Pierre LaBossiere

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Year Two begins for Lefties with new deck, more beers, new team in league

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Year Two begins for Lefties with new deck, more beers, new team in league

After a wildly successful inaugural season, the Port Angeles Lefties are preparing for their second West Coast League campaign with more beer… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: Year Two begins for Lefties with new deck, more beers, new team in league
BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat

BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat

The Lefties have the most successful team in the West Coast League right across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The HarbourCats,… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Successful HarbourCats have WCL act down pat
BASEBALL: Short-handed Lefties top rivals in exhibition opener

BASEBALL: Short-handed Lefties top rivals in exhibition opener

The Port Angeles Lefties, with many of their players still scattered all over the country playing in… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Short-handed Lefties top rivals in exhibition opener
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles distance runner Gracie Long

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles distance runner Gracie Long

Port Angeles’ Gracie Long had quite a finish to her high school career for the Roughriders. After a disappointing end to her cross country season,… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Port Angeles distance runner Gracie Long
STATE TRACK: Gracie Long caps off prep career with dramatic flair

STATE TRACK: Gracie Long caps off prep career with dramatic flair

The Port Angeles girls and the Sequim boys both ended up ninth in the state at the 2A Track and Field Championships at… Continue reading

STATE TRACK: Gracie Long caps off prep career with dramatic flair
The Sequim doubles tennis team of Jessica Dietzman, left and Kali Wiker played in the 2A state championship match late Saturday.

STATE 2A TENNIS: Sequim’s Dietzman, Wiker finish second in the state

The Sequim doubles’ team of Jessica Dietzman and Kali Wiker finished second at the state 2A championship Saturday. Dietzman and… Continue reading

The Sequim doubles tennis team of Jessica Dietzman, left and Kali Wiker played in the 2A state championship match late Saturday.
STATE TRACK: Gracie Long state champ in 1,600

STATE TRACK: Gracie Long state champ in 1,600

Port Angeles’ Gracie Long ran a personal best, cracking 5 minutes in the 1,600-meter run to win the state 2A championship in that… Continue reading

STATE TRACK: Gracie Long state champ in 1,600

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Burke wins four events in Bremerton

The Olympic Peninsula Track Club’s Eve Burke won all four events she entered in the 15-16 age group during the Bremerton Jaguars Track… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Riders slugger Natalie Steinman named Olympic 2A MVP

PREP SOFTBALL: Riders slugger Natalie Steinman named Olympic 2A MVP

Port Angeles second baseman Natalie Steinman was named the most valuable player for Olympic League 2A Division softball. Joining Steinman on the… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Riders slugger Natalie Steinman named Olympic 2A MVP
PREP SOCCER: Sequim’s Liam Harris named Olympic 2A MVP

PREP SOCCER: Sequim’s Liam Harris named Olympic 2A MVP

Sequim midfielder Liam Harris was named the MVP for Olympic League 2A Division boys soccer, while his teammates Ryan Tolberd and Hayuk Minano… Continue reading

PREP SOCCER: Sequim’s Liam Harris named Olympic 2A MVP
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Jessica Dietzman and Kali Wiker, Sequim doubles’ tennis

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Jessica Dietzman and Kali Wiker, Sequim doubles’ tennis

There were a number of great candidates for Athletes of the Week this week, with Brennan Gray and Jada Cargo hitting home runs during a… Continue reading

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Jessica Dietzman and Kali Wiker, Sequim doubles’ tennis
PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Time to change the culture of chew in baseball

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Time to change the culture of chew in baseball

A few weeks ago at a Port Angeles Roughriders baseball game, some girls from the softball team sat down next to me, and much like… Continue reading

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Time to change the culture of chew in baseball
PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles, Quilcene win districts

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles, Quilcene win districts

The Port Angeles softball girls had a wild, extra-inning come-from-behind game just to get to the West Central District III. Once they got… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles, Quilcene win districts
DISTRICT TENNIS: Sequim’s Dietzman, Wiker win district title, off to state

DISTRICT TENNIS: Sequim’s Dietzman, Wiker win district title, off to state

The Sequim duo of Kali Wiker and Jessica Dietzman won the West Central District 3 2A doubles’ tennis championship, coming from behind in… Continue reading

DISTRICT TENNIS: Sequim’s Dietzman, Wiker win district title, off to state

1A, 1B DISTRICT TRACK: Forks’ Baysinger, Dahlgren take first; Clallam Bay girls third at district

Forks’ Cole Baysinger won the 100-meter dash and Luke Dahlgren won the discus at the 1A District 4 Track and Field championships. Baysinger,… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Playoff-bound Riders tune up, but fall short in finale

PREP SOFTBALL: Playoff-bound Riders tune up, but fall short in finale

Port Angeles played 3A Gig Harbor tough in their final regular-season game of the year in a tune-up for the district softball… Continue reading

PREP SOFTBALL: Playoff-bound Riders tune up, but fall short in finale
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Miriam Wonderly, Hannah Olson, Athletes of the Week

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Miriam Wonderly, Hannah Olson, Athletes of the Week

Clallam Bay’s Miriam Wonderly and Hannah Olson had pair of spectacular North Olympic League meets last week, combining to win 10 individual and relay events.… Continue reading

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Miriam Wonderly, Hannah Olson, Athletes of the Week
PENINSULA COLLEGE: PC to induct four individuals, team into Hall of Fame

PENINSULA COLLEGE: PC to induct four individuals, team into Hall of Fame

Peninsula College will induct Mark Amaral, Curt Bagby, Kent Brauninger and the late William Quenette, as well as the 1999-2000 men’s basketball… Continue reading

PENINSULA COLLEGE: PC to induct four individuals, team into Hall of Fame
PREP BASEBALL: Riders win on a walk-off, finish third at district

PREP BASEBALL: Riders win on a walk-off, finish third at district

The Port Angeles baseball boys bounced back from a bad loss in the West Central District 3 semifinals to rally in the bottom… Continue reading

PREP BASEBALL: Riders win on a walk-off, finish third at district
OLYMPIC 2A TRACK AND FIELD: Roughriders girls win league meet, Sequim boys second

OLYMPIC 2A TRACK AND FIELD: Roughriders girls win league meet, Sequim boys second

The Port Angeles girls, deep in the middle- and long-distance events, won the Olympic League 2A Subdistrict track and field meet, while the… Continue reading

OLYMPIC 2A TRACK AND FIELD: Roughriders girls win league meet, Sequim boys second