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Oregon tight end Terrance Ferguson (3) is tripped up by Washington cornerback Kamren Fabiculanan (13) during the first half of the Pac-12 championship NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

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PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP: No. 3 Washington rallies to beat No. 5 Oregon 34-31 in a thriller

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Washington went into what likely was the last Pac-12 Championship living on the edge,…

Jake Hughes was named the NWAC men’s soccer coach of the year. Hughes’ 2023 squad won the NWAC championship. (Peninsula College)

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s Hughes named NWAC coach of the year

PORT ANGELES — For the second time, Peninsula College men’s soccer coach Jake Hughes has been named the…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: (Updated) Peninsula men come from way down to beat Clark

MOUNT VERNON — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team capped off a successful Turkey Tournament at Skagit Valley…

Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward blocks Washington linebacker Carson Bruener as he runs with the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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APPLE CUP: Fourth-down gamble in fourth quarter pays off for Huskies

Washington beats Washington State 24-21 as time expires

From left, Hannah Bates and Jelissa Julmist, both of Sequim, Kadie Wood of Forks and Allie Greene of Neah Bay are part of a core group of Olympic Peninsula players for the Peninsula College Pirates. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College keeping it local

Four area players on 2023-24 squad

Jenilee Donovan is just one of three Peninsula College returning players from last year’s 22-5 squad. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Pirates’ roster young with 12 freshmen

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women’s basketball program is fielding one of its youngest teams ever with…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women hang on for one-point win for first win of the year

PASCO — The Peninsula College women’s basketball team nearly blew a huge lead but hung on for its…

Former Port Angeles standout Wyatt Dunning is back to play his sophomore season with the Peninsula College men’s basketball team.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men set sail under new captain

PA’s Wyatt Dunning back

Peninsula College men’s soccer coach Jake Hughes, right, holds a gag “swear jar” poking fun of player Nil Grau, who used a number of swear words during an exuberant live-streamed postgame interview on Sunday after the team defeated Highline in the NWAC championship match on Sunday in Tukwila. The team was honored by the school at the Pirate Union Building on Tuesday. Next to the podium are players, from left, Manny Garcia, Konrad Muller, Pip van der Ende and Alfie Tucker. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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MEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula College honors NWAC champion men’s soccer team

Peninsula College men’s soccer coach Jake Hughes, right, holds a gag “swear jar” poking fun of player Nil…

The Peninsula College men celebrate their 2023 NWAC championship in Tukwila on Sunday after defeating Highline 11-10 in penalty kicks. (Peninsula College)

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COLLEGE SOCCER: NWAC champion Peninsula College men battled back from adversity all season

PORT ANGELES — A bus breaking down in a ferry line at the worst possible moment just kind…

Peninsula College’s Nil Grau, left, and Abdurahim Leigh battle for a ball in front of the Highline net Sunday in Tukwila. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men NWAC champions

Pirates win penalty kicks 11-10

Shawna Larson (16), playing with a broken hand, gets off a shot Friday night in the NWAC semifinals. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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NWAC SOCCER SEMIFINALS: Peninsula women lose heartbreaker in penalty kicks

TUKWILA — In a game that came down to inches and could have easily gone either way, the…

Peninsula College's Nil Grau (10), looks to control the ball against Columbia Basin's Jonas Olvera (17) in the NWAC semifinals held Friday in Tukwila. Grau scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 victory, sending the Peninsula men into the NWAC finals at 1:30 p.m. Sunday against Highline. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

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NWAC SOCCER SEMIS: Peninsula College men beat Columbia Basin 1-0 advance to sixth final

Pirates defend a one-goal lead for 69 minutes

Forks FC celebrates its fifth-straight Peninsula College coed league championship. Forks won with a 7-1 victory over High Energy Metals at Wally Sigmar Field on Sunday. (Peninsula College)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks FC wins fifth Peninsula Soccer League title

PORT ANGELES — Forks FC captured its fifth-straight Peninsula Soccer League championship Sunday with a decisive 7-1 win…

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Peninsula's Eliana Barden, on ground, is dogpiled by her teammates, clockwise from left, Taya Bohenko, Shawna Larson, Sydney Soskis, Maylin Rivera and Caneel Corpuz after Barden fired off the winning goal in overtime to defeat the North Idaho Cardinals 1-0 in Saturday's NWAC quarter-final game in Port Angeles.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women win 1-0 in OT to return to Final Four

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women, facing a team that was packing its entire squad in the…

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Peninsula's Nil Grau, right, takes the header over Clark's Wilson Fresh as Grau's teammate, Abdurahim Leigh, looks on at front during Saturday's match in Port Angeles.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates dominate red-hot Clark to return to Final Four

PORT ANGELES — After missing out on the NWAC Final Four last year, the Peninsula College men’s soccer…

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College women No. 1 in national coaches’ poll

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women’s soccer team had an uphill climb all year to win the…

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men, women win North Region titles

13th straight North title for Pirate women

Peninsula College Pirates.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women clinch playoff spot

Women will play Skagit Valley for North Region title Wednesday

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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during Wednesday's match in Port Angeles.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men shut out Edmonds 5-0

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College moved closer to clinching an NWAC men’s soccer tournament playoff berth, dominating Edmonds…