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Peninsula's Keilee Silva steps high for the ball as Bellevue's Daisy Morris look on during Wednesday's match in Port Angeles.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women a chemistry experiment with large freshman class

Sequim’s Hannah Wagner, PA’s Anna Petty playing for Pirates

Chimacum and Peninsula College alumna Grace Johnson scored twice for the the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team during the Lumberjacks’ recent preseason tour of Australia during the 2023 Women’s World Cup. (Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics)

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Chimacum standout, Peninsula College champ Grace Johnson stars on Australia tour

Playing for Cal Poly Humboldt

Richard Bauden of Port Angeles, left, in a 2000 Dodge, gets edged out for second place by Poulsbo’s Carl Jantz, driving a 1942 Willys Jeep during the Jefferson County Fair in Port Townsend on Sunday. Jantz won the 2014 Alaska Offroad Warriors reality competition off-road race with this vehicle, which covered 1,100 miles from south to north to the Arctic Ocean. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR: Mud drags spin up fun

Mud in your Eye

Eastern Washington Athletics
Forks’ Luke Dahlgren (57), gets pumped up with a teammate before an Eastern Washington football game. Dahlgren has been named one of four team captains by team coaches ahead of his redshirt senior season.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Forks standout Luke Dahlgren selected as team captain by Eastern Washington coaches

Will start again at center in 2023

Lisa Chon sank her first hole-in-one while playing in The Cedars at Dungeness Women’s Golf Association’s Monthly Medal play on Aug. 1.

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GOLF: Lisa Chon records first hole-in-one during Cedars’ Women’s group play

Chon holes out during Cedars Women’s outing

Lincoln Park BMX racer Wyatt Christensen, 11, finished No. 3 in the world in his age group at the UCI World BMX Championships held last week in Glasgow, Scotland.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Lincoln Park BMXer earns top 3 at World Championships in Scotland

Will compete at USA BMX Grand Nationals in November

Mason's Resort
Sam Rutledge caught this good-sized king while fishing Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) out of Mason's Resort.

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OUTDOORS: Great American Outdoors Act leads to free day in National Parks Friday

Today is a free day in our national parks as part of Great American Outdoors Day.

Erin Hawkins/Olympic Peninsula YMCA 

Port Angeles Lefties players volunteered to teach fundamental baseball skills at a YMCA of Port Angeles-sponsored T-ball camp for 45 young ball players July 25-27 at Civic Field.

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BASEBALL: Lefties instruct YMCA of Port Angeles T-Ball camp

45 youngsters learn the game

Washington State mascot Butch T. Cougar rides a vehicle before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

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CARMAN: Cougs caught in television inventory shuffle

Move from Pac-12 likely to hurt WSU athletics in a major way

John L. Beath
The Quinault Nation canoe cuts through Freshwater Bay on the way to the mouth of the Elwha River and passes the downrigger line of Sequim angler John L. Beath during a July 23 fishing outing.

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OUTDOORS: Spinning wheels set this weekend

Tour de Lavender in Sequim on Saturday; Ride the Hurricane to the Ridge Sunday

The Port Angeles 12U baseball team beat a number of Seattle-area select squads to win The Love of the Game Tournament held July 29-30 at Everett's Phil Johnson Field. 
Team members are Morgan Evans, Peyton Strohauer, Boe Horejsi, Kaden Miller, Logan Botero, Noah Johnstad, Wyatt Bruch, Brayden Scott, Wyatt Bruch, Asher Irvine, Landon Eastman, Hudson Naman and Brayden Scott.

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BASEBALL: Red-hot Port Angeles 12U revs up for 25th Dick Brown Tournament with win

Lincoln Park Fields hosting youth tourney

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Lefties: Bats go quiet in Edmonton

Lefties fall in Canada

The Port Angeles High School Cheer program earned first place in the Cheer Small Varsity Division and also was awarded a spirit stick for their hard work at Universal Cheerleaders Association camp at University of Puget Sound in July. Team members are: Abby Cuellar, Addisen McNeece, Ailey Thibeault, Anna Possinger,  Ava Fox, Ella Garcelon, Hannah Martin, Jordyn Erdmann, Julia McDonald, Madison Bishop, Mylee Soiseth, Naomi Wait, Tish Hamilton. The Riders are coached by DaLasa Doane.

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AREA SPORTS: Port Angeles Cheer squad earns awards at UCA cheer camp

East Jefferson Youth Football/Cheer camp and registration information

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AREA SPORTS: Daily limit raised to two hatchery kings off Sekiu

Will be in effect through Aug. 15

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LEFTIES: Squeeze play spices up Port Angeles’ win

Walz RBI double, steals home

Port Angeles' Gerald Rettala was one of five National Senior Olympics participants to receive an award from sponsor Humana for his commitment to a healthy lifestyle, the games and his community service. Rettala, age 88, won bronze in the racquetball men's singles and silver in doubles play in the 85-89 age group at the games.

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NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES: 88-year old Gerald Rettala honored with Humana Award, wins pair of medals in racquetball

PITTSBURGH — Port Angeles’ Gerald Rettela was a double honoree earlier this month at the 2023 National Senior…

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LEFTIES: Schueber, Mayer pitch well enough to win in extra-innings loss

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles held Kamloops to four hits, but the Lefties lost their third extra-inning game…

The Wilder Baseball Club A team won the American Legion Northwest District Tournament and will compete at the Class A American Legion State Championship starting Saturday in Spokane. Team members and coaches are, back row from left, coach Jadon Seibel, coach Landon Seibel, Ryland Prioette, Lane Wilson, Garret Buerer, Maeson Grice, Andre Campbell, Easton Fisher, Brandt Perry, Ian Smithson, Ethan Swenson, coach Shane Martin and front row, Brayden Martin, Carston Seibel, Eden Peterson, Carson Waddell, Owen Leitz, Harris Bower and Bubba Hernandez.

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AREA SPORTS: Wilder A starts American Legion baseball state tournament Saturday

T-Ball camp with Lefties Tuesday through Thursday

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Lefties centerfielder Mauricio Guardado, makes a running catch on a deep fly ball as centerfielder Kyle Becker looks on during Wednesday's game against Kamloops in Port Angeles.

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LEFTIES: Matson sterling on the mound, Mayer delivers game winner in 4-1 win

Walz homers, has RBI single

Jason Headley of Port Hadlock had success during the Marine Area 9 opener last week, taking home limits of chinook with fishing partner Don Arnett of Diamond Point last Thursday and Friday.

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OUTDOORS: Midchannel Bank busy as always, but productive

Port Townsend fishery