Pierre LaBossiere

Port Angeles varsity tennis players celebrate their 8-0 start on the season: Kinnley Brady, Holly Jones, Hannah Reetz, Brielle Keywood, Ellie Getchell, Emma Olsen, Eden Critchfield, Hannah Basden, Reagan Critchfield, Shannon Callahan, Millie Long, Liberty Lauer, Angelina Sprague.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim soccer, tennis and PA tennis all remain perfect

Both the Port Angeles and Sequim tennis teams won Monday, setting up a battle between the two undefeated squads to be held Thursday… Continue reading

Port Angeles varsity tennis players celebrate their 8-0 start on the season: Kinnley Brady, Holly Jones, Hannah Reetz, Brielle Keywood, Ellie Getchell, Emma Olsen, Eden Critchfield, Hannah Basden, Reagan Critchfield, Shannon Callahan, Millie Long, Liberty Lauer, Angelina Sprague.

SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula men’s soccer responds with 3-0 win

The Peninsula men’s soccer team got a shutout from its defense and goals from three different scorers in bouncing back from their… Continue reading

Debbie Proctor of Vancouver (307) and Sherry Xiong of Port Angeles (343) run in the half-marathon of the Olympic Adventure Trail run Saturday. (Photo by Matt Sagen, Cascadia Films)

OAT Run: More than 200 runners hit the Adventure Trails

Seattleites win 12K, half-marathon

Debbie Proctor of Vancouver (307) and Sherry Xiong of Port Angeles (343) run in the half-marathon of the Olympic Adventure Trail run Saturday. (Photo by Matt Sagen, Cascadia Films)
Sequim's Riley Pyeatt at a meet in Port Angeles in March. Pyeatt won four individual and relay events Saturday at a Port Angeles meet. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP TRACK: Sequim’s Pyeatt big winner at Port Angeles meet

Roughriders’ Larson posts top times in state

Sequim's Riley Pyeatt at a meet in Port Angeles in March. Pyeatt won four individual and relay events Saturday at a Port Angeles meet. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Forks' Tony Flores-Hernandez (9) battles for a loose ball against Elma in Forks on Saturday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: (Updated) Forks soccer aiming for league title; Neah Bay wins belated football opener

Forks got a late winning goal from William Perez to knock off Tenino 3-2, keeping its perfect record intact for a likely league-deciding… Continue reading

Forks' Tony Flores-Hernandez (9) battles for a loose ball against Elma in Forks on Saturday. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pirates roar back from deep hole against Skagit

Peninsula shoots 76 percent in the second half

16U SOFTBALL: Kiwanis holds off KONP

Kiwanis’ Maryrose Halberg and KONP’s Heidi Leitz had a pitching duel with 22 total strikeouts, as Kiwanis came out… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Spring chinook season begins May 1

A spring chinook season will open May 1 and run through July 31 on portions of the Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers. Anglers will be… Continue reading

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson soccer beats PA on penalty kicks

Sequim golf team shoots a combined 151

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Port Angeles' Jake Felton bats in the second inning against Sequim on Wednesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles blends patience with power in win over Sequim

On an absolutely perfect spring day for baseball, the Port Angeles Roughriders showed a young Sequim Wolves team the benefit of patience,… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Jake Felton bats in the second inning against Sequim on Wednesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Seattle Mariners' Tom Murphy follows through on a swing while hitting a solo home run off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means during the second inning of the first game of a baseball doubleheader, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

MARINERS: Seattle wins third in the row in extra innings

Kyle Seager hit an RBI double in the eighth and the Seattle Mariners won their third extra-inning game in as many tries this… Continue reading

Seattle Mariners' Tom Murphy follows through on a swing while hitting a solo home run off Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher John Means during the second inning of the first game of a baseball doubleheader, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Port Angeles' Dayton Williams, left, chases a loose ball against Klahowya players, from left, Zachary Sullivan, Oscar Peterson and Colin Swenland on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

AREA SPORTS BRIEF: Port Angeles’ Dayton Williams named WIAA Athlete of the Week

Port Angeles soccer player Dayton Williams was named a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Athlete of the Week for scoring four goals in one… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Dayton Williams, left, chases a loose ball against Klahowya players, from left, Zachary Sullivan, Oscar Peterson and Colin Swenland on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.
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Spot shrimp season will begin in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal on May 19.

OUTDOORS: Recreational shrimp season begins May 19

Puget Sound will open for recreational spot shrimp fishing beginning May 19, shellfish managers with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced… Continue reading

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Spot shrimp season will begin in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal on May 19.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks football All-Academic players named

Five members of the Forks football team were named to the Pacific League 2B All-Academic team. Athletes must have a… Continue reading

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Peninsula's KeAndre Hunter-Holiday, left,  leans past Bellevue's O'Landa Baker on Saturday afternoon in Port Angeles.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Rally falls short for Peninsula men

Pirates rally in final seconds, but tying shot refuses to drop

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Peninsula's KeAndre Hunter-Holiday, left,  leans past Bellevue's O'Landa Baker on Saturday afternoon in Port Angeles.
North Kitsap baserunner Kendall Becker scores past Port Angeles catcher Zoe Smithson. Smithson later hit a two-run home run. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders clutch again against Vikings

Port Angeles improves to 6-0

North Kitsap baserunner Kendall Becker scores past Port Angeles catcher Zoe Smithson. Smithson later hit a two-run home run. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
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East Jefferson's Chris Fair gets the out at 3rd on Port Angeles' Michael Soule during a game played Thursday in Chimacum.

PREP ROUNDUP: Trio of PA pitchers throw shutout; Sequim improves to 6-0 in soccer

Forks’ Hayden Baker named league’s defensive MVP

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East Jefferson's Chris Fair gets the out at 3rd on Port Angeles' Michael Soule during a game played Thursday in Chimacum.
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SPORTS BRIEFS: Peninsula soccer women open season with 3-0 win

Playing in their first match in roughly 18 months, the Peninsula women’s soccer team started off… Continue reading

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Gina Brown, center, signs to play with the Peninsula College women's basketball court. At left is Peninsula women's coach Alison Crumb.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Quilcene, Port Townsend’s Gina Brown signs with Peninsula College

Peninsula College announced the signing of a second Olympic Peninsula girls’ basketball player in a week to join the Pirates for the… Continue reading

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Gina Brown, center, signs to play with the Peninsula College women's basketball court. At left is Peninsula women's coach Alison Crumb.