Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby
While August in Homer usually brings a decrease of monster-size halibut — Jamie Olvera of Fairbanks is having none of that.
Olvera landed her 277.6-pound flatfish on Aug. 28, just four days after an angler from Ohio landed a 300-pounder — but forgot to buy a derby ticket.
John Tucholski of Steven Hills, Ohio reportedly talked the [...]
Mariner of the Week
Erik Rosencrans was selected by his coaches to represent the sport of football this week.
Erik is a 16-year-old junior attending Homer High School. He is a two-sport athlete playing football and hockey, and has played football since third grade. He is currently playing with many of the same players in high school that he played with for the past eight years. He played first on Homer’s Pop Warner Raiders team, and now plays tight end and running back on the Homer Mariners varsity squad. Erik said his preferred position — and the one he plays most now — is tight end.
Sports Briefs – Sept. 1
All three Raider football teams suffered losses this week in Anchorage and Eagle River. Ethan Pitzman picked up a touchdown in the Mighty Mites 19-7 loss to the Jaguars of Eagle River. Logan Harris connected with Dawson Felde for a touchdown against the junior Peewee Jaguar team in their 6-32 loss. The Midget Raiders were [...]
Swimmers open with steady strokes
The Homer Mariner swim team opened its season in a tri-meet against Kenai and Soldotna over the weekend, showing strength in a wide range of events.
Homer teams took first place in 12 of the 24 different events, dominating the 200 medley and 400-yard freestyle relays in both the boys and girls’ events.
Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby
Derby Leader: 273.2 pounds caught by Mark Hilts of Grand Rapids, Minn. on July 13. Hilts was fishing with Magic Waters Charters aboard the F/V Sorceress.
August Standings
1st place ($1000): 257.4 pounds caught Steve White of Kettle Falls, Wash., on Aug. 5. White was fishing with Alaska Coastal Marine aboard the F/V Nautilus.
2nd place ($750): 224 [...]
Lady M’s ‘dig’ their way through Jamboree
The Homer Lady Mariners kicked off the 2010 high school volleyball season with their annual Jamboree over the weekend. Teams from Nikiski, Seward, Skyview and Kenai joined the M’s in play, with Homer’s JV stepping up to the varsity level to make an even six teams for the tournament.
Teams played a round-robin format on Friday night, and then were placed in brackets for Saturday according to their record in the round-robin match-ups. Based on their Friday play, Homer, Skyview and Seward all advanced to the gold bracket. Nikiski, Kenai and the Homer JV moved into the silver bracket, with all three teams tying with a 2-3 record.
Mariner football gives SoHi a bit of a scare
Some games are more difficult to lose than others.
This was one of those “others.”
When you’re playing former state champs from a very strong program, you have a tendency to cut yourself a little slack.
When the Soldotna Stars jumped out to a quick 13-0 lead by the second quarter, things were starting to look a little sketchy for the Homer Mariners.
Apparently, they were just warming up.
Mariners stopped short in Juneau
Despite a strong performance from junior quarterback Ryan Cotney, the Homer Mariners fell 12-23 to the Thunder Mountain High School Falcons in Juneau on Friday.
Thunder Mountain drew first blood, but the M’s mustered a nine-play, 76-yard drive that culminated in Cotney connecting with receiver Robin Glosser for the touchdown with 9:51 left in the half. A failed 2-point conversion left Homer trailing 6-7.
Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby results
Derby Leader: 273.2 pounds caught by Mark Hilts of Grand Rapids, Minn. on July 13. Hilts was fishing with Magic Waters Charters aboard the F/V Sorceress.
August Standings
1st place ($1000): 257.4 pounds caught Steve White of Kettle Falls, Wash., on Aug. 5. White was fishing with Alaska Coastal Marine aboard the F/V Nautilus.
2nd place ($750): 224 [...]
Jackpot Derby standings for August
Blake Haubold, 2nd place Derby Leader: 273.2 pounds caught by Mark Hilts of Grand Rapids, Minn. on July 13. Hilts was fishing with Magic Waters Charters aboard the F/V Sorceress.
August Standings
1st place ($1000): 257.4 pounds caught Steve White of Kettle Falls, Wash., on Aug. 5. White was fishing with Alaska Coastal Marine aboard the F/V [...]
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