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Seward swimmer makes USA Junior National swim team

Seward swimmer makes USA Junior National swim team

Seward sophomore Lydia Jacoby was named to the 2019-20 U.S. Junior National swim team in an announcement this week by USA Swimming. Jacoby was one… Continue reading

Seward swimmer makes USA Junior National swim team
Week 5 prep football brings slate of home games

Week 5 prep football brings slate of home games

Heading into last weekend’s Friday night showdown in sunny San Diego, Soldotna Stars football coach Galen Brantley Jr. warned about the tough matchup facing SoHi.… Continue reading

Week 5 prep football brings slate of home games
Brown Bears forward and Wasilla High School product Schachle commits to UAA

Brown Bears forward and Wasilla High School product Schachle commits to UAA

Kenai River Brown Bears forward Porter Schachle announced his commitment to Division I University of Alaska-Anchorage on Wednesday. Schachle, 18, is entering his second season… Continue reading

Brown Bears forward and Wasilla High School product Schachle commits to UAA
A group of friends makes their way through the trail leading to Tutka Lake across Kachemak Bay from Homer, Alaska in August, 2019. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Out of the Office: Let’s pour one out for Mother Tutka

For the two years I’ve lived in Homer, I’ve managed just two trips across Kachemak Bay that haven’t been work related. If I keep up… Continue reading

A group of friends makes their way through the trail leading to Tutka Lake across Kachemak Bay from Homer, Alaska in August, 2019. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Refuge Notebook: The Swan Lake Fire and wildlife

Refuge Notebook: The Swan Lake Fire and wildlife

This summer brought one of the hottest and driest summers ever recorded on the Kenai. Large areas dominated by black spruce, hot temperatures, and dry… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: The Swan Lake Fire and wildlife
Week 2 Pigskin Pick ‘Em

Week 2 Pigskin Pick ‘Em

The opening week of the 2019 NFL season was a little uneven for the Prince of Prognostication. Denver’s debacle on Monday Night sealed a 9-7… Continue reading

  • Sep 12, 2019
Week 2 Pigskin Pick ‘Em
Homer volleyball takes down Kenai

Homer volleyball takes down Kenai

The digs, kills and lengthy rallies that punctuated Tuesday night’s Southcentral Conference clash at Kenai Central High School seemed to perfectly encapsulate the type of… Continue reading

Homer volleyball takes down Kenai
Mariner Triathlon set for Saturday

Mariner Triathlon set for Saturday

The rescheduled Mariner Triathlon will take place Saturday in Homer at 8 a.m. The event was originally scheduled for Labor Day weekend, but had to… Continue reading

Mariner Triathlon set for Saturday
Dye, Clark play golf for Marian University

Dye, Clark play golf for Marian University

A pair of Kenai Central graduates are playing golf for Marian University, an NCAA Division III school in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Kenai’s Max Dye… Continue reading

Dye, Clark play golf for Marian University
Young, Williamson win Halibut Hustle 5K in Homer

Young, Williamson win Halibut Hustle 5K in Homer

Hanna Young and Lance Williamson won the Halibut Hustle 5K on the Homer Spit on Sunday. Young finished the course in 23 minutes, 0 seconds,… Continue reading

Young, Williamson win Halibut Hustle 5K in Homer
Beeson, Aldridge capture the Gauntlet

Beeson, Aldridge capture the Gauntlet

Brian Beeson and Morgan Aldridge won the Gauntlet mountain biking race Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails. The Gauntlet ends the mountain biking season at Tsalteshi, but… Continue reading

Beeson, Aldridge capture the Gauntlet
Ostrander takes 16th at 5th Avenue Mile

Ostrander takes 16th at 5th Avenue Mile

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, finished 16th in the 20-runner women’s pro division in the 5th Avenue Mile on Sunday… Continue reading

Ostrander takes 16th at 5th Avenue Mile
Homer’s Eyoab Knapp sprints the final stretch of the Division II boys race of the Palmer Invitational. Knapp finished seventh. (Photo by Tim Rockey/Frontiersman)

Homer’s Daigle wins at Palmer Invite; Kenai girls, boys take 2nd

Homer senior Autumn Daigle won the girls Division II race at the Palmer Invitational, while the Kenai girls and boys both took second in Division… Continue reading

Homer’s Eyoab Knapp sprints the final stretch of the Division II boys race of the Palmer Invitational. Knapp finished seventh. (Photo by Tim Rockey/Frontiersman)
SoHi holds off Kenai for Shayna Pritchard volleyball title

SoHi holds off Kenai for Shayna Pritchard volleyball title

So far, so good for Soldotna head volleyball coach Luke Baumer. Baumer’s SoHi Stars rolled to a championship victory Saturday at the 12th annual Shayna… Continue reading

SoHi holds off Kenai for Shayna Pritchard volleyball title
Barrow defense smothers Nikiski football

Barrow defense smothers Nikiski football

In a game defined by a titanic midfield struggle amid a steady autumn rain, it was only appropriate that a high-flying, acrobatic play would decide… Continue reading

Barrow defense smothers Nikiski football
North Pole football topples Kenai

North Pole football topples Kenai

Chris Wetland, when he came to North Pole High School for Saturday afternoon’s football game against the Kenai Kardinals, was accompanied by a memory of… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2019
  • By DANNY MARTIN Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
North Pole football topples Kenai
Homer quarterback Anthony Kalugin (12) tackles Houston’s Kennedy Fono during a Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 football game between the two teams on the Mariner field in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Football roundup: SoHi crushes San Diego powerhouse, Houston topples Homer

The Soldotna football team moved to 3-0 with a dominant, 42-7 nonconference win over Christian High School on Friday at Granite Hills High School just… Continue reading

Homer quarterback Anthony Kalugin (12) tackles Houston’s Kennedy Fono during a Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 football game between the two teams on the Mariner field in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Homer’s Madison Story swims to first place in the girls 100 yard breaststroke during the Homer Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 at the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Homer girls, Colony boys swimmers win Homer Invite

The Homer girls and Colony boys picked up victories Saturday at the Homer Invitational in Homer. The Homer girls scored 85 points to top the… Continue reading

Homer’s Madison Story swims to first place in the girls 100 yard breaststroke during the Homer Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 at the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Night racing gets wild at Twin City Raceway

Night racing gets wild at Twin City Raceway

When autumn in Alaska gets dark enough for bright lights to come on, race car drivers turn up the intensity. Friday night exuded that wild-card… Continue reading

Night racing gets wild at Twin City Raceway
CIA soccer finishes 0-3 at Tri-Valley Kickoff Tourney

CIA soccer finishes 0-3 at Tri-Valley Kickoff Tourney

The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team finished 0-3 at the Tri-Valley Kickoff Tournament on Thursday and Friday to fall to 0-5-1 on the season.… Continue reading

CIA soccer finishes 0-3 at Tri-Valley Kickoff Tourney