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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Pair of Blairs headed to Mat Classic for Forks

FORKS — A pair of Blairs will compete in wrestling this weekend at the Mat Classic at the…

The Port Angeles boys 200-yard medley team of, from left, Miles Van Denburg, Patrick Ross, Thomas Jones and Edward Gillespie, won the District 3 title this weekend at Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles. (Sally Cole)

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BOYS DISTRICT SWIM MEET: (updated) Port Angeles second at district

Riders send three relay teams, three individuals and a diver to state

Nolan Bacchus, Sequim basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nolan Bacchus, Sequim basketball

The Sequim boys basketball team had great balance in their District 3 2A tournament victory over North Mason…

Peninsula College

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula splits pair of games on the road at Edmonds

EDMONDS — The Peninsula College women won their 51st straight game in the North Region by 52 points,…

Port Angeles' Miriam Cobb carries the ball against Klahowya in the third-place state tournament game Saturday in Federal Way. Port Angeles beat Klahowya 14-0 to finish third in the state in the program's inaugural year of existence. Also in on the play are Port Angeles' Pyper Alton (6) and Audrey Rudd (5). (Kevin Hanson/Enumclaw Courier-Herald)

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GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL: Port Angeles girls upset Klahowya, finish third at state

FEDERAL WAY — The Port Angeles girls flag football team got a measure of revenge against Klahowya on…

Port Angeles' Brock Hope goes up for a shot against the defense of Orting on Saturday in Port Angeles. The Roughriders won 48-33 to move on to the double-elimination phase of the District 3 2A tournament. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BASKETBALL: PA smothers Orting 48-33 to move on in playoffs

PORT ANGELES — It wasn’t especially pretty, but the Port Angeles boys basketball team toughed out a gritty,…

Sequim coach Craig Brooks talks to Zeke Schmadeke (0) and Solomon Sheppard during the game Saturday in Sequim. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim opens playoffs with huge win

Wolves beat Bulldogs 69-42; Forks’ Titus Rowley 32 points, 34 rebounds in victory

Forks Spartans

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PREP BASKETBALL: Forks, Quilcene girls win playoff games

ROCHESTER — The Forks girls basketball team is in the semifinals of the District 4 2B tournament after…

Sequim, Port Angeles

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PREP BASKETBALL: All four Port Angeles, sequim teams to host playoff games

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles and Sequim boys and girls all get to host District 3 2A…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Scandalous season opener set for Feb. 28

SEQUIM — The season opener for the Port Scandalous Roller Derby squad will be held Feb. 28 at…

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GIRLS BOWLING: Port Angeles duo competes at state meet

TUKWILA — Port Angeles got one competitor in the top half of the individual finishers at the state…

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BOYS SWIM AND DIVE: Port Angeles to host district meet beginning Friday

PORT ANGELES — For the first time in some years, Port Angeles will host the District 3 1A/2A…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Klahhane Gymnastics welcomes new leadership

PORT ANGELES — Klahhane Gymnastics announced new leadership beginning in February. Megan Monds will step into the role…

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Runners in the Run The Peninsula’s Elwha Bridge Run take off into the rain Saturday morning.

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Sequim 13-year-old wins women’s division of Elwha Bridge Run

Run the Peninsula organizers report nearly 500 participants compete

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PREP WRESTLING: More than 50 area athletes qualify for Mat Classic state tournament

Forks, East Jefferson each tally six district champions

Tyann Connary, Port Angeles girls flag football.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tyann Connary, Port Angeles flag football

The Kingston Buccaneers were determined to take away receiver Pyper Alton in Port Angeles’ first game in the…

Two gymnasts from Port Angeles and Sequim qualified for the state 1A/2A/3A state gymnastics meet Feb. 19-20 at Sammamish High School. Port Angeles freshman Elyse Brown qualified for state in the floor, vault and the bars. She placed fourth all-around at district. Joining her will be fellow freshman Emily Bair from Sequim. She qualified for state on the beam. From left are Sequim/Port Angeles assistant coach Laura Blevins, Brown, Bair and head coach Elizabeth DeFrang.

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GYMNASTICS: Athletes from Sequim, Port Angeles qualify for state meet

Two gymnasts from Port Angeles and Sequim qualified for the state 1A/2A/3A state gymnastics meet Feb. 19-20 at…

Seattle's Derick Hall (58) strip sacks New England quarterback Drake Maye during Super Bowl 60 in Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Getty Images)

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SUPER BOWL LX: A Boom redux for the Seattle Seahawks

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The bullies are back.

Port Angeles' Miriam Cobb runs with the ball against Kingston defenders in a state quarterfinal girls flag football game at Peninsula College. (Dave Logan/Peninsula Daily News)

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GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL: Riders hang on in overtime to make state semifinals

PORT ANGELES — In the team’s first year of existence, the Port Angeles girls flag football squad has…

The Neah Bay girls basketball team celebrates senior Cerise Moss (14) scoring her 1,000th career point for the Red Devils. In the same game, Sequim's Gracie Chartraw also scored her 1,000th career point.

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PREP BASKETBALL: Records fall as Neah Bay girls beat Sequim

Chartraw, Moss both break 1,000-point plateau