Jeff Helminiak

tease

Saturday baseball: Kenai, SoHi notch conference wins

The Kenai Central baseball team moved to 5-2 in the Northern Lights Conference and 5-2 overall with a 9-4 victory over Houston on Saturday at… Continue reading

tease
Soldotna's Kiara "KiKi" Forkner slides under the tag of Kodiak catcher Hailee Henslee on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Saturday softball: Kodiak completes impressive road trip by topping SoHi, Kenai

The Kodiak softball team completed an impressive three-day, six-game road trip to the central Kenai Peninsula by defeating Soldotna and Kenai Central on Saturday. The… Continue reading

Soldotna's Kiara "KiKi" Forkner slides under the tag of Kodiak catcher Hailee Henslee on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
tease

Friday soccer roundup: Kenai sweeps Grace; Nikiski girls tie Houston

The Kenai Central girls soccer team defeated Grace Christian 4-0 on Friday in nonconference action at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central. The Kardinals are… Continue reading

tease
Kodiak's Robert Anderson slides under the tag of Soldotna's Wyatt Gagnon on Friday, May 5, 2023, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday baseball: Kenai, Homer get conference wins; SoHi falls to Kodiak

The Kodiak baseball team defeated Soldotna 3-1 on Friday in Northern Lights Conference play at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna. The Bears are… Continue reading

Kodiak's Robert Anderson slides under the tag of Soldotna's Wyatt Gagnon on Friday, May 5, 2023, at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
tease

Softball: Kodiak sweeps Kenai

The Kenai Central softball team was swept by Kodiak on Friday at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai. The Kardinals fell by 12-4 and… Continue reading

tease
tease

Soccer: SoHi sweeps Houston; Homer splits with Grace

The Soldotna girls soccer team notched a 4-0 victory over Houston in nonconference action at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School. The Stars, now… Continue reading

tease
tease

Kenai hosts 2nd half of Peninsula Quad track and field meet

The second half of the Peninsula Quad track and field meet was held Thursday at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School. The first… Continue reading

tease
Kenai Central second baseman Kailey Stynsberg makes the catch in front of shortstop Zoey Riley on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Softball roundup: Kenai splits with Palmer

The Kenai Central and Palmer softball teams split Thursday in Northern Lights Conference action at the Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai. The Moose… Continue reading

Kenai Central second baseman Kailey Stynsberg makes the catch in front of shortstop Zoey Riley on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
tease

Soldotna baseball topples Houston

The Soldotna baseball team defeated Houston 14-3 in five innings on Thursday at the Soldotna Little League fields in Northern Lights Conference play. The Stars,… Continue reading

tease
The Nikiski boys soccer team celebrates the goal of Niles Broussard (30) on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski

The Soldotna girls and boys soccer teams swept Nikiski on Wednesday in Peninsula Conference action at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School. The girls… Continue reading

The Nikiski boys soccer team celebrates the goal of Niles Broussard (30) on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
tease

Tuesday soccer: Kenai sweeps Homer

The Kenai Central soccer teams swept Homer on Tuesday in Peninsula Conference action at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai. The Kardinals girls topped the Mariners… Continue reading

tease
Soldotna's Sage Cruz tags out Kenai Central's Owen Whicker on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Kenai Little League Fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Tuesday: Kenai baseball uses late rally to topple Soldotna

The Kenai Central baseball team scored seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to topple Soldotna 11-10 on Tuesday in Southcentral Conference action… Continue reading

Soldotna's Sage Cruz tags out Kenai Central's Owen Whicker on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Kenai Little League Fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
tease

Soldotna hosts quad track and field meet

Soldotna hosted the Peninsula Quad track and field meet Tuesday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. There are no team scores. Kenai Central will host… Continue reading

tease
Brian Lonergan and Sawyer Scholl of the Minnesota Wilderness and Owen Hanson of the Kenai River Brown Bears eye the puck Friday, April 28, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears’ turnaround season fuels fire for more

What a difference a year made for the Kenai River Brown Bears. In the 2021-22 season, the team finished with the second worst record in… Continue reading

Brian Lonergan and Sawyer Scholl of the Minnesota Wilderness and Owen Hanson of the Kenai River Brown Bears eye the puck Friday, April 28, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai's Jason Parks, running on Kalifornsky Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska, wins the Kenai River Marathon on Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai’s Parks takes 11th in Eugene Marathon

Jason Parks, 34, of Kenai finished 11th in the Eugene Marathon on Sunday in Oregon. Parks crossed the line at 2 hours, 25 minutes and… Continue reading

Kenai's Jason Parks, running on Kalifornsky Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska, wins the Kenai River Marathon on Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
tease

Monday: Homer baseball drops opener

The visiting Homer baseball team lost its season opener to Kodiak 15-0 in four innings Monday in Southcentral Conference action. The Mariners got hits from… Continue reading

tease
tease

SoHi track and field sweeps Kenai Invitational

The Soldotna girls and boys track and field teams swept the Kenai Invitational on Saturday at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School. The… Continue reading

tease
tease

Soccer: Kenai girls stop Homer, boys tie

The visiting Kenai Central girls soccer team moved to 3-0-0 in the Peninsula Conference and 7-0-0 overall with a 2-0 victory over Homer on Saturday.… Continue reading

tease
tease

Kards win twice Saturday at Rally in the Valley

The Kenai Central, Soldotna and Homer softball teams finished up play at the Rally in the Valley tournament Saturday. The Mariners finished with a 4-1… Continue reading

tease
tease

Soldotna, Kenai baseball collect Saturday victories

The Soldotna baseball team defeated Petersburg 11-6 on Saturday to finish 2-2 in the Fourth Annual Buddy Dale Tournament at Wasilla High School and take… Continue reading

tease