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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…

Holley McFadden plays middle blocker during the club season and outside hitter for Bainbridge High School. Stacey McFadden courtesy photos

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Holley volleys team to nationals

Bainbridge’s Holley McFadden has been spiking down the top competition this summer during the club volleyball season.

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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Spartans enjoying the Lakewood football camp.

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BHS linemen enjoy football camp

Bainbridge High School lineman particpated in a one-day camp at Lakewood High School in Snohomish County July 29.

The 40-meter hurdles for young kids is always a crowd favorite. Don Macaluso courtesy photos

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Final All Comers Track Meet Aug. 14 for all ages

The Bainbridge Island Kiwanis Club’s annual All Comers Track Meet has completed five of the six meets it…

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Cristina Guadalupe earns a silver medal after coming off a recent MCL injury.

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Pacific Fusion adds to its winning tradition

Dynasties typically last five to 10 years in sports. However, Pacific Fusion Martial Arts of Bainbridge Island has…

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…

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

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

New basketball coach steps up from youth level

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.