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Rachel Ellert, Mariah Vantrease, Katia Holmes, Mia Alexson and Katie Davis show off their first place plaque. Homer High Schools girls took first place overall for 2A-3A teams at the Nordic ski state championship the weekend of Feb. 26.-Photo provided

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Mariner girls Nordic ski team wins division championship

Homer High’s girls Nordic ski team blew past the competition last week to take first place overall out…

Mariner girls and boys basketball and cheerleader seniors Desiree Cleary, Aurora Waclawski, Samantha Draves, Kayla Stafford, Jadzia Martin, Breeanna Torsen, Madison Akers, Johann Kallelid and Grace Kann, left to right, pose with their parents in between the boys and girls varsity basketball games on Feb. 26. All the seniors were recognized for their athletic careers at senior night and received gifts from their teams.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Mariners win, lose on Senior Night

Senior night for varsity basketball last Friday was a night of reflection, celebration and bittersweet tears for the…

Mia Alexson comes up on the finish line in the Friday skate race on Feb. 19 at the region meet in Valdez. Alexson placed 25th in the skate race and 29th in the girls varsity classic on Saturday, Feb. 20.-Photo provided

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Mariner ski team heading to state meet

Homer High’s Nordic ski team will take 12 skiers to Anchorage for the state competition today through Saturday,…

Senior Mariner Madison Akers crouches to block the crowd of grabbing Grace players as she sweeps up the ball to score in the middle of the fourth period. Homer girls varsity won their game against Grace with a final score of 46-35.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Mariner girls undefeated in conference play; boys pick up first conference win

Homer High’s girls varsity basketball finished a three-game series of conference games with a 6-0 conference record and…

Participants in the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Wine and Cheese Tour on Sunday, Feb. 14 gather for the raffle drawing, which included a trip for two to a yurt across the bay with transportation and two kayaks, several items from local potters and a wood turner, as well as other donations from Homer businesses. Participants were encouraged to dress in old-fashioned ski gear and old wooden skis. Many interesting outfits and a variety of wooden skis made an appearance at the event — even a large traditional homemade ski pole with a basket made from a reworked dog bone, manufactured by Dave Brann.-Photo provided

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Sport in Brief

Homer Nordic ski shines at borough meet The Homer High Nordic ski team competed in Borough Nordic Ski…

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Homer Kings win four out of five tourney games

The Homer Glacier Kings Peewee C team participated in the President’s Day Tournament in Anchorage on Feb. 12-14.…

Mariner sophomore Charles Rohr dives over a Ninilchik player as he attempts to intercept the ball in the Feb. 13 Winter Carnival tournament game.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Mariner girls dominate at WC tourney

The Homer girls basketball team trounced the competition in the Homer Winter Carnival tournament Feb. 11-13, winning all…

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31 take part in Ski for Women

Kachemak Nordic Ski Club hosted the 13th annual Homer Ski for Women event Feb. 7 at the Lookout…

Homer Divas Jan Rumble, Shelly Laukitis, Karyn Noyes, Ingrid Harrald, Kay Brown, Di Carbonell, Emily Hutchison played in the USA Pond Hockey National Championships in Eagle River, Wis., the weekend of Feb. 6, wining second place in the competition. -Photo provided

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Divas take 2nd at national competition

Jan Rumble, Shelly Laukitis, Karyn Noyes, Ingrid Harrald, Kay Brown, Di Carbonell and Emily Hutchison from the Homer…

Junior Homer goaltender Riley Swanson blocks the puck from going into the Mariners’ goal Feb. 4 at the North Star Conference tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.-Photo by Joey Klecka, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Mariners defeated by SoHi at regions

Mariner hockey went up against the Soldotna Stars in the first game of the North Star Conference hockey…

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Homer girls trounce competition at Seward tourney

The Homer girls took the round-robin Seahawk Classic in Seward with a 3-0 record over the weekend in…

Junior Homer goaltender Riley Swanson blocks the puck from going into the Mariners' goal on Thursday at the North Star Conference tournament at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.-Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion

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Mariners fall to Soldotna High at regions

Mariner hockey went up against the Soldotna Stars in the first game of the North Star Conference hockey…

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Watch them play

  Feb. 4: Hockey at Regions v. Soldotna at Sport Center, 2 p.m. Feb. 4: Varsity girls and…