AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Northwest 1B League football all-stars named

A total of nine Neah Bay and Crescent football players were named last week to the 1B Northwest Football League All-Star team. Making… Continue reading

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"The Summit of the Gods" is a new French-Luxembourgish-Japanese film showing on Netflix.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: ‘Summit of the Gods,’ climbs into the heart of obsession

For some reason, there are no great mountain-climbing films. Hockey has “Slap Shot” and “Miracle.” Football has “North Dallas Forty” and “The Longest Yard” (the… Continue reading

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"The Summit of the Gods" is a new French-Luxembourgish-Japanese film showing on Netflix.
Sequim's Jelissa Julmist drives to the basket against Central Kitsap on Monday in Sequim. Also in on the play is Sequim's Sammie Bacon (3). (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim girls comeback comes up just short

Sequim fought back from a 15-point halftime deficit against 3A Central Kitsap but couldn’t overcome some early defensive lapses and turnovers in a… Continue reading

Sequim's Jelissa Julmist drives to the basket against Central Kitsap on Monday in Sequim. Also in on the play is Sequim's Sammie Bacon (3). (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Hannah Bates, Sequim girls' basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hannah Bates, Sequim girls’ basketball

Sequim’s Hannah Bates had a basketball game for the ages Saturday against Olympic League 2A foe Bremerton. Bates hit five 3-pointers, shooting 5-for-10 from beyond… Continue reading

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The Forks boys and girls wrestling teams celebrate their second- and fourth-place team finishes at the Tony Saldiver Invitational held in Granger this weekend.

Forks grapplers among the best

The Forks boys and girls wrestling teams celebrate their second- and fourth-place team finishes, respectively, at the Tony Saldiver Invitational held in Granger this weekend.… Continue reading

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The Forks boys and girls wrestling teams celebrate their second- and fourth-place team finishes at the Tony Saldiver Invitational held in Granger this weekend.
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The Port Angeles High School ROTC team. From left, back row, are Liam McBride, Finn Thompson, William Rife, William Webber, Kaeden Murphy, Jenna Sanders and Ashe Thomason. From left, middle row, are Lucas Gavin, Naaman McGuffey, Anthony Brigandi, Brian Guttormsen, Brenna Murphy, Octavia Smith and Katelyn Sanders. From left, front row, are Javen DeScala, Cheyenne Maggard, Addie Lomax, Clara Murphy, Liam Warren, Allison Pettit and Katherine Ghrist.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles ROTC wins trophies

Klahhane Gymnastics wins medals at Kent meet

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The Port Angeles High School ROTC team. From left, back row, are Liam McBride, Finn Thompson, William Rife, William Webber, Kaeden Murphy, Jenna Sanders and Ashe Thomason. From left, middle row, are Lucas Gavin, Naaman McGuffey, Anthony Brigandi, Brian Guttormsen, Brenna Murphy, Octavia Smith and Katelyn Sanders. From left, front row, are Javen DeScala, Cheyenne Maggard, Addie Lomax, Clara Murphy, Liam Warren, Allison Pettit and Katherine Ghrist.
Peninsula Pirates.

PENINSULA COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates’ Long scores 20 in win; Men win two straight

Peninsula College’s Millie Long had her first 20-point college game, scoring nearly half of the Pirates’ points in a 43-38 win over Wenatchee… Continue reading

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PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls remain unbeaten

The Sequim girls basketball team didn’t play its best game, according to coach Joclin Julmist. But they got great games from Hannah Bates… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
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The Forks boys and girls wrestling teams celebrate their second- and fourth-place trophies at the Tony Saldiver Invitational held in Granger on Saturday.

WRESTLING: Forks grapplers second at Saldiver; PA sixth at Larry Brown Invite

The Forks boys wrestling team came in second out of 22 schools at the Tony Saldiver Invitational held in Granger this weekend. The… Continue reading

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The Forks boys and girls wrestling teams celebrate their second- and fourth-place trophies at the Tony Saldiver Invitational held in Granger on Saturday.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Additional razor clam digs set; PC women split two

Razor clam digs have been confirmed through Dec. 23, with more tentative dates planned over the New Year’s Holiday. “These late-winter digs… Continue reading

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East Jefferson's Aurin Asbell, with ball, and Alyssa Vandenberg are blocked by Annie Wright's Jazmyn Stone 21 and Leah Kearns, 22, and Rae Wartell as she goes for the basket during a game Thursday at Port Townsend High School.
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East Jefferson's Aurin Asbell, with ball, and Alyssa Vandenberg are blocked by Annie Wright's Jazmyn Stone 21 and Leah Kearns, 22, and Rae Wartell as she goes for the basket during a game Thursday at Port Townsend High School.
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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, right, outpaces North Mason's Clay Alverts on Thursday night in Port Angeles.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, right, outpaces North Mason's Clay Alverts on Thursday night in Port Angeles.
Fundraising is underway for the Peninsula Baseball and Softball Barn, an indoor pitching, hitting and defensive skills facility near Port Angeles for Clallam County youth ages 9-18.
Fundraising is underway for the Peninsula Baseball and Softball Barn, an indoor pitching, hitting and defensive skills facility near Port Angeles for Clallam County youth ages 9-18.
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Forks' Dylan Micheau drives the lane against North Beach's 6-foot-7 Tre' Vaughn Greene during the Spartans' home opener Wednesday.
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Forks' Dylan Micheau drives the lane against North Beach's 6-foot-7 Tre' Vaughn Greene during the Spartans' home opener Wednesday.

West End fishing rules clarified

Gamefish and migratory salmon fishing seasons and steelhead limits have been updated for a number of West End rivers. The updates clarify rules on coastal… Continue reading

East Jefferson running back Logan Massie has been selected as the Nisqually League MVP after helping lead the Rivals to a league championship and the Class 1A State Football Tournament. (Photo courtesy Lisa Jensen)
East Jefferson running back Logan Massie has been selected as the Nisqually League MVP after helping lead the Rivals to a league championship and the Class 1A State Football Tournament. (Photo courtesy Lisa Jensen)
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PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim basketball girls improve to 3-0

The Sequim girls basketball team went up by 20 points in the first quarter and remained perfect with a 73-51 win over Class… Continue reading

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Forks Spartans

PREP WRESTLING: Forks beats 2A Aberdeen in dual

Forks earned a nonleague match win over the Class 2A Bobcats. The 2B Spartans beat Aberdeen 48-27. “It was an exciting event. Both… Continue reading

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Wyatt Dunning, Port Angeles basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Wyatt Dunning, Port Angeles basketball

Port Angeles’ Wyatt Dunning has already served notice that he’s going to be a force to reckon with this season. Leading a shorthanded team against… Continue reading

Wyatt Dunning, Port Angeles basketball

Cougs prepare for Sun Bowl

One perk that comes with qualifying for a bowl game is the “winter camp” that precedes it. “Any time you can stay together, it’s an… Continue reading