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Port angeles roughriders
Sequim Wolves

PREP BASKETBALL: Sequim boys earn share of Olympic League title

The Sequim boys basketball team overcame a hot-shooting Bremerton squad with a furious comeback in the final 3 minutes, 18 seconds of a… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves
Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw dribbles against North Kitsap on Friday in the Wolves’ final home game of the year. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Sequim boys, PA girls victories set up huge games

Snow and icy roads disrupted the basketball schedules of most of the teams on the Olympic Peninsula, but the teams got some… Continue reading

Sequim’s Gracie Chartraw dribbles against North Kitsap on Friday in the Wolves’ final home game of the year. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball

Sequim has been getting big contributions all year from Solomon Sheppard and Jericho Julmist, but in the past month, the Wolves’ Ethan Melnick has been… Continue reading

Ethan Melnick, Sequim basketball.
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and his players celebrate during the Eagles' 40-22 Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans.

SUPER BOWL: Coach Nick Nick Sirianni and the Eagles stayed true to themselves

Nick Sirianni stood in his private locker room, taking temporary refuge from the revelry around him. About 20 feet away, in a… Continue reading

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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and his players celebrate during the Eagles' 40-22 Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans.
The Forks boys wrestling team won its fifth straight District 4 championship this weekend. (Forks wrestling)

PREP WRESTLING: Forks boys, East Jefferson girls district champs

The Forks boys and East Jefferson girls both walked away this weekend with district wrestling championships. The Spartans were district champs for the… Continue reading

The Forks boys wrestling team won its fifth straight District 4 championship this weekend. (Forks wrestling)

COLLEGE HOOPS: Pirates win wild one in double OT; women win 16th straight

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team won a double-overtime 101-99 thriller over Edmonds to remain in the thick of the postseason hunt. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders

STATE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Port Angeles girls come in sixth in the state

In the Port Angeles girls bowling team’s first trip to state, the squad came in sixth among 12 schools. The Roughriders finished with… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
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Port Angeles' Cayleith Alward, top, passes over the head of Bremerton's Tiana Barber on Friday night on the Port Angeles home court.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles in position for second with win

After a slow start that kept an outmatched Bremerton team in the game well into the third quarter, the Port Angeles girls… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' Cayleith Alward, top, passes over the head of Bremerton's Tiana Barber on Friday night on the Port Angeles home court.
Students at White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles attended a lecture on the history and philosophy of Martial arts by visiting grandmaster Mike Foulk from Vancouver.  (White Crane Martial Arts)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Registration open for OJBR

Registration is open for Olympic Junior Babe Ruth baseball and softball. If people are signing up multiple players from the same family,… Continue reading

Students at White Crane Martial Arts in downtown Port Angeles attended a lecture on the history and philosophy of Martial arts by visiting grandmaster Mike Foulk from Vancouver.  (White Crane Martial Arts)

PREP SPORTS: Snow postpones games all over Olympic Peninsula

Multiple basketball games around in the Olympic Peninsula were postponed Monday and Tuesday nights due to snowfall and icy road conditions, with… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Keatyn Hoch (10) goes up for a basket against the defense of Sequim’s Jamison Gray (33) on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves rallied in the fourth quarter to win 58-49. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Sequim rallies to sweep rumble

Wolves still alive for league title; Port Angeles girls in solid shape for second place

Port Angeles’ Keatyn Hoch (10) goes up for a basket against the defense of Sequim’s Jamison Gray (33) on Friday night in Sequim. The Wolves rallied in the fourth quarter to win 58-49. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Brody Lausche, Forks basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brody Lausche, Forks basketball

Forks’ Brody Lausche has been an absolute beast on the boards all month as the Spartans not only locked up a Pacific 2B League championship,… Continue reading

Brody Lausche, Forks basketball.
Port Angeles’ Zoey Van Gordon finished seventh at the West-Central District III tournament with a 508 three-game series. (Port Angeles Bowling)
Port Angeles’ Zoey Van Gordon finished seventh at the West-Central District III tournament with a 508 three-game series. (Port Angeles Bowling)
From left, Ryan Halfacre, Airius Ingle, Quince Chanway and Eagle Zuniga from the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association compete in the under-15 men’s 500-meter race in Tacoma on Saturday. Under-17 competitor Mason Mai and OPRA head coach Sean Halberg look on. (Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association)

YOUTH ROWING: OPRA hauls in trophies from NW Ergomania! in Tacoma

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association team brought back lots of hardware from the NW Ergomania! indoor rowing event in Tacoma. In the under-15… Continue reading

From left, Ryan Halfacre, Airius Ingle, Quince Chanway and Eagle Zuniga from the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association compete in the under-15 men’s 500-meter race in Tacoma on Saturday. Under-17 competitor Mason Mai and OPRA head coach Sean Halberg look on. (Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association)
Port Angeles' Teanna Clark (10) defends a shot by Sequim's Manuela Valle Jover (2) in a game Friday in Sequim. Also in on the play are Sequim's taylor Heyting (1) and Port Angeles' Lexie Smith (34). Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riders slam the door on Wolves in 46-15 win

Port Angeles remains in second place in Olympic League

Port Angeles' Teanna Clark (10) defends a shot by Sequim's Manuela Valle Jover (2) in a game Friday in Sequim. Also in on the play are Sequim's taylor Heyting (1) and Port Angeles' Lexie Smith (34). Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Perhaps a better start of the race shot. The eventual winner is the fellow with the SF cap named Kyle Bardwell. And directly behind him in pink is the eventual female winner Sarah Paquet. dlogan

RUN THE PENINSULA: More than 330 brave the cold at Elwha Bridge Run

More than 330 runners and walkers braved temperatures in the mid-30s, not only to race the clock and themselves, but a snowstorm… Continue reading

Perhaps a better start of the race shot. The eventual winner is the fellow with the SF cap named Kyle Bardwell. And directly behind him in pink is the eventual female winner Sarah Paquet. dlogan
Forks Spartans

PREP WRESTLING: Forks girls second at Mascara Madness

The Forks girls wrestling team finished second out of 13 schools at the Mascara Madness Wrestling Tournament held at North Mason High School… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Neah Bay's Makyah Chambers was honored Friday night for scoring his 1,000th point for the Red Devils. (Courtesy of Neah Bay basketball)

PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP (updated): Neah Bay, Forks, Crescent all win

Even though the Forks boys basketball team has already locked up a Pacific 2B League title, the Spartans have plenty to remain motivated… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Makyah Chambers was honored Friday night for scoring his 1,000th point for the Red Devils. (Courtesy of Neah Bay basketball)
Port Angeles'  Brock Hope eyes the basket while being guarded by a North Kitsap defender Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Hope finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Roughriders overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the Vikings. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles rallies from 14 down to beat North Kitsap

PA girls move into tie for second place with win

Port Angeles'  Brock Hope eyes the basket while being guarded by a North Kitsap defender Tuesday night in Port Angeles. Hope finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Roughriders overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the Vikings. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)