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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men get winning bucket with 3 seconds left; Women win on 11 3-pointers

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team got a layup from Ese Onakpoma with three seconds left in the game to edge Edmonds 80-78… Continue reading

PREP WRESTLING: Tumaua, Blanton take first for Forks

Forks got first-place finishes from defending state champion Sloan Tumaua and Miley Blanton in wrestling tournaments this weekend, with a number of other… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson shoots while defended by Sequim's Zeke Schamedke, center, and Charlie Grider during the Riders' 77-52 Rainshadow Rumble rivalry victory Thursday.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Roughriders’ run puts away Sequim

It was more of a snowy game than a Rainshadow Rivalry between the Port Angeles and Sequim boys basketball teams. And the Roughriders… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson shoots while defended by Sequim's Zeke Schamedke, center, and Charlie Grider during the Riders' 77-52 Rainshadow Rumble rivalry victory Thursday.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula’s Shania Moananu, center, squeezes between Whatcom’s Ella Huyntington, left, and Alexa Rodriguez on Wednesday night at Peninsula College.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Allie Greene sinks five 3s to lead Peninsula women in win

It was a little rusty at times as the Peninsula College women’s basketball team played its first actual game in nearly a… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula’s Shania Moananu, center, squeezes between Whatcom’s Ella Huyntington, left, and Alexa Rodriguez on Wednesday night at Peninsula College.
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Peninsula's Ese Onakpoma makes a slam dunk after a quick steal against Whatcom on Wednesday evening in Port Angeles. Looking on is Whatcom's Glenn Wabaluku.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men fall in final seconds vs. Whatcom

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team got into a physical back-and-forth affair with wild swings of momentum against Whatcom in the Pirates’… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Ese Onakpoma makes a slam dunk after a quick steal against Whatcom on Wednesday evening in Port Angeles. Looking on is Whatcom's Glenn Wabaluku.

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim win ahead of showdown

Ahead of their big Olympic League matchup coming up tonight, both the Port Angeles and Sequim boys basketball teams won league games Tuesday… Continue reading

Janessa Ramos, left, Forks girls basketball, and Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Janessa Ramos, Forks girls basketball, and Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling

This week, we honor two athletes in different sports at opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula as our Athletes of the Week. Janessa Ramos had… Continue reading

Janessa Ramos, left, Forks girls basketball, and Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling.

OUTDOORS: WDFW approves razor clam digs this week

Razor clam diggers can look forward to more digging on coastal beaches this week, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish managers… Continue reading

Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling

PREP GIRLS WRESTLING: East Jefferson’s Lanphear-Ramirez second at multi-state meet

Going up against more than 80 girls from Washington and Oregon this weekend, East Jefferson’s Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez finished second at the two-day… Continue reading

Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling
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Port Angeles' Anthony McMahan, top, tries to overturn Sequim's Jayms Vilona in the 144-lb. class on Saturday at Port Angeles High School.
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Port Angeles' Anthony McMahan, top, tries to overturn Sequim's Jayms Vilona in the 144-lb. class on Saturday at Port Angeles High School.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men hold off Highline to get to .500

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team got 32 points from Javon Ervin and held on to the final buzzer to beat Highline… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim able to hold off Kingston

Riders fall to league-leading Vikings

Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (4) drives against Kingston on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL: (Updated) Sequim girls get off to hot start versus Kingston

Crescent, Clallam Bay battle through power outage

Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (4) drives against Kingston on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Port Angeles' Izzy Felton, left, rolls around Bainbridge's Stella Berry on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls battle to the last seconds

For the second straight game, the Port Angeles girls battled back from a deficit to give themselves a chance for a tie… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Izzy Felton, left, rolls around Bainbridge's Stella Berry on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.
The Vegas Golden Knights arrive dressed like Elvis before the NHL Winter Classic hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: 2024 off to a great start in the sports world

As 2023 becomes a thing of the past, we look forward to 2024. And what an exciting beginning to the year it has already been.… Continue reading

The Vegas Golden Knights arrive dressed like Elvis before the NHL Winter Classic hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)
Keira Johnson, Forks basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Keira Johnson, Forks basketball

Keira Johnson made history for the Forks girls basketball program last week. Johnson scored 26 points in a victory over Lummi at the Mount Vernon… Continue reading

Keira Johnson, Forks basketball
The Frosty Moss Team Relay was held in May in 2021 and this year will move to March 16. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

OUTDOOR SPORTS: Peninsula Adventure Sports announces 2024 calendar

Peninsula Adventure Sports, a leading organizer of outdoor endurance events on the Olympic Peninsula, announced this week its 2024 race calendar featuring… Continue reading

The Frosty Moss Team Relay was held in May in 2021 and this year will move to March 16. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)
East Jefferson’s Kateyn Riley keeps her eyes on the basket while being closely guarded against Washougal on Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: EJ girls bow to physical Washougal

Crescent boys improve to 10-1

East Jefferson’s Kateyn Riley keeps her eyes on the basket while being closely guarded against Washougal on Saturday in Chimacum. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Forks gets a trio of champions at The Rock

East Jefferson puts two wrestlers in championship match

Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: PA boys split a pair at SunDome Shootout

The Port Angeles boys basketball team picked up a split of games against a couple of tough opponents at the Yakima SunDome Shootout,… Continue reading

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