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Mariners find close competition in Anchorage

The Mariners took on the last three remaining teams in their region in Anchorage last weekend with a…

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‘Miracle’ helps fund ice arena

The Homer Hockey Association invites the public to a showing of “Miracle,” the 2004 docudrama about the U.S.…

Mariner senior Aspen Daigle, 14, skis to a ninth-place overall finish on the Government Peak ski trails at the Colony Invite.-Photo by Jana Davis

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Skiers find snow, fast times in valley

The Mariner ski team took to the snow at the Colony Invite at Government Peak ski trails in…

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Wrestlers go to mat in ‘Rubber Chicken Classic’

More than 100 middle school wrestlers, including athletes from Chapman, Homer and Voznesenka, participated in the Rubber Chicken…

Kiril Sanarov, 21, scores for the Mariners Jan. 22 game against the Kenai Kardinals in Soldotna. Sanarov scored a total of four goals during the game.-Photo by Tracey Tillion

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Mariners claim 7-1 victory on ice over Kards

Following on the heels of a disappointing 3-2 loss to the SoHi Stars played before hometown fans Jan.…

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Basketball action keeps peninsula teams busy

In nonconference play, the Ninilchik Wolverines girls and boys basketball teams took on the Homer Mariner JV teams…

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One win, one loss in games against Seward

The Mariners matched up against Seward last Friday for the second time this season, the boys taking home…

Nikolaevsk’s Greg Trail, center, shoots for two during the Friday night game between the Nikolaevsk Warriors and the Fort Yukon Eagles. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Visitors dominate Nikolaevsk’s Warrior Rumble

In the annual, three-day Warrior Rumble at Nikolaevsk School, the Fort Yukon Eagles boys team and the Newhalen…

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Warriors pull three-point win over Wasilla Lake Rams

Staff report The Nikolaevsk Warriors varsity boys basketball team claimed a 52-49 victory in Friday’s game against the…

While teammates wait to auction their offerings at Meet the Mariners, a basketball team fundraiser held at the Homer High gym last Saturday, Mariner Paul Trowbridge, right, tempts the crowd with a homemade carrot cake.-Photo by Lindsay Olsen for the Homer News

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Mariners take shot at cake sales

In an effort to raise some much-needed cash, the Mariner basketball teams resorted to a tried-and-true combination at…

The Pop Rock Passers are champions of the 2015 Winter Jamboree. The team includes, not in order, Jen Jiron, Emily Austin, Nicole Egholm, Tammy Lafran, Wendy Hansen, Kimberly Marek, Sue Reynolds, Lacey Rininger, Nora Rojek, Tracy Silta, Lori Sivitz, Brittany Staudenmaier and Marcy True.-Photo by Lindsay Olsen for the Homer News

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Homer Divas hold annual Winter Jamboree with style

The rink was abustle last weekend as 95 women from around the state took to the ice for…

Mariners Robby Larson, 23, and Dimitry Kuzmin, 12, face off with the Palmer Moose during Friday’s game at the Kevin Bell Arena. -Photo by Tracey Tillion

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Mariners lose battle to Stars, 3-2

The Mariners last at-home hockey game of the season was a bitter battle against the SoHi Stars Tuesday…

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KSC races at Kenai

The Kachemak Swim Club Kings notched 54 individual individual PRs, personal records, and 50 percent relay PRs at…