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WRESTLING: Olympic Peninsula grapplers place at Bainbridge tournament

BAINBRIDGE — Several wrestlers from Port Angeles, Sequim and East Jefferson placed high in their weight divisions at…

Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jolene Vaara, Sequim girls basketball

Sequim’s Jolene Vaara saved her best game of the year for Olympic Peninsula rival Port Angeles.

Forks Spartans.

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WRESTLING: Forks second at Tonasket tournament

TONASKET — The Forks boys wrestling team made a 400-mile long road trip to north-central Washington, finishing second…

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PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles boys win fourth straight in dominant fashion

BREMERTON — The Port Angeles boys basketball team got off to an 18-2 lead in the first quarter…

Port Angeles Roughriders

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA swimmers go up against 3A power; bottomfish meeting set

BAINBRIDGE — The Port Angeles boys swim team hit the road Thursday to face their toughest foe to…

Sequim Wolves

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PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim boys drop a pair; Sequim girls split

SEQUIM — The Wolves returned to the floor after a COVID-related pause for two home losses in contests…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Little League registration underway in Port Townsend and Sequim

New Year’s Shootout Tournament pushed to Jan. 29

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Forks Candida-Rose Sandoval (left) and Kadie Wood compete with Ilwaco's Olivia McKinstry for ball control during the Spartans' 59-38 win over the Fishermen. Looking on are Forks' Brynn Daniels and Ilwaco's Zoey Zuern.

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PREP SPORTS: Forks shakes off 23-day wait to reel in Fishermen

Port Angeles wrestlers pin down Sequim

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State Senate aims to reform commission

Bills would require quicker appointments

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: League-leading No Diggity wins

PORT ANGELES — In this week’s Peninsula Volleyball League B Division action, league-leading No Diggity got by Orv’s…

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Sequim's Jolene Vaara, right, dribbles upcourt while Port Angeles' Anna Petty attempts to shield Vaara from heading to the basket during the Wolves' 60-55 win over the Roughriders.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sequim leads Olympic League with first win over Port Angeles since 2015

Jolene Vaara scores 31 points with eight steals for Wolves

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) celebrates a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals with Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left, during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Team at a crossroads — Stand pat or make major changes?

RENTON — After the first losing season in more than a decade, it seems as if there will,…

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Brant hunting days were added in Clallam County by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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OUTDOORS: Brant hunt to continue in Clallam County

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Tuesday announced continuing hunts in Clallam, Pacific and…

Forks' Riley Pursley (1) eyes the ball beneath the Wahkiakum defense from left Titan Niemela, Dominic Curl, and Tanner Collupy.  Looking on is Spartan Brody Lausche (22).  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

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PREP BASKETBALL: Mules kick back against Forks in second half

FORKS — Forks handled Wahkiakum in the first half of a Class 2B nonleague boys basketball game.

Port Angeles Roughrider Bailee Larson signed to play soccer at Lower Columbia College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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GIRLS’ SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Bailee Larson signs to play at Lower Columbia

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles’ Bailee Larson was a huge part of the Roughriders’ girls soccer team during…

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The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics team took second at the Sehome Invitational this weekend. From left, back row are Maddie Adams, Faith Carr, Jessamyn Schindler, Aubrie Scott and Alex Schmadeke. From left, front row are Susannah Sharp, Mei-Ying Harper-Smith and Yau Fu.

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GYMNASTICS: Local girls second at Sehome Invitational

FERNDALE — The Port Angeles/Sequim/Crescent gymnastics squad competed in the Sehome Invitational held at the Gymstar Sports Center…

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Quandre Diggs has broken leg, dislocated ankle

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl safety Quandre Diggs suffered a broken right leg and dislocated ankle…

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart celebrates winning the College Football Playoff Championship game against Alabama, getting a hoist from outside linebacker Bolan Smith, early Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Indianapolis. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Georgia finally gets the best of Alabama

INDIANAPOLIS — Confetti rained down on Georgia. The Bulldogs fans chanted “Kir-by, Kir-by!”

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Kaleb Blanton of Forks, top, takes on River Ridge's Collin Andrews in the 152-lb. class on Saturday in Port Angeles.

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WRESTLING: Grapplers return to action at the Battle of the Axe

Forks competes for championship

Sequim Wolves.

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PREP HOOPS: Sequim girls win big at Olympic

BREMERTON — The Sequim girls basketball team got double figures from five players in the Wolves’ highest-scoring game…