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Triple crown champions and Popeye wrestlers Tristen Cook and Timmy Woo each placed first in three events at the Alaska State Wrestling Championships: folkstyle, freestyle and greco. -Photo provided

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Woo, Cook earn triple crowns

Two Popeye wrestlers brought home triple crowns last weekend after participating in the Alaska State Wrestling Championships. Timmy…

Lauren Evarts, center, leaps over the hurdles in the 100-meter event. She took first place.-Photo by Aaron Carpenter, Homer News

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Personal bests, hospitality mark meet

The Homer High School track was abuzz last weekend with teams from around the state as the Mariners…

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Mariners chalk up win against SoHi

The Homer Mariners varsity baseball team defeated the Soldotna Stars 8-0 on Monday night at Mariner field in…

Maggie LaRue finds a strong connection with the ball during Monday’s game against the Soldotna Stars.-Photo by Lindsay Olsen

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Mariner softball team rolls over opposition

During their first week of games, the Mariner softball team sent a clear message to conference competition: beware.…

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Special Olympics to serve up fundraising meal

Wondering what to have for lunch May 8? Wonder no more. The Homer athletes of Special Olympics Alaska…

Participants in the Kevin Bell Arena’s We Skate program pose for a photo during the Riverskate competition in Soldotna April 10-12. From left are Coach McKinzie Parker, Ireland Styvar, Rosy Koffman, and Coach Megan Magee.                              -Photo by Kiirsten Styvar

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Young Kevin Bell Arena figure skaters participate in Soldotna competition

Eight skaters from the Kevin Bell Arena’s We Skate program participated in the Riverskate competition in Soldotna April…

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Trend is ties for Mariners’ boys soccer team

The Mariners’ boys varsity soccer team put up a solid defense on Saturday against Eagle River, holding the…

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Migration Run is for everyone

Last year more than 170 entrants took to the Spit Trail for the Migration Run, a 5K USATF-certified…

Mariner Crystal Crane takes a running leap during the Kenai Invitational last weekend.-Photo provided

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Kards clean up at home invite

It is hard to duplicate the kind of weekend that the Kenai Central track and field team enjoyed…

Mariner Michael Swobada takes his turn at bat during a home game against Kenai Central High School on Tuesday.-Photo by Wendy Wayne

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Mariners defeat Kardinals in opening game of season

Mariner pitcher Kyle Johnson threw a four-hit complete game in the Mariners’ opening varsity baseball game, leading Homer…

Homer High School freshman Andie Sonnen works to gain ground against a SoHi midfielder during the Mariner-hosted game on Tuesday.

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SoHi also beats girls’ team

The Mariner Girls varsity team lost its home game against Soldotna High School Tuesday, and thanks to temperamental…

Mariner Senior Ben Westphal, left, heads the ball to freshman Charles Rohr in front of SoHi defense during a home game on Tuesday.-Photo by Shannon Reid

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Mariners’ boys team suffers first loss of soccer season

The Mariner boys varsity soccer team suffered its first loss of the season against Soldotna High School on…

Neysa Villa, left, and Jane Wipf Wiebe pose for a photo at a reception for friends and family at the Sioux Falls Convention Center on April 12, one day after being inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Villa and Wipf were two of 20 that made up the hall of fame’s Class of 2015 and have strong ties to Freeman.

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Homer’s Jane Wiebe inducted into S. D. Sports Hall of Fame

Two women with strong ties to Freeman were prominently featured as the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame…