Jeff Helminiak

Kenai

Sports Editor at Peninsula Clarion

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Articles

Division I state track: SoHi boys win 2nd title in program history; Stars girls nab 3rd

5 days ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

The weather at the Division I state track meet Saturday at Dimond High School in Anchorage lurched back and forth between sunny brilliant and rainy cold. So did the performance of the Soldotna boys track and field team. In the end, the skies cleared just in time for the Stars boys to win a team title, tying with Chugiak at 72 points. The SoHi girls finished third with 62 points after a far more steady performance, with Chugiak winning with 107 and Dimond second at 97.
Saturday baseball: Kenai nabs 2nd at NLC tourney

6 days ago | homernews.com | Jeff Helminiak

After an opening day loss on Thursday, Kenai Central won twice on Friday and twice on Saturday to secure second place at the Northern Lights Conference baseball tournament in Anchorage. Saturday, the Kardinals (14-4) defeated Homer (12-9) 11-3 to secure an automatic state berth and a spot in the second-place game. Kenai then defeated Palmer 4-1 for second place. Kenai 4, Palmer 1Everett Chamberlain secured second place for the Kardinals with a sterling complete game.
Saturday baseball: Kenai nabs 2nd at NLC tourney

6 days ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

After an opening day loss on Thursday, Kenai Central won twice on Friday and twice on Saturday to secure second place at the Northern Lights Conference baseball tournament in Anchorage. Saturday, the Kardinals (14-4) defeated Homer (12-9) 11-3 to secure an automatic state berth and a spot in the second-place game. Kenai then defeated Palmer 4-1 for second place. Kenai 4, Palmer 1Everett Chamberlain secured second place for the Kardinals with a sterling complete game.
NLC softball: Kodiak wins 3rd straight title; SoHi takes 2nd state berth

6 days ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

Top seed Kodiak won its third straight Northern Lights Conference tournament title by defeating No. 2 Soldotna 10-6 on Saturday. Both teams qualify for the Division II state tournament, which will be Thursday through Saturday, June 5 to 7, in Anchorage. Soldotna will go to the tournament for the second straight year. The Stars (23-8-1) got that state berth with a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to defeat No. 3 Kenai 10-9.
Kodiak nips SoHi in semifinals of NLC softball

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

Top-seeded Kodiak defeated No. 2 Soldotna 4-3 in the semifinals of the Northern Lights Conference tournament at Kodiak on Friday. The Bears clinch one of the tournament’s two Division II state berths. Kodiak can win its third straight tournament title at 1 p.m., or in the 3:30 p.m. if-necessary game if the Bears lose at 1 p.m.The Stars still have a chance at a state berth and a tournament title. At 11 a.m., Soldotna plays the winner of the 9 a.m. game between No. 3 Kenai and No. 4 Palmer.
Soldotna baseball stays red hot by cruising to NLC title

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

The Soldotna baseball team defeated Palmer 10-0 in five innings Friday at Kosinski Fields in Anchorage to win the Northern Lights Conference championship. The Stars won the NLC tourney for the second straight season and will try to win the Division II state title for the fourth straight season in the tournament running from Thursday to Saturday, June 5 to 7, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.
It’s Kenai-SoHi girls, SoHi-Palmer boys for Division II state soccer championships

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

The Kenai and Soldotna girls, and Soldotna and Palmer boys, will play for the championships at the Division II state soccer tournament in the Matanuska-Susitna valleys. The top-seeded Kardinals girls and No. 2 Soldotna will play at 11:30 a.m. at Wasilla High School for the title. Friday, Kenai defeated No. 5 Monroe Catholic 2-1 and SoHi topped No. 6 Homer 3-1. Kenai is 2-1 against the Stars this season. Both teams seek their second state title.
Kodiak, SoHi, Kenai softball go unbeaten at 1st day of NLC tourney

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

The Kodiak, Kenai and Soldotna softball teams all got through Thursday without a loss in the Northern Lights Conference tournament in Kodiak. The Bears, the top seed and two-time defending champion, defeated No. 4 Palmer 24-12 to make the semifinals. Palmer had started the day with a victory over No. 5 Houston. No. 3 Kenai made its way into the quarterfinals with an 18-10 victory over No. 6 Homer. No. 2 Soldotna made the quarters by topping No. 7 Redington 16-4.
Homer’s Faulkner defends title as US pro road race champion

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner won the elite women’s race for the second straight year at the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championship in Charleston, West Virginia, on Monday, May 26. The 70-mile race took place over the course of six laps. According to USA Cycling, Faulkner stayed in the peloton until about 11 miles left, when she led a chase that caught Emma Langley of Richmond, Virginia, who had broken from the pack.
5 Peninsula soccer teams move to Division II state semis

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

The Kenai Peninsula moved five teams to the semifinals of the Division II state soccer tournament Thursday in the Matanuska-Susitna valleys. For the girls, No. 1 seed and defending champ Kenai Central topped No. 8 Redington 7-0, No. 6 seed Homer topped No. 3 Palmer 4-1 and No. 2 seed Soldotna defeated No. 7 Ketchikan 1-0 to move to the semifinals. For the boys, No. 1 seed and defending champ Soldotna defeated No. 8 North Pole 3-0, and No. 4 seed Kenai defeated No. 5 Monroe Catholic 4-0.