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Abby Robinson bowled a 184 and 187 for Port Angeles in a 5-2 win over Sequim on Monday at Laurel Lanes. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

GIRLS BOWLING: Roughriders outroll Wolves in first meeting of year

Port Angeles defeated Sequim 5-2 at Laurel Lanes on Monday in the first meeting of the season between the two girls bowling… Continue reading

Abby Robinson bowled a 184 and 187 for Port Angeles in a 5-2 win over Sequim on Monday at Laurel Lanes. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim’s Jolene Vaara (25) and Arianna Stovall (33) were both named to the Olympic League first team for volleyball. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Sequim’s Vaara, Stovall make first team all-Olympic League

Sequim middle hitters Jolene Vaara and Arianna Stovall made all-Olympic League first-team volleyball last week. Making the second team was Port Angeles setter… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jolene Vaara (25) and Arianna Stovall (33) were both named to the Olympic League first team for volleyball. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Yau Fu, Port Angeles swimming, left, and Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Yau Fu, Port Angeles girls swimming; Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football

Our athletes of week the made their marks this weekend. Port Angeles swimmer Yau Fu was a big part of a girls team that finished… Continue reading

Yau Fu, Port Angeles swimming, left, and Tyler Swan, Neah Bay football.
The Peninsula College men celebrate their 2023 NWAC championship in Tukwila on Sunday after defeating Highline 11-10 in penalty kicks. (Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: NWAC champion Peninsula College men battled back from adversity all season

A bus breaking down in a ferry line at the worst possible moment just kind of symbolizes the adversity that the Peninsula… Continue reading

The Peninsula College men celebrate their 2023 NWAC championship in Tukwila on Sunday after defeating Highline 11-10 in penalty kicks. (Peninsula College)
Peninsula College’s Nil Grau, left, and Abdurahim Leigh battle for a ball in front of the Highline net Sunday in Tukwila. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men NWAC champions

Pirates win penalty kicks 11-10

Peninsula College’s Nil Grau, left, and Abdurahim Leigh battle for a ball in front of the Highline net Sunday in Tukwila. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
The Port Angeles girls swim team celebrates its fourth-place finish at the state 2A meet held in Federal Way this weekend. From left, Amayah Nelson, Brooke St. Luise, Danika Asgeirsson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Lizzy Shaw, Chloe Kay-Sanders and Oliva Mesen. (Courtesy photo)

STATE SWIM MEET: Port Angeles girls finish fourth; highest finish since 2017

With all three Port Angeles relay teams finishing in the top eight, the Roughriders finished fourth as a team in the state… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls swim team celebrates its fourth-place finish at the state 2A meet held in Federal Way this weekend. From left, Amayah Nelson, Brooke St. Luise, Danika Asgeirsson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Lizzy Shaw, Chloe Kay-Sanders and Oliva Mesen. (Courtesy photo)
Shawna Larson (16), playing with a broken hand, gets off a shot Friday night in the NWAC semifinals. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

NWAC SOCCER SEMIFINALS: Peninsula women lose heartbreaker in penalty kicks

In a game that came down to inches and could have easily gone either way, the Spokane women’s soccer team got the breaks… Continue reading

Shawna Larson (16), playing with a broken hand, gets off a shot Friday night in the NWAC semifinals. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley runs against Winlock in a fierce rainstorm in Forks on Friday night. Wimberley scored seven touchdowns as Neah Bay won 86-6. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

STATE 1B FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay romps over Winlock 86-6

Red Devils back in state quarterfinals

Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberley runs against Winlock in a fierce rainstorm in Forks on Friday night. Wimberley scored seven touchdowns as Neah Bay won 86-6. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay’s Angel Halttunen digs the ball against Mossyrock in the state semifinals Thursday in Yakima. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)

STATE 1B VOLLEYBALL: Neah Bay falls in title game, finishes second in state

Champion Oakesdale has won seven out of the last eight championships

Neah Bay’s Angel Halttunen digs the ball against Mossyrock in the state semifinals Thursday in Yakima. (Roger Harnack/Cheney Free Press)
Port Angeles football team seniors include, clockwise from upper left, Jason Hawes, Parker Nickerson, Landyn Jones, Ezra Townsend, Kason Albaugh and Tanner Flores. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles seniors have climbed a big hill

COVID, injuries, heartbreak, but now a state berth

Port Angeles football team seniors include, clockwise from upper left, Jason Hawes, Parker Nickerson, Landyn Jones, Ezra Townsend, Kason Albaugh and Tanner Flores. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay Red Devils.

