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Husky wrestlers win five Borough Championships

The Homer Middle School Huskies hosted the 2013 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Wrestling Championships last Saturday. Six…

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Huskies wrap up ski season Saturday at Boroughs in Kenai

The Homer Huskies traveled to the Tsalteshi Trails at Skyview High School for the Soldotna Classic Invite on…

The Riptide's Austin McAvoy guards the Nets' Royce Holmes during the City League championship tournament last weekend.

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Riptide repeats City League history; wins championship for second year

The Best Western Riptide took home the City League Championship after winning all three games in last weekend’s…

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Mariners host last home games of basketball season on Friday

The Homer Mariners hosted the Kenai Kardinals for a rivalry endowment game on Tuesday night in basketball action.Although…

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Nordic Skiing Regions Meet Lookout Trails, Ohlson Mountain

Total team scoresBoys — 1. Soldotna, 2 hours, 22 minutes, 55 seconds; 2. Kenai, 2:27:42; 3. Colony, 2:28:06;…

The Homer Hockey Association Pee Wee C team won the Presidents Day Tournament, beating Fairbanks 4-2 in the championship game on Sunday in Anchorage.

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Glacier Kings Peewee team wins tourney

The Homer Glacier Kings Peewee Tier 3 team beat Fairbanks 4-2 Sunday for its third Presidents Day Invitational…

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Mariners split in rematch with Nikiski

After a canceled Thursday night game against Seward, the Mariners had an extra day of rest before Friday’s…

Mariner Aspen Daigle speeds up to pass two Soldotna Stars skiers in the Regions meet at the Lookout Trails on Ohlson Mountain last weekend.

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Lady Mariners ski to third in Regions meet

The Mariners young small team showed the competition whose home course it was at the Nordic skiing Regions…

Special Olympic athlete Kinna Ledger, center, celebrates her Winter World Games medal with (back row from left) sister Paulina Baker, mother Susie Ledger, Homer Senior Citizens executive director Keren Kelley; and (front row from left) niece Alinna Baker, nephew J. J. Baker, and niece Larissa Baker.

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Family, friends celebrate Special Olympian’s win

A medal-wearing Kinna Ledger, 22, of Anchor Point was surrounded by family, friends and her coach at a…

The Homer Middle School ski team poses for a picture recently. The team is raising funds with a ski-a-thon on Sunday, while the coaches will be offering lessons for $25.

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Husky ski team to host ski-a-thon; lessons to be offered by coaches for $25

What’s a ski-a-thon? A fun-filled event used to promote skiing among youth by supporting the funding of getting…

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High school pool reopensAfter managers discovered a “fecal incident” at the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center at Homer High…

The blue-and-gold Homer Mariner boys cross-country ski team, left, and teams from Kenai, Skyview and SoHi, get a mass start at Borough competition at Lookout Mountain on Saturday.

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Lady Mariners ski to top honors at Boroughs

The Lady Mariner Nordic ski team smoked the competition last weekend at the Borough ski meet held at…

Mariner Mark McGregor, No. 32, gets ready to pass the ball during Saturday's final tournament game against the Nikiski Bulldogs. The Mariners claimed a 50-35 victory in the game that was played in the Homer Middle School gym.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Lady Mariners take second place during winter carnival tourney

The Lady Mariners took home some hardware after going 2-1 this weekend and taking second place in Homer’s…