Upcoming events

Volleyball: The volleyball team will compete this weekend in the Shana Pritchard Tournament in Nikiski, starting at 2:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday.

Cross-country: The Homer cross-country team will compete in the Bartlett Preview starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Football: The Mariners will face off against Monroe High School at 2 p.m. Saturday at Homer High School.

Swim and Dive: The Homer swim and dive team will host the Swim Quad at 5 p.m. Friday at the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center.

In review

Volleyball

Homer’s varsity volleyball team took third place in last weekend’s Homer Jamboree, a round-robin style tournament held at the start of each season at Homer High School.

Nikiski’s team came out on top, defeating Kenai Central High School 25-18, 25-15 in the final games. Homer defeated Seward for third place 25-18, 14-25 and 15-10 in their final games. The Lady Mariners lost their first games in the round-robin play to Kenai, 21-17 and 21-15, and lost their second set of games 21-14 and 21-16 to Nikiski.

Kenai v Homer: 21-17, 21-15, Kenai

Nikiski v Seward: 23-21, 21-11, Nikiski

Kenai v Seward: 21-18, 21-15, Kenai

Nikiski v Homer: 21-14, 21-16, Nikiski

Kenai v Nikiski: split, 21-16 Nikiski and 21-19 Kenai

Homer v Seward: split, 21-11 Homer and 21-19 Seward

Football

Homer high’s football team suffered a loss in the first home game of the season, ending their battle against Kenai Central High School 58-6.

Several Homer players ended up icing injuries on the bench by the end of the nonconference game. The team now stands at 0-2 for the season.

The Kardinals improved to 1-1 overall. They led the Mariners 30-0 after the first quarter, 44-6 at halftime.

Homer’s one touchdown was scored by sophomore Cade Hrenchir, who caught a pass from junior quarterback Anthony Kalugin for a 53 yard gain.

Kenai rushed for 458 yards, while holding Homer to negative 4 yards.

Cross-country

The Homer cross-country team continued the start to its season by competing in the highly populated Tsalteshi Invitational held last weekend.

The event consists of two 5 kilometer races — one for varsity runners and one open race — for both boys and girls, through the winding trail system on the outskirts of Soldotna. The Homer girls team placed 13 overall out of 15 teams, while the boys also came in at 13 out of 17 teams.

Girls

Team scores: 1. West, 75; 2. West Valley, 108; 3. Chugiak, 110; 4. South, 141; 5. Palmer, 143; 6. Kenai, 159; 7. Grace, 160; 8. Dimond, 165; 9. Eagle River, 172; 10. Service, 177; 11. Soldotna, 256; 12. Colony, 294; 13. Homer, 366; 14. Kodiak, 380; 15. Bethel, 466.

1. Ava Earl, South Anchorage 18:37 2. Emily Walsh, Eagle River 18:45 3. Allison VanPelt, Wasilla 19:07 4. Adrianna Proffitt, Chugiak 19:17 5. Katey Houser, Palmer 19:25 6. Payton Smith, West Anchorage 19:33 7. Jaycie Calvert, Kenai Central 19:38 8. Maggie Druckenmiller, West Valley 19:39 9. Kylie Judd, Dimond 19:39 10. Clare Howard, Service 19:50 11. Naomi Bailey, West Valley 19:56 12. Mazzy Jackson, Grace Christian 19:58 13. Quincy Donley; West Anchorage 19:59 14. Breanna Day, Chugiak 20:01 15. Lily Slatonbarker, West Anchorage 20:16 16. Mary Reinbold, Dimond 20:22 17. Garvey Tobin, Service 20:29 18. Emma Jerome, West Valley 20:30 19. Sophie Wright, Palmer 20:40 20. Logan Satathite, Kenai Central 20:40 21. Sophia Dedmore, Chugiak 20:40 22. Ryann Dorris, West Anchorage 20:41 23. Claire Nelson, Eagle River 20:42 24. Ivy Eski, West Anchorage 20:45 25. Grace Annett, Grace Christian 20:46

26. Leola Atkinson, Bartlett 20:47 27. Lydia Ortiz, Palmer 20:48 28. Natalie Hood, West Anchorage 20:57 29. Lucy Young, South Anchorage 20:59 30. Erika Arthur, Soldotna 21:00 31. Abigail Robinson, South Anchorage 21:02 32. Laura Ellis, Grace Christian 21:02 33. Brooke Satathite, Kenai Central 21:05 34. Tanis Lorring, Soldotna 21:06 35. Sophia Nowers, Palmer 21:07 36. Lindsey Gerlach, Chugiak 21:09 37. Elizabeth Novakovich, South Anchorage 21:14 38. Emma Axelsson, West Valley 21:20 39. Nowelle Spencer, Service 21:21 40. Sam Starks, West Valley 21:22 41. Delainey Zock, Dimond 21:25 42. Brooklynn Gould, Chugiak 21:26 43. Abbi Boucher, Wasilla 21:30 44. Ellie Mitchell, West Anchorage 21:32 45. Mary Goodwin, Eagle River 21:33 46. Lydia Bushey, Colony 21:35 47. Malina Fagan, Kodiak 21:36 48. Kiah Widener, Grace Christian 21:38 49. Laura Ripp, Eagle River 21:39

