Pierre LaBossiere

Bishop Budnek

STATE 1B FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: (Updated) Rangers start slow but romp in second half

The Quilcene Rangers football team got off to a poor start in the 1B state quarterfinals, going in to the halftime break actually… Continue reading

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Peninsula College Pirates.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women off to 3-0 start

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team has already shown this young season that it knows how to close out close games. The women… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates.
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Forks quarterback Logan Olson avoids the rush against Napavine in the state 2B quarterfinal Saturday.

STATE 2B FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Forks’ season ended by powerhouse Napavine

Forks football had a wildly successful year, ranked in the top 10 all year, and winning both a district playoff game and its… Continue reading

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Forks quarterback Logan Olson avoids the rush against Napavine in the state 2B quarterfinal Saturday.
Peninsula College Pirates.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women win opener at Wenatchee tourney

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team won its opening game of the season Friday at the Wenatchee Tip-off Tournament, getting a lot of… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates.
Sequim Wolves.

STATE 2A VOLLEYBALL: Sequim drops two; season comes to an end

The Sequim volleyball team had some tough competition at the state 2A volleyball tournament, losing a pair of matches to Ridgefield and Enumclaw.… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.

SEAHAWKS: Team’s woes go beyond a finger

No running game, poor decisions contribute to loss

The Peninsula College men's basketball team will begin its season at home Saturday with an exhibition game against BC Prep.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula College basketball begins this weekend

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team just won the NWAC championship Sunday and the school is turning right around and quickly beginning… Continue reading

The Peninsula College men's basketball team will begin its season at home Saturday with an exhibition game against BC Prep.
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The Lefties' Nick Oakley was a leader for the Port Angeles team in 2021.

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Lefties’ full 2022 schedule released; 36 games at Civic Field

The Port Angeles full schedule was released this week, adding nine nonleague games to a slate of 54 West Coast League games,… Continue reading

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The Lefties' Nick Oakley was a leader for the Port Angeles team in 2021.
Dalton Kilmer

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dalton Kilmer, Forks football

Dalton Kilmer played a huge role in helping the Forks Spartans win their first state playoff game since 2000 this weekend. Kilmer had three interceptions,… Continue reading

Dalton Kilmer
Peninsula College women battle for a ball in the box in front of the Clark goal in Sunday's NWAC soccer championship game. From left are Peninsula players Tommylia Dunbar, Cerese McMillian (33), Kascia Muscutt (5) and Addy Becker (30). (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women use 2019 loss to spur 2021 title run

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team collected its fifth NWAC championship at the Starfire Soccer Complex on Sunday, beating Clark College 1-0 in… Continue reading

Peninsula College women battle for a ball in the box in front of the Clark goal in Sunday's NWAC soccer championship game. From left are Peninsula players Tommylia Dunbar, Cerese McMillian (33), Kascia Muscutt (5) and Addy Becker (30). (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

OUTDOORS: Last coast steelhead virtual town hall scheduled

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is inviting the public to a coastal steelhead virtual town hall at 5 p.m. Nov. 29.… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay football undone by rough fourth quarter

The Neah Bay football team was within a touchdown of Wilbur-Creston-Keller late in the third quarter, but gave up 20 straight points… Continue reading

NWAC SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP: Peninsula women win title again on late goal

Fittingly, the Peninsula College women won another NWAC soccer championship on a shutout. And fittingly, it was a Clarke that beat Clark. Locked… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles girls swim team finished ninth as a team at this weekend's state 2A swim and dive championships. From left, back row, are Brooke St Luise, Mackenzie DuBois, Aubrie Scott (Crescent High School), Sara Wilson and Yau Fu. From left, back row, are Grace Possinger, Rachel Cooper, Sage Hunter, Danika Asgeirsson, Harper McGuire, Anne Edwards and Emilee Reid.

STATE SWIM AND DIVE: Port Angeles girls finish ninth in state

Led by a solid showing from McKenzie DuBois, the Port Angeles girls swim team finished ninth at the state 1A/2A state swim… Continue reading

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The Port Angeles girls swim team finished ninth as a team at this weekend's state 2A swim and dive championships. From left, back row, are Brooke St Luise, Mackenzie DuBois, Aubrie Scott (Crescent High School), Sara Wilson and Yau Fu. From left, back row, are Grace Possinger, Rachel Cooper, Sage Hunter, Danika Asgeirsson, Harper McGuire, Anne Edwards and Emilee Reid.

VOLLEYBALL: Sequim wins, qualifies for state 2A tournament

Surviving some curious seeding, some erratic serving and a slow start, the Sequim girls rallied in the 2A bi-district tournament on Saturday to… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Signups continue for Port Angeles Wrestling Club

The Port Angeles Wrestling Club is taking signups at 5:30 p.m. today for boys and girls from kindergarten through the eighth grade.… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere on top of 9,000-foot Fairview Summit in Banff National Park, Alberta in 2008.

COLUMN: Feeling like a lost limb has returned with Canadian border back open

The full reopening of the U.S./Canada border meant as much to me as anyone. Being a dual citizen, I truly feel completely at home in… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere on top of 9,000-foot Fairview Summit in Banff National Park, Alberta in 2008.
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Salazar Painting won the championship of the Peninsula Adult Soccer League on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Windermere. From left, back row are Raul Medina, Abisai Garcia, Felix Morales, Sergio Arriola, Juan Carlos Cisneros, Pablo Salazar, Dave Brenckenridge, Nick Allen and Juan Carlos Salgado. From left, front row, are Sabrina Wilk, Tina Breckenridge, Armando Sanchez, Sergio Yanez, Manuel Gonzalez and Javier Mora.

REC SOCCER: Salazar Painting wins title

Salazar Painting won the championship of the Peninsula College Soccer League, cementing the title with a 5-2 win over… Continue reading

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Salazar Painting won the championship of the Peninsula Adult Soccer League on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Windermere. From left, back row are Raul Medina, Abisai Garcia, Felix Morales, Sergio Arriola, Juan Carlos Cisneros, Pablo Salazar, Dave Brenckenridge, Nick Allen and Juan Carlos Salgado. From left, front row, are Sabrina Wilk, Tina Breckenridge, Armando Sanchez, Sergio Yanez, Manuel Gonzalez and Javier Mora.
Beckett Jarnigan, Port Angeles football

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Beckett Jarnagin, Port Angeles football

Port Angeles’ Beckett Jarnagin saved the best game of his high school career for his last game as a Roughrider. Jarnagin simply had an incredible… Continue reading

Beckett Jarnigan, Port Angeles football

PLAYOFF VOLLEYBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim prepare for district

Port Angeles made the bi-district volleyball tournament that begins Wednesday, while Sequim, second in the Olympic 2A league and the Olympic League… Continue reading