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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Kids’ fishing derby returns this Saturday

PORT ANGELES — After three years with no derby due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kids’ Fishing Derby…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The Fear Not sprint boat driven by Clint Birch and navigated by Terri Lovell speeds through the Extreme Sports Park course as a pair of "island hopper" safety crew members watch the action on Saturday in Port Angeles.

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SPRINT BOATS: Port Angeles races now a two-day event

Series adds Oregon race track, Stihl sponsorship

Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani, left, talks with interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, home plate umpire Pat Hoberg and manager Phil Nevin after he was called for a pitch clock violation against the Seattle Mariners. (The Associated Press)

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BASEBALL: Rules changes similar to hockey’s 2004 fixes

Intended to shorten games, raise batting averages

Courtesy photo The Klahhane Bronze gymnastics team finished eighth out of 51 teams at the Washington Xcel State Championships this weekend. In the front row are, from left, Makinlee Thomason and Charlotte Neville. Center row is Paytynn Lindley and Carly Mae Riggs and back row is Raeleigh Thomason, Lainey DePiro, Harper Waterkotte and Morgan Smith.

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GYMNASTICS: Klahhane girls shine at state Xcel meet

Bronze member Carley Mae Riggs wins gold all-around

Razor clam digs on the outer Washington coast begin Thursday. (WDFW)

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OUTDOORS: WDFW approves coastal razor clam digs beginning Thursday

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers Tuesday confirmed the next round of coastal razor…

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Ezra Townsend, right, is greeted at home plate by teammate Kaleb Mullen after Townsend batted a solo homer in the third inning against South Whidbey on Tuesday in Port Angeles.

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PREP BASEBALL: All facets clicking for Port Angeles in Riders’ win

Ezra Townsend belts home run in 8-0 victory

Subalpine Tees Race Team runner Chris Cummings hands the baton to brother and teammate Jon Cummings at the Port Angeles Yacht Club transfer zone during Saturday's Frosty Moss Relay. The event that stretches from the Sol Duc Valley to Blyn featured 48 relay teams and four individuals. The Subalpine Tees finished sixth in the 80-mile race. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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FROSTY MOSS RELAY: The moss truly was frosty in Saturday endurance race

PORT ANGELES — Despite being postponed for six weeks, the Frosty Moss Relay Race managed to remain pretty…

Naomii Sprague, Crescent track and field.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Naomii Sprague, Crescent track and field

Crescent’s Naomii Sprague has had a spectacular start to her track and field season.

Connecticut guard Tristen Newton (2) blocks a shot by San Diego State guard Darrion Trammell during the second half of the men's national championship college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: UConn wins fifth national title since 1999

HOUSTON — After six games and 240 minutes of pure dominance that ran through March, then part of…

LSU's Alexis Morris shoots past Iowa's Caitlin Clark during the second half of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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WOMEN’S NCAA: LSU beats Iowa, Clark to win first national championship

DALLAS — Kim Mulkey returned home to Louisiana wanting to bring LSU its first basketball championship. The Hall…

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Taffel McCootie, left, and the University of Washington's Charlie Kosakoff compete for a loose ball on Saturday at Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula hosts powerhouse UW team at Wally Sigmar

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s soccer team not only got a little taste of big-time NCAA…

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PREP ROUNDUP: Roughriders baseball crushes Central Kitsap

SILVERDALE — The Port Angeles boys baseball team got solid pitching, defense and offense in an 11-4 road…

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TRACK & FIELD: Sprints and distance wins lift Roughriders at home meet

Crescent’s Bauers, Sprague win big at PA meet

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Nate Anderson tees off from the first hole on Thursday at Peninsula Golf Course.

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PREPS: Port Angeles boys golf earns first win over rival Sequim in 8 years

Riders girls golfers also tame Wolves

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Lake Barrett bicycle kicks the ball over a Bremerton defender during the Wolves' 2-0 loss at home Thursday.

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PREPS: Sequim boys soccer reserves step up in defeat

Thompson digs deep, Wolves drop tennis match to Bainbridge

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles shortstop Alex Angevine, left, tries to tag North Kitsap's Alex Elton in a rundown between first and second during the third inning on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Roughriders undone by big North Kitsap inning

Sequim, Forks win big

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PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles boys soccer loses lead in second half

East Jefferson soccer wins

Spartan Jorge Diaz kicks back over his head towards the Forks goal while teammates Brody Owen and DeAnthony Davila (8) look on. Also in the action are Elma's Matthew Wood (9) and Theo Flores (10). Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

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PREPS: Forks soccer pushes Elma to the edge

Spartans fall 2-1

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Payton Smithson returns a shot during her No. 2 doubles match with Port Angeles on Wednesday at Sequim. Smithson and Amalia Gonzalez teamed to beat Kayla Jones and Bridget Weed 6-3, 6-1.

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GIRLS TENNIS: Sequim sweeps rival Port Angeles

Three matches go the distance

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson Rival Cash Holmes gets a face full of dirt as he beats the throw to Bellevue Christian Viking third baseman Oeclan Englund during a Monday game played in Chimacum.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Riders’ staff outduels North Kitsap; EJ falls to Bellevue Christian

Port Angeles tennis sweeps Kingston

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