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Sequim's Dawn Hulstedt, left, and Kaitlyn Bloomenrader will run in the 800 at state at Mount Tahoma Stadium this weekend. Bloomenrader finished third and Hulstedt fourth at the district meet. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SPORTS: Local athletes off to state tournaments

Athletes from all around the Olympic Peninsula will be off in Yakima, Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma competing in various state championships. Softball… Continue reading

Sequim's Dawn Hulstedt, left, and Kaitlyn Bloomenrader will run in the 800 at state at Mount Tahoma Stadium this weekend. Bloomenrader finished third and Hulstedt fourth at the district meet. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Jake Anstett of Port Angeles competes in the Nitro Nationals Hillclimb competition outside of Sunnyside this weekend. Anstett won three out of six races and finished second in three others. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Anstett dominates at Nitro Nationals

Port Angeles’ Jake Anstett dominated the Washington Nitro Nationals Motorcycle Hillclimb this weekend, winning three first places and three second places over two… Continue reading

Jake Anstett of Port Angeles competes in the Nitro Nationals Hillclimb competition outside of Sunnyside this weekend. Anstett won three out of six races and finished second in three others. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)

STATE GOLF: PA’s Anderson in top 10 after first day

PA’s Osterberg and Sequim’s Johnson make the cut to the second day

OUTDOORS: Olympic National Park will help with boat cleaning

Olympic National Park is launching a new aquatic invasive species program to protect Lake Crescent and Lake Ozette with free boat cleaning… Continue reading

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Port Townsend's Seamus Fraser, in white tank top, leads the pack at the beginning of the 44th annual Rhody Run held Sunday in Port Townsend. Fraser went on to win the 10K.

RHODY RUN: Nearly 900 runners take to Port Townsend streets

Nearly 900 runners took on the 2024 Jefferson Healthcare 44th annual Rhody Run 5K and 10K races, with competitors as young as… Continue reading

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Port Townsend's Seamus Fraser, in white tank top, leads the pack at the beginning of the 44th annual Rhody Run held Sunday in Port Townsend. Fraser went on to win the 10K.
Elon Gromyko of Lynnwood races in the boys' 7 and under category at the second Northwest Cup race in Port Angeles on Sunday. in the U7 men’s category. More than 500 riders from several states and Canadian provinces competed in the three days of downhill racing this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

NORTHWEST CUP: It was all downhill at Dry Hill

More than 500 racers take on Port Angeles courses

Elon Gromyko of Lynnwood races in the boys' 7 and under category at the second Northwest Cup race in Port Angeles on Sunday. in the U7 men’s category. More than 500 riders from several states and Canadian provinces competed in the three days of downhill racing this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
From left, Clare Turella, Sequim, and Teanna Clark, Port Angeles.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Clare Turella, Sequim track; Teanna Clark, Port Angeles track

Clare Turella of Sequim and Teanna Clark of Port Angeles are peaking at the perfect time for their track and field teams. Turella has had… Continue reading

From left, Clare Turella, Sequim, and Teanna Clark, Port Angeles.

PREP POSTSEASON ROUNDUP: Forks softball second at district

The Forks girls softball team finished second in the District 4 2B tournament after Adna pulled out a 10-7 victory in a back-and-forth… Continue reading

Sequim's Clare Turella cleared 5 feet, 3 inches Saturday to win the bidistrict track and field meet championship in Belfair. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

BIDISTRICT TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim, PA boast three district champions

Turella, Clark shatter personal bests; Skov tops in pole vault

Sequim's Clare Turella cleared 5 feet, 3 inches Saturday to win the bidistrict track and field meet championship in Belfair. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles' Lexie Smith hit a grand slam home run to help beat Franklin Pierce on Saturday.

PREP SOFTBALL: (Updated) Port Angeles finishes third at bidistrict, prepares for state tournament

Riders finish third in tournament after crushing No. 2 seed Franklin Pierce 10-0 behind Smith’s grand slam

Port Angeles' Lexie Smith hit a grand slam home run to help beat Franklin Pierce on Saturday.
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Port Angeles' Tony McMahan surrounded by coaches and family as he signed to wrestle for Waldorf University in northern Iowa. From left, are, head coach Brian Cristion, mother Sarah McMahan, Tony McMahan, father Mike McMahan and assistant coach Rob Smith. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE SIGNING: McMahan makes it three for Port Angeles wrestling

Port Angeles’ Tony McMahan is blazing a trail himself as for the first time in recent history, three Roughriders wrestlers in one… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Tony McMahan surrounded by coaches and family as he signed to wrestle for Waldorf University in northern Iowa. From left, are, head coach Brian Cristion, mother Sarah McMahan, Tony McMahan, father Mike McMahan and assistant coach Rob Smith. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Riley Pyeatt (1513), a 2022 Sequim graduate and state track champion in two events, now running for Abilene Christian, came in third at the Western Athletic Conference championships in the 800 meters this past weekend. (Joshua Beam)

TRACK AND FIELD: Sequim’s Pyeatt third in the WAC in the 800

Distance runner won two state championships for the Wolves and a Nike Nationals title

Riley Pyeatt (1513), a 2022 Sequim graduate and state track champion in two events, now running for Abilene Christian, came in third at the Western Athletic Conference championships in the 800 meters this past weekend. (Joshua Beam)
Forks' Gunner Rogers pitches to a Pe Ell/Willapa Valley batter in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday at Fred Orr Park. Rogers was the winning pitcher in a 10-6 victory. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PACIFIC 2B LEAGUE BASEBALL: Forks’ Gunner Rogers named league MVP

After a dominant season both on the mound and at the plate, Forks baseball pitcher Gunner Rogers was named the Pacific 2B League… Continue reading

Forks' Gunner Rogers pitches to a Pe Ell/Willapa Valley batter in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday at Fred Orr Park. Rogers was the winning pitcher in a 10-6 victory. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

TRACK AND FIELD: East Jefferson girls third, boys fourth at district

Rivals will send at least seven athletes to state

PREP SOFTBALL: Port Angeles No. 1 seed and opens district tournament against Highline

The Port Angeles softball team picked up a well-earned No. 1 seed in the bidistrict tournament that begins Friday. The Roughriders, co-champions of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Natalie Robinson takes a pitch high and outside for a ball as North Kitsap catcher Kendall Becker collects the ball. Robinson had two hits, scoring one run and driving in another. She also was part of a double-play in the seventh inning that killed a Vikings' rally. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: PA secures No. 1 seed by beating Vikings 2-1

The Port Angeles softball team got both a measure of revenge and more importantly, the No. 1 district playoff seed out of… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Natalie Robinson takes a pitch high and outside for a ball as North Kitsap catcher Kendall Becker collects the ball. Robinson had two hits, scoring one run and driving in another. She also was part of a double-play in the seventh inning that killed a Vikings' rally. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles' Willow Harvey, left, and Faye Dachs, co-captains of the Roughriders' wrestling team are both going on to wrestle in college. Dachs just signed a letter of intent to compete for The Evergreen State College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP WRESTLING: PA’s Faye Dachs to blaze more trails at Evergreen State

Faye Dachs has been a pioneer for Port Angeles High School athletics and she plans to keep being a trend-setter in her… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Willow Harvey, left, and Faye Dachs, co-captains of the Roughriders' wrestling team are both going on to wrestle in college. Dachs just signed a letter of intent to compete for The Evergreen State College. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles softball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles softball

Kennedy Rognlien played a big role in helping the Port Angeles girls softball team win an Olympic League co-championship. Rognlien’s biggest contribution came Thursday in… Continue reading

Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles softball