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

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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

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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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The Port Angeles Roughriders football team at Lumen Field in Seattle this fall, where the Riders played a game against North Kitsap.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sports trivia night to support football seniors

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School Football Boosters are hosting a sports trivia night on Wednesday…

Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball

What a spectacular start to the season for Port Angeles Roughriders softball player Heidi Leitz.

Port Angeles Roughriders.

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PREP ROUNDUP: (updated) Port Angeles softball remains perfect

Forks baseball wins on one-hitter

Forks Spartans.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Forks girls win home track and field meet

Sequim golf boys nipped by Bainbridge by one stroke

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OUTDOORS: Additional Area 6 chinook and non-selective coho are salmon season possibilities

A recent state Department of Fish and Wildlife North of Falcon presentation shed a little more light on…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Gillespie rows at Vashon Island contest

VASHON — Port Angeles rower Edward Gillespie, age 14, placed second in his class while representing Olympic Peninsula…

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Port Angeles' Zak Alton, center, keeps track of the ball as teammate Eli Fischer, left, and Olympic's Justin Thorsen look on during Thursday's match at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.

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PREPS: Port Angeles boys soccer opens up with a win on new Wally Sigmar Field turf

Sequim softball pounds out 26 runs

Gonzaga's Anton Watson (22) reaches for the ball in the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against UCLA in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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NCAA TOURNAMENt: Gonzaga in Elite 8 after Strawther’s 28-foot game-winner

LAS VEGAS — Gonzaga and UCLA played one NCAA Tournament game that left the Zags’ star player bawling,…

Sequim’s Adrian Mendez dribbles the ball against Olympic on Tuesday night in Sequim. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim soccer shuts out Olympic

Port Angeles and East Jefferson boys win

Forks Spartans.

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PREP BASEBALL: Forks earns doubleheader split with clutch hit

Port Angeles, Sequim softball teams win big

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Forks' Keira Johnson slides in safely with a steal of second base during the Spartans' doubleheader with Pe Ell on Wednesday at Tillicum Park in Forks.

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PREPS: Spartans softball splits Pacific League opener; East Jefferson baseball drops double dip

FORKS — Forks split its Pacific League softball opening doubleheader, walking off the Titans with an RBI double…

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Peninsula College soccer coaches Jake Hughes, left, and Kanyon Anderson speak during the official opening of a new pitch surface at the Wally Sigmar Athletic Complex on Wednesday on the school's Port Angeles campus.

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SIGMAR FIELD: Peninsula College, soccer community celebrate new turf surface

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new $770,000 field turf surface that, according…

Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots a floater over the Mossyrock defense Saturday night in Spokane. Greene finished with 19 points, leading all scorers, in the 56-54 Neah Bay win.
(Bridget Mayfield/for the Peninsula Daily News)

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: It was a remarkable season of hoops on the Peninsula

While Gonzaga and the NCAA tournaments are still going, we’re out of the gymnasiums for a while and…

Port Angeles Roughriders.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles softball wins again behind trio of home runs

GIG HARBOR — The Port Angeles softball team remained unbeaten, getting past 3A Gig Harbor 14-13 thanks to…

Japan pitcher Shohei Ohtani (16) celebrates after defeating the United States at the World Baseball Classic final game, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

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WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Ohtani slams door on Team USA, Trout in dramatic ninth-inning showdown

MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the…

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Peninsula College is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for a new field surface at Wally Sigmar Field.

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Ribbon cutting set for new Peninsula College soccer field surface

PORT ANGELES — Pirate soccer will celebrate a new field turf surface on Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula…

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Dena Dinius of Port Angeles competes in the 5K of the Red, Set Go St. Patrick's Day run/walk races held in Port Angeles this weekend.

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FUN RUN: More than 220 competitors enjoy St. Patrick’s race in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — More than 220 participants competed in this weekends Red, Set, Go St. Patrick’s Day run/walk…