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Ingalls, McDonough capture Dieckgraeff titles

Seward’s Hailey Ingalls and Homer’s Seamus McDonough won 5-kilometer races at the Frank Dieckgraeff Invitational on Friday in…

Mariner Morgan Techie slips by Barrow Whaler Jason Akpik on a successful run to score Homer’s first touchdown at homecoming on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Mariners win over Barrow at homecoming

Homer 58, Barrow 20

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Out of the Office: Acceleration

Sometimes a standard run can feel incredible, and I now have a theory as to why.

Junior Goldie Hill blocks the Nikiski try on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Homer High School Gym. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Resilient Mariners Volleyball leash Bulldogs

The Homer Mariner Girls Varsity Volleyball team won against the Nikiski Bulldogs in 5 sets.

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Soldotna swimmers sweep Homer Invite

The Soldotna swimming and diving team swept the Homer Invitational on Saturday in Homer.

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SoHi’s Jedlicki, Seward’s Ingalls win at Class Challenge

Soldotna freshman Sophia Jedlicki and Seward junior Hailey Ingalls both won titles last Friday at the Anchorage Christian…

Jaimie Musen and visitors on a Skyline Trail guided hike after a rainstorm. (Photo courtesy of USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Physical therapist, park ranger connects health benefits with outdoor recreation

After camping on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge for a weekend, you return to work Monday feeling mentally…

Senior Charles Van Meter walks out for Senior Night on Saturday, Sep. 3, at the Homer High School Field in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Mariners win 38-20 over Kards

On an occasion to celebrate the commitment of senior student athletes, the Homer Mariner Varsity Boys Football team…

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Reeling ‘Em In: And it’s a wrap: Nick writes his last report for the summer

Labor Day weekend was a bit temperamental at the beginning.

A recent photo of Denali, whose height was first calculated by Bradford Washburn at 20,320 feet. (Photo by David Merz)

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Refuge Notebook: Bradford Washburn — an early explorer’s use of aerial photography over a century of exploration, science

Bradford Washburn’s historic mountaineering and mapping expeditions in the far north of Alaska and the Yukon are legendary.…

The girls cross-country runners take off at the start of the Homer Invite on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at the Lookout Mountain Trails near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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McDonough, Boonstra win at Homer Invite

Homer’s Seamus McDonough and Kenai Central’s Jayna Boonstra won the Homer Invitational at the Lookout Mountain Trails just…

The Mariner front line attempts a block at Homer High School Alice Witte Gym on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Mariner Volleyball bests Sitka

The Mariner Varsity Girls Volleyball beat Sitka, winning 3 sets in a row, on Wednesday afternoon.

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Reeling ‘Em In: Thunder frightens humans and mutts, but the cohos still are bitin’

Last Sunday, while piloting our ancient Dell through a fog of dense concentration of fishing data, our semi-new…