Pierre LaBossiere

EXTREME SPORTS PARK: Sprint boats return to Port Angeles this weekend

The American Sprint Boat Pro Racing Series returns to the Extreme Sports Park outside of Port Angeles this Saturday and Sunday. It… Continue reading

PREP GIRLS SOCCER: Port Angeles loses opener to powerhouse Bainbridge 5-0

The Port Angeles girls soccer team didn’t come away with a win against a strong 3A team, but coach Daniel Horton saw a… Continue reading

Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football

What a season debut for the Port Angeles Roughriders football team and Kason Albaugh. Albaugh had a fumble early in the game against the Blaine… Continue reading

Kason Albaugh, Port Angeles football.
Port Angeles’ Millie Long, left, scored four goals for Cal Poly, Humboldt this weekend against Seattle Pacific. One of her teammates is Grace Johnson of Chimacum. Both Lumberjacks also played for the Peninsula College Pirates. (Rick Ross)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Port Angeles’ Millie Long tallies four-goal game for Cal Poly, Humboldt

It only took two games for former Roughrider and former Pirate to make history for the Cal Poly, Humboldt, women’s soccer team. Millie… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ Millie Long, left, scored four goals for Cal Poly, Humboldt this weekend against Seattle Pacific. One of her teammates is Grace Johnson of Chimacum. Both Lumberjacks also played for the Peninsula College Pirates. (Rick Ross)
Peninsula College Pirates.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates defeat defending NWAC champ Spokane 5-1

The Peninsula College women’s soccer team beat two powerhouses on the road in eastern Washington and northern Idaho in the Pirates’… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates.
Port Angeles' Blake Sohlberg hauls in this 45-yard catch-and-run touchdown pass to give the Roughriders a 9-0 lead early in their 44-21 win over Blaine Friday night. Sohlberg also had three interceptions. (Jack Kintner photo)

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles crushes Blaine in opener 44-21

Albaugh scores 3 TDs; Sohlberg 3 interceptions and a touchdown

Port Angeles' Blake Sohlberg hauls in this 45-yard catch-and-run touchdown pass to give the Roughriders a 9-0 lead early in their 44-21 win over Blaine Friday night. Sohlberg also had three interceptions. (Jack Kintner photo)
Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, 32, rushes around Naselle’s Jacob Pakanen and picks up a first down during a Saturday game played at Port Townsend’s Memorial Field. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

SATURDAY’S PREP FOOTBALL: Rangers fall to Naselle; Neah Bay loses to defending champ Liberty Bell

The Quilcene football team got lots of offense in its opening game, but the defense struggled in a high-scoring affair against Naselle,… Continue reading

Quilcene’s Mason Iverson, 32, rushes around Naselle’s Jacob Pakanen and picks up a first down during a Saturday game played at Port Townsend’s Memorial Field. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

SATURDAY’S PREP FOOTBALL SCORES: Quilcene, Neah Bay fall in a pair of shootouts

Saturday’s Prep Scores Liberty Bell 50, Neah Bay 24 Naselle 66, Quilcene 40 Auburn Mountainview 40, Kentridge 6 Cascade Christian 34, Cedar Park Christian (Bothell)… Continue reading

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Henry Bourm of Crescent -- 2022

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Crescent will be young and speedy

The Crescent football team remains a young squad, but the Loggers will be throwing some interesting wrinkles at their opponents and showing off… Continue reading

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Henry Bourm of Crescent -- 2022
Larry Beatty, left, a track and field star for Port Angeles from 1982 and Alison Maxwell, also a track runner from 2001, were among the 2023 class of the Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame. (Photos by Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Larry Beatty, left, a track and field star for Port Angeles from 1982 and Alison Maxwell, also a track runner from 2001, were among the 2023 class of the Port Angeles Roughriders Hall of Fame. (Photos by Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Quarterback Lars Wiker (10) is back this year for the Sequim Wolves, who will be looking to bounce back from a 2-7 season. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Sequim looks to bounce back

Wolves plan to take care of ‘little things’ that make the difference

Quarterback Lars Wiker (10) is back this year for the Sequim Wolves, who will be looking to bounce back from a 2-7 season. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
The Big Hurt.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Big Hurt returns to Port Angeles Sept. 23

Prepare for an unparalleled celebration of athleticism, camaraderie and sheer determination as The Big Hurt multisport weekend makes its return on Sept.… Continue reading

The Big Hurt.

OUTDOORS: Wild coho, Chinook closed in western Strait

Salmon fishing east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line in Marine Area 4 has been closed through Sept. 30, though wild coho west of the… Continue reading

Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberly carries the ball during a game last fall against Crescent. Wimberly is the leading offensive skill position player returning from last season’s Class 1B state runner-up Red Devils. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay’s Jodell Wimberly carries the ball during a game last fall against Crescent. Wimberly is the leading offensive skill position player returning from last season’s Class 1B state runner-up Red Devils. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula College's Briana-Jean Tanaka (2) battles with Lower Columbia's Nataija Blaylock (21) for the ball in an NWAC Friendly held Tuesday in Tukwila. In the background is Peninsula College's Anna Petty. Tanaka and Petty each scored two goals as Peninsula won 8-1. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates crush highly ranked LCC 8-1 in Tukwila

After a somewhat sluggish season-opening victory, the Peninsula College women’s soccer team showed their might Tuesday, absolutely crushing what is supposed to be… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Briana-Jean Tanaka (2) battles with Lower Columbia's Nataija Blaylock (21) for the ball in an NWAC Friendly held Tuesday in Tukwila. In the background is Peninsula College's Anna Petty. Tanaka and Petty each scored two goals as Peninsula won 8-1. (Rick Ross/Peninsula College)
Peninsula College Pirates.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men beat SW Oregon 3-0

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team got into the win column in their NWAC Friendlies opener with a 3-0 victory over Southwest Oregon… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates.
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Peninsula's Taya Bpohenko, left, looks for control as North Idaho's Cora Anderson looks back during Saturday's friendly at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angele.

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula hangs on tight for win

Two early goals enough in 2-1 victory over North Idaho

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Peninsula's Taya Bpohenko, left, looks for control as North Idaho's Cora Anderson looks back during Saturday's friendly at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angele.

RECREATION: Indian Island Naval base to host fun run event

Naval Magazine Indian Island is hosting the installation’s annual Deer Run 5K and one-mile fun run on Sept. 16. This event is… Continue reading

Washington State mascot Butch T. Cougar rides a vehicle before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Pullman. (Young Kwak/The Associated Press)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Sometimes, WSU, you get what you need

Everyone has chimed in on the mess surrounding the demise of the Pac-12 and I thought I would approach it from a Mountain West perspective.… Continue reading

Washington State mascot Butch T. Cougar rides a vehicle before an NCAA college football game between Washington State and Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Pullman. (Young Kwak/The Associated Press)
A Puget Sound coonstripe dock shrimp. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

OUTDOORS: Non-spot shrimp open in Marine Area 6

Marine Area 6 (Strait of Juan de Fuca from Low Point east to Point Wilson, Port Townsend) opened Tuesday for the recreational harvest… Continue reading

A Puget Sound coonstripe dock shrimp. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)