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Strait Slice Pizza won the Fall Peninsula Soccer League championship. From left, back row, are Rob Walton, Sam Watson, Luke Strong-Cvetich, Kaye Thomas, Allison Mahaney, Ian Miller, Sam Havens, Kyle Henderson, Zach Gray and Sean Rankin. From left, front row, are Kevin McGruther, Allison Snavely, Taryn Asmus, Kelsey Kuhn, Jimmy Quigley, Christine Loewe, Jack Waknitz, Victoria Jones, Mel Messineo, Isaiah Jindrich, Aaron Lee and Jay Marazon. (Courtesy photo)

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PENINSULA SOCCER LEAGUE: Strait Slice Pizza wins PSL title

PORT ANGELES ­— Strait Slice Pizza shut out High Energy Metals 3-0 Sunday to win the Peninsula Soccer…

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Hurricane Ridge visitors take part in a family snowshoe walk in 2019. Winter sports activities on the Ridge are supported by the annual Winterfest banquet, set for Nov. 23 at the Vern Burton Center.

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AREA SPORTS: Winterfest banquet Nov. 23 supports Hurricane Ridge winter sports

Tickets/table reservations at hurricaneridge.com

Brandon Morales was the winner of the Salt Creek 24 Last Man Standing competition this weekend. In the Last Man Standing, 13 competitors ran up and back down the 3.7-mile trail to the top of 1,100-foot Striped Peak adjacent to the Salt Creek Recreation Area. Morales ran 66.6 miles, climbing 19,000 vertical and went nonstop for nearly 17 hours to win. (Photo courtesy of Brittany Shrout)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Last Man Standing went 66 miles and 19,000 vertical feet

SALT CREEK — Brandon Morales won this year’s Last Man Standing event, part of Peninsula Adventure Sports’ Salt…

Dan Greer (32) was the individual winner of the Salt Creek 24 at the Salt Creek Recreation Area west of Port Angeles. He went 107.8 total miles. Also running in the race are Jennifer Jones (46) and Samanth Carrel (16). (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

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PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Toughest of the tough take on the 24 hours at Salt Creek

SALT CREEK — Through rain, shine and the dark of night, more than 100 individuals and team members…

State Department of Fish and Wildlife Reports of orange spots or stains in razor clams and oysters along coastal beaches have been reported to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The spots are a naturally occurring plankton called dinoflagellate Tripos. Luckily, there is no concern for shellfish health, and oysters and razor clams with orange coloring are still safe to eat.

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OUTDOORS: Nov. 1-5 razor clam digs approved

Orange-spotted clams safe to eat

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: East Jefferson volleyball sweeps Vashon

VASHON ISLAND — The East Jefferson volleyball team swept Vashon 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-12) to snap a nine-game…

Runners take off up the hill at the inaugural Spruce Railroad Run at Lake Crescent on Saturday morning. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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RUN THE PENINSULA: Wind, rain and downed trees no match for Spruce Railroad Run

LAKE CRESCENT — The weather threw everything it had at the inaugural Spruce Railroad Run, but in the…

Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association's Cooper Disque crosses the finish line in first place in the U17 1x division in the American Lake Fall Classic in Lakewood on Sunday. (OPRA)

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ROWING: OPRA’s Disque takes first at American Lake regatta

LAKEWOOD — The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association’s Cooper Disque won first place Sunday in the under 17 single…

Runners in the inaugural Salt Creek 24 last October celebrate at the Salt Creek Recreation Area. The 24-hour endurance event returns for its second year on Oct. 26-27. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

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PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Second Salt Creek 24 on Oct. 26-27

PORT ANGELES — The second annual Salt Creek 24 endurance race, the final race of the calendar year…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks FC’s Sandoval scores eight goals in one game

PORT ANGELES — While there are unique terms for four, five and six goals in a soccer match,…

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PREPS: Roughrider netters sweep rivals

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles boys tennis earned its second win of the season over rival Sequim in…

Former Port Angeles cross-country teammates Max Baeder, left, and Jack Gladfelter competed against each other at the Charles Bowles 8K Cross-Country Invitational in Salem, Ore., this weekend. Baeder runs for The Evergreen State college while Gladfelter runs for Corban University in Salem. (Joe Gladfelter)

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Former Riders’ XC teammates compete in college

SALEM, Ore. — Former Port Angeles Roughriders teammates Jack Gladfelter and Max Baeder competed against each other at…

The top racers in the first- through second-grade division at the Little Hurt celebrate their medals Sunday. From left are Kelton Fogerty, Henry Herschmiller, Isaac Simoneau and Magnus Jensen. Herschmiller won his age group. (Photo by Courtney Nestler)

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LITTLE HURT: Little ones get out and get active

PORT ANGELES — More than 70 kids rode, ran and rowed around the campus of Peninsula College this…

Henry Nelson finishes the mountain bike stage in second place at Saturday’s Big Hurt at Pebble Beach in Port Angeles. Nelson finished third overall in the ironman category. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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BIG HURT: More than 200 endurance athletes take on 55-mile race

PORT ANGELES — A total of 48 ironman athletes and 68 two- , three- and four-person teams took…

Members of the “So Every BODY Can Move” teams competing at the Big Hurt get await their mountain bike teammates Saturday at Pebble Beach in Port Angeles. From left are Katya Madden (kayak), Nicole Ver Kuilen (cycling, running), Sierra Landholm (kayak) and Katy Gaastra (cycling). The group is working to require insurance companies to help pay for orthotics and prosthetics so people can not only be mobile but to be able to run and cycle. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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BIG HURT: Adaptive teams compete and advocate for change

PORT ANGELES — The two “So Every BODY Can Move” teams at this year’s Big Hurt weren’t just…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula Soccer League results

PORT ANGELES — Windermere and High Energy Metals remained locked on top of the Peninsula Soccer League standings,…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Bear, Rapelje win singles matches against Bainbridge

BAINBRIDGE — Sequim singles players Lincoln Bear and Mason Rapelje won their matches against a powerful Bainbridge Island…

At the Fall Fest at the Extreme Sports Park west of Port Angeles, monster trucks ruled the day Sunday. Eric Swanson’s monster truck "Obsessed" flies over the jump to the delight of the crowd. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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EXTREME SPORTS PARK: Monster trucks get airborne

At the Fall Fest at the Extreme Sports Park west of Port Angeles, monster trucks ruled the day…

Max Baeder, The Evergreen State College.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Max Baeder sets school mark at The Evergreen State College

LAKEWOOD — Port Angeles High School graduate Max Baeder set a school record for The Evergreen State Geoducks…

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AREA SPORTS: Kraken tix are PAHS senior fundraiser

Kraken tix are PAHS senior fundraiser