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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

PREP POSTSEASON: PA baseball to play first two rounds of state tournament in Vancouver

The Port Angeles boys baseball team now has a time and location for its first two games in the state 2A tournament that… Continue reading

PREP TENNIS: Sequim’s Thompson second at league meet

Sequim’s Callie Thompson finished second in the Olympic League tennis tournament, qualifying for the West-Central District III tournament later this week. Thompson won… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles centerfielder Nathan Basden catches a high popup during Tuesday's playoff against Fife in Port Angeles.

PREP POSTSEASON BASEBALL: (Updated) PA baseball third at bidistrict tournament

Riders to face WF West at state; Sequim’s bid for state berth ends one game short

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles centerfielder Nathan Basden catches a high popup during Tuesday's playoff against Fife in Port Angeles.
Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan takes a lead off first base behind Sequim first baseman Ava Ritter on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders finish regular season with win over Sequim for league co-championship

Tiebreaking game Monday with North Kitsap at Dry Creek

Port Angeles' Ava-Anne Sheahan takes a lead off first base behind Sequim first baseman Ava Ritter on Friday in Sequim. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Clallam Bay boys, Crescent girls win subdistrict meet

The Crescent girls got four first-place finishes from sophomore Naomii Sprague to win the girls North Olympic League track and field subdistrict title,… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: Forks girls second in Pacific 2B Subdistrict

The Forks track and field team got outstanding performances from its girls relay teams and throwers at the Pacific 2B League subdistricts meet… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles shortstop Alex Angevine, left, receives the throw from home to pick off Fife's Kaden Cretti during Tuesday's playoff game at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Port Angeles punches its ticket to state tournament

Roughriders hold on to beat Fife 5-3

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles shortstop Alex Angevine, left, receives the throw from home to pick off Fife's Kaden Cretti during Tuesday's playoff game at Port Angeles Civic Field.

BASEBALL, SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Sequim, Forks stay alive in postseason

Port Angeles softball rallies to remain in first place

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Parker Nickerson of Port Angeles leads the way to win the boys 100 hurdles on April 19 on the track at Port Angeles High School.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Here are some of the names to watch for in postseason track and field

district meets. District meets at the 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A levels are… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Parker Nickerson of Port Angeles leads the way to win the boys 100 hurdles on April 19 on the track at Port Angeles High School.
The 12U Port Angeles Xplosion team took first place in the gold division of the USSSA May Celebration 13-team tournament held in Chehalis this weekend. The Xplosion went 5-0 in the tournament, beating Bonney Lake 12-1 in the championship game. The Xplosion's Madisyn Wright hit two inside-the-park home runs in the championship game. From left to right in the park home runs in the championship game. From left, top row, are coach Brad Holloway, coach Richard Wright, Mattison Messenger, Pepper McCaslin, Allison Leitz, Alaine Jennings, Riley Nichols, coach Brittney Rowland and coach Jenessa Balch From left, front, are Chloe Holloway, Ayla Balch, Kylin Weitz, Madisyn Wright, Valerie Charles, Teyah Elofson-Cross and Kaylee Konopaski. (Courtesy of 12U Explosion)

12U SOFTBALL: Xplosion explodes on the scene at Chehalis tournament

The 12U Port Angeles Xplosion team took first place in the gold division of the USSSA May Celebration 13-team tournament held in Chehalis this weekend.… Continue reading

The 12U Port Angeles Xplosion team took first place in the gold division of the USSSA May Celebration 13-team tournament held in Chehalis this weekend. The Xplosion went 5-0 in the tournament, beating Bonney Lake 12-1 in the championship game. The Xplosion's Madisyn Wright hit two inside-the-park home runs in the championship game. From left to right in the park home runs in the championship game. From left, top row, are coach Brad Holloway, coach Richard Wright, Mattison Messenger, Pepper McCaslin, Allison Leitz, Alaine Jennings, Riley Nichols, coach Brittney Rowland and coach Jenessa Balch From left, front, are Chloe Holloway, Ayla Balch, Kylin Weitz, Madisyn Wright, Valerie Charles, Teyah Elofson-Cross and Kaylee Konopaski. (Courtesy of 12U Explosion)
Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Donovan Heins set a new state standard in the long jump at the Olympic League Track and Field championships.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Donovan Heins, Port Angeles Track and Field

Donovan Heins has been a steady excellent performer all season for the Port Angeles boys track team. This weekend, he made the leap, literally, from… Continue reading

Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Donovan Heins set a new state standard in the long jump at the Olympic League Track and Field championships.
More than 100 riders came out and enjoyed the Lincoln Park BMX track Sunday as the track also hosted boys and girls clinics put on by BMX elite champion rider Olivia Armstrong from Bend, Ore. A total of 106 riders in 26 motos raced after the clinics. Lincoln Park BMX is hosting a variety of events all spring and summer. For more information, go to www.LPBMX.com. (Courtesy of Lincoln Park BMX)

BMX: Clinics by Oregon elite pro and much more at Lincoln Park

More than 100 riders came out and enjoyed the Lincoln Park BMX track Sunday as the track also hosted boys and girls clinics put on… Continue reading

More than 100 riders came out and enjoyed the Lincoln Park BMX track Sunday as the track also hosted boys and girls clinics put on by BMX elite champion rider Olivia Armstrong from Bend, Ore. A total of 106 riders in 26 motos raced after the clinics. Lincoln Park BMX is hosting a variety of events all spring and summer. For more information, go to www.LPBMX.com. (Courtesy of Lincoln Park BMX)

PREP BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Roughriders to host district tournament game Tuesday

The Port Angeles baseball team picked up a No. 4 seed in the bi-district tournament and will host a first-round playoff game… Continue reading

Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Donovan Heins, left, and Parker Nickerson run in the 110-meter hurdles Thursday at the Olympic League Track and Field Championship at North Kitsap High School. Nickerson won both the 100 and the 300 hurdles while Heins won the long jump Saturday with the No. 1 distance in the entire state.

PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Roughrider boys win Olympic League meet

Heins No. 1 long jump in state

Nicholas Zellar-Singh/Kitsap News Group Port Angeles' Donovan Heins, left, and Parker Nickerson run in the 110-meter hurdles Thursday at the Olympic League Track and Field Championship at North Kitsap High School. Nickerson won both the 100 and the 300 hurdles while Heins won the long jump Saturday with the No. 1 distance in the entire state.