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Lincoln Kimbell shakes hands with Boyd Lehmberg after winning the final round of a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate match at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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In-person esports match goes down to wire

In a small classroom at Nikiski Middle-High School, the Kenai Peninsula’s second in-person esports match was held Oct.…

Soldotna celebrates by singing the school song Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in the Division II championship game at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna defeats Lathrop for Division II state football championship

Going into the Division II state football championship game Saturday at a sunny Service High School in Anchorage,…

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Unhinged Alaska: The dawn of winter

During the Code 3 pursuit, I noticed that I could see my vitriol firing breath which was a…

Homer Mariner Nestor Kalugin faces off Soldotna Stars Joe Whittom at 171 during senior night on Nov. 23, 2021. Kalugin won the match. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Homer Mariner wrestling team opens 2023 season

Homer split duels vs Nikiski, Seward, take third place overall at Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament

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A female moose sunbathes in October 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska.

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Out of the Office: Take a breather

Sometimes I need a reminder to just breathe.

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Colony swimmers, divers sweep Palmer Invite

The Colony swimming and diving teams swept the Palmer Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Palmer High School…

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The banded Anna’s hummingbird is being released and flew away seconds after the photo was taken.

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Refuge Notebook: Tales of the traveling hummingbird

In the book “A Sand County Almanac,” Aldo Leopold wrote, “To band a bird is to hold a…

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Mariners volleyball competes in Lady Grizzley Invite

Mariners take 5th overall in second bracket amid stiff interconference competition

The Kevin Bell Arena ice rink nearing completion on Sept. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Homer Mariner Hockey returns this winter

The team sat out the 2022-23 season

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Weekend volleyball roundup

Kenai, Nikiski, Seward, Homer all sweep weekend conference contests

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Mariners girls finish 4th, boys come in 3rd at state cross-country meet

The Homer Mariners girls and boys cross-country teams each finished in the top four overall at the Division…

Homer’s Preston Stanislaw runs with the ball pursued by Kenai’s Elliot Haakenson during a Division III playoff game at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mariners earn all-state football honors

Homer takes home first team quarterback and reciever honors, among others

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Mariners lose in final minute of playoff against Kenai

Kardinals come up with a miracle win in the last seconds to send the Mariners home for the…