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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
Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers reacts after being sacked by San Francisco 49ers' Arik Armstead during the second half of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: This weekend felt like history being made

Exactly a week after a truly historic volcanic explosion in the South Pacific that rattled pretty much everyone on the Pacific Rim, we were treated… Continue reading

Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers reacts after being sacked by San Francisco 49ers' Arik Armstead during the second half of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women win sixth straight

The Peninsula men and women split a pair of games against North Region foe Olympic on Saturday. The women easily won their game… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team won a dual with Kingston this weekend. From left, back row, are Faith Caar, Maddie Adams, Kathryn Jones, Yau Fu, Jessamyn Schindler and Mei-Ying Harper-Smith. From left, front row, are Ellie Turner, Danica Pierson, Aubrie Scott, Alex Schmadeke, Amara Brown and Susannah Sharp.

GYMNASTICS: Olympic Peninsula gymnasts shine

Sequim, Port Angeles and Crescent gymnasts took the top six all-around spots in a meet with Kingston High School this weekend. A… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team won a dual with Kingston this weekend. From left, back row, are Faith Caar, Maddie Adams, Kathryn Jones, Yau Fu, Jessamyn Schindler and Mei-Ying Harper-Smith. From left, front row, are Ellie Turner, Danica Pierson, Aubrie Scott, Alex Schmadeke, Amara Brown and Susannah Sharp.
Sequim Wolves.

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim girls remain perfect in league

The Sequim girls basketball team blew open a competitive game with a 25-point fourth quarter in a 71-46 win over Bremerton on Saturday.… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Forks Spartans.

WRESTLING: Forks wins Kalama tournament

The Forks wrestling team picked up five first-place finishes and took first place as a team at the Kalama Rubber Chicken tournament this… Continue reading

Forks Spartans.

OUTDOORS: Additional razor clam digs slated

Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Friday confirmed the next round of razor clam digs can proceed as… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: State Parks Commission to meet at Fort Worden

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its regular in-person commission meeting Jan. 27 in The Commons at Fort Worden Historical… Continue reading

RPI: Area teams place high in initial rankings

Forks boys in a very tough Pacific 2B League

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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, right, outpaces North Mason's Clay Alverts in Port Angeles' last home game in December.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Fingers crossed for Port Angeles-North Kitsap rivalry to renew

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that on Saturday, we finally get to see Port Angeles and North Kitsap play basketball. This has been an anticipated… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, right, outpaces North Mason's Clay Alverts in Port Angeles' last home game in December.

Seattle fires DC Ken Norton Jr.

The Seattle Seahawks have fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and passing game coordinator Andre Curtis, the team said Tuesday. Norton’s firing brought… Continue reading

Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jolene Vaara, Sequim girls basketball

Sequim’s Jolene Vaara saved her best game of the year for Olympic Peninsula rival Port Angeles. Vaara went off on the Roughriders, scoring 31 points… Continue reading

Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball
Mia Gagnon, center, midfielder for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls soccer team, is joined by her teammates while announcing her intent to play soccer for Bellevue College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS SOCCER: Roughriders’ Mia Gagnon moving on to the big city

Port Angeles’ Mia Gagnon came in to the Port Angeles girls soccer program with a bang, according to her high school coach.… Continue reading

Mia Gagnon, center, midfielder for the Port Angeles Roughriders girls soccer team, is joined by her teammates while announcing her intent to play soccer for Bellevue College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

WRESTLING: Olympic Peninsula grapplers place at Bainbridge tournament

Several wrestlers from Port Angeles, Sequim and East Jefferson placed high in their weight divisions at the Bainbridge Island tournament held this weekend.… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys win fourth straight in dominant fashion

The Port Angeles boys basketball team got off to an 18-2 lead in the first quarter and went on to cruise to a… Continue reading

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WRESTLING: Forks second at Tonasket tournament

The Forks boys wrestling team made a 400-mile long road trip to north-central Washington, finishing second in the Tonasket Apple Pie tournament this… Continue reading

Forks Spartans.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: League-leading No Diggity wins

In this week’s Peninsula Volleyball League B Division action, league-leading No Diggity got by Orv’s Ohana 2-1 (25-23, 16-25, 15-13), Hot Peppers… Continue reading

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Brant hunting days were added in Clallam County by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

OUTDOORS: Brant hunt to continue in Clallam County

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Tuesday announced continuing hunts in Clallam, Pacific and Whatcom counties and a two-day hunting season… Continue reading

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Brant hunting days were added in Clallam County by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Port Angeles Roughrider Bailee Larson signed to play soccer at Lower Columbia College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS’ SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Bailee Larson signs to play at Lower Columbia

Port Angeles’ Bailee Larson was a huge part of the Roughriders’ girls soccer team during the program’s longest stretch of success —… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughrider Bailee Larson signed to play soccer at Lower Columbia College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart celebrates winning the College Football Playoff Championship game against Alabama, getting a hoist from outside linebacker Bolan Smith, early Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Indianapolis. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Georgia finally gets the best of Alabama

Confetti rained down on Georgia. The Bulldogs fans chanted “Kir-by, Kir-by!” Four decades of pent-up emotion were unleashed Monday night as the Bulldogs… Continue reading

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart celebrates winning the College Football Playoff Championship game against Alabama, getting a hoist from outside linebacker Bolan Smith, early Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Indianapolis. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)