Jeff Helminiak

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)
Homer's Sydney Shelby fights for a rebound between Nikiski's Shelby Burman and Rylee Ellis on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer girls, Nikiski boys notch wins

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion The Homer girls and Nikiski boys basketball teams picked up victories in Peninsula Conference play Tuesday in Nikiski. In the… Continue reading

Homer's Sydney Shelby fights for a rebound between Nikiski's Shelby Burman and Rylee Ellis on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Schedule set for Al Howard Shootout

The schedule for The Revolution Sport and Spine Therapy Al Howard Shootout at Soldotna High School has changed. Thursday, the Kenai girls play Palmer at… Continue reading

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Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Tommy Aitken makes a save against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Brown Bears have first winning streak of season

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion The Kenai River Brown Bears used their league-leading power play to win consecutive games for the first time this season,… Continue reading

Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Tommy Aitken makes a save against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Eventual race winner Morgan Aldridge leads Carly Reimer and Amy Anderson at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Sterling’s Aldridge takes 5th in triathlon

Sterling’s Morgan Aldridge finished fifth in the women’s race at the 2022 Tri Flake Winter Triathlon in Anchorage on Saturday. The race was affected by… Continue reading

Eventual race winner Morgan Aldridge leads Carly Reimer and Amy Anderson at the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Brown Bears snap 10-game skid

The Kenai River Brown Bears snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Saturday at the Soldotna Regional… Continue reading

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Hoops roundup: Seward girls notch first win of season

The host Seward girls basketball team defeated Unalaska 48-29 on Saturday in nonconference play to pick up their first victory of the season. Lena Jagielski… Continue reading

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Kenai's Caden Warren, Landon Cialek and Logan Mese celebrate a goal by Mese against Palmer on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Railbelt hockey tightens even more

Kenai gets big weekend sweep

Kenai's Caden Warren, Landon Cialek and Logan Mese celebrate a goal by Mese against Palmer on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai, Nikiski squads take road losses

The Kenai Central girls and boys basketball teams were swept at Chugiak on Thursday in nonconference action. The Kardinals girls took a tough 34-32 loss… Continue reading

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Houston’s Daniel Matveev celebrates a goal against Soldotna on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi, Homer hockey take losses

The Houston hockey team notched a 6-1 victory over Soldotna on Thursday in Railbelt Conference play at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Stars fall… Continue reading

Houston’s Daniel Matveev celebrates a goal against Soldotna on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)