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Elise Beuke of Sequim

Sequim’s Elise Beuke makes U.S. Junior National Team, will row in Rio de Janeiro next month

NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Elise Beuke will row for the United States in Brazil next month. “Elise is officially going to Rio de Janeiro for… Continue reading

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Elise Beuke holds the silver medal she won at the U.S. Rowing Junior National Championships. (Mary Beth Beuke)

Sequim’s Beuke earns silver rowing medal on weekend of high school graduation, hopes to make U.S. team

SARASOTA, Fla. — Silver medal. High school graduation. It's only mid-June and Sequim's Elise Beuke is already having a heck of a summer. She's just… Continue reading

Elise Beuke holds the silver medal she won at the U.S. Rowing Junior National Championships. (Mary Beth Beuke)
Elise Beuke holds the silver medal she won at the U.S. Rowing Junior National Championships. (Mary Beth Beuke)

Sequim’s Beuke earns silver rowing medal on weekend of high school graduation, hopes to make U.S. team

SARASOTA, Fla. — Silver medal. High school graduation. It's only mid-June and Sequim's Elise Beuke is already having a heck of a summer. She's just… Continue reading

Elise Beuke holds the silver medal she won at the U.S. Rowing Junior National Championships. (Mary Beth Beuke)
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OUTDOORS: Hood Canal crab season starting early

Send in the crabs. The recreational crab harvest will open Monday in Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal), more than two weeks earlier than originally scheduled.… Continue reading

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OUTDOORS: Hood Canal crab season starting early

Send in the crabs. The recreational crab harvest will open Monday in Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal), more than two weeks earlier than originally scheduled.… Continue reading

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PRO BASEBALL: Chimacum graduate Cray drafted by Tampa Bay Rays

CHIMACUM — Pick. Pick. Pick. Every draft pick made was akin to watching a clock tick for Landon Cray. The 2012 Chimacum High School graduate… Continue reading

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Neah Bay's John Reamer

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay’s John Reamer picked as All-Peninsula Defensive MVP

NEAH BAY — John Reamer spent a lot of time transforming himself into a reliable and dangerous wide receiver. And all that work worked: he… Continue reading

Neah Bay's John Reamer
Marathon winner Yusheng Ni puts two thumbs in the air as he crosses the finish line. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Beijing man wins North Olympic Discovery Marathon; college teammates take first and second in women’s race

PORT ANGELES — Yusheng Ni crossed the finish line with his thumbs raised. Ni, from Beijing, China, was the first finisher, and for the next… Continue reading

Marathon winner Yusheng Ni puts two thumbs in the air as he crosses the finish line. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Marathon winner Yusheng Ni puts two thumbs in the air as he crosses the finish line. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Beijing man wins North Olympic Discovery Marathon; college teammates take first and second in women’s race

PORT ANGELES — Yusheng Ni crossed the finish line with his thumbs raised. Ni, from Beijing, China, was the first finisher, and for the next… Continue reading

Marathon winner Yusheng Ni puts two thumbs in the air as he crosses the finish line. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Janson Pederson practices at the high school's tennis courts earlier this week in preparation for state competition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

STATE TENNIS PREVIEW: After lengthy delay, Port Angeles’ Pederson back to baseline; Sequim duo competes

SEATTLE — Strange scheduling had Janson Pederson qualify for state almost seven months to the day before it begins. The Class 2A state boys and… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Janson Pederson practices at the high school's tennis courts earlier this week in preparation for state competition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Forks senior Kari Larson will compete in her final state track and field championship this weekend. She'll also sing the national anthem before Saturday's opening ceremonies. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

1A STATE TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW: Forks’ Larson will run and sing at state

[Editor's Note: Updated to correct Kari Larson's events.] CHENEY — Kari Larson is competing at her fourth straight state track and field meet. The Forks… Continue reading

