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PREPS: Class 2B or not 2B re-classification question answered for Forks, Chimacum

PREPS: Class 2B or not 2B re-classification question answered for Forks, Chimacum

Port Townsend joining Nisqually League; other schools stay in current classes

PREPS: Class 2B or not 2B re-classification question answered for Forks, Chimacum
The Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center (elevation 5,242) in Olympic National Park is about a 17 mile drive from Port Angeles and offers a snack bar, gift shop and is where groups meet up for snow shoe tours. (Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/MCT)

OUTDOORS: Ridge open for snow fun; crabbing will continue after New Year’s

THE BEST OPTION for fun in the snow or wowing out-of-town visitors with natural scenery comes today through New Year’s Day atop Hurricane Ridge. After… Continue reading

The Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center (elevation 5,242) in Olympic National Park is about a 17 mile drive from Port Angeles and offers a snack bar, gift shop and is where groups meet up for snow shoe tours. (Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/MCT)
PREP BASEBALL: Casey Dietz named Port Angeles head coach

PREP BASEBALL: Casey Dietz named Port Angeles head coach

Port Angeles found its new head baseball coach in the Roughriders’ own dugout. Casey Dietz, an assistant on the 2019 Olympic League… Continue reading

PREP BASEBALL: Casey Dietz named Port Angeles head coach
GOLF: Area linksters enjoy Battle at Bandon

GOLF: Area linksters enjoy Battle at Bandon

a three-day trip to Bandon, Ore., to play three of the four full links… Continue reading

GOLF: Area linksters enjoy Battle at Bandon
ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Sequim’s Taig Wiker valued for his versatility

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Sequim’s Taig Wiker valued for his versatility

Sequim junior Taig Wiker doesn’t lack for confidence — exactly the kind of personality trait a football team needs out of its signal… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA FOOTBALL MVP: Sequim’s Taig Wiker valued for his versatility
PREP SPORTS: Gymnasts tumble past Kingston

PREP SPORTS: Gymnasts tumble past Kingston

A combined group of Port Angeles, Sequim and Crescent gymnasts scored big in a 144.1-96.85 gymnastics meet victory over Kingston on Friday at… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS: Gymnasts tumble past Kingston
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Gary Johnson represents Roughriders

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Gary Johnson represents Roughriders

What a week for the Port Angeles Roughriders boys basketball team (3-0, 5-1). Port Angeles withstood a 28-0 run by No. 1… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles’ Gary Johnson represents Roughriders
PREP BASKETBALL: Riders in control from opening tip

PREP BASKETBALL: Riders in control from opening tip

Port Angeles took the bite out of the North Mason Bulldogs offensively, holding North Mason to single-digit scoring in every quarter in… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Riders in control from opening tip
BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Brody Merritt signs to play for Lower Columbia

BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Brody Merritt signs to play for Lower Columbia

The reigning Olympic League MVP will pitch for a familiar face on a squad with a couple of former high school teammates.… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ Brody Merritt signs to play for Lower Columbia
OUTDOORS: Warmwater species limit changes may go too far in effort to save salmon
OUTDOORS: Warmwater species limit changes may go too far in effort to save salmon
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles roughs up short-handed North Kitsap

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles roughs up short-handed North Kitsap

Wood, Larson, Brady all have big nights offensively

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles roughs up short-handed North Kitsap
FORKS BASKETBALL: Tough night at the office for Spartans in doubleheader defeats

FORKS BASKETBALL: Tough night at the office for Spartans in doubleheader defeats

Forks trimmed Sequim’s lead to two early in the fourth quarter but couldn’t contain the Wolves down the stretch, falling 63-49 in a… Continue reading

FORKS BASKETBALL: Tough night at the office for Spartans in doubleheader defeats
OUTDOORS: Citizen scientists power Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Counts

OUTDOORS: Citizen scientists power Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Counts

Groups in Jefferson County, Sequim tally up area birds

OUTDOORS: Citizen scientists power Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Counts
BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles turns tables on North Kitsap

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles turns tables on North Kitsap

Roughriders rally from 20-point deficit to stun top-ranked Vikings

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles turns tables on North Kitsap
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim boys stumble at home; Unbeaten Wolves’ girls hoops squad keeps rolling

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim boys stumble at home; Unbeaten Wolves’ girls hoops squad keeps rolling

Sequim lost its first Olympic League 2A Division boys basketball game and had its three-game winning streak snapped after being beaten by Bremerton… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Sequim boys stumble at home; Unbeaten Wolves’ girls hoops squad keeps rolling
Neah Bay’s Julian Carrick runs past Port Angeles Riders during the first half of Port Angeles’ win over the Red Devils last week. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Beefed-up hoops schedules a boon for athletes, coaches and fans

AN ADMIRABLE ASPECT of basketball, college or prep can be found in how the sport approaches scheduling. For most top-tier programs, or those that have… Continue reading

Neah Bay’s Julian Carrick runs past Port Angeles Riders during the first half of Port Angeles’ win over the Red Devils last week. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS: Three Neah Bay players make all-state volleyball team

Plus Chimacum league survey; basketball clinics in Chimacum; PT wrestling results

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles not bringing back head coach Troy Mann

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles not bringing back head coach Troy Mann

Port Angeles is in the market for a high school football coach after Troy Mann’s contract was not renewed in a personnel… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles not bringing back head coach Troy Mann
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles goes baseline to beat state power W.F. West

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles goes baseline to beat state power W.F. West

Larson’s layup with less than 10 seconds lifts Riders

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles goes baseline to beat state power W.F. West

PREP SWIMMING: Port Angeles boys crush Klahowya

Port Angeles’ relay teams swept Klahowya to propel the Roughriders boys swim team to a 110-47 win over the Eagles on Thursday. “The… Continue reading