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Members of the Port Scandalous Roller Derby squad practice in Sequim during the winter to get ready for the season. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Scandalous Roller Derby to hold second bout April 5

SEQUIM — Tickets are available for the The Port Scandalous Roller Derby team bout versus the Dockyard Roller…

Andy Borchers

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GOLF: Area golfers record hole-in-one’s

McLinn sinks his sixth career hole-in-one

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Juan Carlos Cisneros-Lopez, Sequim Junior Soccer’s new director of coaching, works with players, such as Barrett Gerdes, 6-and-a-half, at a preseason skills camp on March 1 at the Albert Haller Playfields. In the coming months, Cisneros-Lopez said he plans to develop a curriculum for players and coaches to succeed.

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SEQUIM JUNIOR SOCCER: First development director hired by program

SEQUIM — Sequim Junior Soccer looks to level up its players’ game with support from a local expert.

For the fourth straight year, the 7 Cedars Casino men's basketball team won the Peninsula Basketball League championship, sweeping through the season-ending playoff bracket on Monday night. The team includes from left, Garrett Edwards, Easton Joslin, Kasey Ulin, Daniel Horton, Kyle Benedict, Dru Clark, Wyatt Dunning and Jim Halberg. (Peninsula College)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Walla Walla upsets Lane for NWAC title and two former Pirates in NCAA tourneys

PASCO — Walla Walla Community College ended up winning the Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship, beating Lane…

Steve Johanson (44), an all-Olympic basketball player for Port Angeles High School, went on to play at Central Washington, leading the Wildcats to the elite eight in the NAIA national tournament in the 1970s.

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ROUGHRIDERS HALL OF FAME (Updated): Nine added to the hall in class of 2025

Updated with more online photos

Chris Hartman of the Sub Alpine Tees Team hands off the crocheted yellow banana slug baton to teammate Jon Cummings. Fellow teammates cheer on the runners at the Port Angeles Yacht Club Club exchange station Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: 84 teams, 11 Iron individuals take on Frosty Moss

PORT ANGELES — The Frosty Moss lived up to its billing with some heavy rains and typical Olympic…

Photos by Alaska Anchorage Athletics Alaska Anchorage senior Millie Long has earned a number of accolades this season, including Great Northern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Millie Long earns Division II All-West Region honors

Previously won GNAC Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer

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AREA SPORTS: Attend Mariners’ game, support Clallam kids in need

Take in an M’s game, support kids in need

The Bryant family has been working Frosty Moss exchange areas for years and has won awards for their imaginative themes. (Peninsula Adventure Sports)

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RUNNING: Volunteers make Frosty Moss Relay

PORT ANGELES — Saturday will bring the return of the Frosty Moss Relay, a team endurance race from…

From left, Mariah Disque and Kadence Greul of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Club competed in the women’s Jr. U17 doubles boat at Vancouver Lake this weekend. (OPRA)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: OPRA rowers bring home medals; top players, coaches named in boys basketball

VANCOUVER LAKE — The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association competed in its first regatta of the season at Vancouver…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim baseball team to hold youth clinic

SEQUIM — The Sequim High School baseball team willhost a youth clinic for all players from third to…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim High School baseball hosting youth clinic March 8

SEQUIM — A youth baseball clinic for players in grades 3-8 hosted by the Sequim High School baseball…

TULSA, Okla. — This past weekend, members of the Lincoln Park BMX traveled to Tulsa, Okla., for the track operator summit and Lincoln Park received an award for being the No. 8 track out of 115 tracks on the West Coast. From left, are Cody Wilson Director of Track Operations USABMX, Sean Coleman, president/track operator of Lincoln Park BMX; Tommy Schroeder, volunteer and coach; Tami Baeder, volunteer registration lead; and Nichole Beal, Lincoln Park vice president and volunteer.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Lincoln Park BMX recognized by USABMX

TULSA, Okla. — This past weekend, members of the Lincoln Park BMX traveled to Tulsa, Okla., for the…

Bronze Team Photo: Nora Pecoraro, Addie Brown, Kinley Matthews, Lucy Monaghan, Adrie McGuire, Sasha Gmazel, Penny Goodwin, Reagan Haguewood

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KLAHHANE GYMNASTICS: Xcel bronze team takes third at Great Wolf Lodge invite

CENTRALIA — The Klahhane Gymnastics Xcel teams competed at the Great Wolf Lodge Invitational hosted by Precision Elite…

From left, Dennis and Dillon Tisdale of Port Angeles won first- and second-place medals at the Washington State USBC West Pepsi Sectionals held in Mount Vernon this weekend. (Trish Tisdale)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles youth bowlers and Olympic Pickleball results

MOUNT VERNON — Young bowlers Dennis Tisdale and Dillon Tisdale of Port Angeles took home big wins at…

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen/ Port Scandalous Roller Derby league members pose for a group photo during a recent practice. Roller Derby athletes traditionally use special names when they play. Back row left to right: Big Papa, Lily Hammer, Skully, Small Fry, Sinna Buns, Steel MadNOLA, Summit Slayer and Austin Plowers. Kneeling: Elastigirl, Malice in Wonderland and Sarah Strange.

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ROLLER DERBY: Port Scandalous Scandals, the tough little team that could

SEQUIM — The roller derby team the Port Scandalous Scandals will host its first bout of the 2025…

For the first time in four years, Sequim and Port Angeles rivals competed against each other on the track in college. Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt, left, a 2022 state champion in the 800 and 4x400, and Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson, who finished second in the 800, second in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600 in the state in 2019, met at the Husky Indoor Track and Field Classic in Seattle this weekend. They both competed in the 1-mile run and both finished under five minutes. Pyeatt, who ran for Abilene Christian for a couple of years but now competes for Washington State, finished 57th with a time of 4:52.23, while Larson, who now runs for Boise State, was 75th in a time of 4:54.85.

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COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Old rivals meet again and Port Townsend Crush

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The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair and Forks. Boys and girls teams had players in grades four through eight. Here, KaLeah Quilt of the seventh-grade Port Angeles girls team dribbles up the court against Shorewood. Shorewood won 22-21 on a last-second shot. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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STANDALONE PHOTO: Presidents’ Day hoops in Port Angeles

The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from…

The Klahhane Xcel Gold team from left, includes Lainey DePiro, Raynee Ciarlo, Lorelei Sanders and Emily Bair. Four out of the six Xcel Gold members got 9.0 or higher in the floor exercise at the Realm Classic meet in Everett this weekend. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

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GYMNASTICS: Klahhane gymnasts shine at Realm Classic

EVERETT — The Klahhane Gymnastics Xcel Team competed at the Realm Classic meet hosted by Coastal Realm Gymnastics…

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AREA SPORTS: Razor clam digs set Saturday through Friday

Sprint boat race dates announced