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McDonough, Morrison win at Big C Relays

The Soldotna, Homer and Cook Inlet Academy track and field teams were among the 26 squads that opened…

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Runners take off at the start line of the Sea to Ski Triathalon at Mariner Park in Homer, Alaska, on Sunday, April 1, 2023.

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Results posted for Sea to Ski Triathlon

The Sea to Ski Triathlon was held Sunday in Homer.

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Snow falls on a fog-covered Beluga Lake on Thursday<ins>, March 30, 2023 in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Out of the Office: Sometimes snow is not so bad

It’s now April, and with every two-or-more-day stretch of clear weather, I begin to hope that we’re done…

Caleb Evans of team Homer Halibuts tries his best at the one-foot high kick competition during the sixth annual Traditional Games on Saturday at Thunder Mountain High School. Photo by Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire

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Opening ceremony adds celebratory atmosphere to Traditional Games

“It just means a lot to be here.”

The sun shines over Kachemak Bay on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Homer holiday

On one of the first sunny days this month, I decided to drive to Homer. There’s something about…

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Jaclyn Arndt poses at the Iditarod Trail Invitational finish line <ins>on Tuesday,</ins> March 7, <ins>2023</ins> in McGrath<ins>,</ins> <ins>Alaska</ins>.

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Homer athlete completes second ski ultramarathon

Local firefighter/EMT participates in 350-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational

Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby waves to the crowd in Seward during her celebratory parade on Thursday, August 5, 2021. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward’s Jacoby wins NCAA title in 100 breaststroke; Tuisaula, Hippchen also find success

Lydia Jacoby, a 2022 graduate of Seward High School, won the NCAA Division I Championship in the 100-yard…

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Wolf track on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

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Refuge Notebook: A winter’s night among the stars, wolves of the refuge

By Kevin Painter

Ninilchik’s Jaylin Scott soars to the basket against Tikigaq during the Class 2A boys state championship Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Robin Moore)

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Ninilchik boys win 2nd straight Class 2A state title

The Ninilchik boys basketball team defended their Class 2A state title with a 66-53 victory over Tikigaq on…

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Homer’s Stephanie Schmit skis to victory in the 25-kilometer women’s race at the Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 18, 2023.

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Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon draws 96

The Kachemak Nordic Ski Marathon was held Saturday in windy conditions.

Racers at the finish line of Homer Epic at McNeil Canyon. Photo provided by Chuck Lindsay

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Homer Epic lives up to its name

More than 100 people registered for this year’s Homer Epic, a human-powered winter race on groomed snowmachine trails…

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Homer hoops season ends at conference tourney

The Homer girls and boys basketball teams both lost Friday in the second-place bracket at the Class 3A…

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95 finish Homer Epic

The Homer Epic 50- and 100-kilometer races were held Saturday in the Caribou Hills near Homer, featuring runners,…