Jeff Helminiak

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SoHi girls drop 3rd-place game at Grace

The Soldotna girls basketball team lost 61-54 to Tikigaq on Saturday in the third-fifth place game at the Lady Grizzly Hardwood Classic at Grace Christian… Continue reading

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Kenai Peninsula girls take 4th at state

Kenai Peninsula took fourth place in the Girls High School State Tournament by defeating Service-East 4-0 at Ben Boeke Ice Arena in Anchorage. This was… Continue reading

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Friday hoops: SoHi, Seward girls lose in semis

The Soldotna girls lost to Grace Christian 46-37 on Friday in the semifinals of the Lady Grizzly Hardwood Classic in Anchorage. The Stars (8-10) play… Continue reading

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SoHi’s Boonstra skis to victory on 1st day at regions

Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra and Colony’s Jayden Rice 5-kilometer interval classic start races Friday at the opening day of the Region 3 meet at Government Peak… Continue reading

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Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula girls lose at state

The Soldotna hockey team saw its season end with a 5-3 loss to Wasilla on Friday at the Division I tournament at the Menard Center… Continue reading

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Hoops roundup: SoHi girls win at Lady Grizzly tourney

The Soldotna girls basketball team defeated Lumen Christi 50-42 on Thursday in the opening round of the Lady Grizzly Hardwood Classic at Grace Christian to… Continue reading

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SoHi, Kenai Peninsula girls lose at state hockey

The Soldotna hockey team lost 5-4 to West on Thursday at the opening day of the Division I state hockey tournament at the Menard Center… Continue reading

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SoHi hockey looks to make more history

Soldotna won the first state hockey title in school history Saturday at the Division II state tournament at the Patty Center in Fairbanks. Now the… Continue reading

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Ninilchik girls top Homer C

The host Ninilchik girls basketball team defeated Homer’s C team 49-38 on Wednesday to move to 4-8 overall. For the Wolverines, Riley Tucker had 33… Continue reading

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Danielson takes 6th at Besh Cup 6

The Besh Cup Series concluded with Besh 5 and 6 Saturday and Sunday at Birch Hill Recreation Area in Fairbanks. The Besh Cups are used… Continue reading

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Nikiski's Charlie Chamberlain drives on Soldotna's Andrew Pieh on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna basketball sweeps Nikiski

The visiting Soldotna basketball teams swept Nikiski in nonconference play Tuesday. The Soldotna boys won 65-55 to improve to 5-12 overall and drop the Bulldogs… Continue reading

Nikiski's Charlie Chamberlain drives on Soldotna's Andrew Pieh on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
The Soldotna hockey team won the Division II state championship at the Patty Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Photo provided)

SoHi hockey claims Division II title; Kenai 4th

The Soldotna hockey team defeated Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale 2-1 on Saturday to win the Division II state hockey tournament at the Patty Center in Fairbanks.… Continue reading

The Soldotna hockey team won the Division II state championship at the Patty Center in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (Photo provided)
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Steel notch 2-game sweep of Brown Bears

The host Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel completed a two-game sweep of the Kenai River Brown Bears with a 6-2 victory on Saturday in North American Hockey… Continue reading

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Saturday hoops: Seward girls, Houston boys win Seahawk Classic; CIA boys win NIT

The Seward girls and Houston boys won titles at the Seahawk Classic in Seward on Saturday. The Seward girls wrapped up a 3-0 run through… Continue reading

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State hockey: SoHi makes state final; Kenai to play for 4th

Soldotna, the No. 3 seed, defeated No. 2 seed Palmer 1-0 on Friday to advance to the championship of the Division II state hockey tournament… Continue reading

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Friday hoops: Homer sweeps Nikiski; CIA boys make final of NIT

The host Homer girls and boys basketball teams swept Nikiski on Friday in Class 3A Peninsula Conference play. The Homer girls defeated Nikiski 33-27 to… Continue reading

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Brown Bears fall to Steel

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears had a two-game winning streak snapped with a 5-1 loss to the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday in North… Continue reading

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Ninilchik, Seward split; CIA girls, boys move to NIT semis

The Ninilchik and Seward basketball teams split on the opening day of the Seahawk Classic in Seward on Thursday. The Seward girls topped Ninilchik 66-23… Continue reading

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SoHi wins, Kenai loses on opening day at state hockey

The Soldotna hockey team won and Kenai Central lost Thursday at the opening day of the Division II state tournament at the Patty Center in… Continue reading

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Kenai Central goalie Evyn Witts makes a save on Soldotna's Ezekiel Miller as Kenai's Reagan Graves and Logan Mese defend Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai, Soldotna ready for state hockey tourney

Both the Kenai Central and Soldotna hockey teams will chase the first state titles in school history Thursday through Saturday at the Division II state… Continue reading

Kenai Central goalie Evyn Witts makes a save on Soldotna's Ezekiel Miller as Kenai's Reagan Graves and Logan Mese defend Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)