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SPORTS BRIEFS: Sea Hawkers meeting tonight . . . Swim club continues yearly tradition . . . Volleyball club bake sell . . . Hoop shoot this Saturday . . . Storm King wins

Sea Hawkers meeting tonight in Sequim SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Sea Hawkers, the official Seattle Seahawks booster club for the Olympic Peninsula, will meet… Continue reading

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GOLF: SunLand Golf & Country Club going “Beast Mode”

AFTER A VACATION that more resembled an extended sick leave, I’m back with golf information and insights. My plans were to write the second half… Continue reading

Tom Wahl

PREP FOOTBALL: Wahl out as Port Angeles coach; Forks’ Feasel and Crescent’s Yount resign

PORT ANGELES — One-third of the North Olympic Peninsula's high schools are now in the market for new head football coaches. Port Angeles' Tom Wahl,… Continue reading

Tom Wahl
Tom Wahl

PREP FOOTBALL: Wahl out as Port Angeles coach; Forks’ Feasel and Crescent’s Yount resign

PORT ANGELES — One-third of the North Olympic Peninsula's high schools are now in the market for new head football coaches. Port Angeles' Tom Wahl,… Continue reading

Tom Wahl

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Townsend holding wrestling classes for kids . . . Storm King girls play to draw

Little Kid wrestling classes PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend High School wrestling program’s Little Kids wrestling classes begin today. The classes are taught by… Continue reading

Roberto Cornell of Port Angeles

WRESTLING: Port Angeles edges Forks for fifth straight Battle for the Axe title; Sequim takes seventh

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles won its fifth consecutive Battle for the Axe wrestling tournament by defeating Forks in a final that Roughriders coach Erik… Continue reading

Roberto Cornell of Port Angeles
Port Angeles' Grayson Peet (4) goes for a layup against the defense of Lucas de Vries of St. Michaels University School of Victoria. Port Angeles' Nathan Angevine

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles ends skid with 55-45 win over Victoria team; Forks falls at home to Eatonville

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball started slow, but rebounded to defeat St. Michaels of Victoria 55-45 at Port Angeles High School. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Grayson Peet (4) goes for a layup against the defense of Lucas de Vries of St. Michaels University School of Victoria. Port Angeles' Nathan Angevine
Port Angeles freshman Gracie Long runs to a second-place finish at the Salt Creek Invitational in September. Long won league and district titles this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Port Angeles freshman Gracie Long picked as All-Peninsula MVP

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles cross country runner Gracie Long made some great strides during her freshman season. Tall for her age, Long's long gait… Continue reading

Port Angeles freshman Gracie Long runs to a second-place finish at the Salt Creek Invitational in September. Long won league and district titles this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles freshman Gracie Long runs to a second-place finish at the Salt Creek Invitational in September. Long won league and district titles this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Port Angeles freshman Gracie Long picked as All-Peninsula MVP

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles cross country runner Gracie Long made some great strides during her freshman season. Tall for her age, Long's long gait… Continue reading

Port Angeles freshman Gracie Long runs to a second-place finish at the Salt Creek Invitational in September. Long won league and district titles this season. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles junior Maddie Boe was selected as All-Peninsula girls soccer MVP  by a poll of area coaches and Peninsula Daily News sports staff. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News

GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Maddie Boe repeats as All-Peninsula MVP

PORT ANGELES — An ability to adapt to a move to the midfield this season helped junior Maddie Boe and the Port Angeles girls soccer… Continue reading

Port Angeles junior Maddie Boe was selected as All-Peninsula girls soccer MVP  by a poll of area coaches and Peninsula Daily News sports staff. Keith Thorpe/for Peninsula Daily News

OUTDOORS: Peninsula loaded with bivalve harvest opportunities

SUCCULENT BIVALVE ENTHUSIASTS on the North Olympic Peninsula understand that clamming is a labor of love. Most tasks in this wild land require an extra… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Sam Burton

WRESTLING: Port Angeles hosting Battle for the Axe on Saturday; Forks takes third at Vashon meet

PORT ANGELES — The 10th annual Olympic Shootout team wrestling tournament, or Battle for the Axe, is Saturday at Port Angeles High School with wrestling… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Sam Burton

OUTDOORS: Peninsula loaded with bivalve harvest opportunities

SUCCULENT BIVALVE ENTHUSIASTS on the North Olympic Peninsula understand that clamming is a labor of love. Most tasks in this wild land require an extra… Continue reading

John Reamer (9)

SPORTS: Neah Bay football Peninsula’s top story of 2014

NEAH BAY COACH Tony McCaulley said before the football season started that he expected the 2014 Red Devils to compete for their third state championship… Continue reading

John Reamer (9)
Port Angeles' Sam Burton

WRESTLING: Port Angeles hosting Battle for the Axe on Saturday; Forks takes third at Vashon meet

PORT ANGELES — The 10th annual Olympic Shootout team wrestling tournament, or Battle for the Axe, is Saturday at Port Angeles High School with wrestling… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Sam Burton
Peninsula College's Jeremiah Hobbs (15) rises up for a shot against the Pierce Raiders during the Pirates' 71-66 win. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College beats Pierce for fourth straight win

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men's basketball team held off Pierce 71-66 to close out 2014 with four straight wins. The Pirates wrapped up… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Jeremiah Hobbs (15) rises up for a shot against the Pierce Raiders during the Pirates' 71-66 win. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Peninsula loaded with bivalve harvest opportunities

SUCCULENT BIVALVE ENTHUSIASTS on the North Olympic Peninsula understand that clamming is a labor of love. Most tasks in this wild land require an extra… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys fall on road to Sammamish; other area reports

BELLEVUE — The Sequim boys basketball team dropped its third straight game with a 60-45 loss on the road to the Sammamish Totems. The Wolves… Continue reading

John Reamer (9)

SPORTS: Neah Bay football Peninsula’s top story of 2014

NEAH BAY COACH Tony McCaulley said before the football season started that he expected the 2014 Red Devils to compete for their third state championship… Continue reading

John Reamer (9)
Quilcene's Triston Williams hits a 3-pointer during the Rangers' nonleague win over the Crescent Loggers. Williams led all scorers with 17 points. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

BOYS BASKETBALL: Quilcene’s defense shuts down Crescent

QUILCENE — The Quilcene boys basketball team's commitment to defense was on display in a 50-24 nonleague win over Crescent. The Rangers held the Loggers… Continue reading

Quilcene's Triston Williams hits a 3-pointer during the Rangers' nonleague win over the Crescent Loggers. Williams led all scorers with 17 points. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News