Pierre LaBossiere

Port Angeles High School sailing team members Elliot Dahlin and Fern Knobel (152), sail at a regional scrimmage this weekend off Kingston as a rainbow comes out. Teammates Ozzy Minard and Ella Schulz are in boat 156. (Photo courtesy of Perry Brestel)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles sailors end season strong; Peninsula soccer, volleyball results

This weekend, sailing teams from Port Townsend, Central Kitsap, Kingston and Port Angeles came together for a regional scrimmage in Apple Tree Cove… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School sailing team members Elliot Dahlin and Fern Knobel (152), sail at a regional scrimmage this weekend off Kingston as a rainbow comes out. Teammates Ozzy Minard and Ella Schulz are in boat 156. (Photo courtesy of Perry Brestel)
Port Angeles High School sailing team members Elliot Dahlin and Fern Knobel (152), sail at a regional scrimmage this weekend off Kingston as a rainbow comes out. Teammates Ozzy Minard and Ella Schulz are in boat 156. (Courtesy of Perry Brestel)

Port Angeles sailing team ends season with strong finish

This weekend, sailing teams from Port Townsend, Central Kitsap, Kingston and Port Angeles came together for a regional scrimmage in Apple Tree Cove… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School sailing team members Elliot Dahlin and Fern Knobel (152), sail at a regional scrimmage this weekend off Kingston as a rainbow comes out. Teammates Ozzy Minard and Ella Schulz are in boat 156. (Courtesy of Perry Brestel)
#12 Grace Smelcer of the North Mason girl Bulldogs fights with #2 Catie Brown of the PA lady Riders Monday. dlogan

PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP: Riders rain goals on the Bulldogs

Sequim keeps pace in battle for Olympic League title

#12 Grace Smelcer of the North Mason girl Bulldogs fights with #2 Catie Brown of the PA lady Riders Monday. dlogan
Neah Bay Red Devils

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Neah Bay volleyball ranked No. 1 in the state

After its season was delayed until the end of September due to COVID-19 protocols, the Neah Bay volleyball team has been lights… Continue reading

Neah Bay Red Devils
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Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter won the Olympic League Cross Country Championships at The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course last week and helped lead the Roughriders boys to the team title.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jack Gladfelter, Port Angeles cross country

Port Angeles cross-country runner Jack Gladfelter had a pretty decent start to his career for the Roughriders. He had six top-10 finishes his freshman year… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter won the Olympic League Cross Country Championships at The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course last week and helped lead the Roughriders boys to the team title.
Peninsula Pirates

PENINSULA COLLEGE SOCCER: Women, men remain unbeaten

Men to face No. 2 Whatcom Wednesday; women’s scoreless streak up to 655 straight minutes

Peninsula Pirates
Quilcene Rangers.

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene sets stage for title rematch with 59-12 win

The Quilcene Rangers got 201 yards rushing and three touchdowns from eighth-grader Jayden Love en route to a 59-12 romp over Sound Christian… Continue reading

Quilcene Rangers.
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Port Angeles quarterback Parker Nickerson, center, looks downfield as Olympic's Jacob Gesell, left, and Alexander Larson, right, close in on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PORT ANGELES FOOTBALL: Riders undone by rough second quarter against Olympic

The Port Angeles Roughriders football team got off to a great start on its opening drive and had a great 22-point fourth… Continue reading

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Port Angeles quarterback Parker Nickerson, center, looks downfield as Olympic's Jacob Gesell, left, and Alexander Larson, right, close in on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL: East Jefferson, Sequim, Neah Bay all win

Friday’s Prep Football scores East Jefferson 48, Life Christian Academy 7 Napavine 60, Forks 0 Olympic 41, Port Angeles 29 Neah Bay 48, Crescent 6… Continue reading

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With teammate Kaia Lestage (left) looking on, Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez (10) vies for possession in the Wolves' 6-0 win Tuesday night against visiting Bremerton.

PREP ROUNDUP (Updated): Sequim soccer bounces back with win; PA wins fourth straight

The Sequim girls soccer team got off to a fast start with five goals in the first half, going on to win 6-0… Continue reading

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With teammate Kaia Lestage (left) looking on, Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez (10) vies for possession in the Wolves' 6-0 win Tuesday night against visiting Bremerton.
Peninsula College Pirates

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula women’s soccer ranked No. 3 in the nation; men ranked No. 6

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team is ranked No. 3 among Div. II community colleges and the Peninsula College men’s soccer… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates
Pierre LaBossiere

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: The painful hassle of mallet finger

Yay, I have something in common with Russell Wilson. When Wilson injured his finger against the L.A. Rams last week, NBC showed a close-up of… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere

PREP ROUNDUP: EJ soccer draws; Forks VB improves to 7-1 in league

The East Jefferson girls soccer team earned a tie and a point against Cascade Christian, but coach Robert Cantley thought the team can… Continue reading

Bishop Budnek

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bishop Budnek, Quilcene football

Quilcene senior Bishop Budnek ran for 196 yards on 26 carries and scored four touchdowns and two 2-point conversions in his return to the gridiron… Continue reading

Bishop Budnek

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Windermere, Salazer Painting lead soccer league

Windermere and Salazar Painting remained in a tie for first place in the Peninsula Soccer League with wins Sunday at Wally Sigmar… Continue reading

Crescent's Weston Hart (1) runs for yardage against Lummi on Saturday. Crescent was down just one touchdown to the No. 2-ranked Blackhawks early in the fourth quarter. (Courtesy photo)

PREP FOOTBALL: Loggers hang tough with No. 2 Lummi

The Crescent Loggers stood toe-to-toe with the No. 2-ranked eight-man football team in the state, hanging with the undefeated Lummi Blackhawks well into the… Continue reading

Crescent's Weston Hart (1) runs for yardage against Lummi on Saturday. Crescent was down just one touchdown to the No. 2-ranked Blackhawks early in the fourth quarter. (Courtesy photo)
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) celebrates after a strip sack for fumble during an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)

SEAHAWKS: Fumble, other mistakes doom Seattle in OT loss

The performance was full of grit and resiliency, the type of characteristics Pete Carroll strives to see from each of his teams. And… Continue reading

Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt (90) celebrates after a strip sack for fumble during an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Durisko)
Washington State coach Nick Rolovich watches during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

COUGARS FOOTBALL: Washington State fires coach Nick Rolovich

Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich on Monday for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, a person… Continue reading

Washington State coach Nick Rolovich watches during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
East Jefferson's Jerome Reaux Jr. (11) outruns all defenders on one of his two touchdowns in Saturday's 47-6 win over Bellevue Christian.of the game. (Courtesy of Lisa Jensen)

PREP FOOTBALL: East Jefferson crushes Bellevue Christian 47-6 to win fourth straight

Consolidating players from Chimacum and Port Townsend has certainly worked out great so far for the East Jefferson Rivals football team. The Rivals… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Jerome Reaux Jr. (11) outruns all defenders on one of his two touchdowns in Saturday's 47-6 win over Bellevue Christian.of the game. (Courtesy of Lisa Jensen)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women erupt on offense in 7-0 win

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team has been dominating teams all year in shots, possession and defense. But if there is one… Continue reading