Jeff Helminiak

Heather Rinke, RaChelle Gruenberg, Sara Bundy and Becky Hart won best costume for "Golden Girls" at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ski for Women sees 83 finishers

It’s not often a drop in the number of finishers at an event like the 18th Ski for Women counts as progress, but an exception… Continue reading

Heather Rinke, RaChelle Gruenberg, Sara Bundy and Becky Hart won best costume for "Golden Girls" at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Brown Bears split with Magicians

The Kenai River Brown Bears split on the road with the Minnesota Magicians on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play. The Bears… Continue reading

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Hoops roundup: Ninilchik boys roll to Homer tourney title

The Ninilchik boys and Redington girls wrapped up titles at the Homer Winter Carnival in Homer on Saturday. The Wolverines moved to 13-0 by defeating… Continue reading

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Homer sweeps opening day at carnival

The Homer girls and boys basketball teams both got wins on the opening day of the Homer Winter Carnival on Thursday in Homer. The Ninilchik… Continue reading

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Hoops roundup: Buzzer beater keeps Ninilchik boys perfect

The Bethel girls and Ninilchik boys won the Seahawk Classic on Saturday in Seward. The Wolverines clinched their title with a dramatic 64-63 victory over… Continue reading

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Homer takes 3rd; Kenai tops SoHi for 4th

The Homer hockey team defeated North Pole 4-0 on Saturday at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center to take third place at the Division… Continue reading

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Bears get swept by Steel

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the host Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play. The Bears… Continue reading

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Hoops roundup: Ninilchik boys stay undefeated

The Ninilchik and Seward basketball teams split on the opening day of the Seahawk Classic on Thursday. The Wolverines boys ran their record to 8-0… Continue reading

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Homer hockey moves to state semis

A hot goaltender is the ultimate difference maker in postseason hockey. That was the theme as both the Kenai Central and Soldotna hockey teams fell… Continue reading

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The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Nov. 3, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the Office: Best ski of the year

Memory is strongly tied to place. That’s why I can never take the ski from Arc Lake to Slikok Lake without thinking of Alan Boraas,… Continue reading

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Nov. 3, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central’s Jacob Begich celebrates a goal against Soldotna on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Not much separates teams at Divison II state hockey

If the regular season is any indication, a tense Division II state hockey tournament awaits today through Saturday at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports… Continue reading

Kenai Central’s Jacob Begich celebrates a goal against Soldotna on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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All-Railbelt hockey awards announced

The hockey coaches of the Railbelt Conference voted on the All-Railbelt Conference awards Monday night. The Coach of the Year went to Lane Styers and… Continue reading

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Lumen Christi basketball sweeps CIA

The host Lumen Christi basketball teams pulled off a sweep of Cook Inlet Academy on Saturday in Anchorage in Peninsula Conference play. The CIA girls… Continue reading

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Bears, Ice Dogs split weekend series

The Kenai River Brown Bears split with the host Fairbanks Ice Dogs in North American Hockey League play Friday and Saturday. The Bears won 5-3… Continue reading

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Homer skaters stop SoHi

The Homer hockey team defeated Soldotna 4-2 on Friday in Railbelt Conference action at the Kevin Bell Ice Arena in Homer. The Stars won the… Continue reading

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Seward girls get pair of conference wins

The host Homer boys basketball team got a big game from Peyton Edens to defeat Seward 56-35 on Saturday in Peninsula Conference action. Edens had… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Alexis Wells skates to 39th place in the junior varsity freestyle race at the Kardinal Klassic at the Kenai Golf Course on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai skiers have big Kardinal Klassic

The Kenai cross-country ski program won all the individual races, plus the overall girls title, Friday and Saturday at the Kardinal Klassic on the central… Continue reading

Soldotna's Alexis Wells skates to 39th place in the junior varsity freestyle race at the Kardinal Klassic at the Kenai Golf Course on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Adarra Hagelund grabs a rebound in front of Kenai's Denali Bernard and Emma Beck, and SoHi's Tanner Inman, at Soldotna High School on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Ninilchik boys, Palmer girls win Al Howard Shootout

The Ninilchik boys and Palmer girls won the The Revolution Sport and Spine Therapy Al Howard Shootout at Soldotna High School on Saturday. The Wolverines,… Continue reading

Soldotna's Adarra Hagelund grabs a rebound in front of Kenai's Denali Bernard and Emma Beck, and SoHi's Tanner Inman, at Soldotna High School on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Ninilchik boys, SoHi girls, Homer boys win at Shootout

The Palmer and Soldotna girls, and Ninilchik and Homer boys, picked up victories Thursday at The Revolution Sport and Spine Therapy Al Howard Shootout at… Continue reading

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Kenai Central's Koda Norbeck and Soldotna's Gehret Medcoff battle for the puck Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi hockey tops Kenai in overtime

Staff report Soldotna’s Gehret Medcoff scored 53 seconds into overtime to give the Stars a 3-2 victory over Kenai Central on Thursday in Railbelt Conference… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Koda Norbeck and Soldotna's Gehret Medcoff battle for the puck Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)