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Friday hoops: Homer gains nonconference victory over Houston

Homer girls 64, Houston 47

Dylan Dahlgren, Galen Brantley III and Adarra Hagelund at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Brookings, South Dakota. (Photo provided)

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College: Brantley III, Hagelund earn All-American honors; Jacoby, Longhorns dominate Big 12

Two former members of the Soldotna track and field team earned All-American honors at the NAIA Indoor Track…

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Homer Glacier Kings play the Anchorage Comets in the championship game at Kevin Bell Arena in Homer on March 3.

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Homer hosts 2024 statewide youth hockey tournament

The Homer Hockey Association hosted the 2024 Alaska State Hockey Association 14UA tournament held at Kevin Bell Arena…

Ninilchik's Austin White puts down a two-handed dunk against the Aniak Halfbreeds Wednesday at the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Peninsula Region III Basketball Tournament begins Thursday

The Kenai Peninsula Region III basketball tournament takes place at the Homer High School this weekend starting at…

Participants begin the 2023 Bike Epic event at McNeil Canyon Elementary School in Homer, Alaska.  Photo provided by Chuck Lindsay with credit to former Homer resident Marc Romano.

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Multisport Epic event returns to the Caribou Trails on Saturday

On Saturday, March 9, the Homer Cycling Club is hosting the ninth running of the multisport 50-100K Bike…

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Peninsula basketball teams seek to extend seasons

This past weekend, the Cook Inlet Academy boys basketball team secured a spot in the Class 1A/2A state…

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Tela Bacher (55kg) with fellow 2004 Olympian Usukhbayar Gelegjamts (120kg) square off during a Wrestle Like a Girl Sports Diplomacy Exchange in Mongolia in April 2023.

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Promoting girls wrestling at home and across the nation

Long-time Homer wrestling coach steps into lead role at middle school

Homer Middle School boys line up at the start at the Ohlson Mountain ski trails on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Christopher Kincaid

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Huskies host Nordic Ski borough championship at Lookout Trails

Nordic Ski borough championship at Lookout Trails was the culminating event of a season of fun skiing and…

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Homer Middle School’s Flora Fitzpatrick competes with a Kenai student at the borough wrestling tournament in Seward last weekend.

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Middle school wrestlers compete in Seward

Homer Middle School wrestlers took second place at the borough meet at Seward Middle School last weekend. The…

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Homer freshman Tristyn Larrick competes in the one foot high kick on Saturday, Feb. 17 during the Kachemak Bay Winter Games at Homer High School.

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Homer hosts Kachemak Bay Traditional Games

The Kachemak Bay Traditional Games event held at Homer High School on Feb. 17 and 18 saw more…

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Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra skis in the 5-kilometer skate race at the state Nordic ski meet at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

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State skiing: Kenai girls, boys take DII honors

The Kenai Peninsula had plenty to shout about Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the state Nordic ski meet…

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Weekend hoops: Grace Christian sweeps Homer

Homer was swept by Grace Christian on Saturday.

Example of a culvert blocked by natural materials on Port Graham Road. (Photo by Sarah Apsens/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Connecting fish and community to resources in Port Graham

Streams that baby salmon live in provide shelter from predators, food and conditions for optimal growth