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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson competes in the long jump this weekend at Mount Tahoma. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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STATE TRACK AND FIELD: PA’s Clark third in javelin, Dunning fourth in high jump

TACOMA — A pair of Port Angeles track and field athletes placed high in their field events at…

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim freshman Clare Turella captured a state title by clearing 5-feet, 2-inches at the Class 2A State Track and Field Championships on Thursday night at Mount Tahoma High School. Turella is pictured at last weekend's Class 2A Bi-District Championship at North Mason High School.

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STATE TRACK & FIELD: Sequim’s Clare Turella wins state championship in high jump

Freshman clears 5-feet, 2-inches

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO: Port Angeles pitcher Heidi Leitz throws in the first inning against Kingston on Thursday at the Dry Creek Athletic Fields in Port Angeles.

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STATE SOFTBALL: Roughriders reach Saturday semifinal

Forks falls in 17-15 slugfest despite Keira Johnson grand slam, Soto solo shot

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Peninsula's Millie Long, right, drives past the defense of Shoreline's Symone Pease during Wednesday's season finale in Port Angeles.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Millie Long transfers to Alaska Anchorage

Same school/coach of Port Angeles star Jessica Madison

The Cedars at Dungeness Women’s 18-hole golf group held their annual Member/Member Golf Tournament on Tuesday with 20 players braving the elements while playing a game of Queen’s of the Green. The pairings of Mimi Shin and Jane Peoples and Lori Wyngaert and Lori Oaks tied for the top spot while Lisa Chon and Carin Bunney were second and Bobbie Piety and Yoon Park third. Marlene Hirschfeld and Judy Reno won Best Costume.

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AREA SPORTS: Wilder Baseball Club tryouts begin Saturday at Civic Field

Jefferson County Parks & Recreation hosting summer basketball camp

Port Angeles' Harper McGuire, a district champion in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, signed Wednesday to swim for the University of Puget Sound. From left are mother Karry McGuire, Harper McGuire, father Michael McGuire and brother Ronan McGuire. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SWIMMING: PA’s McGuire to make waves for Puget Sound

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles’ Harper McGuire completed a wildly successful high school swim career in her senior…

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STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT: Three area golfers compete on second day

PA’s Anderson 20th after two days

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STATE GOLF: PA’s Anderson in top 10 after first day

PA’s Osterberg and Sequim’s Johnson make the cut to the second day

Sequim's Dawn Hulstedt, left, and Kaitlyn Bloomenrader will run in the 800 at state at Mount Tahoma Stadium this weekend. Bloomenrader finished third and Hulstedt fourth at the district meet. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PREP SPORTS: Local athletes off to state tournaments

PORT ANGELES — Athletes from all around the Olympic Peninsula will be off in Yakima, Spokane, Seattle and…

Jake Anstett of Port Angeles competes in the Nitro Nationals Hillclimb competition outside of Sunnyside this weekend. Anstett won three out of six races and finished second in three others. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Anstett dominates at Nitro Nationals

SUNNYSIDE — Port Angeles’ Jake Anstett dominated the Washington Nitro Nationals Motorcycle Hillclimb this weekend, winning three first…

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OUTDOORS: Olympic National Park will help with boat cleaning

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park is launching a new aquatic invasive species program to protect Lake Crescent…

From left, Clare Turella, Sequim, and Teanna Clark, Port Angeles.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Clare Turella, Sequim track; Teanna Clark, Port Angeles track

Clare Turella of Sequim and Teanna Clark of Port Angeles are peaking at the perfect time for their…

Steven Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Port Townsend's Seamus Fraser, in white tank top, leads the pack at the beginning of the 44th annual Rhody Run held Sunday in Port Townsend. Fraser went on to win the 10K.

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RHODY RUN: Nearly 900 runners take to Port Townsend streets

PORT TOWNSEND — Nearly 900 runners took on the 2024 Jefferson Healthcare 44th annual Rhody Run 5K and…

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PREP POSTSEASON ROUNDUP: Forks softball second at district

CENTRALIA — The Forks girls softball team finished second in the District 4 2B tournament after Adna pulled…

Sequim's Clare Turella cleared 5 feet, 3 inches Saturday to win the bidistrict track and field meet championship in Belfair. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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BIDISTRICT TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim, PA boast three district champions

Turella, Clark shatter personal bests; Skov tops in pole vault

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TRACK AND FIELD: PA, Sequim qualify 13 for state after day one of district meet

Forks will send nine athletes to state

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QUAD DISTRICT TRACK & FIELD: Crescent’s Naomii Sprague qualifies in all four events she tries; Ryana Moss turns in pair of second-place finishes

State meet May 23-25 in Yakima

Lincoln Park BMX Port Angeles' Teyah Elofson-Cross, left, and Kylin Weitz represented Lincoln Park BMX and Team USA while competing at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Rock Hill, S.C. earlier this week. Kingston's Wyatt Christensen also trains at Lincoln Park BMX and won a world championship at the event.

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BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lincoln Park BMX riders represent track and country

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Lincoln Park BMXers represented track and country while competing in the 2024 UCI BMX…

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kason Albaugh tries to evade the defense of Bainbridge's Emmett Taylor on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

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PREP FOOTBALL: District crossover playoff games could be cross-state contests

PORT ANGELES — District crossover football games have been tweaked for this fall in place of a “Round…

Port Angeles' Tony McMahan surrounded by coaches and family as he signed to wrestle for Waldorf University in northern Iowa. From left, are, head coach Brian Cristion, mother Sarah McMahan, Tony McMahan, father Mike McMahan and assistant coach Rob Smith. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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COLLEGE SIGNING: McMahan makes it three for Port Angeles wrestling

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles’ Tony McMahan is blazing a trail himself as for the first time in…

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