Mariner Senior Ben Westphal, left, heads the ball to freshman Charles Rohr in front of SoHi defense during a home game on Tuesday.-Photo by Shannon Reid

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Mariners’ boys team suffers first loss of soccer season

The Mariner boys varsity soccer team suffered its first loss of the season against Soldotna High School on…

Neysa Villa, left, and Jane Wipf Wiebe pose for a photo at a reception for friends and family at the Sioux Falls Convention Center on April 12, one day after being inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Villa and Wipf were two of 20 that made up the hall of fame’s Class of 2015 and have strong ties to Freeman.

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Homer’s Jane Wiebe inducted into S. D. Sports Hall of Fame

Two women with strong ties to Freeman were prominently featured as the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame…

The members of the Mariner baseball team are, front Row (kneeling), from left to right, are Joe Ravin, Douglas Dean, Collin MacCampbell, JJ Sonnen, Landon Bunting. Back Row (standing) left to Right: Zach Lueth, Michael Swaboda, Kyle Johnson, Greg Smith, Owen Delehanty, Garret Butcher, Sheldon Hutt, Brandon Beachy, James Webber, Kyle Wells, Adam Brinster, Woape Huffman, Spencer Warren. Not Pictured are Wylie Donich, Evan Boyer, Paul Trowbridge, Patrick Rainwater and Elias Graham.-Photo by Lindsay Olsen

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Experience, focus on successful finish mark start of Mariner baseball season

With nine returning seniors, the Mariner baseball team will take to the field Tuesday in their opening game…

Mariner girls kick off soccer season with win against Nikiski

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Mariner girls kick off soccer season with win against Nikiski

The Mariner girls christened the newly installed turf field with a well-earned win against Nikiski on Tuesday in…

Mariner boys defeat Nikiski, 6-2

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Mariner boys defeat Nikiski, 6-2

Mariner fans were bundled up in the bleachers but the Homer boys brought the heat against Nikiski for…

Above, players miss a catch while scrimmaging.-Photos by Lindsay Olsen

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Softball players find inspiration in training trip

Despite recent wintry weather, the Mariner softball team has launched into spring. The team kicks off its season…

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4 area basketball athletes compete in all-star games

Four southern Kenai Peninsula athletes and others from schools around the state were back on the basketball court…

The Homer Mariners 800-meter spring medley team pose after taking seventh place in a field of 29 teams at the Big C Relays in Anchorage last weekend.  From left are athletes Ziza Shemet Pitcher, Aurora Waclawski, Alex Mosley and Sarah Wolf.  -Photo Provided

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Mariners have strong performance during Big C Relays in Anchorage

It was a busy but rewarding weekend in Anchorage for the Homer High School track and field team…

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Girls battle Juneau weather in soccer season’s openers

Last week girls of the Homer Mariners soccer team traveled to Juneau to compete in their first three…

Players on the Mariner boys soccer team fight to claim posession of the ball during a rainy team scrimmage last Monday. From left are Charles Rohr, Jake Marquardt, Simon Dye, Koby Etzweiler and Timothy Blakely.

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Mariners’ soccer season underway

Mariner girls and boys soccer teams are working hard to prepare for the first games of their short…

David Thomas of Point Hope demonstrates the one-hand reach during a presentation on Native Youth Olympics last Thursday at Homer Middle School. -Photos by Michael Armstrong

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Huskies learn traditions

Extend your reach. Hang on tight. Jump high. Those all could be skills any athlete would want to…

The Kevin Bell Mites take to the ice Sunday during Kevin Bell Day. Bell, who died in 2008, was a driving force behind Homer hockey.-Photo by Aaron Carpenter, Homer News

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Hot Ice Action

 

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Track-field team strong in numbers, talent

Spring is in the air and excitement is building for Homer High School’s 2015 track and field season.…