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Homer's Seamus McDonough leads the Division II boys race at the state cross-country meet Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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McDonough takes 2nd at state cross-country

The Seward girls cross-country team captured their seventh small-schools title, and first since 2007, Saturday at the state…

Aerial photo of the Kenai River in Alaska. (Photo by Dave Merz/FWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Flying a remote sensing mission on the refuge

The pilot begins to enter the airstrip and asks, “Are you good to go?” I respond, “Good to…

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Homer football to face Nikiski in DIII semis

The Homer football team will make its first appearance in the Division III playoffs since 2017

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Homer volleyball topples Nikiski

The visiting Homer volleyball team defeated Nikiski

Grace Christian’s David Sliwinski and Homer’s Seamus McDonough both make their last push to the finish chute during the Region 3/Division II race on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi’s Jedlicki, Seward’s Ingalls nab 1st region titles

The Region 2 and Region 3 cross-country running championships were held at Tsalteshi Trails behind Skyview Middle School…

Community soccer players after a special match celebrating the life of Drew Brown at Homer High School Field on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Uliana Reutov)

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OOTO: Our Soccer Community

Imagine a park ranger, a lawyer, a teacher, an artist, a fisherman, a student, an engineer and more…

The Kevin Bell Arena ice rink in the process of becoming frozen on Sept. 27, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Volunteers freeze Kevin Bell Arena

Some volunteers were at Kevin Bell Arena as late (or early) as 2 a.m. working on bringing ice…

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Homer’s McDonough, Seward’s Ingalls win borough titles

Homer’s Seamus McDonough and Seward’s Hailey Ingalls won individual titles at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Championships in Homer…

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Colony swimmers sweep Kenai Invite

The Colony girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Kenai Invitational last Friday and Saturday at…

Fall colors frame Knik River Road on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2022 in Knik River, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: ‘If this isn’t nice, what is?’

The trees don’t really change colors where I’m from. Southern California is a place mostly devoid of seasonality,…

The daddy longlegs Nelima paessleri is abundant in Kenai Peninsula forests. It commonly enters crawl spaces in the fall. (Photo by Matt Bowser/UWFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Daddy longlegs of home, garden and mountains

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2005. It is republished with some updates.

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Homer volleyball defeats Seward

The Homer volleyball team improved to 2-1 in the Southcentral Conference and 2-2 in nontournament play with a…

Homer’s Carter Tennison runs with the ball, pursued by Nikiski’s Drake Brankel, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer football comes back to defeat Nikiski

Homer won out in a nonconference football match in Nikiski last Friday. The final score was 46-36.