Sports
Mariner football schedule taking shape
The first game of the Homer High School Mariner football season was scheduled to be Saturday against Monroe…
Sports
Two runs offer competition, fun, fresh air, support
Making its 19th annual return Sunday is the Breast Cancer Run, a five-mile run and one-mile walk sponsored…
Sports
Homer runners conquer ultra marathon
Homer runners Marty Everts, Elizabeth Roedl, Stacy Buckelew and Jimmy Neumayer catch their breath at the finish of…
Outdoors & Recreation
Still time to put fish in freezer (or canner or smoker or soup pot or…)
As August starts to slowly glissade (“butt scoot” for those of you who consider outdoor recreation as playing…
Sports
One month left in halibut derby
It was a quiet week in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, according to derby coordinator Paula Frisinger. “A…
Outdoors & Recreation
Pigs, parade back for ’13 Ninilchik fair
The Ninilchik fairgrounds was home to two days of rodeo excitement in July. Last weekend it was the…
Sports
Still time to hook a winner in derby
The 2013 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby began May 15 and ends until Sept. 15. That means anglers still…
Outdoors & Recreation
Fishing for silvers heats up; here’s how you won’t get skunked
Flat Island and Point Pogibshi have been heating up for silvers lately, so maybe those reports from boats…
Sports
Soccer teams win in Kenai
The Soccer Association of Homer was again represented by the Homer Vortex, a team of boys under the…
Outdoors & Recreation
Activity picking up around The Fishing Hole
Lately there have been growing rumors about silvers lurking outside The Fishing Hole. Until noon Monday I thought…
Sports
236.2-pound halibut pushes to lead in derby
An Iowa angler has taken over the lead in this year’s Homer Halibut Jackpot Derby. On July 25,…
Sports
Sports in Brief
SPH sponsors physical exam clinic at Homer Medical Center Physical exams for high school students will be offered…
Sports
Tagged fish keep on coming
James Jell of Moscow, Idaho, continues to have the biggest flat fish caught to date in the 2013…