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Members of the Port Angeles girls wrestling team celebrate finishing sixth out of 30 teams at subregionals held Saturday at Sequim High School. The girls finished with 94 points and were just seven points out of third. From left, are Ada Oberwarth, Charlize Pasco, Kennedy Bruch, Shelby Moore,  Alexandra Morrison and Heavenly King. Bruch finished second in her 130-pound weight division, making it to the championship round.

WRESTLING STANDALONE: Port Angeles girls in the upper echelon

Members of the Port Angeles girls wrestling team celebrate finishing sixth out of 30 teams at subregionals held Saturday at Sequim High School. The girls… Continue reading

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Members of the Port Angeles girls wrestling team celebrate finishing sixth out of 30 teams at subregionals held Saturday at Sequim High School. The girls finished with 94 points and were just seven points out of third. From left, are Ada Oberwarth, Charlize Pasco, Kennedy Bruch, Shelby Moore,  Alexandra Morrison and Heavenly King. Bruch finished second in her 130-pound weight division, making it to the championship round.
Logan Massie, East Jefferson wrestling

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Logan Massie, East Jefferson wrestling

Logan Massie and his East Jefferson wrestling teammates had a big weekend. Massie won the 170-pound West-Central District 3 1A subregional championship, one of four… Continue reading

Logan Massie, East Jefferson wrestling
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At left, Dalton Dean of the Everett Golf and Country Club won the gross amateur at the 2022 Polar Bear  tournament held at the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course this weekend. At right, Joel Skarbo of Seattle won the professional tourney at the 2022 Polar Bear tournament.

GOLF: Linksters compete at Polar Bear tournament at Cedars at Dungeness

More than 60 amateur and professional golfers from the Olympic Peninsula and western Washington competed in the 2022 Polar Bear tournament at the… Continue reading

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At left, Dalton Dean of the Everett Golf and Country Club won the gross amateur at the 2022 Polar Bear  tournament held at the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course this weekend. At right, Joel Skarbo of Seattle won the professional tourney at the 2022 Polar Bear tournament.

Additional razor clam digs approved

More razor clam digs are planned on coastal beaches as shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

Bengals show how to change the narrative

The Cincinnati Bengals were downright dreadful at this time two years ago. They were the worst team in the NFL, coming off a 2-14 season… Continue reading

Peninsula's Millie Long, left, tries to get around Everett defender Sydney VanNess. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women romp over Everett

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team got off to a fast start with a 26-point first quarter, then went on to beat… Continue reading

Peninsula's Millie Long, left, tries to get around Everett defender Sydney VanNess. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Forks individual district champions celebrates their titles and Forks' team title. From left, are assistant coach Conner Nielson, Peyton Johnson, Hayden Queen, Dalton Kilmer, Jesus Garcia-Dominguez, assistant coach Daniel Frishkorn, Jake Weakley, Conner Demorest, Abraham Montealegre and head Coach Kyle Weakley.

WRESTLING: Forks wins subregionals; EJ boys have three weight champions

Wrestling in all those tournaments this season against bigger schools paid off for the Forks boys, as the Spartans dominated the District 4… Continue reading

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Forks individual district champions celebrates their titles and Forks' team title. From left, are assistant coach Conner Nielson, Peyton Johnson, Hayden Queen, Dalton Kilmer, Jesus Garcia-Dominguez, assistant coach Daniel Frishkorn, Jake Weakley, Conner Demorest, Abraham Montealegre and head Coach Kyle Weakley.
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Participants in the Run the Peninsula's Elwha Bridge 5K/10K Run break from the starting line at the Elwha Bridge on Saturday morning.

More than 300 hit the bridge

First race of Run the Peninsula series

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Participants in the Run the Peninsula's Elwha Bridge 5K/10K Run break from the starting line at the Elwha Bridge on Saturday morning.
Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson drives against Sehome's Grant Kepley on Friday night in Port Angeles. Nickerson scored 11 points in the third quarter to help spark a Roughriders comeback win. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: PA roars back against top 10 team

The Port Angeles boys basketball team found themselves in a fair amount of trouble early in the second quarter against a solid… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson drives against Sehome's Grant Kepley on Friday night in Port Angeles. Nickerson scored 11 points in the third quarter to help spark a Roughriders comeback win. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
#30 Wyatt Dunning of the PA Riders drives around the guarding of a Kingston defender Tuesday night at the PAHS gym. dlogan

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles hits 15 3-pointers in 92-32 win

The Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team set the nets on fire Tuesday night with its outside shooting, burying 15 3-pointers in… Continue reading

#30 Wyatt Dunning of the PA Riders drives around the guarding of a Kingston defender Tuesday night at the PAHS gym. dlogan
Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball

Bailee Larson has been on fire lately for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls basketball team. Larson, who takes care of much of the Riders’ ball-handling… Continue reading

Bailee Larson, Port Angeles girls basketball
The Seattle Kraken puts on a colorful pregame show before home games. Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Kraken all about the show and the beanies

I went to a hockey match the other night and a rock concert broke out. I finally got around to attending my first Seattle Kraken… Continue reading

The Seattle Kraken puts on a colorful pregame show before home games. Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News

Rumor no more: Brady makes retirement official

Tom Brady walked away from the NFL on his own terms, still at the top of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders overcome fouls to fend off Knights

Not shooting well and facing serious foul trouble, the Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team dug in deep on defense and pounded the… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
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From left, Nicole Heckenlaible, Stacy Flores and Stacy Braithwaite all run in the Elwha Bridge Run in 2021. The race returns Saturday as the initial event of the Run the Peninsula series.
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From left, Nicole Heckenlaible, Stacy Flores and Stacy Braithwaite all run in the Elwha Bridge Run in 2021. The race returns Saturday as the initial event of the Run the Peninsula series.

Superbowl preview

Stafford, Burrow took different paths

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim, Port Angeles win on the road

The Sequim girls basketball team got 30 points and seven rebounds from Jolene Vaara to help beat Kingston on the road 63-47 on… Continue reading

Forks' Ryan Rancourt (32 ) out-jumps Raymond's Morgan Anderson (30) to start the overtime portion of Saturday night's league game played in Forks. Forks won 67-66. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOYS ROUNDUP: Forks Spartans win in overtime

The Spartans boys basketball team showed some resiliency in an important overtime win over Raymond on Saturday. “Lots of crazy things happened in… Continue reading

Forks' Ryan Rancourt (32 ) out-jumps Raymond's Morgan Anderson (30) to start the overtime portion of Saturday night's league game played in Forks. Forks won 67-66. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Crescent girls hoops win again

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife seek feedback

Keira Johnson, Forks basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Keira Johnson, Forks basketball

Forks’ Keira Johnson has been red-hot through January, helping the Spartans to their first-place position in the Pacific 2B League standings. Johnson hit five 3-pointers… Continue reading

Keira Johnson, Forks basketball