50. Leah Fallon, Kenai Central 21:39 51. Annika Ostberg, Dimond 21:42 52. Nataya Lee, South Anchorage 21:44 53. Sophia Coverdell, Grace Christian 21:45 54. Sofija Spaic, Colony 21:50 55. Monica Bustillos, Colony 21:58 56. Cameron Blackwell, Soldotna 22:00 57. Katia Holmes, Homer 22:01 58. Tarja Latva-Kiskol, Dimond 22:05 59. Summer Foster, Kenai Central 22:06 60. Avi Sorich, Service 22:17 61. Leia Hoggard, Service 22:20 62. Sienna Carey, Homer 22:21 63. Skye Brabson, Eagle River 22:25 64. Lindsey Western, South Anchorage 22:31 65. Anna McLaughlin, Grace Christian 22:34 66. Zoe Copp, Palmer 22:36 67. Julia Thomas, South Anchorage 22:37 68. Kaley Fleming, Dimond 22:37 69. Isabelle Hlasny, Service 22:38 70. Nina Kalytiak, Palmer 22:42 71. Kaylin Anderson, Homer 22:44 72. Alexis Black, Dimond 22:46 73. Victoria Denison, Soldotna 22:47 74. Myah Smith, Eagle River 22:51 75. Nicole Bell, Colony 22:51

76. Ellie Burns; Soldotna 22:53 77. Ana Arreola, Palmer 22:53 78. Francie Eufemio, Kodiak 23:04 79. Abby Novak, Colony 23:05 80. Amelia Wagner-Jones, West Valley 23:07 81. Tessa Binder, Grace Christian 23:18 82. Lucille Longhurst, Eagle River 23:26 83. Claire Smith, Colony 23:27 84. Maria Salzetti, Kenai Central 23:32 85. Fiona Phelan, Bethel 23:48 86. Naomi Griffin, Kodiak 23:55 87. Kali Smedley, Chugiak 23:57 88. Ryann Cannava, Soldotna 23:59 89. Jocelyn Reese, Service 23:59 90. Sydney Tusten, Chugiak 24:05 91. Emma Christiansen, Kodiak 24:15 92. Mariah McGuire, Homer 24:28 93. Giselle Rachels, Wasilla 24:37 94. Katie Parnell, Kodiak 24:40 95. Brynn Steiner, Wasilla 24:43 96. Maddie Christiansen, Kodiak 24:55 97. Lindsey Beans-Polk, Bethel 24:57 98. Haley Buckbee, Soldotna 25:13 99. Hannah Villaroya, Kodiak 25:22 100. Beth Hensley, Bethel 26:11

101. Haylee Overson, Homer 26:54 102. Summer McGuire, Homer 26:57 103. Cadence Cedars, Bethel 28:14 104. Alqaq Small, Bethel 30:30 105. Gabrielle Fredericks, Bethel 30:42 106. Julian Stanley, Bethel 33:57.

Boys

Team scores: 1. Chugiak, 58; 2. Service, 83; 3. West, 85; 4. Dimond, 122; 5. West Valley, 123; 6. Grace Christian, 166; 7. South, 171; 8. Soldotna, 234; 9. Wasilla, 242; 10. Colony, 282; 11. Palmer, 297; 12. Kodiak, 299; 13. Homer, 343; 14. Kenai Central, 397; 15. East, 428; 16. Bethel, 452; 17. Eagle River, 467.

1. Santiago Prosser, Dimond 15:45 2. Everett Cason, West Anchorage 15:46 3. Daniel Bausch, Chugiak 15:47 4. Hyrum Nelson, Chugiak 15:58 5. Xander Maurer, Service 16:00 6. Ethan Davis, West Anchorage, 16:17 7. Gabe Martin, Grace Christian 16:31 8. Niko Latva-Kiskol, Dimond 16:39 9. Kaleb Beloy, South Anchorage 16:40 10. Michael Earnhart, Chugiak 16:41 11. Zanden Mcmullen, South Anchorage 16:52 12. Sebbie Szweda, Service 16:56 13. Ari Endestad, West Valley 16:58 14. Miles Dennis, Chugiak 17:01 15. Luke Fritzel, Grace Christian 17:03 16. Gavin Block, Colony 17:06 17. Joel Power, Service 17:08 18. Hunter Hayes, Wasilla 17:12 19. Jack Cater, West Valley 17:14 20. Sebastian Reed, West Anchorage 17:15 21. Ben Post, West Anchorage 17:16 22. Bradley Walters, Soldotna 17:17 23. Mekbeb Denbrock, Soldotna 17:20 24. Jacob Belanger, Service 17:20 25. Mitchell Guyer, Service 17:21

