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The Island Cup, which brings 89 soccer teams of all ages to Bainbridge Island, is taking place this weekend at Battle Point Park, Woodward Middle and Bainbridge High. BI Football Club is one of the teams. Here, Brady Treve dribbles into the opponent’s defense.

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BIFC hosts Island Cup

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Lee Marks discusses the similarities between his coaching style and Kitsap Athletic Roundtable supporting local youth.

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UW football coach compares his team to local community

University of Washington fans had the opportunity to meet football coach Lee Marks at the Kitsap Golf &Country…

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Kingston's Wyatt Christensen ranks third in the 11-year-old World BMX rankings.

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Kingston brother-sister BMX riders place at Worlds

Kingston brother and sister Wyatt and Elinor Christensen cycled through competition at the BMX World Championships Aug. 6-13…

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My first pickleball tournament did not go according to plan for me or my dad.

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The end of my pickleball era

About a year ago I picked up a pickleball paddle for the first time without any knowledge of…

Stacy Shirley and Carol Wallack are playing with Aloha at the Founders Tournament on Bainbridge Island. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Bainbridge opens arms to distraught Maui pickleball players

Maui has been hit by some of the worst wildfires in recent history.

Barber swims with treacherous winds, tides and weather throughout the day. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Barber falls short of historic swim

Rijl Barber, a speech pathologist in the Bremerton School District, attempted to become the second person ever to…

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Rijl Barber is hoping her third time is the charm swimming around BI nonstop.

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School employee aims to be first woman to swim around BI nonstop

Folks tend to say the third time’s the charm. For Rijl Barber, “This time it’s personal.”

Kolby Juarez, left, Connor Louden, Gabe Threadgold and Peter Radovich celebrate Threadgold’s second-half penalty kick conversion giving Port Orchard its first lead of the match. Jesse MacKenzie courtesy photos

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PO soccer club perfect in its 1st season

Perfection, no matter what level of play, is highly sought after in the world of sports.

Kitsap Rugby is considered the social club of the Pacific Northwest Rugby League. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Kitsap Rugby brings the party to the fields

Kitsap Rugby Club has been nicknamed the “social club” of the Pacific Northwest Rugby League. Many of the…

Sydney Leech and Taylor Keaty-Wallorich practice dribbling with Everton coaches. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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England premier coaches at BI soccer camp

Fresh off nine championships at a Crossfire soccer tournament across the water, Bainbridge Island Football Club is looking…

Stephen Lavendoski will represent Bainbridge Island at the 2023 Kids Worlds Championships in Pinehurst, North Carolina. John Lavendoski courtesy photo

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2 local junior golfers head to World Championships

Kitsap County will send two junior golfers to the Kids World Championships in Pinehurst, NC, a tourney with…

Anh Tran will become North Kitsap’s new athletic director this upcoming school year. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group

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NK golf coach becomes its new athletic director

Anh Tran is the newest athletic director in Kitsap County, taking over Matt Stanford’s role at North Kitsap…

Lining up for a race. Peninsula Indoor BMX courtesy photo

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PO’s BMX track closing due to high cost increases

The sport of BMX is taking a major hit in the state of Washington as its lone indoor…

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One course installed a practice sand trap area to help golfers like this one.

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COVID leads to improvements at local golf courses

COVID-19 had plenty of negative impacts but some positive ones as well - like providing golfers in Kitsap…

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Will Ferris takes over as the new Bainbridge boys basketball coach.

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Ferris wheels into BI, won’t take a day off

New basketball coach steps up from youth level

Ellis Slade celebrates with his teammates after hitting a homerun. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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North Kitsap Little League’s run to state

Charlie Wood starts the state tournament on the mound.

Madeleine Lapke teaches the rules of pickleball during the tour at the Founder’s Courts. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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2 women find niche tour business for rise in pickleball

When pickleball was created on Bainbridge Island in 1965, it began with a handful of family and friends.

Olivia Wikstrom transfers from Utah State to play at Western Washington University. Olivia Wikstrom courtesy photo

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Former Kitsap stars unite at Western Washington

Recent Kitsap County basketball stars will look to place their footprints into a historic Western Washington University Women’s…

Ethan Goldizen takes over as the new Kingston head football coach. Ethan Goldizen courtesy photo

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Kingston hires 2nd head football coach this summer

The Kingston Buccaneers have hired a second person this summer as their new football coach.

JR Ritchie signs some of his rookie baseball cards for the Stars & Strikes silent auction. Nicholas Zeller-Singh/Kitsap News Group Photos

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Spartan boosters knock ball out of park

It’s not every day a Little Leaguer gets to meet a professional baseball player.