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    Articles by Jeff Helminiak
    Clyde Clemens of the Post 20 Twins swings through a hit pitch Friday, June 20, 2025, in the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Wood Bat tourney carries on legacy of Coz
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 21, 2025 1:01 am

    From 1975 until his death in 2020, former Twins manager and head coach Lance Coz built a Post 20 Twins…

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    Ricky Bailey (901) of Wasilla and Aaron Loyer (396) of Palmer race in the pro class at the Alaska State Motocross Series Race 4 on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. Bailey and Loyer grew up racing at the raceway. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    State motocross puts sport’s strong family ties on...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 19, 2025 1:05 am

    The strong family ties that bind motocross racing were on display at the Alaska State Motocross Races 3 and 4…

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    Soldotna's Kristin Davis and Ruby Davis lead Kenai's Rustin Hitchcock at the Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Dickerson outlasts competition at Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 9, 2025 1:01 am

    Anchorage’s Julianne Dickerson won the fourth Tsalteshi Backyard Ultra on Friday and Saturday in Soldotna with 58.3 miles in 14…

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    Soldotna's Trenton Ohnemus delivers to Kenai Central at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna defeats Kenai for 4th straight Division II...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 9, 2025 1:01 am

    Stars’ Ohnemus moves to 3-0 in state title games, 4-0 at state

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    Friday Division II state softball: SoHi moves to...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 7, 2025 1:01 am

    The Soldotna girls moved to the semifinals of the Division II state softball tournament in Anchorage, while Kenai Central stayed…

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    Soldotna's Matthew Schilling delivers to Monroe Catholic at the Division II state baseball tournament at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai, Soldotna to play for Division II baseball...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 7, 2025 1:01 am

    Rain washes out 3rd-, 4th-place games; championship game will be at 4 p.m. if weather permits

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    Homer's Austin Briscoe steals second base in front of Kenai Central's Everett Chamberlain at the Division II state baseball tournament Thursday, June 6, 2025, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Division II state baseball: SoHi, Kenai, Monroe, North...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 6, 2025 1:01 am

    The Division II state baseball semifinals will feature Soldotna vs. Monroe Catholic and North Pole vs. Kenai Central on Friday…

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    Division II state softball: Soldotna goes 1-1, Kenai...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 6, 2025 1:01 am

    Soldotna went 1-1 and Kenai Central went 0-2 in pool play at the Division II state softball tournament in Anchorage…

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    Homer's Gracie Miotke wins the 100-meter dash Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Division II state track meet at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Division II state track: Homer girls cruise to...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 3, 2025 2:30 am

    Gracie Miotke is a part of 4 victories, 4 school records

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    Saturday baseball: Kenai nabs 2nd at NLC tourney
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 2, 2025 1:01 am

    After an opening day loss on Thursday, Kenai Central won twice on Friday and twice on Saturday to secure second…

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Soldotna players celebrate a walk-off 10-9 win over Kenai in the final of the playback bracket at the Northern Lights Conference softball tournament Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Baranof Field in Kodiak, Alaska. (Photo by Derek Clarkston/Kodiak Daily Mirror)
    NLC softball: Kodiak wins 3rd straight title; SoHi...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 2, 2025 1:01 am

    Top seed Kodiak won its third straight Northern Lights Conference tournament title by defeating No. 2 Soldotna 10-6 on Saturday.

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    Soldotna’s Brenden Jones, Parker Richards, James Innes and Ethan Anding celebrate winning the 1,600-meter relay and clinching the boys team title Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Division I state track meet at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Division I state track: SoHi boys win 2nd...
    By Jeff Helminiak • June 2, 2025 1:01 am

    Soldotna piles up 5 victories, 4 school records at meet.

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    5 Peninsula soccer teams move to Division II...
    By Jeff Helminiak • May 30, 2025 1:01 am

    The Kenai Peninsula moved five teams to the semifinals of the Division II state soccer tournament Thursday in the Matanuska-Susitna…

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