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Photo courtesy of Dan James Nearly 800 people rode in the Tour de Lavender this weekend in Sequim and Dungeness valleys, with the event expected to raise $20,000 to help main the Olympic Peninsula Trail.

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CYCLING: Tour de Lavender returns to pre-pandemic levels

SEQUIM — Cyclists returned to pre-pandemic numbers for the Tour de Lavender on Saturday after a participant cap…

Photo by Sam Nugent Extreme Slug Racing’s 2022 winner, Big Kahuna, sponsored by Northwest Board Room, pauses for a photo after winning race No. 1 and No. 2 in Saturday’s annual event. The races are held in conjunction with Joyce Daze, with all proceeds benefiting Clallam County Fire district No. 4 in Joyce.

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JOYCE DAZE: Big Kahuna dominates the slug races

JOYCE — Big Kahuna, sponsored by Northwest Board Room, outpaced the field of 12 slugs to take both…

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PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Nanaimo sweeps Lefties to end season

NANAIMO, B.C. — The Port Angeles Lefties completed their season on the road on a down note, getting…

More days of recreational shrimping are being added for the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca. (Eric Winther/Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

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OUTDOORS: Shrimp days added for eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca

OLYMPIA — With quota remaining in the recreational spot shrimp fishery, state shellfish managers have added some final…

Whidbey Island resident Terry Clayton who grew up in Port Angeles and graduated from Port Angeles High School, went on to have a long teaching career and has traveled the world. He has written a book about his travels called "Facing the Moment: Lessons From a Global Odyssey."

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PORT ANGELES GRADUATE: Lessons from a global journey lead to book about culture, philosophy and travel

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School graduate Terry Clayton was visiting Namibia recently with his daughter.

SeaWalker charter skipper Fred Walker caught this good-sized chinook while fishing out of Neah Bay. Upon filetting, the flesh was found to be white, caused by a recessive genetic trait found mainly in kings from the Fraser River north to Alaska.

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OUTDOORS: White kings a genetic rarity

Hatchery coho fishery until Sept. 25 in Marine Area 9

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LEFTIES: Port Angeles playing spoiler in Edmonton series

Win series with Riverhawks

Port Angeles Lefties.

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WEST COAST LEAGUE: Lefties double up on the Riverhawks 10-5

Choi belts homer; staff strikes out 15

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: EJ youth football and cheer camp set this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Rivals Youth Football League will hold a football and cheer camp — plus…

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AREA SPORTS: Mitch Black golf tourney fundraiser Sept. 18 at Port Ludlow

Select team softball tryouts available

The trail from Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge on a blistering hot day Thursday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Don’t gotta have that bonk

This has been a strange summer. Especially for getting outdoors.

Courtesy photo Port Angeles' Robert Nicholls with Jo Jah Oh, head technical director from the taekwondo world headquarters in South Korea at the Chicago Taekwondo Day celebration.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Nicholls makes ninth degree black belt

PORT ANGELES — Grandmaster Robert Nicholls, owner of White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles, attended special…

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo delivers against the New York Yankees in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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SEATTLE MARINERS: Castillo dazzles in debut

NEW YORK — Luis Castillo pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning in his Seattle debut, and the…

Courtesy photos The defending NWAC champion Peninsula College women's team got on the field for the first time this summer Monday for its first practice of the season. From left in the back are Pirates Breana-Jean Tanaka, Jordyn Newman, Kira Meechudhone and Lexi Harris. Battling over the ball are Riley Sims, left, and Blake Plummer.

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PENINSULA COLLEGE SOCCER: Teams begin practice; season starts in 2 weeks for men

The defending NWAC champion Peninsula College women’s team got on the field for the first time this summer…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Softball tryouts set for Aug. 14

PORT ANGELES — MGI Fastpitch Softball tryouts will be held at the Lincoln Park ballfields on Aug. 14.

Adam Paganelli of the Port Angeles Lefties gets back to first base safely just before the tag of Victoria HarbourCats first baseman Roberto Gonzalez on a pickoff play. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties batted around by the ‘Cats on Sunday

Port Angeles does win big Saturday night

Courtesy photo A team from Sequim Health and Rehabilitation won the 11th annual Sonny Sixkiller UW Huskies Celebrity Classic at Cedars at Dungeness this weekend. From left, Mark Mitrovich, Michael Littman, former Husky celebrity John Buller, Curtis Rose, Sequim Health and Rehabilitation CEO Jason Segar and Sid Krumpe.

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GOLF: Sequim Health and Rehabilitation wins Sixkiller Huskies Classic

SEQUIM — The Sequim Health and Rehabilitation team of Michael Littman, Sid Krumpe, Mark Mitrovich, Chris Rose and…

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OUTDOORS: Marine Area 6 west of Ediz Hook closed to salmon fishing

OLYMPIA — Marine Area 6 west of Ediz Hook will be closed to all salmon fishing from Wednesday…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Lefties earn series sweep over Kelowna with extra-inning win

Lefties earn sweep with extra-inning win

The Cincinnati Reds' Luis Castillo pitches against the New York Yankees on July 14, 2022, in New York. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners on Friday. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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SEATTLE MARINERS: Seattle trades for Reds pitcher Luis Castillo

Hurler has 2.86 ERA with 90 Ks in 85 innings

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