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Homer notches victory against Houston

The visiting Mariners won their Mid Alaska Conference opener against Houston Friday, 16-8.

Homer High School mariner varsity football player Jackson Snaric, #32, junior returning a kickoff during the August 30, 3034 night bout against the visiting Fairbanks West Valley Wolfpack on the mariner field. He is assisted by Ellington Dudley, #74, junior. (Photo provided by Wilhelm Hakala, Homer High School yearbook staff)

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Friday: West Valley football defeats Homer

Homer opens its Mid Alaska Conference schedule on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. at Houston

Kenai's Jason Parks, running on Kalifornsky Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska, wins the Kenai River Marathon on Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai’s Parks takes 2nd straight Lost Lake Race

Kenai’s Jason Parks won the Lost Lake Run just outside of Seward on Saturday, Aug. 24, for the…

Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett leads the boys varsity race at the Ted McKenney XC Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Colony’s Hopkins, Grace Christian’s Annett repeat at McKenney Invite

Colony senior Ella Hopkins and Grace Christian senior Robbie Annett repeated as champions of the Ted McKenney XC…

Homer’s Preston Stanislaw carries the ball against Redington on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

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Homer notches win against Redington

Homer 32, Redington 8

Seward’s Olive Jordan, Soldotna’s Kathryn DeBardelaben, Soldotna’s Kathryn Cox and Seward’s Selah Brueckner compete in the freshmen-sophomore girls race Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School at the Peninsula Class Races in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna captures 3 of 4 races at Peninsula Class Races

The Soldotna cross-country team took three of the four races Monday at the Peninsula Class Races at Nikiski…

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New area football referees fill a huge void

Problem is part of nationwide officials shortage

Kenai Central’s Aasen Campanella rushes the ball against Homer’s Austin Briscoe on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Central opens state title defense by topping Homer

The matchup featured the last two Division III state champs

Soldotna hoists the First National Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, after the Division II championship game at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Football 2024: 3 Peninsula teams have state titles to defend

All 5 Kenai Peninsula teams will play on central peninsula this weekend

Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

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Homer’s Faulkner wins 2nd gold of Paris Olympics

Faulkner also won gold in the women’s road race Sunday

Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

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Faulkner, United States qualify 2nd in Team Pursuit

The former Homer resident won the gold medal in the women’s road race Sunday

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Hally Hanson competes in Pole Bending at the third Soldotna Equestrian Association rodeo of the season Sunday, July 28, 2024, at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Big field of bull riders drives attendance at Progress Days rodeo

As part of Soldotna’s Progress Days, the Soldotna Equestrian Association held its third and final rodeo of the…

Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

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Homer’s Faulkner now will compete in 2 Olympic events

Faulkner had previously been selected to compete in the Women’s team pursuit