Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) leaps into the air in celebration after the Red Devils defeated Almira/Coulee-Hartline in the Class 1B state championship boys basketball game at Spokane Arena. Also part of the celebration are

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‘We were coming out winners’ — Neah Bay boys win first state basketball championship [with photo gallery]

SPOKANE — First the worst, second and third the same, fourth the best of all the championship games.…

Neah Bay celebrates winning the Class 1B state championship Saturday night at Spokane Arena. (Al Camp/Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle)

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FINALLY STATE CHAMPS — Neah Bay boys win state title game on fourth try

SPOKANE — The Neah Bay boys claimed the school’s first-ever basketball state championship by defeating Almira/Coulee-Hartline 73-48 in…

Neah Bay guard Kenrick Doherty (22) attacks the basket against Sunnyside Christian's CLane Marsh

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay beats Sunnyside Christian in state semifinals [with photo gallery]

SPOKANE — With Neah Bay’s leading scorer Ryan Moss hounded and harassed all game long, the Red Devils…

Neah Bay guard Kenrick Doherty (22) attacks the basket against Sunnyside Christian's CLane Marsh

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay beats Sunnyside Christian in state semifinals [with photo gallery]

SPOKANE — With Neah Bay’s leading scorer Ryan Moss hounded and harassed all game long, the Red Devils…

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OUTDOORS: Hatchery chinook season to reopen March 12 in Marine Area 6

ENCOUNTERS RULE THE state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s management of river and saltwater fisheries. Verifying encounters, the…

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College looking forward to loser-out playoff pressure

PORT ANGELES — The Northwest Athletic Conference tweaked its basketball tournament this year. Instead of four straight days…

Peninsula's Ryley Callaghan brings the ball down the court during the Pirates' win over Edmonds last month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula Pirates aim to keep playing their way

PORT ANGELES — Coach Mitch Freeman said the Peninsula Pirates want to play “Peninsula College basketball” when they…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula College men, women and coaches well-represented on all-region teams

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Ryley Callaghan highlights Peninsula College’s long list of Northwest Athletic Conference all-region basketball honorees. Callaghan,…

Neah Bay senior Ryan Moss drives the baseline against Taholah junior Brett Orozco during the second quarter of Thursday's 1B state tournament contest. (Roger Harnack/The Daily Sun News)

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STATE BASKETBALL: Moss scores 41 points to lead Neah Bay boys to semifinals

SPOKANE — Ryan Moss scored 41 points as Neah Bay held off a second-half rally for a 72-63…

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OUTDOORS: Hatchery chinook season to reopen March 12 in Marine Area 6

ENCOUNTERS RULE THE state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s management of river and saltwater fisheries. Verifying encounters, the…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Youth wrestling starts Tuesday in Sequim . . . Baseball and softball tryouts . . . and more

EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated to correct Jessica Madison’s year in school from junior to senior. Sequim Mat Rats wresting…

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OUTDOORS: Low coho returns likely to have major impact on salmon seasons

COHO RETURNS LOW enough to put the traditional summer and fall fishing seasons in limbo are predicted in…

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr.

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STATE BASKETBALL: Versatile Neah Bay opens tournament play today

SPOKANE — Neah Bay’s ability to plug its personnel into a variety of roles has the Red Devils…

Neah Bay's Kenrick Doherty Jr. rises for a layup against Riverside Christian's Michael Catton during the Red Devils' regional victory last week. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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BOYS BASKETBALL: State won’t be easy, but Neah Bay has favorable draw

ANGER IS BURNING in basketball circles throughout the state leading up to this weekend’s state championship tournaments in…

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quilcene’s Weller sisters honored by SeaTac League

Quilcene sisters Megan and Abbygael Weller have received postseason honors from the SeaTac League’s girl basketball coaches. Megan…

Peninsula's Cherish Moss

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men and women riding strong defenses into postseason

PORT ANGELES — How to describe the success of Peninsula College’s basketball teams this season, in one sentence?…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women clinch outright North Region title; Pirate men fall

SHORELINE — The Peninsula College women’s basketball team clinched the outright Northwest Athletic Conference North Region title with…

Neah Bay's Vonte Aguirre (12) challenges Taholah's Marquel Waugh for the rebound during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. Also in on the action is Neah Bay's Holly Greene (14). (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Missed shots end Neah Bay’s season in regional round loss

CHEHALIS — This is why they play the games. The Neah Bay girls basketball team’s season came to…

Neah Bay's Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. (1) shoots between Riverside Christian's Tyler Hoffman (10) and Joey Catton during a Class 1B basketball regional round game at W.F. West High School in Chehalis. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay comeback earns seventh straight state berth

CHEHALIS — A second-half comeback earned the Neah Bay boys basketball team a spot in the Class 1B…

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PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles’ Wheeler is co-MVP of Olympic League 2A; other area players earn all-league honors

Port Angeles junior post Nizhoni Wheeler and Olympic junior point guard Danielle Monzon have been voted Olympic League…