Youth Sports
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Region III Hockey Tournament kicks off today at the Kevin Bell Arena. “This is a very special event that only comes around every six years,” said John Carlin, Homer High’s head hockey coach. “I told the athletes, from freshmen to seniors, that they’ll never experience this at this ri...
Thu, 02/06/2014 - 10:49am -
Even with spring-like weather, it’s isn’t spring-like enough to move from Homer Community Recreation’s indoor soccer program to an outdoor setting. Unless you’re one of the handful of Homer hockey players intent on developing what they’ve learned about the sport at home. That’s exactly w...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 2:57pm -
The 2014 Ninilchik Invitational Championship Tournament will be held Feb. 5-8 and features boys and girls teams from Skyview, Unalakleet, Chevak, Noorvik, Noatak and Ninilchik. The four days of play begin Feb. 5 with: Game 1: Chevak girls vs. Noorvik, 2 p.m. Game 2:...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 2:50pm -
The Popeye Wrestling Club will hold a pre-season banquet at Homer Middle School from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday. This is an opportunity to learn about the club and how it continues to expand. It’s also a chance to learn how wrestling can teach members about sportsmanship, individuality, team concepts and ...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 2:49pm -
It was a five-school rumble at the ConocoPhillips Nikolaevsk Warrior Dome on Jan. 16-18, with Birchwood Christian, Kalskag, Nenana, Nikolaevsk and Skyview heating up the boards. Nenana took first place in the boys competition, with Nikolaevsk in second and Kalskag in third. In the girls competition,...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 2:48pm -
Thunderous cheers and loud foot-stomping from the crowd, rousing music played by the Homer High band directed by Amy Johnson and an energetic team of Mariner cheerleaders were second only to the action in the Homer High School Alice Witte Gymnasium Friday night as the Mariner girls and boys basketba...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 2:47pm -
If you felt the earth shaking Tuesday night, it wasn’t an earthquake. It was an exciting, overtime game of Mariner hockey at the Kevin Bell Arena. Following on the heels of Saturday’s 1-0 shutout of the SoHi Stars, the Mariners invited the Kenai Kardinals to Homer for a game. And what a game it ...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 2:45pm -
As the Mariner hockey season nears its conclusion and the team looks toward the regional tournament at the Kevin Bell Arena Feb. 6-8, Hannah Baird and Maggie LaRue are excited to join their teammates in competing for a regional championship banner. ...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 2:43pm -
Tell a skier it’s winter and he or she will, well, ski. No matter the rain or ice. Friday, the Homer High School Mariner cross country team did just that, heading north for the Kenai Klassic. “I was proud of all of our kids for going out and skiing hard despite the bad weather and snow condition...
Wed, 01/22/2014 - 2:58pm -
Wrestlers from Chapman, Homer, Ninilchik, Seldovia and Voznesenka gathered at Homer Middle School Friday for the Husky Open. With 50-60 participants, it was “a strong little tournament,” said Coach Dan Rios. Pool B 1st place: Tyson Overson, Chapman; 2nd place: Ste...
Wed, 01/22/2014 - 2:41pm
