Pierre LaBossiere

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim soccer falls 2-1 to North Kitsap

The Sequim girls soccer team lost 2-1 this weekend as North Kitsap, one of the top teams in the state, came behind to… Continue reading

Forks' Neah Foster runs down the sideline against Raymond-South Bend at Spartan Stadium on Friday night. Forks won 35-8. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP (Updated): Forks, Neah Bay both win big

The Forks football team got off to a fast start, roaring out to a quick 21-0 lead and going on to beat Raymond-South… Continue reading

Forks' Neah Foster runs down the sideline against Raymond-South Bend at Spartan Stadium on Friday night. Forks won 35-8. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles head girls soccer coach Daniel Horton talks with his team before beginning its rivalry match Tuesday night against Sequim at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOCCER: Port Angeles hangs on to edge Sequim 2-1

The Port Angeles girls soccer team got a goal and an assist from freshman Mariah Traband and held on after Sequim scored… Continue reading

Port Angeles head girls soccer coach Daniel Horton talks with his team before beginning its rivalry match Tuesday night against Sequim at Wally Sigmar Field at Peninsula College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: East Jefferson volleyball sweeps Vashon

The East Jefferson volleyball team swept Vashon 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-12) to snap a nine-game losing streak. It was the sixth win… Continue reading

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke looks for room to run against Olympic on Saturday. The Wolves moved the ball, but three fumbles cost them dearly in a 28-7 loss. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Mistakes in red zone cost Sequim

Neah Bay and Quilcene win big again

Sequim’s Zeke Schmadeke looks for room to run against Olympic on Saturday. The Wolves moved the ball, but three fumbles cost them dearly in a 28-7 loss. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Luke Flodstrom, left, and Nathan Basden, Port Angeles boys tennis.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Luke Flodstrom, Nathan Basden, Port Angeles tennis

The Port Angeles boys tennis team is having one of its most dominant seasons in years, having gone 12-2 on the regular season, finishing second… Continue reading

Luke Flodstrom, left, and Nathan Basden, Port Angeles boys tennis.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles fifth at Swimvitational

EJ girls ninth; Sequim harrier Hulstedt places in two meets

Quilcene's Robert Evans sees a hole opened by linemen Hunter Simmons (55) and Taylor Boling (83)  during a Saturday game in Quilcene against the Darrington Loggers. Quilcene won 48-8 to improve to 6-1 on the season. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Quilcene romps to improve to 6-1

Neah Bay wins big; Crescent in another shootout

Quilcene's Robert Evans sees a hole opened by linemen Hunter Simmons (55) and Taylor Boling (83)  during a Saturday game in Quilcene against the Darrington Loggers. Quilcene won 48-8 to improve to 6-1 on the season. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Runners take off up the hill at the inaugural Spruce Railroad Run at Lake Crescent on Saturday morning. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Wind, rain and downed trees no match for Spruce Railroad Run

The weather threw everything it had at the inaugural Spruce Railroad Run, but in the end, the skies cleared, the sun came… Continue reading

Runners take off up the hill at the inaugural Spruce Railroad Run at Lake Crescent on Saturday morning. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim's Aaron Golbeck (21) looks for yardage against Olympic in a delayed game Saturday. The Wolves were able to move the ball on Olympic but mistakes hurt them in a 28-7 loss. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL: Mistakes cost Sequim against Olympic; PA battles Storm

The Sequim Wolves were forced to play a Friday scheduled game against Olympic on Saturday afternoon because of power outages from a powerful… Continue reading

Sequim's Aaron Golbeck (21) looks for yardage against Olympic in a delayed game Saturday. The Wolves were able to move the ball on Olympic but mistakes hurt them in a 28-7 loss. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College men lock up North title; women remain perfect

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team got a hat trick from NWAC leading scorer Nil Grau, including a goal in the 90th minute,… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
Port Angeles Roughriders
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP SOCCER: Roughriders shut out Olympic 2-0

Though the score looked relatively close, the Port Angeles girls soccer team dominated in a 2-0 road win over Olympic, keeping the Roughriders… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP TENNIS: Port Angeles boys improve to 11-2

The Port Angeles tennis team celebrated its nine seniors, then went out and defeated Bremerton 5-2. Port Angeles rode the strength of… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association's Cooper Disque crosses the finish line in first place in the U17 1x division in the American Lake Fall Classic in Lakewood on Sunday. (OPRA)

ROWING: OPRA’s Disque takes first at American Lake regatta

The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association’s Cooper Disque won first place Sunday in the under 17 single division the American Lake Fall Classic. Disque… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association's Cooper Disque crosses the finish line in first place in the U17 1x division in the American Lake Fall Classic in Lakewood on Sunday. (OPRA)
Neah Bay running back Jodell Wimberly evades the tackle of Crescent’s Logan Simons during Saturday’s game in Joyce. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL RECAP: Neah Bay rolls with players out; Sequim locked in three-way tie for second

Quilcene and Neah Bay keep rolling along the top of the Northwest B League, while most of the rest of the football teams… Continue reading

Neah Bay running back Jodell Wimberly evades the tackle of Crescent’s Logan Simons during Saturday’s game in Joyce. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Runners in the inaugural Salt Creek 24 last October celebrate at the Salt Creek Recreation Area. The 24-hour endurance event returns for its second year on Oct. 26-27. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Second Salt Creek 24 on Oct. 26-27

The second annual Salt Creek 24 endurance race, the final race of the calendar year for Peninsula Adventure Sports, will take place… Continue reading

Runners in the inaugural Salt Creek 24 last October celebrate at the Salt Creek Recreation Area. The 24-hour endurance event returns for its second year on Oct. 26-27. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)
Caleb Cummins, Neah Bay football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Caleb Cummins, Neah Bay football

The Neah Bay football team went into its game Saturday against Crescent missing three starters on both sides of the ball. Tyler Swan, Makyah Chambers… Continue reading

Caleb Cummins, Neah Bay football.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks FC’s Sandoval scores eight goals in one game

While there are unique terms for four, five and six goals in a soccer match, there seems to be no term for… Continue reading

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Crescent's Henry Bourm, front,carries the ball as Neah Bay's Carlos Carrick-Aguirre gives chase on Saturday afternoon in Joyce.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Crescent's Henry Bourm, front,carries the ball as Neah Bay's Carlos Carrick-Aguirre gives chase on Saturday afternoon in Joyce.