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Olympic Medical Foundation Executive Director Bruce Skinner runs in a marathon in Antarctica in 2019. Skinner, who ran the Fiesta Bowl from 1980 to 1990, is being inducted into the Bowl Season Leadership Hall of Fame on Jan. 1.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Olympic Medical Center Foundation’s Bruce Skinner honored

Fiesta Bowl turned into a major event

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Cougars in El Paso hoping for an opponent

Miami pulls out due to COVID-19

Xander Maestas, Port Angeles basketball

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Xander Maestas, Port Angeles boys basketball

Xander Maestas has been a big part of the Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team’s success this year.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Damiere Byrd (10) grabs a 2-point conversion pass in the end zone to score over Seattle Seahawks' Ugo Amadi during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Seattle. The Bears won 25-24. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Take heart, Seahawks supporters

The Seahawks’ hopes for a playoff berth were dashed long before the Chicago Bears’ Damiere Byrd made an…

Courtesy of Christine Halberg The Momentum One Volleyball Academy U18 Tsunami won the silver division at its first tournament of the season in Auburn earlier in December. From left, back row, are Emi Halberg, Alexis Perry, Jasmine Messinger, Ava Hairell, Sam Robbins and Josephine Edgington. From left, front row, are Keana Rowley, Jayde Wold and Lily Halberg.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Momentum One volleyball teams open season

PORT ANGELES — Momentum One Volleyball Academy directors, coaches and athletes are excited to start their second season…

Seven more days of razor clam digs were confirmed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. (Tammy Foes/Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

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OUTDOORS: Daily limit returns to 15 razor clams; 7 more digs confirmed

OLYMPIA — Razor clam enthusiasts can head to coastal beaches to ring in the new year as shellfish…

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Brody Moore pivots around North Mason Bulldog Clay Alverts during a spirited home game on Tuesday in Chimacum.

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PREP BASKETBALL: East Jefferson, Port Angeles, Crescent all win

CHIMACUM — The East Jefferson boys basketball team won its second game of the season, beating 2A North…

Photo courtesy of Michael Miller The Storm King U15 Crusaders finished as the runner-up in the North Puget Sound League U15 North Division, going up against elite soccer teams from the Seattle area. From left are, assistant coach Michael LaGrange, right defensive back Caleb LaGrange, left centerback Grant Butterworth, right midfield/striker Maxon Stanford, midfield Kasson Pittman, defensive midfield Edmund Garcia, goalie Anthony Jones, striker Matthew Miller, center midfield James Mason, midfielder Raef Beard, right midfield Jake Weaver, left outside back Bryce Deleon and right centerback Jacob Olsen. Not pictured is midfielders Finnian Evans and Guillermo Salgado, and head coach Michael Miller.

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YOUTH SOCCER: Storm King U15 league runner-up; U13 champs of its division

Olympic Peninsula teams go up against Seattle metro elite teams

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Kraken cancels today’s game as COVID cases rise

The latest wave of coronavirus-related shutdowns across the NHL has closed 10 teams’ facilities and left just eight…

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 13 in Glendale, Ariz. Kupp is from Yakima, played at Eastern Washington and his family has ties to both the University of Washington and Pacific Lutheran. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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Kupp’s NW ties run deep

Starred at Yakima and EWU, father played at PLU

Port Angeles' Lily Halberg was named to the honorable mention all-state team by the Washington State Volleyball Coaches' Association. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Roughriders’ Lily Halberg makes all-state in volleyball

OLYMPIA — Port Angeles’ Lily Halberg was named as an honorable mention on the Washington State Volleyball Coaches’…

Forks' Jake Weakley, left, and Matthew Montes have won their weight divisions at three straight tournaments through December.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Jake Weakley, Matthew Montes, Forks wrestling

Forks’ Jake Weakley and Matthew Montes have been absolutely dominant for the Spartans wrestling team so far this…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates comeback comes up just short

YAKIMA — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team lost its finale at the Yakima Valley Tournament, dropping a…

Courtesy of Forks wrestling team Forks individual champions Saturday at the Pat Alexander Tournament in Tumwater include from left, Matthew Montes (106 pounds), Sloan Tumaua (220 pounds), Asst. Coach Daniel Frishkorn, Hayden Queen (182 pounds) and Jake Weakley (160 pounds).

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PREP WRESTLING: Forks second at Pat Alexander meet in Tumwater

TUMWATER — Going up against mostly 2A, 3A and 4A schools, the 2B Forks wrestling squad came in…

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PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Roughriders learn from tough 4A foes

UNIVERSITY PLACE — The Port Angeles boys basketball team, playing without starters John Vaara and Xander Maestas, weren’t…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women win three straight; Long averages 23.3 a game

OLYMPIA — The Peninsula College women won three straight games this week at the South Puget Sound Crossover…

Courtesy of Port Angeles gymnastics team The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team competed in its first meet of the year Friday at Bainbridge Island. From left are Maddie Adams, Lum Fu, Kathryn Jones, Faith Carr, Ellie Turner (Sequim), Aubrie Scott (Crescent), Jessamyn Schindler, Mei-Ying Harper-Smith and Susannah Sharp (Sequim).

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PREP ROUNDUP: PA swimmers rule Klahowya; gymnasts begin season

PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders claimed 11 of 12 events to sink the Eagles in their home opener…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Anna Petty, center, pulls down a rebound surrounded by Bainbridge's Macy Kingrey, left, and Grace Colburn, right, on Thursday at Port Angeles High School.

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PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls hold Bainbridge to 18 percent shooting in 53-26 win

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls basketball team got off to an 0-2 start against 3A and…

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny (20) carries the ball during an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson)

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Seahawks in for a Penny

Seattle’s backup RB making most of his opportunity

Netflix "The Summit of the Gods" is a new French-Luxembourgish-Japanese film showing on Netflix.

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: ‘Summit of the Gods,’ climbs into the heart of obsession

For some reason, there are no great mountain-climbing films.