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Port Angeles freshman Sam Hayes charges up a hill during a race at Port Townsend Golf Club on Wednesday. Hayes pushed hard and improved his 2-mile time by 15 seconds from the first race of the season. (Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country)

PREP SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles and East Jefferson race in Port Townsend

Sequim girls soccer, volleyball split road openers

Port Angeles freshman Sam Hayes charges up a hill during a race at Port Townsend Golf Club on Wednesday. Hayes pushed hard and improved his 2-mile time by 15 seconds from the first race of the season. (Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country)
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Anne Edwards of Port Angeles takes part in the diving portion of Tuesday's first time trial meet at the Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles.

PREP SWIMMING: Port Angeles dives back in during first time trial

Four Port Angeles individuals and six relay teams earned district-qualifying times as the Roughriders girls swim and dive team returned to the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Anne Edwards of Port Angeles takes part in the diving portion of Tuesday's first time trial meet at the Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles.

Forks Best of Awards presented

Rod Fleck named Citizen of the Year

FILE - Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger is congratulated and showered with sunflower seeds after his solo home run against the Houston Astros in the third inning of a baseball game in Seattle, in this Tuesday, June 4, 2019, file photo. Mitch Haniger never saw the field in 2020 for the Seattle Mariners. He barely saw the field in 2019. He's nearly three years removed from being an All-Star, but the Mariners believe that with Haniger now full healthy he can once again be that caliber of player. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Haniger healthy, hopes to regain All-Star form for Seattle Mariners

Nearly three years have passed since Mitch Haniger was an All-Star and was viewed as part of the Seattle Mariners’ core. Then came… Continue reading

FILE - Seattle Mariners' Mitch Haniger is congratulated and showered with sunflower seeds after his solo home run against the Houston Astros in the third inning of a baseball game in Seattle, in this Tuesday, June 4, 2019, file photo. Mitch Haniger never saw the field in 2020 for the Seattle Mariners. He barely saw the field in 2019. He's nearly three years removed from being an All-Star, but the Mariners believe that with Haniger now full healthy he can once again be that caliber of player. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Port Angeles resident Hal Force stands at the summit of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), Africa's highest peak and the fourth-tallest mountain in the world. (Photo courtesy Hal Force)

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles’ Hal Force reaches summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak

Eleven different changes to his airline itinerary, 52-hours of one-way travel and thousands of feet of elevation gain eventually resulted in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles resident Hal Force stands at the summit of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), Africa's highest peak and the fourth-tallest mountain in the world. (Photo courtesy Hal Force)
Driver Dustin Horn, left, and Clallam County Road Department Supervisor Adam Roening look over the equipment after hooking a plow to the front of a sand truck on Wednesday at the county maintenance yard in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County road crews prepare for snow

Conditions ripe for at least flurries, perhaps a lot more

Driver Dustin Horn, left, and Clallam County Road Department Supervisor Adam Roening look over the equipment after hooking a plow to the front of a sand truck on Wednesday at the county maintenance yard in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, make a statement after Wilson won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award at the NFL Honors ceremony as part of Super Bowl 55 on Feb. 5 in Tampa, Fla. (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)

NFL’s Man of the Year Russell Wilson a little miffed

Russell Wilson is tired of getting hit. Tired of taking sacks. His frustration is to the point that Wilson took time during a… Continue reading

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, make a statement after Wilson won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award at the NFL Honors ceremony as part of Super Bowl 55 on Feb. 5 in Tampa, Fla. (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)
Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson, left, and Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt lead the pack at the beginning of a 2019 cross country race at Robin Hill Park. Prep runners can now run without masks at competitions after a change in state guidance. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP NOTEBOOK: Cross country runners now free to remove masks during races; spectator update

Prep cross country runners can all breathe a little bit easier as part of a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association update that will… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson, left, and Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt lead the pack at the beginning of a 2019 cross country race at Robin Hill Park. Prep runners can now run without masks at competitions after a change in state guidance. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
From top, a Pine Siskin, American goldfinch and Black-capped chickadee sit on a feeder in Fayston, Vermont in December. (Toby Talbot/The Associated Press)

Songbird disease spreading

Residents urged to clean or remove feeders

From top, a Pine Siskin, American goldfinch and Black-capped chickadee sit on a feeder in Fayston, Vermont in December. (Toby Talbot/The Associated Press)

Forks mayor highlights West End economy

Forks Mayor Tim Fletcher told of efforts to stabilize the West End economy and of the harm done to the fishing industry by… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Sequim Little League registration begins Monday; League also holding Valentine’s Day roses and fudge fundraiser

Danny Romero records hole-in-one

Port Angeles Athletic Director Dwayne Johnson speaks to a group of freshman during a pre-COVID orientation session. Johnson has received the Gareth Giles Memorial Award recognizing him for his leadership and dedication to Washington state students from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. (Port Angeles School District)

PREPS: Port Angeles Athletic Director Dwayne Johnson receives Giles Award from WIAA

In recognition of his leadership and dedication to students

Port Angeles Athletic Director Dwayne Johnson speaks to a group of freshman during a pre-COVID orientation session. Johnson has received the Gareth Giles Memorial Award recognizing him for his leadership and dedication to Washington state students from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. (Port Angeles School District)
Sequim senior Eli Gish has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Corban University, an NAIA program in Salem, Ore.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Sequim senior Eli Gish signs to play for Corban University

Way back at the beginning of his club soccer career with Storm King, Sequim senior Eli Gish was placed on the club’s reserve… Continue reading

Sequim senior Eli Gish has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Corban University, an NAIA program in Salem, Ore.

OUTDOORS: Maple syrup tapping time on the Peninsula

NEED A BREAK from the winter doldrums or just an excuse to go outside and get some fresh air and a little bit of exercise?… Continue reading

Terry Ward

PDN publisher tells of struggles, charity during pandemic

Peninsula Daily News publisher Terry Ward discussed on Wednesday the challenges and opportunities the pandemic has offered local journalism and his pride… Continue reading

Terry Ward
Sequim’s Greta Christianson, center, attempts to reach second as Port Angeles’ Jada Cargo waits to make the tag while umpire Scott Ramsey looks on in a May 2019 playoff game at Billy Whiteshoes Memorial Park west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)

PREPS: WIAA adds traditional spring and winter sports to timeline

Some of the guess work surrounding the potential return of prep athletics was cleared away when the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association approved… Continue reading

Sequim’s Greta Christianson, center, attempts to reach second as Port Angeles’ Jada Cargo waits to make the tag while umpire Scott Ramsey looks on in a May 2019 playoff game at Billy Whiteshoes Memorial Park west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)
Coronavirus

Health officer: Clallam vaccinations speedy compared to rest of Washington state

While continuing to face supply shortages of COVID-19 vaccines that stretch nationwide, Clallam County has been able to coordinate distribution of available… Continue reading

Outdoors enthusiasts rallied in Forks last week to protest steelhead fishing restrictions.

OUTDOORS; Anglers in Forks protest over steelhead regs

A group of steelhead anglers estimated at around 50 protested recent regulation changes that impact steelhead fishing on coastal rivers, including a controversial… Continue reading

Outdoors enthusiasts rallied in Forks last week to protest steelhead fishing restrictions.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles, Sequim and North Kitsap boys runners are packed together at the start of Wednesday's cross country meet at Robin Hill County Park.

PREP SPORTS: Path to participation exists for preps

A pathway to participation exists for prep athletes this school year after recent changes to the… Continue reading

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles, Sequim and North Kitsap boys runners are packed together at the start of Wednesday's cross country meet at Robin Hill County Park.

Students to get more in-person learning

Schedules vary among districts