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Port Townsend Golf course celebrates 94th

Courtesy of Jay Cline/Lincoln Park BMX More than two dozen volunteers helped the Lincoln Park BMX track put on double-point races and triple-point state qualifiers this weekend. More than 370 racers competed at the track this weekend and nearly twice that many are expected at the Pacific Northwest Gold Cup Finals set for Sept. 16-18.

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BMX RACING: 378 racers compete at Lincoln Park, more expected for NW finals

PORT ANGELES — In a bit of a dry run for the Pacific Northwest Gold Cup Finals to…

North Olympic Peninsula pickleball players earned medals at the Oregon State Senior Games in Albany, Ore. Players from left, Bob Sester and Katinka Nanna of Sequim and Lynda Schroeder and Steve Bennett of Port Angeles.

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AREA SPORTS: Pickleballers medal at Oregon State games; Races Sept. 18 in Quilcene

ALBANY, Ore. — Four North Olympic Peninsula pickleball players traveled south to compete in the 2022 Oregon State…

Demolition derby driver Morgan Seamonds (107) pushes Brandon Vale’s car (76) up and over a log barrier in a cloud of dust and exhaust in front of a sold-out crowd at the Clallam County Fairgrounds on Sunday evening. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Spills and thrills at the fair

Carson Holt, age 20, of Sequim, falls off his horse in the bareback riding competition at the Clallam…

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Lincoln Park BMX to hold state qualifiers

PORT ANGELES — The Lincoln Park BMX track will be holding state qualifier races at its track Friday…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sunland crowns club champions

SEQUIM — Experience came to the fore as Sunland Golf and Country Club crowned its club champions last…

Pickleball players Mary Critchlow, left of Port Townsend and Port Angeles' Colleen Alger earned silver in the 50-plus age group 4.0 at the Bainbridge Island Founders Tournament. Bainbridge Island is known as the birthplace of pickleball.

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AREA SPORTS: Peninsula pickleballers fare well at Bainbridge Island Founders Tournament

Area picklers fare well at Founders

Courtesy photo Zach Gavin, Ella Ventura and Harrison Fulton received their "graduation blades" from the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association last week.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Trio earns blades from Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association

PORT ANGELES — Three Port Angeles High School graduates, Zach Gavin, Ella Ventura and Harrison Fulton, received their…

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AREA SPORTS: Mud drags Sunday at Jefferson County Fair

Football showcase, softball tryout, Sunland Member/Guest results

Port Angeles pickleballer Steve Bennett achieved a rare feat at the Washington State Senior Games in Lacey last weekend. Bennett won three gold medals in his three pickleball events in the ages 75 to 79 bracket, including mixed doubles with Jane Meadows of Redmond.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles pickleballer wins three golds at Senior Games

LACEY — Port Angeles’ Steve Bennett had a productive weekend at the Washington State Senior Games, winning gold…

Dick Brown Tournament winners

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YOUTH BASEBALL: Port Angeles teams shine at Dick Brown tournament

PORT ANGELES — The 11- and 12-year-old divisions were both won by Port Angeles teams in the 24th…

Photo courtesy of Dan James Nearly 800 people rode in the Tour de Lavender this weekend in Sequim and Dungeness valleys, with the event expected to raise $20,000 to help main the Olympic Peninsula Trail.

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CYCLING: Tour de Lavender returns to pre-pandemic levels

SEQUIM — Cyclists returned to pre-pandemic numbers for the Tour de Lavender on Saturday after a participant cap…

Photo by Sam Nugent Extreme Slug Racing’s 2022 winner, Big Kahuna, sponsored by Northwest Board Room, pauses for a photo after winning race No. 1 and No. 2 in Saturday’s annual event. The races are held in conjunction with Joyce Daze, with all proceeds benefiting Clallam County Fire district No. 4 in Joyce.

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JOYCE DAZE: Big Kahuna dominates the slug races

JOYCE — Big Kahuna, sponsored by Northwest Board Room, outpaced the field of 12 slugs to take both…

Whidbey Island resident Terry Clayton who grew up in Port Angeles and graduated from Port Angeles High School, went on to have a long teaching career and has traveled the world. He has written a book about his travels called "Facing the Moment: Lessons From a Global Odyssey."

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PORT ANGELES GRADUATE: Lessons from a global journey lead to book about culture, philosophy and travel

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School graduate Terry Clayton was visiting Namibia recently with his daughter.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: EJ youth football and cheer camp set this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Rivals Youth Football League will hold a football and cheer camp — plus…

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AREA SPORTS: Mitch Black golf tourney fundraiser Sept. 18 at Port Ludlow

Select team softball tryouts available

Courtesy photo Port Angeles' Robert Nicholls with Jo Jah Oh, head technical director from the taekwondo world headquarters in South Korea at the Chicago Taekwondo Day celebration.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Nicholls makes ninth degree black belt

PORT ANGELES — Grandmaster Robert Nicholls, owner of White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles, attended special…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Softball tryouts set for Aug. 14

PORT ANGELES — MGI Fastpitch Softball tryouts will be held at the Lincoln Park ballfields on Aug. 14.

Wilder A won the Washington State American Legion Class A State Tournament with an 11-7 win over the North Idaho Lakers in Chehalis earlier this week. Wilder A players are standing, from left, Kody Williams, Coach Kam Meadows, Aidan Swenson, Brayden Martin, Gunner Rogers, Trae Hanan, Brandt Perry, Lincoln Bear, Ryland Proiette, Devyn Dearinger, coach Greg Dickman and kneeling, from left, Landen Olson, Bryce DeLeon, Kaeden Indelicato, Harris Bower, Garret Buerer

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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Wilder A claims state championship with clutch performance late

Lincoln Bear hits two-out, inside-the-park grand slam

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Deer Run retuns after two-year hiatus

PORT HADLOCK — After a two-year break, Naval Magazine Indian Island will once again host the installation’s annual…