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Showing off their hard-earned first-place trophy are Mariner swimmers (from left) Zachary Nelson, Hyram Dory, Greg Smith, Charlie Sadler, Mark Nagle, Cyrus Cowan, Remi Nagle, James Nagle, Thomas Vanek and Leo Castellani.-Photo by Shannon Reid

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Mariners swim to first at Valdez competition

Homer High’s swim team scored several record times and brought home a first-place trophy after competing in two…

Mariner runners Megan Pitzman, 543, Aurora Waclawski, 544, and Ziza Shemet Pitcher, 546, cross the starting line at state competition in Anchorage on Saturday.

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Area runners streak to impressive finish

Facing the best cross country runners from around the state, Homer High School athletes met the challenge one…

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Four Mariners chosen for all-tournament team

No volleyball team was going down without a fight during Homer’s Peninsula Challenge attended by the Mariner varsity…

Homer imddle School Huskies’ girl soccer team includes, from left, Raisa Basargin, Mia Alexson, Maggie Box, Andie Sonnen, Lauren Cardwell, Laci King, Hannah Mershon, Lauren Hensley, Aurora Shadle, Alissa Cole, Rylyn Todd, Brenna McCarron, Ali McCarron, Sarah Wolf, Kirianna Basagin, Maryssa Archuleta and Emily Arno. Not pictured are Ella Parks, Morgan Young and Ksenia Kuzmin.
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Huskies bring home the silver

The smiling Homer Middle School Huskies’ 20-member girls soccer team has reason to smile. The girls fast footwork…

Mariner XC runner Megan Pitzman is named Region III 3A Runner of the Year and Head Coach Bill Steyer is named Region III 3A Coach of the Year at Regions in Seward on Sept. 28.-Photo by Stephanie Pitzman

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Mariners XC team on starting line for state competition

It was another big weekend for the Homer Mariner cross country team, competing in Regions held in Seward…

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Swimmers work hard at having a ‘good time’

Mariner swimmers traveled to Soldotna Sept. 27 for the annual Pentathlon, an event unlike any other in the…

Senior Gabriel Selbig, 44, and junior Drew Brown, 68, leave the field after the Homer Mariners’ loss to the Lathrop Malemutes. This was Selbig’s first game after being injured earlier in the season. Brown also was sidelined with injuries.  -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky,  Homer News

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Mariners get mauled by Malemutes, Cougars get ‘rammed’ by Monroe

There’s a lot to be said for a football team that never quits, in spite of the battle.…

The outpouring of Mariner pride burned bright with a bonfire following the parade, and continued through the Mariners’ game against the Lathrop Malemutes on Saturday, in spite of the 49-0 loss.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homecoming a community event

There was definitely a buzz of community energy at Homer High School Mariner homecoming events Friday and Saturday.…

Homer High School running back Josh Fisk gets taken down during the game against Soldotna High School Sept. 21 in Soldotna.-Photo by Rashah McChesney, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Homer Mariners, Cougars fall to Soldotna, Nikiski

Last week’s football games were brutal for southern peninsula teams. The SoHi Stars shut out the Homer Mariners…

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Mariners take to the water at two weekend meets

Homer Mariners swam with a stronger stroke than ever during the competitive Kenai Invite against Palmer, Soldotna, Kenai,…

Nikolaevsk’s Jonah Fefelov, Coach Steve Klaich, Megan Hickman, Nicetas Lasiter, Greg Trail took first place in junior varsity competition.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Weather, course test XC runners

From snow to rain to snow to rain…and so it went at Saturday’s XC relay on the Lookout…

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Mariners battle, but suffer ‘disappointing’ loss to Bulldogs

It was a nail-biter match in the Alice Witte Gymnasium between Homer and Nikiski during the four back-to-back…

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Homer Hockey receives award

Alaska Recreation and Parks Association has given its 2012 Outstanding Organization to the Homer Hockey Association, the ARPA…