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PREP BRIEF: Port Angeles tennis wins big over Bremerton

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls tennis squad beat Bremerton 6-1 on Monday, getting a clean sweep…

Ben Sweet, Sequim boys golf

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ben Sweet, Sequim golf

Sequim golfer Ben Sweet started the season a little bit slowly, but he was really beginning to heat…

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Greg Billings caught this 43-pound halibut on opening day Thursday in Marine Area 6 (Low Point to Port Townsend).

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OUTDOORS: Big halibut being landed and razor clam limit will increase

OLYMPIA — Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Friday that the next round…

Liam DeWolf, left, and Connor DeWolf with Klahhane Gymnastics in Port Angeles show off their medals from the Region 2 Men’s Championships held last weekend in Pocatello, Idaho. (Courtesy photos)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Klahhane gymnasts place at regional meet

POCATELLO, Idaho — Connor DeWolf and Liam DeWolf of Klahhane Gymnastics competed in Region 2 Men’s Gymnastics Championships…

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Port Angeles third baseman Elijah Flodstrom, left, lets the ball get past him after it struck Peninsula baserunner Tony Buchanan and bounced away on a third base steal on Friday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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PREP BASEBALL: Roughriders strand too many runners, allow Peninsula to run the bases in 7-1 loss

Team improves in 6-4 road loss to 3A Gig Harbor

Sequim Wolves.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim baseball wins first game; East Jefferson’s Behrenfeld second at Bellingham track invite

GRANITE FALLS — The Sequim baseball team rallied with three runs in the eighth inning and got great…

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Peoria, Ariz. (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Mariners go into 2022 with a ton of buzz

This might be the most buzz the Seattle Mariners have had since the early days of Ichiro.

Klahhane Gymnastics gymnasts Scarlett Sullivan, left, and Mariah Traband qualified for the USA Gymnastics Region 2 meet later this month.

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GYMNASTICS: Klahhane duo qualifies for regionals

PUYALLUP — The Klahhane Gymnastics Girls Xcel Team was among 1,550 girls participating in the Washington State Xcel…

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Port Angeles pitcher Colton Romero struck out seven batters in three innings against Mount Tahoma last week.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Colton Romero, Port Angeles baseball

Port Angeles’ Colton Romero, just a sophomore, is still listed on the Roughriders’ junior varsity baseball roster.

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) shoots as Villanova forward Eric Dixon defends during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL: Longtime powers North Carolina, Kansas to face in title game

NEW ORLEANS — The Big (blue) Easy has one more bit of bedazzling in store.

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Rain Bear runners from left include Jill Guss, Audrey Thornburg, Arrow Brown, Beau Brown, Caroline Brown, and Jessica DiBarri.

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RUNNING: Training classes help people get ready for local races

PORT ANGELES — Through their Community Partnership with North Olympic Healthcare Network, Peninsula Adventure Sports and Rain Bear…

Forks' Chloe Gaydeski-St. John delivers a pitch against Pe Ell/Willapa Valley on Friday in Pe Ell. The Spartans' three-game win streak was snapped in a doubleheader sweep by Pe Ell/Willapa Valley, the top team in the Pacific 2B League. (Eric Trent/The Chronicle)

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PREP ROUNDUP: Forks soccer wins pair of games

Spartans’ softball win streak snapped

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Port Angeles pitcher Colton Romero throws in the first inning against Mt. Tahoma on Friday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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BASEBALL: Port Angeles arms, bats overwhelm 3A Mount Tahoma

Riders win fourth straight, 10-0, behind one-hitter

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East Jefferson’s Anson Jones heaves the shot put 41 feet, 3 inches for second place in the shot put during a Nisqually League meet at Blue Heron Middle School on Tuesday.

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TRACK AND FIELD: East Jefferson boys win home meet; girls second

PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson boys track team won its home Nisqually League meet by a big…

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OUTDOOR SPORTS: Registration opens for Rhody Run Redux

PORT TOWNSEND — Registration is open for the Jefferson Healthcare Rhody Run Redux that is set for May…

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Port Angeles' Wyatt Dunning, front, tries to evade the defense of North Kitsap's Jonas La Tour during Thursday night's game at Port Angeles High School.

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OLYMPIC LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Dunning, Vaara make first team

PORT ANGELES — Seniors Wyatt Dunning and John Vaara of the Port Angeles Roughriders have been named to…

Sequim's Jolene Vaara, left, and Hannah Bates pressure Port Angeles' Bailee Larson in the first half of a West Central District playoff game in February in Port Angeles. All three players made the first all-Olympic girls basketball team. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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OLYMPIC LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim, Port Angeles dominate all-league teams

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Roughriders and Sequim Wolves shared the Olympic 2A League championship, and they…

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Peninsula College's Keeli-Jade Smith dribbles against Lower Columbia in the NWAC women's basketball championship game Sunday. Also in on the play at right is Peninsula's Itaua Tuisaula.

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NWAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: A dagger at the buzzer breaks the Pirates’ hearts

EVERETT — Oh, so close.

Logan Olson, Forks baseball

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Logan Olson, Forks baseball

Logan Olson is off to a blazing start for the Forks Spartans baseball team.

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OUTDOORS BRIEF: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approves six days of razor clam digs beginning April 1

OLYMPIA — Razor clam enthusiasts can head to four coastal beaches as the Washington Department of Fish and…