Ketchikan’s Felicia Ruaro, right, slides safely into second base as Homer’s Miranda Beach attempts to field the ball and make the tag during the small schools state softball tournament Friday, May 31 at Cartee Fields in Anchorage.-Photo by Mike Nesper/Morris News Service - Alaska

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Lady Mariners finish 3rd at state softball tourney

Two weeks ago, Homer High School’s Lady Mariners secured first place in the Northern Lights Conference for the…

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Get ready to tee off for hospice

Hospice of Homer is bringing its annual fundraising golf tournament to Homer on June 15. While the event…

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Mariners named to all-conference softball teams

The following players were chosen to the NLC All-Conference First Team: Miranda Beach, Homer Dannika Catt, Kodiak Katie…

April Saputski of Rathdrum, Idaho, has taken the lead with a 142.2-pound halibut caught May 27.-Photo provided

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New leader in Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby

Less than a month into the 2013 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, April Saputski of Rathdrum, Idaho, has taken…

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Fishing picking up at Nick Dudiak lagoon

Last week I reported that the king run at The Fishing Hole had been about as productive as…

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Arctica takes first in Sourdough race

Energy was high on Saturday as the sun greeted the annual Memorial Weekend “Sourdough” race sponsored by the…

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Lady Mariners head to state softball championship games with 9-1 record

Since May 22, the Homer Lady Mariners have defeated the Skyview Panthers, split a senior night double header…

Mariner Willie Deaver, No. 25, pitches in the last game against Kenai Kardinals during the Region III tournament last weekend.-Photo by  Mary Hannah Bowe

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Mariners end season at Regions tourney

The Mariner Varsity baseball team fell just short of their quest for a spot in the state baseball…

Ethan Pitzman gets ready to cross the finish line of the 800-meter dash, with Peter Syth close behind in second place. The Hershey Track and Field Games were held Saturday in Homer for the first time in several years, attracting 18 youths between the ages of 9 and 14.-Photo by Heather Ericson

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Turnout low, enthusiasm high at Hershey’s Homer event

Although the weather was stunning on Saturday, the turnout for the Hershey’s Track and Field Games was low.…

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2013 Homer Area Hershey Track & Field Meet Results

GIRLS Long jump (9-10) 1. Rachel Bolin 5’4” 2. Aspen Etzwiler 4’6” BOYS Long Jump (9-10) 1. Sawyer…

Photos by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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New trail marks end of year at WHES

No more pencils, no more books. Students at West Homer Elementary School spent the end of the academic…

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Biologist: Make a bear plan

Sometime during the night on May 19, likely when he was watching “The Voice” at a loud volume…

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Youth Fishing Day set for Saturday

The Memorial Day weekend was primo if you were into mucking around the beaches for assorted clam-type life…