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Seattle fires DC Ken Norton Jr.

RENTON — The Seattle Seahawks have fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and passing game coordinator Andre Curtis,…

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

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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…

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)

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

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles’ Mia Gagnon came in to the Port Angeles girls soccer program with a…

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WRESTLING: Olympic Peninsula grapplers place at Bainbridge tournament

BAINBRIDGE — Several wrestlers from Port Angeles, Sequim and East Jefferson placed high in their weight divisions at…

Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball

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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.

Forks Spartans.

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WRESTLING: Forks second at Tonasket tournament

TONASKET — The Forks boys wrestling team made a 400-mile long road trip to north-central Washington, finishing second…

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

BREMERTON — The Port Angeles boys basketball team got off to an 18-2 lead in the first quarter…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: League-leading No Diggity wins

PORT ANGELES — In this week’s Peninsula Volleyball League B Division action, league-leading No Diggity got by Orv’s…

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

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OUTDOORS: Brant hunt to continue in Clallam County

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Tuesday announced continuing hunts in Clallam, Pacific and…

Port Angeles Roughrider Bailee Larson signed to play soccer at Lower Columbia College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles’ Bailee Larson was a huge part of the Roughriders’ girls soccer team during…

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The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team took second at the Sehome Invitational this weekend. From left, back row are Maddie Adams, Faith Carr, Jessamyn Schindler, Aubrie Scott and Alex Schmadeke. From left, front row are Susannah Sharp, Mei-Ying Harper-Smith and Yau Fu.

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GYMNASTICS: Local girls second at Sehome Invitational

FERNDALE — The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics squad competed in the Sehome Invitational held at the Gymstar Sports Center…

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Quandre Diggs has broken leg, dislocated ankle

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl safety Quandre Diggs suffered a broken right leg and dislocated ankle…

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)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Georgia finally gets the best of Alabama

INDIANAPOLIS — Confetti rained down on Georgia. The Bulldogs fans chanted “Kir-by, Kir-by!”

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Kaleb Blanton of Forks, top, takes on River Ridge's Collin Andrews in the 152-lb. class on Saturday in Port Angeles.

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WRESTLING: Grapplers return to action at the Battle of the Axe

Forks competes for championship

Sequim Wolves.

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PREP HOOPS: Sequim girls win big at Olympic

BREMERTON — The Sequim girls basketball team got double figures from five players in the Wolves’ highest-scoring game…

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer, right, makes a stop as Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson (6) and Vancouver Canucks center Matthew Highmore (15) crash against him during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Kraken look to improve during break

Team expects flurry of make-up games later this month

Dungeness crab. (WDFW photo)

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OUTDOORS BRIEF: Feb. 1 deadline for winter crab catch cards

OLYMPIA — All Puget Sound marine areas are now closed to recreational crab fishing, and sport crabbers have…

White Crane Martial Arts in Port Angeles is adding more classes during the winter in an effort to expand its programs. (Courtesy photo)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: White Crane expanding instruction

PORT ANGELES — White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles has made changes and will offer more…

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Ottawa-Kraken game postponed

SEATTLE — The NHL on Monday postponed the Seattle Kraken’s home game scheduled for Thursday against Ottawa because…

Eve Burke, Port Angeles girls basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Eve Burke, Port Angeles girls basketball

Eve Burke has been an absolute scoring machine for the Port Angeles girls basketball team this season.