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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

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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.

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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…

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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…

Sequim gymnasts Kori Miller, Susannah Sharp, Lucy Spelker, Madison Ripley and Amara Brown. Miller, Sharp and Spelker will be competing at the state gymnastics meet that begins Thursday. (Courtesy photo)

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GYMNASTICS: Trio of Sequim gymnasts off to state meet

PUYALLUP — Three Sequim gymnasts have moved on to the state 2A/3A championships that begin Thursday with their…

Forks' Sloan Tumaua celebrates after winning the 220-pound 1B/2B state championship at the Mat Classic late Saturday night. (WIAA photo)

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MAT CLASSIC WRESTLING: Forks finishes second; Spartans’ Tumaua state champion

East Jefferson’s Lanphear-Ramirez third in the state

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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Clover Park rallies with huge fourth quarter to beat Riders

TACOMA — The Port Angeles boys basketball team was in good shape for a possible trip to regionals…

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FRIDAY PREP ROUNDUP: [Updated] Season ends for Sequim boys; Neah Bay teams in championship games

Crescent girls pull off huge upset over Lummi

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Port Angeles' Tyler Hunter, center, takes aim over the heads of Franklin Pierce defenders Hakeen Collins, left, and Mason Thomas during Friday's bi-district playoff at Port Angeles High School.

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PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Riders come up huge in the clutch

Port Angeles overcomes 14-0 second-half run by Franklin Pierce

Port Angeles High School.

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles falls to Enumclaw in first district contest

Riders host Franklin Pierce today in loser-out

Neah Bay Red Devils.
Neah Bay Red Devils.

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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay qualifies for state 1B tournament

NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay boys basketball team used a huge second half to storm back against…

The Port Angeles boys swim team finished fifth at the West Central District championships. From left, are Landon Close, Jacob Miller, Davis Hueter, Finn Thompson, Blake Nahory, Aidan Butterworth, Alex Che, Will Roening, Max Baeder, Keane McClain and Nolan Medgin.

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BOYS SWIMMING: Roughriders finish fifth at district

Sequim’s Ellefson tallies 23 points by himself

Damiano Palmegiani gets caught in a rundown at Civic Field during a game against Bellingham in 2019. Palmegiani, who is from Surrey, B.C., played 51 games for the Port Angeles Lefties, was picked by Team Canada to play in the World Baseball Classic later this summer. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: 2019 alumnus Palmegiani to play for Team Canada in World Baseball Classic

LONGVIEW — Damiano Palmegiani, who starred for the Port Angeles Lefties in 2019, has been selected by the…