STATE VOLLEYBALL: Neah Bay in championship match

No. 2 Red Devils will face No. 1 Oakesdale for title

Neah Bay Red Devils.
Sequim Wolves.

STATE GIRLS SOCCER: Sequim’s season ends against Ridgefield

Team loses Johnson, Gomez, but returns a lot of freshmen

Sequim Wolves.
East Jefferson’s Ava Shiflett, left, was named to the Nisqually League girls soccer first team while Iris Mattern, right, was named the Nisqually League MVP. (Jim Emery photos)

GIRLS SOCCER: East Jefferson’s Iris Mattern named Nisqually MVP

Teammate Shiflett makes first team

East Jefferson’s Ava Shiflett, left, was named to the Nisqually League girls soccer first team while Iris Mattern, right, was named the Nisqually League MVP. (Jim Emery photos)
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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during a match at Wally Sigmar Field in October.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College puts 10 on North Region first teams

The Peninsula College soccer teams got five women and five men named to the North Region All-Star teams, as the Pirates’ Nil Grau… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Nil Grau gives a high kick to keep the ball out of reach of Edmond's Enzo Buenaventura during a match at Wally Sigmar Field in October.

OUTDOORS: New round of razor clam digs approved

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers approved coastal razor clam digging days beginning Nov. 12. Not all beaches are open… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, and Sequim’s Kalli Grove, right.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles soccer; Kalli Grove, Sequim soccer

The Port Angeles and Sequim girls soccer teams are both playing in the 2A state tournament this week. And they both got there in an… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien, left, and Sequim’s Kalli Grove, right.
The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at this weekend’s bidistrict championships. Top row, from left, Danika Asgeirsson, Amayah Nelson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Olivia Mesen. Bottom row, from left, Brooke St. Luise, Lizzy Shaw, head coach Sally Cole, assistant coach Lisa Walls, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Erin DeMarco. (Courtesy photo)

POSTSEASON SWIMMING: Port Angeles girls third at bidistrict

The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at the bidistrict swim and dive meet, sending multiple competitors to state. Port Angeles… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls swim team finished third at this weekend’s bidistrict championships. Top row, from left, Danika Asgeirsson, Amayah Nelson, Yau Fu, Harper McGuire, Lynzee Reid, Emerson DuBois, Olivia Mesen. Bottom row, from left, Brooke St. Luise, Lizzy Shaw, head coach Sally Cole, assistant coach Lisa Walls, Chloe Kay-Sanders, Erin DeMarco. (Courtesy photo)

PREP FOOTBALL: State playoff schedule set

The Port Angeles football team will play Tumwater at 7 p.m. Friday at Tumwater District Stadium in the Roughriders’ state playoff opener. Meanwhile,… Continue reading

The Port Angeles girls soccer team celebrates beating Enumclaw in penalty kicks and qualifying for the state 2A tournament. (Kevin Hanson)

GIRLS PREP SOCCER: (Updated) Port Angeles, Sequim both headed to state tournament

Roughriders win on penalty kicks to qualify for state

The Port Angeles girls soccer team celebrates beating Enumclaw in penalty kicks and qualifying for the state 2A tournament. (Kevin Hanson)
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Peninsula's Eliana Barden, on ground, is dogpiled by her teammates, clockwise from left, Taya Bohenko, Shawna Larson, Sydney Soskis, Maylin Rivera and Caneel Corpuz after Barden fired off the winning goal in overtime to defeat the North Idaho Cardinals 1-0 in Saturday's NWAC quarter-final game in Port Angeles.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula women win 1-0 in OT to return to Final Four

The Peninsula College women, facing a team that was packing its entire squad in the defensive end in an apparent attempt to… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Eliana Barden, on ground, is dogpiled by her teammates, clockwise from left, Taya Bohenko, Shawna Larson, Sydney Soskis, Maylin Rivera and Caneel Corpuz after Barden fired off the winning goal in overtime to defeat the North Idaho Cardinals 1-0 in Saturday's NWAC quarter-final game in Port Angeles.