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The sport of Cyclocross is coming to the Olympic Peninsula with a CycloX event set in late March at the Extreme Sports Park outside of Port Angeles. This is the World Cyclocross Championships in Germany in 2011.

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ADVENTURE SPORTS: Cyclocross coming to Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula Adventure Sports sets calendar for year’s events

FILE - Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Chad Wheeler (75) is shown before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The Seattle Seahawks said Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, that offensive lineman Chad Wheeler is no longer a member of the team following his arrest last weekend for investigation of domestic violence. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File)

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SEAHAWKS: Arraignment Monday for ex-Seahawk Wheeler

Offensive tackle accused of choking his girlfriend

Gonzaga forward Anton Watson (22) dunks against Pepperdine forward Jan Zidek, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan 30, 2021, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 1 Zags improve to 17-0 with 97-75 win over Waves

By Joe Reedy

Washington State’s Efe Abogidi dunks against Washington in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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PAC-12 BASKETBALL: Cougs get back in win column, trouncing Huskies 77-62

SEATTLE — A year ago, Noah Williams strutted around on Washington’s home court yelling “this is my city,”…

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AREA SPORTS: Sequim Little League registration begins Monday; League also holding Valentine’s Day roses and fudge fundraiser

Danny Romero records hole-in-one

Port Angeles Athletic Director Dwayne Johnson speaks to a group of freshman during a pre-COVID orientation session. Johnson has received the Gareth Giles Memorial Award recognizing him for his leadership and dedication to Washington state students from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. (Port Angeles School District)

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PREPS: Port Angeles Athletic Director Dwayne Johnson receives Giles Award from WIAA

In recognition of his leadership and dedication to students

Sequim senior Eli Gish has signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Corban University, an NAIA program in Salem, Ore.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Sequim senior Eli Gish signs to play for Corban University

SEQUIM — Way back at the beginning of his club soccer career with Storm King, Sequim senior Eli…

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates after throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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The young and the old to meet in Super Bowl

Mahomes, 25, Brady, 43, to face each other

Utah forward Timmy Allen (1) tries to get around Washington guard Quade Green (55) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Huskies knock off Utah for second-straight win

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes against the Green Bay Packers during the first half of the NFC championship NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

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NFC CHAMPIONSHIP: Brady back to the Super Bowl for the 10th time

By Steve Megargee

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) runs from Buffalo Bills linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (49) and safety Jordan Poyer (21) after catching a pass during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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AFC Championship: Chiefs clobber Bills to return to the Super Bowl

By Dave Skretta

FILE - In this April 4, 1974, file photo, baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, right, presents Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron with a trophy after he tied Babe Ruth's all-time home run record in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Bob Johnson, File)

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HENRY AARON: Hammerin’ Hank remembered for his home runs and how he faced racism

By Paul Newberry

Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson, front left, and Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris leap to head the ball during the first half of an MLS playoff Western Conference final soccer match, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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SOUNDERS: Jordan Morris loaned to Swansea

By Tim Booth

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs, left, drives while pressured by Pacific guard Pierre Crockrell II during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 1 Gonzaga cruises to 95-49 win over Pacific; Cougars blow 18-point lead to lose 5th straight

By Nicholas K. Geranios

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Port Townsend's Tanner Woodley upends Chimacum's Anson Jones during the 12th Annual Andy Palmer Classic played in Memorial Field in November 2019. If contests can be played, the two rivals will combine for traditional fall sports for the WIAA's Season 1 schedule.

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PREP SPORTS: Jefferson County high school rivals set for merger

Fall sports for now, but potential for future pact

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OUTDOORS: Maple syrup tapping time on the Peninsula

NEED A BREAK from the winter doldrums or just an excuse to go outside and get some fresh…

Sequim’s Greta Christianson, center, attempts to reach second as Port Angeles’ Jada Cargo waits to make the tag while umpire Scott Ramsey looks on in a May 2019 playoff game at Billy Whiteshoes Memorial Park west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe /Peninsula Daily News)

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PREPS: WIAA adds traditional spring and winter sports to timeline

PORT ANGELES — Some of the guess work surrounding the potential return of prep athletics was cleared away…

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Jensen Wolfe, left, and Michelle Turner lead the pack in the 2020 Elwha River Bridge Run. The 2021 race will have a number of COVID-19 precautions, including racers being encouraged to stay 6 feet apart.

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ADVENTURE SPORTS: Elwha River Bridge run this year will make waves

PORT ANGELES — Run the Peninsula is announcing that the Elwha River Bridge Run has received approvals from…

Pierre LaBossiere

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COLUMN: Optimism over the return of prep sports is served with a side of caution

It’s hard to believe, but we’re slowly creeping up on an entire year without prep or juco sports…

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Port Angeles, Sequim and North Kitsap boys runners are packed together at the start of Wednesday's cross country meet at Robin Hill County Park.

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PREP SPORTS: Path to participation exists for preps

By Michael Carman