SPORTS: Class 4A Lake Stevens beats 2A Port Angeles in girls basketball

LAKE STEVENS — The youthful Port Angeles girls basketball team didn’t bother with the frying pan. The Roughriders jumped right into the fire.

Class 4A Lake Stevens, fourth in state last year, beat the 2A Riders 64-31 in the first game of the year for both teams Tuesday night.

(See PDN Thursday editions for complete story).

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