NEAH BAY — One of the challenges of living and playing sports in Neah Bay is the long road trips the athletes must take from the extreme westernmost point in Washington, especially in the postseason.

That being said, this season might be a two-game record for the Red Devils. After traveling 457 miles and eight-plus hours to Colfax, only a handful of miles from Idaho, to play in the state football playoff opener, the Neah Bay Red Devils will be making an even longer trip this weekend.

This time, it will be another eight-hour trip and about 459 miles to near the Oregon border in Walla Walla to play DeSales. Counting the return trips to Neah Bay, that’s 1,832 miles of travel in just over a week.

Not only is it a long bus drive, DeSales (9-0) is the No. 1 seed in the 1B state playoffs. The

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