Forks’ Keira Johnson looks for the hoop as Crescent’s Kaylen Mason tries to defend on Wednesday at Crescent High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks’ defense tightens down in second half

JOYCE — After a high-scoring first half, the Forks girls basketball team tightened the defensive screws in the…

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Members of the Port Angeles girls wrestling team celebrate their first-place medals from the Hawkins Memorial Tournament held in Belfair Tuesday and Wedneasday. Clockwise, from top left, are Julia Baeder, Faye Duchs, Natalie Johnson and team captain Willow Harvey. Not pictured is team member Sam Smith, who picked up a fourth-place medal.

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PREP WRESTLING: Port Angeles girls pick up four first-place finishes

PA’s Rodriguez also first among boys at North Mason meet

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Forks' Brody Lausch, center, looks for an opening surrounded by, clockwise from left, Terrell Emery of Crescent, LandinDavis of Forks, and Conner Ferro-May and Henry Bourm of Crescent on Wednesday in Joyce.

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PREP BASKETBALL: Forks able to hold off Crescent comeback

JOYCE — The Forks and Crescent boys basketball teams had a close, tough battle that came down to…

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Sequim's Isaiah Moore drives to the basket around the defense of WF West's Brian Anouma (23). Also in the play are Sequim's Zach Thompson (1) and WF West's Tyler Klatush (24).

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PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim boys, Port Angeles girls fall

SEQUIM — The Sequim boys basketball team stuck with a good WF West team, but was hurt by…

FILE - Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. looks to pass against Colorado during an NCAA college football game Nov. 19, 2022, in Seattle. Penix has opted to put off the NFL for another year and college football's leading passer leads the No. 12 Huskies against No. 21 Texas in the Alamo Bowl. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

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ALAMO BOWL: Penix gets chance to shine in national limelight

SAN ANTONIO — Faced with a life-altering choice, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. opted to stay put. That made…

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Members of the Sequim Wolves football team and cheer squad celebrate Friday night's 36-32 come-from-behind victory over the Port Angeles Roughriders at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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2022 IN SPORTS: It was a wild and crazy game at Civic Field

PORT ANGELES — Probably the top sports story of the year on the North Olympic Peninsula was Port…

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Port Angeles' Isaiah Shamp drives hard to the basket between the hands of Foss defenders last week.

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: A golden year of hoops on the North Olympic Peninsula

This is a stellar season for basketball on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Larayne Blair, left, and Kansas Jackson, Forks girls wrestling.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Larayne Blair and Kansas Jackson, Forks girls wrestling

The Forks girls wrestling duo of Larayne Blair and Kansas Jackson are having a good start to their…

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Peninsula's Tati Kamae (2) brings the ball up against Pierce College's Tyra Brown (23) Sunday. Kamae had 17 points and a school-record 14 steals in a 63-41 win.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula crushes Pierce behind Kamae’s 14 steals

PORT ANGELES — Tati Kamae didn’t just set a Peninsula College women’s basketball record Sunday. She shattered it.

Isabella Diaz, Sequim wrestling. (Jim Heintz photo)

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Isabella Diaz, Sequim girls wrestling

The HammerHead Invitational is one of the largest wrestling meets in Washington, with more than 90 teams and…

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Port Angeles's Paige Mason, front, looks for an out as Peninsula's Ashley Edmonds closes in during Saturday's game at Port Angeles High School.

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PREP ROUNDUP: PA girls drop game to Peninsula High School

Sequim girls improve to 6-0 on the season

The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates its first-place trophy at the Rainier Duals Tournament this weekend. (Forks wrestling)

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PREP WRESTLING: Sequim’s Diaz takes first at Hammerhead Invite; Forks boys take first in Rainier

BREMERTON — Isabella Diaz of Sequim won her weight division at the prestigious Hammerhead Invitational wrestling tournament held…

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula women sweep three at home tourney

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women’s basketball team has now won nine in a row, taking a…

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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, right, dribbles past Olympic's Jackson Barrett on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Riders running roughshod over league opponents

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team got off to a somewhat sluggish start, but got…

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The Port Angeles and Sequim gymnastics team competed in its first event Tuesday at Bainbridge Island. From left, are Madisyn Ripley, Chloe Notari, Susannah Sharp, Faith Carr, Kori Miller, Waverly Mead, Amara Brown. Not pictured are Summer Hirst-Lowe, Maddie Abrams and Lucy Spelker.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles, Sequim gymnasts begin season

BAINBRIDGE — Port Angeles and Sequim had their first gymnastics meet against Bainbridge Island on Tuesday with a…

From left, Forks' Kyra Neel  competes with Neah Bay's Ryana Moss, Angel Halttunen and Allie Greene in Forks. Neah Bay came from behind in the closing minutes to defeat Forks 54-50 in a nonleague contest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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PREP ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls get past Forks; EJ girls win first game

FORKS — The Forks girls basketball team had a chance to tie the game after Neah Bay came…

Photo courtesy of WWU Athletics / Claire Henninger makes a save in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinal game. A former Sequim soccer standout, Henninger is graduate student at Western Washington University and helped the WWU women's soccer team earn its second national title with a 2-1 win over West Chester (Pa.) on Dec. 3.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Former Sequim goalkeeper wins national championship at WWU

BELLINGHAM — Sequim’s Claire Henninger’s athletic career hit a lot of road bumps, including a big disruption caused…

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The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates winning the Tony Saldivar Ironman tournament held in Granger this weekend. Forks beat out 18 other teams to win the team title with Sloan Tumaua and Matthew Montes winning their weight divisions.

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PREP WRESTLING: Forks boys, girls celebrate first- and second-place trophies at Tony Saldivar Ironman

The Forks boys wrestling team celebrates winning the Tony Saldivar Ironman tournament held in Granger this weekend. Forks…

Jolene Vaara, left, Sequim girls basketball, and Keira Johnson, Forks girls basketball.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Jolene Vaara, Sequim girls basketball; and Keira Johnson, Forks girls basketball

Two Olympic Peninsula girls’ basketball players have gotten off to scorching starts this young season, earning our co-Athletes…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Shorthanded Pirates sweep pair of games at Triton Classic

EDMONDS — Coming off its first loss of the year to a winless team and missing top scorer…