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Homer’s Cassidy Carroll takes second in the 100-yard backstroke Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at the Northern Lights Conference swim meet at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Colony sweeps at Northern Lights Conference swim meet

The Colony girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Northern Lights Conference swim meet Friday and…

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Volleyball teams wrap up regular season

Brackets for conference tourneys released

Matfey Reutov moves the puck down the rink against a Soldotna High School player on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Homer High hockey returns after yearlong hiatus

The Mariners return to the ice this Friday after a full season away from the puck

Joolee Aurand, on bottom, demonstrates a yoga pose in this undated photo taken in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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YogicStatica: 12 hours of yoga, 12 teachers, 12 dollars

On Sunday, Bunnell Streets Arts Center will host a 12-hour yoga event with a different teacher sharing their…

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Homer wrestling competes in Nikiski Top Dog tourney

Mariners’ take 5th place overall, have three first place finishers

Lincoln Kimbell shakes hands with Boyd Lehmberg after winning the final round of a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate match at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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In-person esports match goes down to wire

In a small classroom at Nikiski Middle-High School, the Kenai Peninsula’s second in-person esports match was held Oct.…

Soldotna celebrates by singing the school song Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in the Division II championship game at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna defeats Lathrop for Division II state football championship

Going into the Division II state football championship game Saturday at a sunny Service High School in Anchorage,…

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Unhinged Alaska: The dawn of winter

During the Code 3 pursuit, I noticed that I could see my vitriol firing breath which was a…

Homer Mariner Nestor Kalugin faces off Soldotna Stars Joe Whittom at 171 during senior night on Nov. 23, 2021. Kalugin won the match. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Homer Mariner wrestling team opens 2023 season

Homer split duels vs Nikiski, Seward, take third place overall at Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament

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A female moose sunbathes in October 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska.

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Out of the Office: Take a breather

Sometimes I need a reminder to just breathe.

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Colony swimmers, divers sweep Palmer Invite

The Colony swimming and diving teams swept the Palmer Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Palmer High School…

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The banded Anna’s hummingbird is being released and flew away seconds after the photo was taken.

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Refuge Notebook: Tales of the traveling hummingbird

In the book “A Sand County Almanac,” Aldo Leopold wrote, “To band a bird is to hold a…

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Mariners volleyball competes in Lady Grizzley Invite

Mariners take 5th overall in second bracket amid stiff interconference competition