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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and his players celebrate during the Eagles' 40-22 Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans.

SUPER BOWL: Coach Nick Nick Sirianni and the Eagles stayed true to themselves

Nick Sirianni stood in his private locker room, taking temporary refuge from the revelry around him. About 20 feet away, in a… Continue reading

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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and his players celebrate during the Eagles' 40-22 Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans.
The Forks boys wrestling team won its fifth straight District 4 championship this weekend. (Forks wrestling)

PREP WRESTLING: Forks boys, East Jefferson girls district champs

The Forks boys and East Jefferson girls both walked away this weekend with district wrestling championships. The Spartans were district champs for the… Continue reading

The Forks boys wrestling team won its fifth straight District 4 championship this weekend. (Forks wrestling)

COLLEGE HOOPS: Pirates win wild one in double OT; women win 16th straight

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team won a double-overtime 101-99 thriller over Edmonds to remain in the thick of the postseason hunt. The… Continue reading

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STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Port Angeles girls come in sixth in the state

In the Port Angeles girls bowling team’s first trip to state, the squad came in sixth among 12 schools. The Roughriders finished with… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Cayleith Alward, top, passes over the head of Bremerton's Tiana Barber on Friday night on the Port Angeles home court.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles in position for second with win

After a slow start that kept an outmatched Bremerton team in the game well into the third quarter, the Port Angeles girls… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Cayleith Alward, top, passes over the head of Bremerton's Tiana Barber on Friday night on the Port Angeles home court.
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Mason Iverson, right, lifts Kingston's Jack Grady before earning a pin during East Jefferson's home tournament in December. Wrestling for the Port Townsend-based team, Iverson became the first Quilcene student to qualify for Mat Classic, the state wrestling meet, earlier this week.  

WRESTLING: Quilcene’s Mason Iverson wins district title, first Ranger wrestler to make Mat Classic state tournament

Quilcene’s Mason Iverson will stride into a jam-packed Tacoma Dome later this month and find himself in the middle of the Mat Classic… Continue reading

Mason Iverson, right, lifts Kingston's Jack Grady before earning a pin during East Jefferson's home tournament in December. Wrestling for the Port Townsend-based team, Iverson became the first Quilcene student to qualify for Mat Classic, the state wrestling meet, earlier this week.  

AREA SPORTS: Barn hosting Mariners Training Center clinics Feb. 17

North Olympic Baseball and Softball will host President’s Day baseball and softball clinics… Continue reading

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Peninsula College's DeShawn Rushmeyer rises for a layup during the Pirates' 97-74 NWAC North Region men's basketball victory Wednesday night.

MENS BASKETBALL: Pirate men dominate Whatcom

Isaiah Lopez had a first half to remember, draining 5 of 7 3-point shots and scoring 22 of his game-high 24 points,… Continue reading

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Peninsula College's DeShawn Rushmeyer rises for a layup during the Pirates' 97-74 NWAC North Region men's basketball victory Wednesday night.
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Former Port Angeles High School wrestler Kody Steele will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut Saturday when he fights China’s Rongzhu in the early prelims before the main UFC 312 
pay-per-view broadcast.
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Former Port Angeles High School wrestler Kody Steele will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut Saturday when he fights China’s Rongzhu in the early prelims before the main UFC 312 
pay-per-view broadcast.
Students at White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles attended a lecture on the history and philosophy of Martial arts by visiting grandmaster Mike Foulk from Vancouver.  (White Crane Martial Arts)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration open for OJBR

Registration is open for Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball and softball. If people are signing up multiple players from the same family,… Continue reading

Students at White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles attended a lecture on the history and philosophy of Martial arts by visiting grandmaster Mike Foulk from Vancouver.  (White Crane Martial Arts)

PREP SPORTS: Snow postpones games all over Olympic Peninsula

Multiple basketball games around in the Olympic Peninsula were postponed Monday and Tuesday nights due to snowfall and icy road conditions, with… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Keatyn Hoch (10) goes up for a basket against the defense of Sequim’s Jamison Gray (33) on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves rallied in the fourth quarter to win 58-49. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Sequim rallies to sweep rumble

Wolves still alive for league title; Port Angeles girls in solid shape for second place

Port Angeles’ Keatyn Hoch (10) goes up for a basket against the defense of Sequim’s Jamison Gray (33) on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves rallied in the fourth quarter to win 58-49. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Brody Lausche, Forks basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brody Lausche, Forks basketball

Forks’ Brody Lausche has been an absolute beast on the boards all month as the Spartans not only locked up a Pacific 2B League championship,… Continue reading

Brody Lausche, Forks basketball.
Port Angeles’ Zoey Van Gordon finished seventh at the West-Central District III tournament with a 508 three-game series. (Port Angeles Bowling)
Port Angeles’ Zoey Van Gordon finished seventh at the West-Central District III tournament with a 508 three-game series. (Port Angeles Bowling)
From left, Ryan Halfacre, Airius Ingle, Quince Chanway and Eagle Zuniga from the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association compete in the under-15 men’s 500-meter race in Tacoma on Saturday. Under-17 competitor Mason Mai and OPRA head coach Sean Halberg look on. (Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association)

YOUTH ROWING: OPRA hauls in trophies from NW Ergomania! in Tacoma

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association team brought back lots of hardware from the NW Ergomania! indoor rowing event in Tacoma. In the under-15… Continue reading

From left, Ryan Halfacre, Airius Ingle, Quince Chanway and Eagle Zuniga from the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association compete in the under-15 men’s 500-meter race in Tacoma on Saturday. Under-17 competitor Mason Mai and OPRA head coach Sean Halberg look on. (Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association)
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Sequim's Jericho Julmist, right, and Solomon Sheppard celebrate the Wolves' come-from-behind victory over rival Port Angeles on Friday night.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim rallies, captures Rainshadow Rumble from Port Angeles

Sequim overcame Port Angeles’ game-long tenacity with a fourth quarter flurry of pressure defense, jump shots and a sweet drive to the rim… Continue reading

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Sequim's Jericho Julmist, right, and Solomon Sheppard celebrate the Wolves' come-from-behind victory over rival Port Angeles on Friday night.
Port Angeles' Teanna Clark (10) defends a shot by Sequim's Manuela Valle Jover (2) in a game Friday in Sequim. Also in on the play are Sequim's taylor Heyting (1) and Port Angeles' Lexie Smith (34). Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders slam the door on Wolves in 46-15 win

Port Angeles remains in second place in Olympic League

Port Angeles' Teanna Clark (10) defends a shot by Sequim's Manuela Valle Jover (2) in a game Friday in Sequim. Also in on the play are Sequim's taylor Heyting (1) and Port Angeles' Lexie Smith (34). Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Perhaps a better start of the race shot. The eventual winner is the fellow with the SF cap named Kyle Bardwell. And directly behind him in pink is the eventual female winner Sarah Paquet. dlogan

RUN THE PENINSULA: More than 330 brave the cold at Elwha Bridge Run

More than 330 runners and walkers braved temperatures in the mid-30s, not only to race the clock and themselves, but a snowstorm… Continue reading

Perhaps a better start of the race shot. The eventual winner is the fellow with the SF cap named Kyle Bardwell. And directly behind him in pink is the eventual female winner Sarah Paquet. dlogan