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Peninsula basketball teams seek to extend seasons

This past weekend, the Cook Inlet Academy boys basketball team secured a spot in the Class 1A/2A state…

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Tela Bacher (55kg) with fellow 2004 Olympian Usukhbayar Gelegjamts (120kg) square off during a Wrestle Like a Girl Sports Diplomacy Exchange in Mongolia in April 2023.

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Promoting girls wrestling at home and across the nation

Long-time Homer wrestling coach steps into lead role at middle school

Homer Middle School boys line up at the start at the Ohlson Mountain ski trails on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Christopher Kincaid

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Huskies host Nordic Ski borough championship at Lookout Trails

Nordic Ski borough championship at Lookout Trails was the culminating event of a season of fun skiing and…

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Homer Middle School’s Flora Fitzpatrick competes with a Kenai student at the borough wrestling tournament in Seward last weekend.

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Middle school wrestlers compete in Seward

Homer Middle School wrestlers took second place at the borough meet at Seward Middle School last weekend. The…

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Homer freshman Tristyn Larrick competes in the one foot high kick on Saturday, Feb. 17 during the Kachemak Bay Winter Games at Homer High School.

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Homer hosts Kachemak Bay Traditional Games

The Kachemak Bay Traditional Games event held at Homer High School on Feb. 17 and 18 saw more…

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Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra skis in the 5-kilometer skate race at the state Nordic ski meet at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

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State skiing: Kenai girls, boys take DII honors

The Kenai Peninsula had plenty to shout about Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the state Nordic ski meet…

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Weekend hoops: Grace Christian sweeps Homer

Homer was swept by Grace Christian on Saturday.

Example of a culvert blocked by natural materials on Port Graham Road. (Photo by Sarah Apsens/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Connecting fish and community to resources in Port Graham

Streams that baby salmon live in provide shelter from predators, food and conditions for optimal growth

Homer Middle School skiers display their ribbons at the Kenai Invitational Meet on Valentines Day, 2023.  From left to right: Freya Bartlett, Myra Kalafut, Etta Bynagle and Abby Ostrom.

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Homer Middle School skiers attends Kenai Invitational

The conditions at the Valentine’s Day event at Kenai Golf course were fun and fast

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Soldotna girls, Kenai boys win borough ski meet

The event took place Saturday at Lookout Mountain Recreation Area

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Mariner girls and Ninilchik boys take top spots in Winter Carnival tourney

The Homer girls won the Winter Carnival basketball tournament with a 3-0 record, while Ninilchik came out on…

Addy Pederson poses with a dog at the Dream A Dream kennel on Sunday, February 10, 2024, in Willow, Alaska at the end of the Willow Jr. 100 race. (Photo provided by Sherry Pedersen)

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Homer’s Addy Pederson to compete in 2024 Jr. Iditarod

A Homer ninth grader is one of 21 entrants in this year’s Jr. Iditarod, and the only one…

Kris Holderied, event coordinator, and Holly Atkins at the 2024 Ski for Women at Lookout Mountain ski trails on Feb. 11, 2024 in Homer. (Photo provided by Nicole Bray)

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Ski for Women finds fun and funds on the slopes

Homer’s annual Ski for Women took place on Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Lookout Mountain ski trails on…