a pair of silver medals at the USA Swimming National Championships this week in… Continue reading

Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby waves to the crowd in Seward during her celebratory parade on Thursday, August 5, 2021. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
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Lower Columbia goes 2-0 on 1st day of Coz wood bat tourney

The American Legion Twins AA team lost 2-1 to Lower Columbia of Washington on Friday in the opening day of the Bill Miller/Lance Coz Wood… Continue reading

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Oilers win 2nd straight vs. Monarchs

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Michigan Monarchs 6-5 on Friday in nonleague action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The victory gives the Oilers… Continue reading

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Anchorage's Lars Arneson finishes third in the men's Mount Marathon Race on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Deal, Theisen set to take on Mount Marathon

Taylor Deal, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central, has the Mount Marathon Race in Seward boiled down to its essence. “I’m just excited to be… Continue reading

Anchorage's Lars Arneson finishes third in the men's Mount Marathon Race on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Jaxon Dykema

Dykema takes 2nd at Drive, Pitch and Putt

Jaxon Dykema, 8, of Soldotna finished second for ages 7 to 9 in the Drive, Pitch and Putt competition Monday at Anchorage Golf Course. The… Continue reading

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Results posted for Celebrate Life! 5K

The ABC Life Choices Celebrate Life! 5K Run was held Saturday, June 24, in Soldotna. Corbin Harris won the men’s race with a quick time… Continue reading

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Oilers' Caleb Hicks is tagged out by Glacier Pilots third baseman Sam Fragale in the first inning Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday: Oilers bats break out as team snaps 5-game skid

The Peninsula Oilers defeated the Michigan Monarchs 9-4 on Thursday in nonconference play at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The Oilers jumped to a… Continue reading

Oilers' Caleb Hicks is tagged out by Glacier Pilots third baseman Sam Fragale in the first inning Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Skyline Trail, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the Office: Mind game

Sunday at the Skyline Trail, a lost jacket gave me a chance for an endurance experiment. At about 6 p.m., I finished a three-mile climb… Continue reading

Skyline Trail, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Wednesday: Oilers drop game to Monarchs

The Michigan Monarchs defeated the Peninsula Oilers 6-4 on Wednesday in nonleague action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The series continues Thursday and… Continue reading

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Rain cancels Tuesday Oilers game

Due to rain, the Peninsula Oilers game against the Michigan Monarchs on Tuesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai was canceled. The game is… Continue reading

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Peninsula Oilers starter Bryan Woo delivers to the Anchorage Bucs on Friday, July 26, 2019, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Oilers notes: Perspectives on sudden death baseball; Woo makes big leagues

In the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader between the Peninsula Oilers and Anchorage Bucs, the Alaska Baseball League’s new policy of sudden death baseball was… Continue reading

Peninsula Oilers starter Bryan Woo delivers to the Anchorage Bucs on Friday, July 26, 2019, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)