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Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball

Forks’ Bailey Johnson is getting red-hot at the perfect time of the year for the Spartans.

East Jefferson

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PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: East Jefferson girls win to lock up .500 season

Forks girls lose playoff opener; play again tonight

Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball

Sequim has been getting big contributions all year from Solomon Sheppard and Jericho Julmist, but in the past…

Brody Lausche, Forks basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brody Lausche, Forks basketball

Forks’ Brody Lausche has been an absolute beast on the boards all month as the Spartans not only…

Sequim’s Dean Owen notched his second career hole-in-one while playing in The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course’s weekly Men’s Club event on Jan. 22.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Owen notches second ace

Catching clinic Tuesday

Port Angeles’ Isaac Meek powers to victory in the 200-yard freestyle, setting the first of two new personal bests in the Riders’ swim meet victory over Klahowya at Shore Aquatic Center.

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PREPS: Rider swimmers prep for postseason

Divers sweep podium positions

Neah Bay Red Devils

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PREP ROUNDUP: Neah Bay girls basketball runs away from Spartans in second half

NEAH BAY — The No. 1-ranked Neah Bay girls basketball team got off to a fast start and never…

Qwaapeys Greene, Neah Bay girls basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Qwaapeys Greene, Neah Bay girls basketball

Even though the Neah Bay girls basketball team has graduated numerous seniors over the past three years, some…

Port Angeles' Gus Halberg goes up against Bainbridge's Luke Johnson (22) on Tuesday in Port Angeles. The Roughriders hung tough with the Spartans, but fell 41-38. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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BOYS PREP ROUNDUP: Roughriders come up just short

Sequim improves to 13-1 after win over North Mason

East Jefferson Rivals

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GIRLS PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson wins eighth straight

Forks unbeaten in league; Neah Bay wins 30th in a row

Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lindsay Smith, Port Angeles girls basketball

More and more this season, Lindsay Smith has become the inside “go to” player for the Port Angeles…

Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke (23) goes up for a shot against Kingston on Friday. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim bounces back; Riders lose another heartbreaker

East Jefferson, Neah Bay also win

Port Angeles' Morgan Politika drives down the court against the defense of Kingston's Chihiro Yanase on Tuesday in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP: Roughriders pull away from hot-shooting Kingston late

Sequim, East Jefferson also win

East Jefferson's Dylin Shockley, left, and Sequim's Jericho Julmist, right.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Dylin Shockley, East Jefferson girls basketball; Jericho Julmist, Sequim boys basketball

We again pick an East Jefferson girls basketball player for one of our Athletes of the Week.

The Port Angeles and Sequim gymnastics team. From left, assistant coach Laura Rooney, Denise Galvan (PAHS), Lexi Possinger (PAHS), Mya Callis (PAHS), Amelie Martin (Sequim), Lucy Spelker (Sequim), Lillian Sutherland (PAHS), Ryah Deleon (PAHS), Shavari Epps (PAHS) and head coach Elizabeth DeFrang. (PA/Sequim Gymnastics)

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PREP ROUNDUP: Local gymnasts shine in Ballard; PA boys swimming rides depth to beat Olympic

SEATTLE — The Port Angeles-Sequim combined team competed in the WOWI invitational gymnastics meet this weekend in Ballard…

Port Angeles Roughriders

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GIRLS PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles smothers Bremerton; East Jefferson wins fourth in a row

​ BREMERTON — The Port Angeles girls basketball team overcame a slow start to crush Bremerton the rest…

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PREPS: Red Devils hold off Spartans for second time

Pressure defense does its job

Chloe Gaydeski of Forks battles for a rebound over Ilwaco's Madison Smolorak on Monday in Forks. The Spartans won their Pacific 2B League opener 63-23. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP ROUNDUP: Forks girls romp; Neah Bay girls win 27th straight

FORKS — Plagued by turnovers all season, the Forks girls basketball team took care of the basketball and…

Penina Vailolo, left, and Kay Botkin, East Jefferson girls basketball.

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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Penina Vailolo, Kay Botkin, East Jefferson girls basketball

Penina Vailolo and Kay Botkin both had huge games last week to lead the East Jefferson girls basketball…

Sequim Wolves

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BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim boys improve to 8-0 after crushing Fife

Forks boosts record to 9-1 after win over Ilwaco