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GIRLS REGIONALS: Big fourth quarter vaults No. 1 Ellensburg over No. 2 Sequim

Turnovers hurt the Wolves against tough Bulldogs

Sequim’s Jolen Vaara pushes the ball up the court with Jelissa Julmist trailing. The Wolves will play No. 1-ranked Ellensburg in the state regionals Friday night. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: It was a wild weekend of prep sports

And now the real fun begins. Five area prep basketball teams, four of them girls’ teams, begin regional play Friday and Saturday. It was quite… Continue reading

Sequim’s Jolen Vaara pushes the ball up the court with Jelissa Julmist trailing. The Wolves will play No. 1-ranked Ellensburg in the state regionals Friday night. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Western Washington University Crescent graduate Raine Westfall competes in the indoor weight throw for Western Washington University. She holds the school record in the event and just won the Great Northern Athletic Conference championship. She is also a conference champion in the outdoor hammer throw.

COLLEGE SPORTS: Former Logger Westfall is two-time track and field champ for WWU

Joyce’s Raine Westfall added to her college accolades by winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field championship in the weight… Continue reading

Western Washington University Crescent graduate Raine Westfall competes in the indoor weight throw for Western Washington University. She holds the school record in the event and just won the Great Northern Athletic Conference championship. She is also a conference champion in the outdoor hammer throw.
Forks’ Keira Johnson looks for the hoop as Crescent’s Kaylen Mason defends in Joyce in late December. Johnson made the Pacific 2B League first team. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PACIFIC LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Forks’ Johnson, Neel make first team all-league

Forks’ Keira Johnson and Kyra Neel, who were instrumental in leading the Spartans to their first league title in many years, were named… Continue reading

Forks’ Keira Johnson looks for the hoop as Crescent’s Kaylen Mason defends in Joyce in late December. Johnson made the Pacific 2B League first team. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films The Frosty Moss was held in May in 2021 due to a landslide along the Olympic Discovery Trail. Team costumes are part of the fun for the event. It was returned to a winter event in 2022.

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss Relay returns Saturday

The adventure sports season begins this weekend with the return of the Frosty Moss Relay and Mini Moss in the hills and… Continue reading

Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films The Frosty Moss was held in May in 2021 due to a landslide along the Olympic Discovery Trail. Team costumes are part of the fun for the event. It was returned to a winter event in 2022.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Lindsay Smith, left, stretches for a rebound as Olympic's Kylee Murphy during a Jan. 20 game in Port Angeles. The Roughriders play in regionals Friday night.

PREP BASKETBALL: Five Olympic Peninsula squads travel all over state for state regionals

Times, locations and dates have been set for five Olympic Peninsula prep basketball teams playing in state regional games this weekend. All the… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Lindsay Smith, left, stretches for a rebound as Olympic's Kylee Murphy during a Jan. 20 game in Port Angeles. The Roughriders play in regionals Friday night.
The Port Angeles and Sequim boys swimming teams that competed at the state swim and dive championships in Federal Way this weekend. From left, are Nolan Medgin, Colby Ellefson (Sequim High School), Blake Nahory, Will Roening, Alex Che, Keane McClain, Landon Close, Jacob Miller, Davis Hueter, Max Baeder, Finn Thompson and Aidan Butterworth. (Courtesy photo)

STATE SWIM AND DIVE: PA boys 16th at state; Sequim’s Ellefson picks up eighth place

The Port Angeles boys swim team placed two relay teams and an individual swimmer in the finals, finishing 16th overall as a… Continue reading

The Port Angeles and Sequim boys swimming teams that competed at the state swim and dive championships in Federal Way this weekend. From left, are Nolan Medgin, Colby Ellefson (Sequim High School), Blake Nahory, Will Roening, Alex Che, Keane McClain, Landon Close, Jacob Miller, Davis Hueter, Max Baeder, Finn Thompson and Aidan Butterworth. (Courtesy photo)
Sloan Tumaua, Forks wrestling

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sloan Tumaua, Forks wrestling

Forks’ Sloan Tumaua is the latest state champion for the Forks boys wrestling program. The Forks wrestling team had its best showing at the Mat… Continue reading

Sloan Tumaua, Forks wrestling
Peninsula College Pirates.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: PC hoops teams clinch berths in postseason

The Peninsula College men and women’s basketball teams both clinched postseason berths this weekend, winning games on the road against Olympic. Both teams… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates.
Sequim gymnasts Kori Miller, Susannah Sharp, Lucy Spelker, Madison Ripley and Amara Brown. Miller, Sharp and Spelker will be competing at the state gymnastics meet that begins Thursday. (Courtesy photo)

GYMNASTICS: Trio of Sequim gymnasts off to state meet

Three Sequim gymnasts have moved on to the state 2A/3A championships that begin Thursday with their performances last week at the district championship.… Continue reading

