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The NWAC champion men's and women's teams both celebrate at the Starfire Soccer Complex in Tukwila on Sunday night. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men, women share first dual title since 2013

TUKWILA — For the first time since 2013, both the Peninsula College men’s and women’s soccer teams won…

Makyah Chambers, left, Neah Bay football, and Ava Shinkle, Sequim swimming.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Makyah Chambers, Neah Bay football, and Ava Shinkle, Sequim swimming

It was a fantastic weekend for Neah Bay’s Makyah Chambers and Sequim’s Ava Shinkle.

The Peninsula College men's and women's soccer teams celebrate their dual championships Sunday night Tukwila after the men beat Clark College 3-0 in their finals match. (Peninsula College)

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PENINSULA COLLEGE SOCCER: Men join women as champions of the NWAC

TUKWILA — It’s a twofer for the Peninsula College men’s and women’s soccer teams.

Risa Nishida (5) heads the ball against Bellevue on Sunday at the Starfire Soccer Complex in Tukwila. The Pirates beat Bellevue for their sixth NWAC championship. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Peninsula finishes perfect despite rash of injuries

TUKWILA — The Peninsula College women’s soccer team, with three of its best players out all of most…

The Port Angeles girls swim team finished eighth at the 2A state swim championships this weekend, the 12th straight year Port Angeles has finished in the top 10. From left are, Amayah Nelson, Lynzee Reid, Danika Asgeirsson, Brooke St. Luise, Emerson DuBois and Lizzy Shaw. (Sally Cole)

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STATE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Port Angeles girls eighth in the state

Sequim, EJ swimmers place

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates men drop game to Clippers

TACOMA — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team managed to hold South Puget Sound scoreless from beyond the…

Jay Cline/for Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula goalkeeper Laurin Lettow eyes the ball as he prepares to field the ball during the Pirates’ 1-0 NWAC Men’s Soccer Semifinal win over Walla Walla on Friday at Starfire Sports in Tukwila.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men earn semifinal win, will play for repeat crown

Seventh NWAC title on the line Sunday

Neah Bay's Tyler Swan (34) picks up yardage against Wahkiakum on the turf of Spartan Stadium in Forks Friday night in this state playoff contest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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STATE FOOTBALL: Neah Bay kicks Mules 70-14 in first-round blowout

FORKS — Jodell Wimberly rushed for four touchdowns of 50, 22, 21 and 1-yard and Makyah Chambers returned…

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Peninsula's DeShawn Rushmeyer, left, shoulders into Skagit Valley's Mathew Russ on Wednesday at Peninsula College.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL:Balance, bench, boost Pirate men

PA ‘Pit Bull’ Maestas set to see the floor for PC

Peninsula’s Shawna Larson attempts a bicycle kick during the first half of the Pirates’ NWAC semifinal win over Spokane. Larson, the NWAC’s leading scorer, had an assist in the team’s victory.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women sink Spokane 3-0, advance to NWAC Championship

Yoshida, Lases, Leigh all score goals

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College can’t complete comeback, fall to Walla Walla

PC women fall to Walla Walla

Left, Peninsula College's Nil Grau was named the North Region MVP for the second straight year. Grau led all of the NWAC with 47 points this season. Right, Peninsula College's Shawna Larson was named the North Region MVP. Larson led the NWAC with 34 points this season and it is her second straight season of making the all-North first team.(Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula teams dominate all-North selections

PC’s Grau, Larson both win North MVPs

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STATE VOLLEYBALL: Neah Bay makes state quarterfinals

YAKIMA — The Neah Bay volleyball team is in the 1B state quarterfinals after beating Taholah 3-0 (26-24,…

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke, center, gets ready to tackle a Forks runner early this season in Sequim. Schmadeke made the all-Olympic League first team as a defensive back. (Michael Dashiell /Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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ALL-OLYMPIC FOOTBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim land five players on first teams

BREMERTON — Sequim and Port Angeles placed a total of five players in six positions on the All-Olympic…

White Crane Martial Arts’ Inka Burke, Zae Kasten and Maisie Chistison all won medals this weekend at the Washington State Taekwondo Master’s Union President’s Cup tournament in Federal Way. (White Crane Martial Arts)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: White Crane competitors win medals at state event

State allocations set for girls swimming

Dom Sprague runs the ball in the Loggers’ 48-14 win Friday night over North Beach. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Pair of Olympic Peninsula teams move on in postseason

PORT TOWNSEND — There are two local 1B football powerhouses still alive in the postseason after last week’s…

Dom Sprague, Crescent football.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dom Sprague, Crescent football

Crescent senior Dom Sprague left it all on the field in his final game for the Loggers football…

Erika Williams, Forks volleyball, Pacific 2B League MVP.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks’ Williams named Pacific League MVP; Gladfelter fourth in CCC championship

FORKS — Forks’ Erika Williams, who helped lead her volleyball team to a Pacific 2B League championship and…

Peninsula College women's soccer players Desiree Dutra (No. 16), Ellise Maffeo and Risa Nishida (No. 5) all celebrate Maffeo's goal at the end of the first half in the NWAC quarterfinals Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field. Maffeo's goal was the only score of the game in a 1-0 Peninsula win. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula women win quarterfinals with defense, goalkeeping

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women’s soccer team was probably a little rusty, having only played one…

Peninsula College's Austin Collins battles Tacoma's Porter Herbig (No. 4) and goalkeeper Leif Hunter for a loose ball in the NWAC quarterfinals Saturday afternoon at Walley Sigmar Field. Collins scored two goals in a 3-0 win. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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PREP SOCCER: Peninsula men overcome injury, persevere to shut out Tacoma

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s soccer team, ranked No. 1 in the NWAC most of the…