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Emily Matthiessen /Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Jolene Vaara goes to the rim during a 2022-23 contest. Vaara won the Olympic League MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors while guiding the Wolves to a league title.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Wolves eye league repeat

Chartraw a big boost

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Forks' Brody Lausche, center, playing against Crescent last year looks to be one of hte mainstays for the Spartans in the post this year.

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PREP BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Forks is experienced and looks improved from last year

FORKS — In just a couple of weeks into the season, the Forks boys basketball team looks like…

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PREP BASKETBALL: Forks boys bounce back after fast start by Neah Bay

NEAH BAY — After a slow first quarter against an energetic Neah Bay squad, the Forks boys basketball…

Jolene Vaara, Sequim basketball

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Vaara posts MVP-level performance in win over Bremerton

Riders, Rivals both win big

Port Angeles’ Josiah Long, right, tries to escape the defense of East Jefferson’s 6-foot-8 Stuart Dow in a game last year in in Port Angeles. Dow had eight blocks in his first game this year. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: East Jefferson boys have length and experience

Seven seniors and twin towers of 6-8 and 6-7

Gracie Chartraw, Sequim girls basketball.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Gracie Chartraw, Sequim girls basketball

The Sequim girls basketball team graduated a lot of seniors off last year’s Olympic League championship squad, including…

Peninsula Pirates.

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COLLEGE HOOPS ROUNDUP: Peninsula men bounce back to win a pair

Pirates beat Pierce on a buzzer-beater

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men to host crossover tournament

PORT ANGELES — The Northwest Athletic Conference annual basketball regional crossover tournaments get under way this week with…

Sequim Wolves.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim boys basketball crushes Vashon

SEQUIM — The Sequim boys basketball team had five players in double figures and a solid game from…

East Jefferson’s Grady White, white ear protectors, takes down Vashon’s Michael Ryland during the East Jefferson Invitational held Saturday at Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP WRESTLING: East Jefferson hosts home meet

Forks’ Miley Blanton first at Saldivar Ironman

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BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Crescent sweeps a pair

Forks scores 90 in victory

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Lexie Smith, front, looks for away around Central Kitsap's Sam Schaeffer on Saturday in Port Angeles.

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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Fourth-quarter defense seals win for Port Angeles

Crescent, Neah Bay girls also win

Port Angeles Roughriders

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PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders’ fast start not enough to beat improved Bremerton

Sequim freshman Gracie Chartraw scores 24 in varsity debut

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BOYS SWIMMING: Port Angeles sweeps Bremerton in season opening meet

Riders win all 11 events

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OUTDOORS: Razor clam dig on starting Wednesday

Diggers got the go-ahead from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife Thursday to proceed with razor clam…

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson’s Kaetyn Riley drives for the basket against Cascade Christian’s Leisl Nordling during a game in Chimacum Thursday night.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Rivals can’t keep pace with Cascade Christian

Botkin hits 4 treys for East Jefferson

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, slips around Forks’ Fynlie Peters on Tuesday night at Port Angeles High School.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Port Angeles packed with potential

Defense is there, will offense follow?

Forks’ Bailey Johnson, right, drives along the baseline as teammate Fynlie Peters, left, defends against Port Angeles’ Morgan Politika last week in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Forks looks to blend youth, veterans in league title defense

Career scoring record also in play for Keira Johnson

Keenan Green, 10, will be one of the big scoring leaders this year for the Wolves, who are off to a 2-0 start in nonleague play. They begin league play Friday at Bainbridge. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Sequim boys can fill it up from outside

Wolves look to build on last year’s playoff berth

Forks’ Fynlie Peters (right) competes with North Beach for ball control Tuesday evening in the Spartan Gym where Forks defeated the Hyaks 81-12. Also in the action for Forks, from left, are Bailey Johnson, Karee Neal and Kareena Nandial. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PREP ROUNDUP: Forks girls bounce back in big way

Crescent boys improve to 3-1 on the season