Pierre LaBossiere

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ pitching, clutch hitting lead to win over Sequim

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ pitching, clutch hitting lead to win over Sequim

Freshmen came through big for Port Angeles as the Roughriders were able to come from behind and beat a dangerous, speedy Sequim… Continue reading

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles’ pitching, clutch hitting lead to win over Sequim
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum golfers vanquish Vikings

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum golfers vanquish Vikings

The Chimacum golf teams split with North Kitsap in their final home match of the year,… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Chimacum golfers vanquish Vikings
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks bats, arms in groove against Port Townsend

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks bats, arms in groove against Port Townsend

Forks’ pitching and bats were hot in a nonleague doubleheader sweep on the road as the Spartans triumphed 12-3 and 10-0 against… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks bats, arms in groove against Port Townsend
MEET THE LEFTIES: This week, state champions and football pedigrees

MEET THE LEFTIES: This week, state champions and football pedigrees

In our latest installment of Meet the Lefties, we introduce players from as near as Tacoma and as far away as Arizona, one with a… Continue reading

MEET THE LEFTIES: This week, state champions and football pedigrees
COLLEGE SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Clark signs to play softball and soccer

COLLEGE SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Clark signs to play softball and soccer

Port Angeles’ Taylar Clark was having a hard time deciding whether she wanted to play soccer or softball in college. A member… Continue reading

COLLEGE SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Clark signs to play softball and soccer
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex McMenamin, Sequim girls golf

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex McMenamin, Sequim girls golf

Sequim senior golfer Alex McMenamin has started where she left off last season, when she finished fifth in the state in the state 2A girls… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex McMenamin, Sequim girls golf
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kynzie Deleon, Devin Edwards, Port Angeles girls’ track team

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kynzie Deleon, Devin Edwards, Port Angeles girls’ track team

Because of their recent exploits in track and field, Port Angeles’ Kynzie Deleon and Devin Edwards are our co-Athletes of the Week. Deleon, just a… Continue reading

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kynzie Deleon, Devin Edwards, Port Angeles girls’ track team

TRACK: PA girls take first at Lil Norway

The Port Angeles girls blew away the competition, winning four events and beating out 18 other schools to take the team title at… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim boys, Roughrider girls cruise in Port Angeles meet

TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim boys, Roughrider girls cruise in Port Angeles meet

The Sequim boys and Port Angeles girls won at a four-school Olympic League track and field meet at Port Angeles. The Wolves… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim boys, Roughrider girls cruise in Port Angeles meet
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks pounds Elma in baseball

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks pounds Elma in baseball

The Forks baseball team got 11 strikeouts from pitcher Parker Browning, a home run from Reece Blattner and solid defense from shortstop Chance… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Forks pounds Elma in baseball
BASEBALL: Port Angeles slams door on Kingston

BASEBALL: Port Angeles slams door on Kingston

Ethan Flodstrom had a three-run double and pitcher Dane Bradow shut down Kingston over the final three innings as Port Angeles baseball… Continue reading

BASEBALL: Port Angeles slams door on Kingston
MEET THE LEFTIES: A Babe Ruth champion from Washington and a Nebraska state champion

MEET THE LEFTIES: A Babe Ruth champion from Washington and a Nebraska state champion

By Pierre LaBossiere Peninsula Daily News Every week until the beginning of the Port Angeles Lefties season June 1, the Peninsula Daily News will be… Continue reading

MEET THE LEFTIES: A Babe Ruth champion from Washington and a Nebraska state champion
TRACK: Forks boys, PA girls rule at Forks Lions Club meet

TRACK: Forks boys, PA girls rule at Forks Lions Club meet

Forks’ Cole Baysinger and Neah Bay’s Cameron Buzzell put on dominant performances at the Forks Lions Club Invitational track meet as the Spartan… Continue reading

TRACK: Forks boys, PA girls rule at Forks Lions Club meet

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles baseball hangs tough with 4A school

Port Angeles hung tough with 4A Mount Rainier on the road, but six late runs were the difference in an 8-2 loss.… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP: Neah Bay boys, Clallam Bay girls take North Olympic League meet

The Neah Bay boys and Clallam Bay girls won the second North Olympic League 1B track meet… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas is All-Peninsula MVP

WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas is All-Peninsula MVP

In 2016, Forks’ Josue Lucas finished eighth in the 106-pound Class 1A bracket at Mat Classic, the state wrestling meet. That’s pretty good,… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas is All-Peninsula MVP
WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas heads up All-Peninsula team

WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas heads up All-Peninsula team

Forks’ Josue Lucas was the lone state champion from the North Peninsula and thus is the All-Peninsula Most Valuable Player. Several other area… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks’ Lucas heads up All-Peninsula team
PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles freshman duo 3-hits Bremerton

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles freshman duo 3-hits Bremerton

After a weeklong break, Port Angeles’ bats were quiet, but the Roughriders managed to manufacture a… Continue reading

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles freshman duo 3-hits Bremerton
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Luke Angevine, Port Angeles baseball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Luke Angevine, Port Angeles baseball

Port Angeles’ Luke Angevine is off to a blistering start for the Roughriders baseball team. Angevine, a shortstop for the Riders, is batting a eye-popping… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Luke Angevine, Port Angeles baseball
MEET THE LEFTIES: Oregon 6A Player of the Year and Harvard outfielder

MEET THE LEFTIES: Oregon 6A Player of the Year and Harvard outfielder

By Pierre LaBossiere Peninsula Daily News Every week until the beginning of the Port Angeles Lefties season on June 1, the Peninsula Daily News will… Continue reading

MEET THE LEFTIES: Oregon 6A Player of the Year and Harvard outfielder