Forks senior Kari Larson will compete in her final state track and field championship this weekend. She'll also sing the national anthem before Saturday's opening ceremonies. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Janson Pederson practices at the high school's tennis courts earlier this week in preparation for state competition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

STATE TENNIS PREVIEW: After lengthy delay, Port Angeles’ Pederson back to baseline; Sequim duo competes

SEATTLE — Strange scheduling had Janson Pederson qualify for state almost seven months to the day before it begins. The Class 2A state boys and… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Janson Pederson practices at the high school's tennis courts earlier this week in preparation for state competition. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Jackson Oliver clears the bar in the high jump during the District 2/3 championship meet at North Mason High School. (Dave Shreffler/for Peninsula Daily News)

2A STATE TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW: Sequim’s Oliver hoping to leap onto podium

TACOMA — Sequim coach Brad Moore always leaves the door of possibility open going into state track and field meets. “You never know,” Moore said… Continue reading

Sequim's Jackson Oliver clears the bar in the high jump during the District 2/3 championship meet at North Mason High School. (Dave Shreffler/for Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam Bay eighth-grader Clayton Willis will compete in the long jump and two other events at state. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

1B STATE TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW: Young Clallam Bay Bruins aiming high

CHENEY — The future is bright, but things are pretty shiny right now for Clallam Bay's track and field team. The Bruins qualified 12 athletes… Continue reading

Clallam Bay eighth-grader Clayton Willis will compete in the long jump and two other events at state. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim quarterback Miguel Moroles (15) was as dangerous on the run as he was throwing the ball. Moroles was named to the Olympic League first team and has been selected as the All-Peninsula Football Offensive MVP. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Sequim’s Miguel Moroles named All-Peninsula Offensive MVP

SEQUIM — Miguel Moroles' timing wasn't great. His family moved from Hawaii to Sequim when he was a sixth-grader, which was during the salad days… Continue reading

Sequim quarterback Miguel Moroles (15) was as dangerous on the run as he was throwing the ball. Moroles was named to the Olympic League first team and has been selected as the All-Peninsula Football Offensive MVP. (Jeff Halstead/for Peninsula Daily News)
Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear

SPORTS: Former Port Angeles coach Wahl runs North Olympic Discovery Marathon early after cancer diagnosis

PORT ANGELES — Tom Wahl is the first finisher of this year's North Olympic Discovery Marathon. He won't receive a medal — in fact, he… Continue reading

Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear
Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear

SPORTS: Former Port Angeles coach Wahl runs North Olympic Discovery Marathon early after cancer diagnosis

PORT ANGELES — Tom Wahl is the first finisher of this year's North Olympic Discovery Marathon. He won't receive a medal — in fact, he… Continue reading

Tom Wahl runs toward the finish line of the North Olympic Discovery Marathon on Saturday near City Pier in Port Angeles. Buddy Bear
A trestle that carries the Olympic Discovery Trail — and the North Olympic Discovery Marathon — over the Dungeness River remains closed after flood damage last winter. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)

Railroad Bridge damage will force North Olympic Discovery Marathon route change

PORT ANGELES — Last year, the North Olympic Discovery Marathon's new route drew rave reviews. It was a point-to-point course that, for the first time… Continue reading

A trestle that carries the Olympic Discovery Trail — and the North Olympic Discovery Marathon — over the Dungeness River remains closed after flood damage last winter. (Chris McDaniel/Peninsula Daily News)
Bret Curtis was hired as head coach of the Port Angeles High School football team last week. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Meet the new Port Angeles High School football coach: Curtis wasting no time getting to work

PORT ANGELES — Bret Curtis was hired as the new head football coach at Port Angeles High School, and then he got to work. Two… Continue reading

Bret Curtis was hired as head coach of the Port Angeles High School football team last week. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Bret Curtis picked to lead Port Angeles program

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School has picked Bret Curtis to be the next leader of its football program. Curtis' hiring, which was approved… Continue reading