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Neah Bay's Amber Swan drives against Oakesdale in the state 1B quarterfinals Thursday. Neah Bay beat Oakesdale, then beat Mount Vernon Christian in the semifinals Friday. Swan had seven points and nine rebounds in Friday's victory. The Red Devils will play for the state 1B championship Saturday. (Byrne Bennett/Cheney Free Press)

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STATE 1B GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay will play for state championship

Red Devils knock off Mount Vernon Christian in semifinals

Neah Bay's Ryana Moss drives against Oakedale's Samantha Holling Thursday morning at the Spokane Arena during the 1B state tournament. Moss scored nine points as Neah Bay won 60-45 to move into the state 1B semifinals. (Byrne Bennett/Cheney Free Press)

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STATE 1B TOURNAMENT: Downtown barrage sends Neah Bay to semifinals

SPOKANE — The Neah Bay girls basketball team was tenacious on the boards as usual and sharpshooter Allie…

Sequim's Hannah Bates dribbles against Sammamish Sarah Shaggs in the state 2A tournament Wednesday night. Bates finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and six steals in a 57-37 Sequim victory. (David Willoughby/for Peninsula Daily News)

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STATE 2A BASKETBALL: Wolves howl in opening game, crushing Sammamish 57-37

YAKIMA — The Sequim girls basketball team got off to a great start, made a great finish and…

Port Angeles' Lily Halberg signed a letter of intent last week to play volleyball at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore., last week. With her at her signing is her mother, Christine Grunch-Halberg and father Greg Halberg. (Courtesy photo)

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COLLEGE SIGNING: Port Angeles’ Halberg to play Eastern Oregon University volleyball

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles’ Lily Halberg is taking a huge step forward in her athletic career, signing…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peninsula's Chasity Selden, right, drives to the lane as Bellevue's Jadyn Mueller runs interference on Wednesday night in Port Angeles.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men, women to cut the nets

Pirates share North titles for first time since 2015

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Bottomfish season opens in Washington coastal marine areas on March 11.

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OUTDOORS: Seasons set for razor clams, bottomfish, halibut

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers this week confirmed coastal razor clam, halibut and…

Ryana Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ryana Moss, Neah Bay girls basketball

With the Neah Bay girls basketball team’s offense struggling, the Red Devils found themselves quickly down in a…

Neah Bay Red Devils.

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PREP GIRLS REGIONALS: Neah Bay clamps down on defense for tough win

TACOMA — The No. 1-ranked Neah Bay girls basketball team found itself in a huge hole early against…

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BOYS PREP REGIONALS: Red Devils’ comeback fall short against Orcas

TACOMA — The Neah Bay boys basketball team got off to a rough start Saturday, down 24 points…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men, women sweep at Edmonds

Pirates’ final home games Wednesday

Jack Gladfelter celebrates his signing to run track and cross-country at Corban College in Salem, Ore., with his, from left, father Joe Gladfelter, mother Becky Gladfelter, sister Jamie Pond and niece Wren Pond. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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TRACK, CROSS COUNTRY: Jack Gladfelter continues Port Angeles pipeline to Corban University

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School running star Jack Gladfelter has already accomplished much in his athletic…

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GIRLS REGIONALS: Big fourth quarter vaults No. 1 Ellensburg over No. 2 Sequim

Turnovers hurt the Wolves against tough Bulldogs

Western Washington University Crescent graduate Raine Westfall competes in the indoor weight throw for Western Washington University. She holds the school record in the event and just won the Great Northern Athletic Conference championship. She is also a conference champion in the outdoor hammer throw.

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COLLEGE SPORTS: Former Logger Westfall is two-time track and field champ for WWU

BELLINGHAM — Joyce’s Raine Westfall added to her college accolades by winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor…

Sequim’s Jolen Vaara pushes the ball up the court with Jelissa Julmist trailing. The Wolves will play No. 1-ranked Ellensburg in the state regionals Friday night. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: It was a wild weekend of prep sports

And now the real fun begins.

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Lindsay Smith, left, stretches for a rebound as Olympic's Kylee Murphy during a Jan. 20 game in Port Angeles. The Roughriders play in regionals Friday night.

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PREP BASKETBALL: Five Olympic Peninsula squads travel all over state for state regionals

OLYMPIA — Times, locations and dates have been set for five Olympic Peninsula prep basketball teams playing in…

Forks’ Keira Johnson looks for the hoop as Crescent’s Kaylen Mason defends in Joyce in late December. Johnson made the Pacific 2B League first team. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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PACIFIC LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Forks’ Johnson, Neel make first team all-league

FORKS — Forks’ Keira Johnson and Kyra Neel, who were instrumental in leading the Spartans to their first…

Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films The Frosty Moss was held in May in 2021 due to a landslide along the Olympic Discovery Trail. Team costumes are part of the fun for the event. It was returned to a winter event in 2022.

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ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss Relay returns Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The adventure sports season begins this weekend with the return of the Frosty Moss Relay…

Sloan Tumaua, Forks wrestling

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sloan Tumaua, Forks wrestling

Forks’ Sloan Tumaua is the latest state champion for the Forks boys wrestling program.

The Port Angeles and Sequim boys swimming teams that competed at the state swim and dive championships in Federal Way this weekend. From left, are Nolan Medgin, Colby Ellefson (Sequim High School), Blake Nahory, Will Roening, Alex Che, Keane McClain, Landon Close, Jacob Miller, Davis Hueter, Max Baeder, Finn Thompson and Aidan Butterworth. (Courtesy photo)

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STATE SWIM AND DIVE: PA boys 16th at state; Sequim’s Ellefson picks up eighth place

FEDERAL WAY — The Port Angeles boys swim team placed two relay teams and an individual swimmer in…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PC hoops teams clinch berths in postseason

BREMERTON — The Peninsula College men and women’s basketball teams both clinched postseason berths this weekend, winning games…