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Janice Mason and Ian Graeme are once again on the starting line of one of North America’s most unusual and demanding adventure races as Race to Alaska launches June 17 in Victoria. (Courtesy Team Oaracle)

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Crews ride the waves and battle the elements in epic Race to Alaska

Northbound Nutters make 750-mile trip from Victoria to Ketchikan in 5 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes

Runners take part in the 2025 Homer Spit Run. (Photo courtesy of Don Pitcher Photography)

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50th annual Homer Spit Run nears the starting line

June 27 event includes the 10k to the Bay, Cosmic Hamlet Half Marathon, and the 1 Mile Youth…

The Kenai Central High School cheerleading team wins first place in the South Central Conference Cheerleading Tournament, held March 5-7<ins>, 2026,</ins> in Kenai<ins>, Alaska</ins>.

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Kenai basketball competes at state

The Homer boys basketball team placed third at the South Central Conference tournament, held March 5-7.

Participants in this year’s Homer Epic prepare to start to 50 km race on March 7, 2026, near Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Chuck Lindsay

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Athletes overcome challenges in annual Epic race

The Homer Epic is a human-powered 50- or 100-kilometer winter race held annually on outdoor trails.

The Homer Middle School boys Nordic ski team earns second place at the borough championships by time on Feb. 27, 2026, at Lookout Mountain Ski Trails in Homer, Alaska, with Ike Mitchell (pictured, front) in second, Torrin Bartlett in fourth, Halsey Turner seventh, Declan Gaylord eleventh, Lupin Piedra-Pine thirteenth, Soren Sloth sixteenth and Evan Marroquin seventeenth. Photo courtesy Andy Rothenberger

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Homer Middle skiers place 1st, 2nd at borough meet

Homer Middle School hosted the Kenai Peninsula Borough championship freestyle race at Lookout Mountain Ski Trails on Feb.…

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Homer takes 2nd in Division II state ski championships

Kenai Central High School won first place overall for Division II last weekend.

Soldotna's Ollie Dahl is chased by Homer's Tait Ostrom and Johannes Bynagle and Soldotna's Michael Davidson during the 7.5-kilometer classic race on Saturday, Feb. 7 in Palmer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Jessie Goodrich

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Homer Nordic ski wins Division II regional championships

The Mariner boys were named Region III champions and the girls team finished second overall.

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The hockey All-Conference Awards were recently announced, Homer High School reported on Feb. 8. Austin Pitzman was named…

Sophomore Abby Ostrom seeks to pass the ball to senior Keagan Niebuhr during the varsity game against Grace Christian on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the annual Winter Carnival basketball tournament in the Alice Witte Gymnasium at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer takes 2nd, 3rd place in Winter Carnival tournament

Homer High School hosted the annual Winter Carnival basketball tournament last weekend.

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Homer boys basketball tops Nikiski

Homer will host the annual Winter Carnival basketball tournament this weekend, starting Thursday.

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Sports briefs: Homer hockey wraps up season

The Homer High School varsity hockey team wrapped up their season last Friday, Jan. 30. The Mariners fell…

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Homer boys, girls place 2nd at Tsalteshi ski meet

Homer traveled to Soldotna last Friday for a race hosted by Kenai at Tsalteshi Trails.