Jeff Helminiak

Palmer's Xander Logan plays the ball back in front of Kenai Central's Bridger Beck and Daniel Shelden on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soccer roundup: Kenai Central sweeps Palmer

The Kenai Central boys soccer team moved to 4-4 overall with a nonconference, 2-0 victory over Palmer on Friday at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai.… Continue reading

Palmer's Xander Logan plays the ball back in front of Kenai Central's Bridger Beck and Daniel Shelden on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai, SoHi baseball fall at Buddy Dale tourney

The Soldotna and Kenai Central baseball teams both took losses Friday at the Buddy Dale Tournament at Wasilla. Wasilla 15, Soldotna 0 The Warriors ended… Continue reading

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Kenai goes 2-0 at Rally in the Vally

The Kenai Central, Soldotna and Homer softball teams opened play at the Rally in the Valley tournament Thursday. The Kardinals led the area by going… Continue reading

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Taylor Shaw coaches against the Minnesota Magicians on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Shaw was elevated from interim head coach to head coach by the Kenai River Brown Bears on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears elevate Shaw to head coach

The Kenai River Brown Bears of the North American Hockey League named Taylor Shaw as their next head coach Thursday. Shaw started with the Brown… Continue reading

Taylor Shaw coaches against the Minnesota Magicians on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Shaw was elevated from interim head coach to head coach by the Kenai River Brown Bears on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Soccer roundup: Soldotna girls cruise past Palmer

The host Soldotna girls soccer team moved to 3-2-1 overall with a 7-1, nonconference victory over Palmer on Thursday. Morgan Lemm had four goals for… Continue reading

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SoHi wins, Kenai loses at Buddy Dale

The Soldotna baseball team improved to 4-0 overall with a 15-1 victory over Houston at the Buddy Dale Tournament in Wasilla on Thursday, while Kenai… Continue reading

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Nikiski's Truit McCaughey heads the ball over Soldotna's Silas Larsen on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna soccer sweeps Nikiski

The Soldotna soccer teams swept Nikiski on Wednesday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna in Peninsula Conference action. The Stars girls notched a 9-0 victory… Continue reading

Nikiski's Truit McCaughey heads the ball over Soldotna's Silas Larsen on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Justin Maile Field at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Palmer softball tops Homer

The Homer softball team fell to 4-8 overall with a 6-2 nonconference loss at Palmer on Wednesday. Zoe Adkins pitched all six innings for the… Continue reading

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Soldotna starting pitcher Atticus Gibson delivers to Kenai Central on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Kenai Little League Fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna baseball shuts out Kenai

The Soldotna baseball team defeated Kenai Central 13-0 in five innings Tuesday at the Kenai Little League Fields in Southcentral Conference play. Soldotna moved to… Continue reading

Soldotna starting pitcher Atticus Gibson delivers to Kenai Central on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Kenai Little League Fields in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Homer girls, Kenai boys collect soccer wins

The Homer girls and Kenai Central boys soccer teams picked up Peninsula Conference victories Tuesday in Homer. The Mariners girls won 1-0 to move to… Continue reading

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Homer softball topples Kenai

The host Homer softball team defeated Kenai Central 17-0 in three innings Tuesday in Northern Lights Conference action. The Mariners moved to 1-2 in the… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Caitlin Crabb pitches to Soldotna on Monday, April 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai softball walks off on Soldotna in opener

Kenai Central’s Caitlin Crabb drilled a single to left field to score Kailey Stynsberg and give Kenai Central a 21-20 walkoff victory over Soldotna on… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Caitlin Crabb pitches to Soldotna on Monday, April 25, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Homer's Seamus McDonough, right, starts the 600-meter event on Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the Homer Invite at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Soldotna track and field teams sweep Homer Invite

The Soldotna girls and boys track and field teams swept the Homer Invitational on Saturday in Homer. The Soldotna boys scored 112 points to top… Continue reading

Homer's Seamus McDonough, right, starts the 600-meter event on Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the Homer Invite at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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Homer softball topples Palmer

The host Homer softball team defeated Palmer 6-5 on Saturday in nonconference action. Zoe Adkins pitched all seven innings for the Mariners, who improved to… Continue reading

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Soccer roundup: Homer girls get win over Palmer

The Grace Christian girls soccer team defeated Kenai Central 3-1 on Saturday at The Dome in Anchorage. The Kardinals fall to 4-2-1 overall. Earlier this… Continue reading

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Soccer roundup: Kenai sweeps Redington

The Kenai Central girls soccer team improved to 4-1-1 overall with an 8-0, nonconference victory over Redington on Friday. The Kardinals took a 3-0 lead… Continue reading

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Softball schedule sees changes

Staff report The softball schedule for the weekend has seen several changes. The Kenai Central softball team was not able to make it to Kodiak… Continue reading

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Nate Johnson signs his National Letter of Intent on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. From left to right are Nate's father, Eric; Nate; Nate's brother, Wesley; and Nate's mother, Meghan. (Photo provided)

Johnson to run at Colorado Christian

Soldotna senior Nate Johnson signed his National Letter of Intent to run for Colorado Christian University on Friday at Soldotna High School. The Cougars compete… Continue reading

Nate Johnson signs his National Letter of Intent on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. From left to right are Nate's father, Eric; Nate; Nate's brother, Wesley; and Nate's mother, Meghan. (Photo provided)
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SoHi senior Jordan Strausbaugh signed a National Letter of Intent on Thursday, April 21, 2022, to run long distance at the University of Alaska Anchorage. In front are Jordan's mother, Susie; Jordan; and Jordan's father, Heath. In back are Jordan's grandmother, Tammy; Jordan's brother, Jacob; and Jordan's grandfather, Kurt. (Photo provided)

SoHi’s Strausbaugh to run at UAA

Soldotna senior Jordan Strausbaugh signed a National Letter of Intent on Thursday to run long distance for the University of Alaska Anchorage. The Seawolves compete… Continue reading

SoHi senior Jordan Strausbaugh signed a National Letter of Intent on Thursday, April 21, 2022, to run long distance at the University of Alaska Anchorage. In front are Jordan's mother, Susie; Jordan; and Jordan's father, Heath. In back are Jordan's grandmother, Tammy; Jordan's brother, Jacob; and Jordan's grandfather, Kurt. (Photo provided)