26. Nolan Earnest, West Valley 17:21 27. Max Beiergrohsle, Chugiak 17:21 28. Jason Hlasny, Service 17:22 29. Paul Winegeart, Kodiak 17:23 30. Maison Dunham, Kenai Central 17:25 31. Jack Winford, West Valley 17:26 32. Connor Marbrey, Kodiak 17:26 33. Tayson McKenzie, Dimond 17:28 34. Eric Difolco, West Valley 17:30 35. Connor Owens, Palmer 17:35 36. Isaac Dammeyer, West Anchorage 17:38 37. Dallin Gardiner, Dimond 17:40 38. Amiqaq Maclean, Palmer 17:44 39. Seth Chamberlain, South Anchorage 17:44 40. Luciano Fasulo, Homer 17:45 41. Seth Kniegge, Grace Christian 17:45 42. Dylan Kearns, Service 17:47 43. Kurtis Brumbaugh, Dimond 17:48 44. Bill Rich, Homer 17:50 45. Landon Hayes, Wasilla 17:51 46. Alex Olson, West Valley 17:51 47. Jacob Lestina, Chugiak 17:52 48. Paul Kopp, Grace Christian 17:53 49. Cameron Sheldon, Dimond 17:54 50. Skyler Parks, West Anchorage 17:55.

51. Lance Chilton, Soldotna 17:58 52. Beck Haywood, East Anchorage 17:58 53. McKinley Larson, Wasilla 18:06 54. Spencer Putnam, South Anchorage 18:07 55. Warren Metzger, Grace Christian 18:08 56. Preston Wethington, Grace Christian 18:10 57. Dastzeni Tibbits, Dimond 18:12 58. Simon Keffalos, South Anchorage 18:13 59. Thomas Bueler, West Valley 18:14 60. Kolten Greathouse, Wasilla 18:19 61. Jake Waterhouse, Colony 18:22 62. Nathaniel Good, Colony 18:22 63. Levi Miller, Palmer 18:24 64. Sawyer Barta, West Anchorage 18:24 65. Anchor Musgrave, Soldotna 18:27 66. Samuel Logsdon, Wasilla 18:29 67. Luke Howe, East Anchorage 18:29 68. Calum Colver, Colony 18:30 69. Alex Carl, Eagle River 18:31 70. Youji Seto, Kodiak 18:34 71. Colt Hubert, Kodiak 18:34 72. Clayton Beachy, Homer 18:35 73. Logan Shane, Soldotna 18:37 74. Corbin Mattingly, Homer 18:38 75. Norse Iverson, Colony 18:41.

76. Lane Meier, Colony 18:43 77. Alexander Logsdon, Wasilla 18:47 78. Vincent Coverdell, Grace Christian 18:47 79. Ethan Copp, Palmer 18:48 80. Nathanael Johnson, Soldotna 18:49 81. Tucker Mueller, Kenai Central 18:49 82. Mike Reem, Palmer 18:51 83. Landon Smith, Bethel 18:53 84. Simeon Ramirez; Colony 18:53 85. Thomas Phelan, Bethel 18:54 86. Aiden Schubert, South Anchorage 19:01 87. Josh Villanueva, Palmer 19:03 88. Joseph Walling, Palmer 19:05 89. Joe Hamilton, Kenai Central 19:12 90. Ahmed Salih, East Anchorage 19:12 91. Jordan Delacruz, Eagle River 19:15 92. Lawrence Poe, Bethel 19:18 93. Jamin Crow, Bethel 19:19 94. Hudson Horwath, Wasilla 19:20 95. Jack Harris, Soldotna 19:21 96. Luke Cross, Kenai Central 19:22 97. Jarrod Bolton; Kodiak 19:26 98. Jacob Heavener, Eagle River 19:33 99. Gary Poe, Bethel 19:39 100. Jackson Roberts, Kodiak 19:42

101. Wyatt White, Kenai Central 19:49 102. Cole Kretsinger, Eagle River 19:55; 103. Joshua Putikka, Bethel 19:55 104. Jack Debrecht-mow, South Anchorage 19:57 105. Dylan West, Eagle River 19:57 106. Curtis Bay, Eagle River 20:01 107. Peter Crow, Bethel 20:06 108. Evan Stockton, Kenai Central 20:31 109. Julian Costello, Kodiak, 20:47; 110. Tommy King, East Anchorage 20:55 1011. Josh Foster, Kenai Central 20:56 112. Avery White, Eagle River 20:58 113. Will Sanchez, East Anchorage 21:19 114. Andrew Hamm, East Anchorage 21:21 115. Devin Wise, Homer 22:25; 116. Hunter Patton, Homer 24:01