Homer's Stacey Borgman missed out on a chance to qualify for the Olympics Friday at the 2004 Rowing World Cup Regatta in Munich, Germany.

Borgman and her partner, Sarah Hirst of Oak Ridge, Tenn., won the lightweight women's double sculls at U.S. Rowing's National Selection Regatta 2 in April.

This meant the duo had the opportunity to qualify for the Olympics by finishing in the top four places at Munich.

The team finished fourth in its semifinal on Friday, missing the final and thus missing a chance to finish in the top six. Saturday, the duo won the B final for a seventh-place overall finish.

The Olympic qualifiers in lightweight women's double sculls will now be determined at the second set of Olympics Trials, which will be June 26 to July 1 in West Windsor, N.J.

SA Homer kicks off

The Soccer Association of Homer kicks off its 2004 competitve season this weekend at the Ina K tournament in Anchorage.

SA Homer will be represented by the U19 Riptide Girls & the U13 Rover Boys.

The Riptide opens the tournament with two games against the Cook Inlet Soccer Club Sonics and the Renegades U18s Friday and the CISC Wolverines Saturday. The Rovers face the CISC Scorpions and archrival Kenai Peninsula SC Spitfire, Friday and the Eclipse Phoenix of Fairbanks Saturday.

SA Homer will run its recreational league starting in the end of June. Registration is ongoing at Community School, or visit its Web site at www.homersoccer.com.