Peninsula's Jonah Cook aims for the hoop as Olympic's Cortavious Williams defends the lane. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College loosens up in second half to beat Olympic 81-73

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College men’s basketball coach Mitch Freeman had a simple message for his team at…

Wayne Chisholm caught a 16-pound blackmouth off Midchannel Bank on the opening day of the Marine Area 9 salmon season last week. (Brenda Chisholm)

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OUTDOORS: With rain coming, plunking is the steelhead option

PLUNK ‘EM IF you got ’em. With West End river systems poised to rise on the threat of…

Port Angeles' Hunter Hathaway

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Hathaway’s late free throws lock down Port Angeles win over North Mason

PORT ANGELES — Hampered by foul trouble that resulted in a scoreless first half, and hobbled by a…

Forks' Colton Raben runs into Elma's Kolton Emerson while driving to the hoop as Forks' Peyton Rondeau (20) and Elma's Elijah Martin (24) look on. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SPORTS: Forks’ offense struggles in boys basketball loss to Elma; other area reports

FORKS — The Forks Spartans struggled to score in their 56-47 loss to Elma in Evergreen League boys…

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OUTDOORS: State Department of Fish and Wildlife hires new director

MEET THE NEW boss. Jim Unsworth, the deputy director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, has…

Tiger Woods views the women's World Cup super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo

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GOLF: U.S. Open teaser video features Chambers Bay

BLINK AND YOU may have missed the 24-second commercial advancing the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay during…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women remain in first after win over Everett; Peninsula men lose 72-69

EVERETT — The Peninsula College women’s basketball team remained atop the Northwest Athletic Conference North Division with a…

Quilcene's Hanna Williams (2) drives into the defense of Oakville's Kelsey Bray (22) as Williams' teammate Sammy Rae (34) closes in on the play. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP SPORTS: Quilcene girls basketball routs Oakville; Port Angeles wrestlers win at Kelso invite

QUILCENE — Quilcene blew out the Oakville Acorns for the second time this season in nonleague girls basketball…

Port Angeles' Richard Hillstrom

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WRESTLING: Port Angeles garners inside track to league title with big win over Olympic

PORT ANGELES — Most coaches, regardless of sport, prefer not to have their team look ahead on the…

Neah Bay freshman Jessica Greene puts up a shot over Clallam Bay's Jennica Maines (21)

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Tyler’s 23 lead Neah Bay over Clallam Bay; other area reports

CLALLAM BAY — The third-ranked Neah Bay Red Devils remained undefeated and improved to 2-0 in North Olympic…

Neah Bay's Abraham Venske (3) puts up a shot against the defense of Clallam Bay's Kelly Gregory and Alan Greene (3) while Neah Bay's Ryan Moss (24) prepares to block out. Also in on the play are Neah Bay's Jongi Claplanhoo (20) and Clallam Bay's Sam Signor

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s offensive balance leads to win against Clallam Bay; other area reports

CLALLAM BAY — Abraham Venske and a balanced offensive attacked paced Neah Bay in a 66-48 win over…

Forks' Miguel Morales

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WRESTLING: Forks knocks off touted Montesano on senior night

FORKS — It was senior night, but by no means did the Forks wrestling team schedule an easy…

Port Angeles' Hayley Baxley

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles has trouble finding basket in loss to Olympic

PORT ANGELES — Three-quarters of the way through the season, the Port Angeles girls basketball team continues to…

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SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles hosts youth hoops tourney this weekend . . . Stevens Middle School drops Blue Heron in boys basketball

Port Angeles hosting youth hoops tourney this weekend PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department…

Sequim's Jackson Oliver (21) knocks the ball out of the hands of Chimacum's Lane Dotson and forces a turnover as Chimacum's Brendon Naylor (24) looks on. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys rally in second half to defeat Chimacum; other area reports

CHIMACUM — A strong second half helped the Sequim boys basketball team defeat Chimacum 63-49 in nonleague action.…

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CORRECTED — OUTDOORS: Salmon season back on in Marine Area 9; Port Angeles Harbor open to salmon fishing

EDITOR’S NOTE — This has been corrected to show that Port Angeles Harbor is currently open to salmon…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men, women sweep Whatcom for first time in six years

BELLINGHAM — The Peninsula College basketball team swept Whatcom for the first time since 2009 to earn a…

Port Angeles' Miki Andrus

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles falls into last-place tie with loss to Kingston

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles ended the first half of Olympic League boys basketball play with a 57-52…

This Seattle Seahawks-themed fly was created by Issaquah's Rockwell Hammond as a gift for Seahawks coach Pete Carroll. ()

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OUTDOORS: Fly tyer crafts Seahawks fly for coach Pete Carroll

AVID FLY FISHER and fly tyer Dean Childs of Sequim clued me in to the work of Issaquah’s…

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SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles hosts youth hoops tourney this weekend . . . Stevens Middle School drops Blue Heron in boys basketball

Port Angeles hosting youth hoops tourney this weekend PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department…