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Peninsula's Ese Onakpoma makes a slam dunk after a quick steal against Whatcom on Wednesday evening in Port Angeles. Looking on is Whatcom's Glenn Wabaluku.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men fall in final seconds vs. Whatcom

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team got into a physical back-and-forth affair with wild swings of momentum against Whatcom in the Pirates’… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Ese Onakpoma makes a slam dunk after a quick steal against Whatcom on Wednesday evening in Port Angeles. Looking on is Whatcom's Glenn Wabaluku.

PREP BASKETBALL: Crescent boys win 13th straight game

Logger girls beat Port Angeles JV for ninth straight win

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim win ahead of showdown

Ahead of their big Olympic League matchup coming up tonight, both the Port Angeles and Sequim boys basketball teams won league games Tuesday… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Morgan Politika, left, drives to the lane defended by Kingston's Tati Fontes-Lawrence, right, on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles dialed in against Kingston

Sequim, East Jefferson earn big wins

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Port Angeles' Morgan Politika, left, drives to the lane defended by Kingston's Tati Fontes-Lawrence, right, on Tuesday night in Port Angeles.
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll argues a call with side judge Jim Quirk (5) in the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. (Rick Scuteri/The Associated Press)

Carroll out as Seattle Seahawks coach

Moves into advisory role after 14 seasons

  • Jan 10, 2024
  • By Tim Booth The Associated Press
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll argues a call with side judge Jim Quirk (5) in the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz. (Rick Scuteri/The Associated Press)
Janessa Ramos, left, Forks girls basketball, and Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Janessa Ramos, Forks girls basketball, and Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling

This week, we honor two athletes in different sports at opposite ends of the Olympic Peninsula as our Athletes of the Week. Janessa Ramos had… Continue reading

Janessa Ramos, left, Forks girls basketball, and Manaseh Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling.

OUTDOORS: WDFW approves razor clam digs this week

Razor clam diggers can look forward to more digging on coastal beaches this week, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish managers… Continue reading

Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling

PREP GIRLS WRESTLING: East Jefferson’s Lanphear-Ramirez second at multi-state meet

Going up against more than 80 girls from Washington and Oregon this weekend, East Jefferson’s Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez finished second at the two-day… Continue reading

Mi Amada Lanphear-Ramirez, East Jefferson wrestling
Port Angeles’ Eve Burke averaged 16 points a game over two games at the end of December for Linfield University in Oregon to be named the Northwest Conference Athlete of the Week. (Linfield University)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Eve Burke named Athlete of the Week for Linfield University

Linfield sophomore Eve Burke was tabbed Northwest Conference Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week last week. Burke, a Port Angeles High School… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2024
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Port Angeles’ Eve Burke averaged 16 points a game over two games at the end of December for Linfield University in Oregon to be named the Northwest Conference Athlete of the Week. (Linfield University)
Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze can't get a hold of a pass against Michigan during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: Huskies fall short against Michigan in title tilt

Jim Harbaugh raised the championship trophy as gold and white confetti sprayed over his team and “We Are the Champions” blared. Nine years… Continue reading

Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze can't get a hold of a pass against Michigan during the second half of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Port Angeles' Anthony McMahan, top, tries to overturn Sequim's Jayms Vilona in the 144-lb. class on Saturday at Port Angeles High School.
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Port Angeles' Anthony McMahan, top, tries to overturn Sequim's Jayms Vilona in the 144-lb. class on Saturday at Port Angeles High School.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men hold off Highline to get to .500

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team got 32 points from Javon Ervin and held on to the final buzzer to beat Highline… Continue reading

BOYS BASKETBALL: Sequim able to hold off Kingston

Riders fall to league-leading Vikings

Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (4) drives against Kingston on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim's Gracie Chartraw (4) drives against Kingston on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

AREA SPORTS: Players, sponsors sought for Dream Playground benefit golf tournament Feb. 24

Sequim Little League registration deadline pushed to Jan. 15

partan sisters Bailey Johnson (1) and Keira Johnson (5) get defensive against Chief Leschi in Forks where Forks defeated the Warriors 78 to 26.  Also in the action is Spartan Janessa Ramos (13).  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREPS: Forks girls basketball heats up on home floor

Janessa Ramos posts triple-double for Spartans

partan sisters Bailey Johnson (1) and Keira Johnson (5) get defensive against Chief Leschi in Forks where Forks defeated the Warriors 78 to 26.  Also in the action is Spartan Janessa Ramos (13).  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.
Sequim’s Garrett Little returns a shot as he takes on North Kitsap’s Indigo Gallagher-Zapf in No. 1 singles play on Sept. 13. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Sequim’s Garrett Little returns a shot as he takes on North Kitsap’s Indigo Gallagher-Zapf in No. 1 singles play on Sept. 13. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

AREA SPORTS: Razor clam digs start Tuesday

Spring Academy soccer registration open

Forks’ Landin Davis puts up a shot over Ocosta’s Kayden Turner while Forks’ Brody Lausche looks on. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks still in giving mood in win over Ocosta

Forks quickly shook off any winter break-induced rust, swiping 24 steals and sharing the ball offensively in a 73-25 pasting of Ocosta in… Continue reading

Forks’ Landin Davis puts up a shot over Ocosta’s Kayden Turner while Forks’ Brody Lausche looks on. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)