Sequim gymnasts Kori Miller, Susannah Sharp, Lucy Spelker, Madison Ripley and Amara Brown. Miller, Sharp and Spelker will be competing at the state gymnastics meet that begins Thursday. (Courtesy photo)
Forks' Sloan Tumaua celebrates after winning the 220-pound 1B/2B state championship at the Mat Classic late Saturday night. (WIAA photo)

MAT CLASSIC WRESTLING: Forks finishes second; Spartans’ Tumaua state champion

East Jefferson’s Lanphear-Ramirez third in the state

Forks' Sloan Tumaua celebrates after winning the 220-pound 1B/2B state championship at the Mat Classic late Saturday night. (WIAA photo)
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Clover Park rallies with huge fourth quarter to beat Riders

The Port Angeles boys basketball team was in good shape for a possible trip to regionals early in the fourth quarter against Clover… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.

FRIDAY PREP ROUNDUP: [Updated] Season ends for Sequim boys; Neah Bay teams in championship games

Crescent girls pull off huge upset over Lummi

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Tyler Hunter, center, takes aim over the heads of Franklin Pierce defenders Hakeen Collins, left, and Mason Thomas during Friday's bi-district playoff at Port Angeles High School.

PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Riders come up huge in the clutch

Port Angeles overcomes 14-0 second-half run by Franklin Pierce

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Tyler Hunter, center, takes aim over the heads of Franklin Pierce defenders Hakeen Collins, left, and Mason Thomas during Friday's bi-district playoff at Port Angeles High School.
Port Angeles High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles falls to Enumclaw in first district contest

Riders host Franklin Pierce today in loser-out

Port Angeles High School.
Neah Bay Red Devils. Neah Bay Red Devils.

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay qualifies for state 1B tournament

The Neah Bay boys basketball team used a huge second half to storm back against Orcas Island, winning their Tri-District tournament opener… Continue reading

Neah Bay Red Devils. Neah Bay Red Devils.
The Port Angeles boys swim team finished fifth at the West Central District championships. From left, are Landon Close, Jacob Miller, Davis Hueter, Finn Thompson, Blake Nahory, Aidan Butterworth, Alex Che, Will Roening, Max Baeder, Keane McClain and Nolan Medgin.

BOYS SWIMMING: Roughriders finish fifth at district

Sequim’s Ellefson tallies 23 points by himself

The Port Angeles boys swim team finished fifth at the West Central District championships. From left, are Landon Close, Jacob Miller, Davis Hueter, Finn Thompson, Blake Nahory, Aidan Butterworth, Alex Che, Will Roening, Max Baeder, Keane McClain and Nolan Medgin.
Anna Petty, Port Angeles girls basketball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Anna Petty, Port Angeles girls basketball

Last week, late in a girls basketball game against the league-champion Sequim Wolves, Port Angeles’ Anna Petty went down in a scary pileup under the… Continue reading

Anna Petty, Port Angeles girls basketball
(Left) The Klahhane Gymnastics Gold team. From left, Elyse Brown, Harper Hilliker, Dalyen Williams, Raynee Ciarlo and Graycelyn Goss. (Right) The Klahhane Bronze gymnastics team. From left, front, Makinlee Thomason and Charlotte Nevill. From left, middle, Paytynn Lindley and Carley Mae Riggs. From left, rear, Lainey DiPiro, Raeleigh Thomason, Harper Waterkotte and Morgan Smith. (Courtesy photo)

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane Gold, Bronze teams rack up medals

Klahhane Gymnastics continued to perform well this season, bringing back a total of 22 top-3 medals from two meets Saturday and Sunday. The… Continue reading

(Left) The Klahhane Gymnastics Gold team. From left, Elyse Brown, Harper Hilliker, Dalyen Williams, Raynee Ciarlo and Graycelyn Goss. (Right) The Klahhane Bronze gymnastics team. From left, front, Makinlee Thomason and Charlotte Nevill. From left, middle, Paytynn Lindley and Carley Mae Riggs. From left, rear, Lainey DiPiro, Raeleigh Thomason, Harper Waterkotte and Morgan Smith. (Courtesy photo)
Damiano Palmegiani gets caught in a rundown at Civic Field during a game against Bellingham in 2019. Palmegiani, who is from Surrey, B.C., played 51 games for the Port Angeles Lefties, was picked by Team Canada to play in the World Baseball Classic later this summer. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PORT ANGELES LEFTIES: 2019 alumnus Palmegiani to play for Team Canada in World Baseball Classic

Damiano Palmegiani, who starred for the Port Angeles Lefties in 2019, has been selected by the Canadian national team to represent that country… Continue reading

Damiano Palmegiani gets caught in a rundown at Civic Field during a game against Bellingham in 2019. Palmegiani, who is from Surrey, B.C., played 51 games for the Port Angeles Lefties, was picked by Team Canada to play in the World Baseball Classic later this summer. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)