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PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles wrestling wins sixth straight Battle for the Axe

PORT ANGELES — The axe will stay in Port Angeles. For the sixth straight year, the Roughriders placed…

Port Angeles' Lambros Rogers

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BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Port Angeles and Forks win big

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team finished its nonleague schedule by forcing 28 turnovers in…

Elise Beuke walks through a tunnel of oars at Log Cabin Resort soon after she returned from the Junior World Championships in Brazil. (Jim Heckman)

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SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW: Beuke was North Olympic Peninsula’s top story of 2015

A UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON coach sees an athlete who spent most of their teenage years in Sequim and…

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OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby sticking with changes made last year

GARDINER — The Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby will be held for the weekend after Presidents Day for the…

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PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks places second at The Rock without best effort

VASHON — Jack Dahlgren remained undefeated and was one of three individual champions for Forks at The Rock…

Port Townsend's Kaiden Parcher (55) is surrounded by the defense of Seattle Christian's Zac VanderLay

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend closes Crush in the Slush with second straight close loss

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend boys basketball team went back to work Wednesday morning. After practicing through…

Port Townsend's Reilly Berkshire maneuvers in the post against Bainbridge's Malia Peato. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Meek has plenty of help in Port Townsend’s blowout of Bainbridge JV

PORT TOWNSEND — A game against a larger school’s JV team can go either way. For Port Townsend,…

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OUTDOORS: Better weather should bring better fishing this weekend

THE YEAR 2015 has apparently used up its quota of wet weather, because it’s coming to a dry…

Neah Bay's Jericho McGimpsey drives against Port Townsend's Jacob Ralls (3) during a Crush in the Slush tournament game in Port Townsend. The Red Devils rallied from early deficits to win twice at the tournament. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay rallies for two wins at Crush in the Slush tournament

PORT TOWNSEND – Same old story. The Neah Bay boys basketball team fell far behind in the first…

Neah Bay's Gina McCalley drives past Squalicum's Desiree Henry in Port Townsend on Tuesday. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: No victories, but Neah Bay improves effort at Crush in the Slush tourney

PORT TOWNSEND – Neah Bay’s Vonte Aguirre grabbed an offensive rebound an scored as the final buzzer sounded…

Port Angeles Swim Club relay team members from left

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SPORTS BRIEFS: Swimmers compete at two meets . . . Run/walk Friday in Port Townsend . . . Wintertime Open at SkyRidge . . . Register for Sequim Little League

PA Swim Club competes in two big meets FEDERAL WAY — Port Angeles Swim Club athletes competed at…

Port Townsend's Kaitlyn Meek dribbles while pressured by Melbourne's Zoe Kelty (11) and Alex McKellar during the Crush in the Slush tournament on Monday in Port Townsend. The Australian team cruised to a 65-28 victory. Boys and girls basketball action continues today at Port Townsend High School. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Townsend no match for Australian visitors in Crush in the Slush tourney opener

PORT TOWNSEND — Australian teams have been frequent visitors to the Crush in the Slush basketball tournament. The…

Port Townsend's Kaiden Parcher

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PREP BASKETBALL: Two-day Crush in the Slush tournament tips off today, Tuesday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Basketball fans are in a for a post-Christmas present when The Crush in the Slush,…

Forks' Marky Adams (32) dunks while Neah Bay's Ryan Moss (24)

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Marked improvement has Marky Adams making noise for Forks

FORKS — Back in his freshmen season the cheers were more like charity for Forks’ 6-foot-8-inch center Marky…

New Orleans Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas

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WEEKEND REWIND — FOOTBALL: Former Port Angeles standout Joel Thomas coaching on game’s biggest stage with New Orleans Saints

The path to the NFL starts in Port Angeles and goes through places such as Moscow, Idaho, and…

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OUTDOORS: Details behind West End river rule changes

WHEN THE LAST names of area fishing guides are easy to spot on the high school basketball roster,…

New Orleans Saints running backs coach Joel Thomas

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FOOTBALL: Former Port Angeles standout Joel Thomas coaching on game’s biggest stage with New Orleans Saints

The path to the NFL starts in Port Angeles and goes through places such as Moscow, Idaho, and…

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OUTDOORS: Wild steelhead recovery challenged by crowds on West End rivers

INCREASINGLY CROWDED CONDITIONS in and along West End rivers and banks are another challenge to the recovery of…

Quilcene's Megan Weller

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PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene sweeps Crescent for second time this season; Forks wrestlers win tourney

QUILCENE — For the second time this season, Quilcene swept a basketball doubleheader against Crescent. The Rangers won…

Neah Bay's Cole Svec was voted to the All-State first team offense by The Associated Press. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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PREP FOOTBALL: North Olympic Peninsula players earn Associated Press All-State honors

SEATTLE — Five North Olympic Peninsula high school football players have been voted to the Class 1B All-State…