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PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles boys soccer collects first league win

Sequim soccer, Forks baseball romp

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Sequim’s Dom Riccobene drives the ball with an iron on the second hole at Port Ludlow Golf Course during a match Thursday against the North Kitsap Vikings.

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PREP GOLF: Sequim boys remain undefeated after win over North Kitsap

PORT LUDLOW — Dominic Riccobene notched Sequim’s first round below par on the young season, shooting a 1-under-par…

Port Angeles' Zoe Smithson, seated, recently signed a letter of intent to play softball at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland. Smithson is joined by, from left by her brother Ian, dad Larry and mom Staci at her signing ceremony.

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles’ standout Zoe Smithson signs with Pacific Lutheran

2021 Olympic League MVP back for her senior season

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OUTDOORS: Summer salmon projections up off the coast

Neah Bay open for vaccinated visitors

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No. 1 Gonzaga comes alive late

PORTLAND, Ore. — Drew Timme scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half and top overall…

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Sequim's Brandon Charters fights off Port Angeles' Caleb McLarty for possession as the Wolves' Kristian Mingoy looks on during Sequim's rivalry victory over the Roughriders.

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PREP SPORTS: Sequim boys soccer scores early and often against rival Port Angeles

SEQUIM — Sequim made quick work of rival Port Angeles in the first installment of the boys soccer…

Peninsula College’s KeAndre Hunter-Holiday, center, is swarmed by Lane Titans defenders during the Pirates’ 82-68 NWAC Tournament loss on Thursday at Everett Community College. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics)

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NWAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Peninsula men ousted in first round

EVERETT — A hot-shooting Lane Titans squad squashed the NWAC Men’s Basketball Tournament hopes of the Peninsula College…

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Members of the Peninsula College womens basketball team celebrate Wednesday's 67-61 win over Shoreline to earn them the NWAC North Region championship. Holding the banner was Ariyanna Camacho-Villafuerte.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirate women earn NWAC North title, No. 1 seed to NWAC Championships

PORT ANGELES — Up large in the early going, Peninsula College held back Shoreline’s second-half comeback attempt in…

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OUTDOORS: Hot blackmouth bite a sign of speedy summer chinook season

The 2022 saltwater salmon season opened up off Sekiu in Marine Area 5 last week with excellent fishing…

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STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ program-defining win prompts tears of ‘joy and reflection’

Riders celebrate history-making win

Port Angeles poses with the Class 2A Boys Basketball Tournament's sixth-place trophy at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Saturday. The Roughriders finished 20-8 on the season, won a share of the Olympic League title and earned their first trophy at state since 1997.

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STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles wraps season with sixth-place finish

Roughrider seniors grew team’s culture, bring back trophy

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STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys coming back with fifth trophy in school history

Survive Prosser 70-68 in OT, will play Tumwater for 4th/6th place Saturday

Port Angeles' Wyatt Dunning shoots a 3-pointer against Franklin Pierce on Wednesday night in Yakima. (Photo courtesy of Jason Wheeler)

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STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles holds back Franklin Pierce, sets up quarterfinal with No. 1 North Kitsap

Dunning hits for 28, Soule has career night

Jordan Nailon/The Daily News Port Angeles’ Xander Maestas drives during the Roughriders’ 75-58 Class 2A state quarterfinal loss to North Kitsap on Thursday night at the Yakima Valley SunDome.

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STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles can’t topple No. 1 North Kitsap in quarterfinals

Riders still alive for a shot at fourth or sixth place

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STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls foul out vs. Prosser

YAKIMA — A physical Prosser squad raced past Port Angeles in the fourth quarter, turning a five-point game…

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Port Angeles' Bailee Larson, right, scores on a layup against Bainbridge in Port Angeles in December. Larson is one of the Roughriders' top players and passers.

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STATE TOURNAMENT: Both Roughriders teams start with must-win games

YAKIMA — The 262-mile drive between Port Angeles and the Palm Springs of Washington is a long way…

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Port Angeles' Xander Maestas, front, drives past North Kitsap's Johny Olmsted on Thursday night in Port Angeles.

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STATE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles senior Xander Maestas is X-Factor for Roughriders

Developed shooting touch and growth as a defender

Port Angeles Roughriders

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REGIONAL PLAYOFFS: Port Angeles girls hard-pressed in loss

BATTLE GROUND — Port Angeles couldn’t handle the full-court defensive pressure applied by Hudson’s Bay in the second…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Millie Long scores 25 as Peninsula women move into first-place tie with win over Whatcom

Pirate men hit the century mark in victory

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OUTDOORS: Low returns wipe out steelhead season; recreational closure begins Tuesday

The full closure of recreational steelhead angling announced this week by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife…