The Port Angeles boys swim team finished eighth in the state 2A meet held at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way this weekend. From left, back row, are Jacob Miller, Max Baeder, Blake Nahory, Aidan Butterworth, Landon Close, Colby Ellefson (Sequim), Adam Weller, head coach Sally Cole and assistant coach Lisa Walls. From left, front, are Alex Che, Adam Boyd and Josh Gavin. (Courtesy photo)

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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND: PA boys swim team places; EJ’s Massie second in state

The Port Angeles boys swim team finished eighth in the state 2A swim meet held at the King…

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REGIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Sequim girls, Port Angeles boys to play back-to-back in Mount Vernon

OLYMPIA — The Sequim girls basketball team and the Port Angeles boys basketball team will play their regionals…

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hayden Queen, Forks wrestling

Hayden Queen made the most of his opportunity this weekend at the Mat Classic state wrestling championships.

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PREP DISTRICT BASKETBALL: Port Angeles wins third-place game, automatically makes state tourney

BELLEVUE — With Wyatt Dunning and John Vaara having off games and in foul trouble, the Port Angeles…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women rally to shock Olympic

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women’s basketball team, riding a bunch of clutch plays from Sequim’s Hope…

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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Riders win district tournament

BELLEVUE — The Port Angeles girls basketball team won the District 2/3 2A tournament by crushing White river…

Forks' Hayden Queen defeats Jeshua Cwik in the 182-pound semifinals at the Mat Classic on Saturday.  Queen went on to later win the state championship at 182 pounds. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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MAT CLASSIC: Forks’ Queen wins state title; Spartans take fourth

TACOMA — The Forks boys wrestling team finished fourth in the state and got a state champion in…

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Port Angeles' Mei-Ying Harper-Smith competes at the West-Central District 3A 2A/3A gymnastics meet last week in Puyallup.

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GYMNASTICS: Three North Olympic Peninsula gymnasts go on to state

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STATE SWIMMING: Port Angeles boys finish eighth at state

FEDERAL WAY — The Port Angeles boys swim team picked seven top-10 finishes and came in eighth at…

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PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: PA boys nipped by No. 1 White River; Sequim girls bounce back

SAMMAMISH — No. 7 Port Angeles couldn’t finish off top-ranked White River in the Class 2A District 2/3…

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Natalie Johnson of Port Angeles looks for position to shoot on Lynette Espinoza of Davis during a girls 100-pound match Friday at the state Mat Classic wrestling tournament in the Tacoma Dome. Johnson won the match by decision, 3-2. Johnson came in eighth in the state.

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MAT CLASSIC: Forks grapplers finish fourth in state; Queen a state champion

Editor’s note: Forks’ Hayden Queen won the 182-pound 2B wrestling championship Saturday night.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Defense leads to some potent offense for Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — Defensive effort did the heavy lifting for the Peninsula College men basketball team in an…

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OUTDOORS: Salmon season-setting process gets underway

Saltwater anglers take note of a March 4 meeting to kick off the public participation portion of the…

Port Angeles' Lexie Smith, left and Sequim's Lauryn Stephens battle for rebounding positions. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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DISTRICT BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls thump short-handed Sequim to reach fourth consecutive district title game

Riders face White River Saturday at Highline High School

Forks junior Kyra Neel (35) hauls in a rebound in a 2B District IV playoff game against Rainier on Feb. 15 at Castle Rock High School. (Eric Trent/The Daily Chronicle)

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PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ season ends on 3-point barrage; Sequim girls beat Enumclaw

Wolves to face Roughriders Thursday night in Port Angeles

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Sounders announce plan for new facilities

RENTON — The Seattle Sounders announced plans on Wednesday for a new headquarters and training facility that could…

Port Angeles' Anna Petty drives around Franklin Pierce's Zionna Barbee (5) in the Roughriders' 73-28 district playoff win Tuesday night in Port Angeles. With the win, the Riders have already qualified for the state regional round. (Dave Logan/Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Riders’ defense overwhelms Franklin Pierce

PORT ANGELES — For at least four or five straight possessions in the second quarter, the Franklin Pierce…

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OUTDOORS: State’s process to set salmon seasons kicks off March 4

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KONP Radio sportscaster Howard "Scooter" Chapman speaks to the crowd after the unveiling of a plaque naming the press booth at Port Angeles Civic field the Scooter Chapman Press Box. Chapman was honored at the beginning of Friday evening's Port Angeles High School football game for his involvement with high school sports since the 1950s.

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Scooter gets a grand send-off

This past week, the accolades finally rolled in for the longtime “Voice of the Roughriders” Scooter Chapman.

Seattle Seahawks defensive line and assistant head coach Clint Hurtt, right, runs a drill during NFL football practice Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Seahawks name Hurtt DC

Team hires two other coaches on defensive side