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State Senate aims to reform commission

Bills would require quicker appointments

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Sequim's Jolene Vaara, right, dribbles upcourt while Port Angeles' Anna Petty attempts to shield Vaara from heading to the basket during the Wolves' 60-55 win over the Roughriders.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim leads Olympic League with first win over Port Angeles since 2015

Jolene Vaara scores 31 points with eight steals for Wolves

Forks' Riley Pursley (1) eyes the ball beneath the Wahkiakum defense from left Titan Niemela, Dominic Curl, and Tanner Collupy.  Looking on is Spartan Brody Lausche (22).  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

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PREP BASKETBALL: Mules kick back against Forks in second half

FORKS — Forks handled Wahkiakum in the first half of a Class 2B nonleague boys basketball game.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration opens for sun fun color run

SEQUIM — Registration is open for the Sequim Sunshine Festival Sun Fun Color Run, scheduled for an 11…

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Port Angeles' Anna Petty, right, evades the defense of Kingston's Jayla Moon on Thursday in Port Angeles.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls remain unbeaten in league

Sequim wins, will face Riders on Tuesday

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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles wins two back-to-back

BURIEN — Port Angeles boys basketball was back at full strength for a pair of road wins over…

Brody Lausche

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brody Lausche, Forks basketball

Forks freshman post Brody Lausche has stepped up in a big way for the Spartans boys basketball team…

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OUTDOORS: Statewide anglers group opposes outside review panel’s inclusion in salmon recovery plan

Duplication of efforts cited

Peninsula College goalkeeper Musuai Isaia has signed a letter of intent to continue her soccer career at Washington State University.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula goalkeeper Musuai Isaia signs with Washington State

PULLMAN — Peninsula College goalkeeping standout Musuai Isaia has signed a letter of intent to play in between…

Sequim Picklers member Steve Bennett, at right, won a silver medal in the  3.5 Men’s Singles 75+ category at the 2021 USA Pickleball Nationals in Indian Wells, Calif. Bennett was one of seven Sequim Picklers members to compete at the national tournament.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim Picklers compete at U.S. Nationals

Sequim Junior Soccer registration; Mountain View Pool opens back up in Port Townsend

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PREP BASKETBALL: Switch to zone defense lifts East Jefferson boys past Charles Wright

Rivals girls competitive against Tarriers

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Pierce's Regina Garay, left, and Peninsula's  Grace Johnson chase a loose ball on Saturday in Port Angeles.

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SPORTS: Part two of 2021 look back

PORT ANGELES — Area sports are in a precarious position as 2022 begins, the pandemic prolonged further by…

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Port Angeles' Millie Long, right, looks to pass during a game with North Kitsap. Long, the Olympic League girls soccer and basketball MVP and a standout for Peninsula College, is the Peninsula Daily News Athlete of the Year.

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Port Angeles’ Long is area’s Athlete of the Year

Standout for Riders, Pirates

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OUTDOORS: More kings, fewer coho set to return in 2022?

Mulling future salmon seasons is a great idea while waiting for the snow to melt — or melt…

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Sequim's Walker Ward runs with the football against Bainbridge during a February game, one of the first prep sporting events held in 11 months due to the pandemic.

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SPORTS: Return of athletics highlights 2021

PORT ANGELES — The return of organized sports and competitions to the fields, courts and trails of the…

Bishop Budnek (2) runs the ball in the state 1B championship game against Almira-Coulee-Hartline. (Jim Wilkerson/for Peninsula Daily News)

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EIGHT-MAN MVP: Bishop Budnek was a difference-maker for Quilcene

QUILCENE — Quilcene senior Bishop Budnek overcame a slew of injuries, some preexisting, others of recent vintage, to…

Crescent's Wyatt Lee (12), left, tries to outrun Quilcene's Kevin Alejo (13) in a game in September. Both Lee and Alejo were named to the 8-man All-Peninsula football team. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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ALL-PENINSULA 8-MAN FOOTBALL: Budnek, Lee, Carrick among selections

• All-Peninsula 8-Man Football MVP: Bishop Budnek, sr., Quilcene: Injuries limited Budnek to seven games, but what an…

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Port Angeles' Daniel Cable escapes the Bainbridge defense on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable did a lot of everything for Riders

Major contributions on offense, defense and special teams

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Port Angeles' Daniel Cable, center, weaves around East Jefferson defenders, from left, Malachi Azariah McDonald, Gerald Lindsey and Christopher Fair on Friday in Port Angeles.

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PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable heads up 2021 All-Peninsula 11-man Football Team

Standouts from Forks, Sequim, Port Angeles and East Jefferson

Spartan freshman Brody Lausche drives the key against Hoquiam's Justice Stankavich, (23), Zander Jump (10), and Owen NcNeill (5).  Forks defeated Hoquiam 54 to 39.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

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PREP BASKETBALL: Freshmen Lausche and Micheau lift Forks in win over Hoquiam

Play big minutes in victory