Pierre LaBossiere

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Crescent sweeps a pair

Forks scores 90 in victory

East Jefferson’s Grady White, white ear protectors, takes down Vashon’s Michael Ryland during the East Jefferson Invitational held Saturday at Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP WRESTLING: East Jefferson hosts home meet

Forks’ Miley Blanton first at Saldivar Ironman

East Jefferson’s Grady White, white ear protectors, takes down Vashon’s Michael Ryland during the East Jefferson Invitational held Saturday at Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles' Lexie Smith, front, looks for away around Central Kitsap's Sam Schaeffer on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Lexie Smith, front, looks for away around Central Kitsap's Sam Schaeffer on Saturday in Port Angeles.
Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughriders’ fast start not enough to beat improved Bremerton

Sequim freshman Gracie Chartraw scores 24 in varsity debut

Port Angeles Roughriders
Keenan Green, 10, will be one of the big scoring leaders this year for the Wolves, who are off to a 2-0 start in nonleague play. They begin league play Friday at Bainbridge. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Sequim boys can fill it up from outside

Wolves look to build on last year’s playoff berth

Keenan Green, 10, will be one of the big scoring leaders this year for the Wolves, who are off to a 2-0 start in nonleague play. They begin league play Friday at Bainbridge. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Forks’ Fynlie Peters (right) competes with North Beach for ball control Tuesday evening in the Spartan Gym where Forks defeated the Hyaks 81-12. Also in the action for Forks, from left, are Bailey Johnson, Karee Neal and Kareena Nandial. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks girls bounce back in big way

Crescent boys improve to 3-1 on the season

Forks’ Fynlie Peters (right) competes with North Beach for ball control Tuesday evening in the Spartan Gym where Forks defeated the Hyaks 81-12. Also in the action for Forks, from left, are Bailey Johnson, Karee Neal and Kareena Nandial. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg, left, drives down court paced by Sammamish’s Rakin Showki on Wednesday night in Port Angeles. Halberg is expected to be a big contributor this year for the Roughriders. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Port Angeles boys mix experience with influx of youth

One thing the Port Angeles boys basketball team has shown so far this season is that it appears no lead will be… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Gus Halberg, left, drives down court paced by Sammamish’s Rakin Showki on Wednesday night in Port Angeles. Halberg is expected to be a big contributor this year for the Roughriders. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Isaiah Shamp, Port Angeles basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Isaiah Shamp, Port Angeles basketball

The Port Angeles boys basketball team had one of its most remarkable victories ever last week and star player Isaiah Shamp was right in the… Continue reading

Isaiah Shamp, Port Angeles basketball.
Peninsula College’s Aiden Olmstead drives against the defense of South Puget Sound as Peninsula head coach Bryce Jacobson, background, watches the play. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula rally falls just short against S. Puget Sound

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team showed in the finale of the Pirate Classic on Sunday night that even in a game… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s Aiden Olmstead drives against the defense of South Puget Sound as Peninsula head coach Bryce Jacobson, background, watches the play. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BRIEFS: Crescent girls finish game with four players

The Crescent girls basketball team only has six players and when two of them fouled out against Ocosta on Saturday, the Loggers were… Continue reading

WRESTLING: Forks boys and girls win home tournament

The Forks wrestling team, coming off its second-place 2B finish at the state Mat Classic last year, showed in the opening tournament of… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Port Angeles Roughriders.
Eleanor Jones, 11, of Sequim (No. 112) leads the pack at the beginning of the Run the Peninsula’s Jamestown Glow Run in Blyn late Saturday afternoon. Jones won the women’s 5K as more than 450 runners participated. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

RUN THE PENINSULA: More than 450 run through the gloaming in Blyn

More than 450 runners were treated to a pleasant evening and beautiful Christmas lights at the Jamestown tribal campus in the annual Jamestown… Continue reading

Eleanor Jones, 11, of Sequim (No. 112) leads the pack at the beginning of the Run the Peninsula’s Jamestown Glow Run in Blyn late Saturday afternoon. Jones won the women’s 5K as more than 450 runners participated. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula's Jelissa Julmist, a graduate of Sequim High School, looks for the net defended by Chemeketa's Annie Bafford on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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Peninsula's Jelissa Julmist, a graduate of Sequim High School, looks for the net defended by Chemeketa's Annie Bafford on Saturday in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, front, looks for the net as Sammamish's Barry Morrissette puts up a defense during Wednesday evening's game at Port Angeles High School.
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Port Angeles' Parker Nickerson, front, looks for the net as Sammamish's Barry Morrissette puts up a defense during Wednesday evening's game at Port Angeles High School.
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Forks' Chloe Gaydeski, front, battles for the ball with Port Angeles' Paige Mason during Tueday's game at Port Angeles High School.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL: Port Angeles girls clamp down in fourth quarter

Riders blow open tight game to beat Forks 56-38

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Forks' Chloe Gaydeski, front, battles for the ball with Port Angeles' Paige Mason during Tueday's game at Port Angeles High School.
Forks Spartans.

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks girls, boys sweep Crescent

Spartans’ Keira Johnson pours in 31

Forks Spartans.
Sami Nolan, left, and Chelsea Pluard, both of Port Angeles, finish the 5K in the 2022 edition of the Jamestown S’Klallam Glow Run in Blyn. The race returns Saturday afternoon and evening. (Run the Peninsula)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Jamestown S’Klallam run returns Saturday

This Saturday afternoon and evening features the final Run the Peninsula event for 2023. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe 5K/10K Glow Run will complete… Continue reading

Sami Nolan, left, and Chelsea Pluard, both of Port Angeles, finish the 5K in the 2022 edition of the Jamestown S’Klallam Glow Run in Blyn. The race returns Saturday afternoon and evening. (Run the Peninsula)
Kylin Weitz, Lincoln Park BMX.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kylin Weitz, Lincoln Park BMX

Franklin Elementary School student and Lincoln Park BMX rider Kylin Weitz placed fourth at the BMX USA Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., this weekend. Weitz… Continue reading

Kylin Weitz, Lincoln Park BMX.
Jake Hughes was named the NWAC men’s soccer coach of the year. Hughes’ 2023 squad won the NWAC championship. (Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula’s Hughes named NWAC coach of the year

For the second time, Peninsula College men’s soccer coach Jake Hughes has been named the NWAC soccer coach of the year. The… Continue reading

Jake Hughes was named the NWAC men’s soccer coach of the year. Hughes’ 2023 squad won the NWAC championship. (Peninsula College)