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Bryan Smith of Seattle pushes his bicycle up a steep, muddy hill during Saturday's PNW Extreme Cyclocross mens single-speed race at Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles.

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CYCLOCROSS: A muddy time was had by all

PORT ANGELES — Nearly 200 riders — and runners — from all around the Pacific Northwest braved the…

Jayden Love

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jayden Love, Quilcene football

Quilcene’s Jayden Love made history this week.

Peninsula Pirates.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates win on Jaylin Reed 3-pointer

MOUNT VERNON — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team had three close games at the Skagit Valley College…

Quilcene Rangers.

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1B STATE FOOTBALL: Quilcene crushes Odessa 36-12 in semifinals

Rangers will face ACH in the championship game Saturday

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men overcome poor shooting to win season opener

MOUNT VERNON — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team didn’t shoot very well, but played solid defense to…

Sequim's Taryn Johnson (right), who scored 24 goals for the Wolves this season as a sophomore, made the All-Peninsula Girls Soccer team. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PREPS: 2021 All-Peninsula Girls Soccer Team

• MVP: Anna Petty, junior, Port Angeles: 8 goals, 5 assists: Described as “a key reason for our…

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Port Angeles' Anna Petty (14) looks upfield as she dribbles against Sequim's Zoe Moore. Petty, the Roughriders' lockdown defensive central midfielder, is the All-Peninsula Girls Soccer MVP

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ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS SOCCER MVP: Port Angeles’ Petty displays tenacious D

PORT ANGELES — Travel back to the fall of 2019 and a freshman making her first start in…

Gonzaga guard Julian Strawther, left, brings the ball up next to Duke forward Wendell Moore Jr. (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

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COLLEGE HOOPS: No. 5 Duke wins battle of powerhouses over No. 1 Gonzaga

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Washington State defensive end Quinn Roff (20) leaps in pursuit of Washington quarterback Sam Huard (7) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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APPLE CUP: Cougars pummel the Huskies 40-13

Washington State has a chance to win the Pac-12 North

Butch, the Washington State Cougars mascot, celebrates with players after a win over Arizona on Nov. 19 in Pullman. Washington State won 44-18 and became bowl eligible. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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APPLE CUP PREVIEW: Cougars look to snap losing streak to Huskies

SEATTLE — The third week of October is when it could have all fallen apart at Washington State.…

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OUTDOORS: Plenty of options for outdoor sports even in the wet weather

Staying warm and well-fed on leftovers may be the most attractive option considering the forecast of three potential…

Jaida Wood-Pacific Lutheran University

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Former Roughrider Wood leads PLU to victory

PASADENA, Calif. — Class of 2021 Port Angeles graduate Jaida Wood is seeing plenty of court time with…

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A competitor takes on the mud at Extreme Sports Park in March during a demonstration cyclocross race. The real deal put on by Peninsula Adventure Sports is coming back to ESP on Saturday and Sunday.

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CYCLOCROSS: Muddy, grueling event coming to ESP on Saturday and Sunday

PORT ANGELES — If you want to see an interesting, albeit a little bit weird, sport new to…

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WOMEN’S SOCCER COLLEGE: Peninsula College No. 1 in the nation

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College women’s soccer team is used to NWAC championships, with five over the…

Jack Gladfelter of Port Angeles, left, and Riley Pyeatt of Sequim were named to the all-state cross-country team.

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Gladfelter, Pyeatt make all-state XC

OLYMPIA — Port Angeles cross-country runner Jack Gladfelter and Sequim harrier Riley Pyeatt were both named to the…

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Peninsula College's Grace Johnson, center, signs to play women's soccer for Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif., late last week surrounded by her Pirates teammates after her team won the NWAC championship.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Nordland’s Johnson gets championship and chance to play NCAA soccer

Gets both a championship and chance to play at Humboldt State

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1-2 Gonzaga, UCLA battle tonight

1-2 Gonzaga, UCLA to battle tonight

Kevin Alejo, Quilcene football

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kevin Alejo, Quilcene football

Quilcene senior fullback Kevin Alejo has been a huge part of the Rangers’ success, not only this year,…

Sequim hitter Kendall Hastings was named to the Olympic 2A League all-league first team for volleyball. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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VOLLEYBALL: All-Olympic League and All-Nisqually League teams announced

Halberg and Hastings make first team for Port Angeles, Sequim

UCLA forward Kenneth Nwuba (14) looks to shoot while Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow)

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COLLEGE HOOPS: No. 1 Gonzaga turns showdown with No. 2 UCLA into a rout

LAS VEGAS — Chet Holmgren swatted the ball off the backboard, turned and coolly brought it up the…