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Marine Joey Cardoza, 36, maintains control of the ball in the closing minutes of Saturday’s game between Homer High School and the Skyview Panthers, with a final score of Homer 30, Skyview 0.-Photo by Aaron Selbig, KBBI

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Mariners shut down Skyview

The Homer Mariners got their season back on track with a 30-0 win over the host Skyview Panthers…

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Mariner volleyball team places third in Cordova tournament

Homer High’s volleyball team played a fast-paced tournament in Cordova on Aug. 30-31, after maneuvering through some unexpected…

Will Oviatt of Anchorage approaches the top of East Hill. Oviatt went on to finish in fifth place overall     -Photo by Hal Spence, for the Homer News

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Triathletes brave hills, rain for swim team fundraiser

Anchorage athletes competing in Saturday’s triathlon in Homer said the grueling climb up East Hill Road during the…

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Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby comes to end Sept. 15

Gene Jones continues to be the frontrunner in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby’s big fish competition that offers…

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Mariners swim into top spot

The Homer Mariners captured top team honors at the Skyview Invitational swim meet on Friday at Skyview High,…

Mariner quarterback Sheldon Hutt fights to maintain a grip on the ball before being taken down by Kardinal running back Chase Daniels. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Mariners fall to Kardinals

If any game has shown unbreakable Homer Mariner pride, it was Saturday’s game against the Kenai Kardinals, with…

Voznesenka quarterback Avraam Kalugin, 10, stays one step ahead of the Valdez Buccaneers, with teammates Michael Kusnetsov, 75, and Misael Martushev, 66, opening the way for Kalugin’s run for a touchdown.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Cougars claim season’s 1st win

After being defeated in the season’s first conference played in Barrow last week, the Voznesenka Cougars grabbed hold…

Varsity boys tackle the uphill portion of Friday’s Homer Invite cross country course, with Nikolaevsk’s Greg Trail in the lead.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Mariner girls run to first-place finish

Under sunny skies and before a crowd of cheering fans, the Homer Mariner girls varsity cross country team…

Diehard anglers don’t duck for cover

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Diehard anglers don’t duck for cover

Labor Day decided to be a bit testy this year. Winds pounded the wilting fireweed generating mini blizzards…

Brian Todd of Kenai hooked into this tagged halibut Aug. 21 while he was fishing with Bob’s Trophy Charters.-Photo provided

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More tagged fish caught in derby

There’s little more than two weeks left until the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby comes to a close Sept.…

Summer is slipping into fall, but there’s still lots of good fishing

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Summer is slipping into fall, but there’s still lots of good fishing

While I was embattled with an obnoxious woodpecker that was practicing wicked marimba beats on our logs this…

Friday’s K-Bay 5K was a fundraiser for the Children’s Tumor Foundation’s research of neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder. -Photos by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Runners find reason to run in K-Bay 5K

Friday’s sunny sky helped, but mostly the K-Bay 5K run was an opportunity to support the Children’s Tumor…

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Homer runners take to the trails

The sunshine was a plus, but the performances of Homer runners were even better at the 24th annual…