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Spot Shrimp season opens May 25 through much of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sounds. (WDFW)

OUTDOORS: Recreational spot shrimp fishery to open May 25-May 26

Many Puget Sound marine areas open for recreational spot shrimp fishing beginning May 25, including the reopening of Elliott Bay for the 2023… Continue reading

Spot Shrimp season opens May 25 through much of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sounds. (WDFW)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Ezra Townsend, right, is greeted at home plate by teammate Kaleb Mullen after Townsend batted a solo homer in the third inning against South Whidbey on Tuesday in Port Angeles.

PREP BASEBALL: All facets clicking for Port Angeles in Riders’ win

Ezra Townsend belts home run in 8-0 victory

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Ezra Townsend, right, is greeted at home plate by teammate Kaleb Mullen after Townsend batted a solo homer in the third inning against South Whidbey on Tuesday in Port Angeles.
Courtesy photo The Klahhane Bronze gymnastics team finished eighth out of 51 teams at the Washington Xcel State Championships this weekend. In the front row are, from left, Makinlee Thomason and Charlotte Neville. Center row is Paytynn Lindley and Carly Mae Riggs and back row is Raeleigh Thomason, Lainey DePiro, Harper Waterkotte and Morgan Smith.

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane girls shine at state Xcel meet

Bronze member Carley Mae Riggs wins gold all-around

Courtesy photo The Klahhane Bronze gymnastics team finished eighth out of 51 teams at the Washington Xcel State Championships this weekend. In the front row are, from left, Makinlee Thomason and Charlotte Neville. Center row is Paytynn Lindley and Carly Mae Riggs and back row is Raeleigh Thomason, Lainey DePiro, Harper Waterkotte and Morgan Smith.
Razor clam digs on the outer Washington coast begin Thursday. (WDFW)

OUTDOORS: WDFW approves coastal razor clam digs beginning Thursday

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers Tuesday confirmed the next round of coastal razor clam digging can proceed as planned from… Continue reading

Razor clam digs on the outer Washington coast begin Thursday. (WDFW)
Naomii Sprague, Crescent track and field.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Naomii Sprague, Crescent track and field

Crescent’s Naomii Sprague has had a spectacular start to her track and field season. Sprague, just a freshman for the Loggers, erupted on the scene… Continue reading

Naomii Sprague, Crescent track and field.
Subalpine Tees Race Team runner Chris Cummings hands the baton to brother and teammate Jon Cummings at the Port Angeles Yacht Club transfer zone during Saturday's Frosty Moss Relay. The event that stretches from the Sol Duc Valley to Blyn featured 48 relay teams and four individuals. The Subalpine Tees finished sixth in the 80-mile race. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

FROSTY MOSS RELAY: The moss truly was frosty in Saturday endurance race

Despite being postponed for six weeks, the Frosty Moss Relay Race managed to remain pretty frosty. Running in a rare April cold… Continue reading

Subalpine Tees Race Team runner Chris Cummings hands the baton to brother and teammate Jon Cummings at the Port Angeles Yacht Club transfer zone during Saturday's Frosty Moss Relay. The event that stretches from the Sol Duc Valley to Blyn featured 48 relay teams and four individuals. The Subalpine Tees finished sixth in the 80-mile race. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Taffel McCootie, left, and the University of Washington's Charlie Kosakoff compete for a loose ball on Saturday at Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula hosts powerhouse UW team at Wally Sigmar

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team not only got a little taste of big-time NCAA soccer Saturday, the Pirates largely held their… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula's Taffel McCootie, left, and the University of Washington's Charlie Kosakoff compete for a loose ball on Saturday at Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP ROUNDUP: Roughriders baseball crushes Central Kitsap

The Port Angeles boys baseball team got solid pitching, defense and offense in an 11-4 road win Saturday against 3A Central Kitsap. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.

TRACK & FIELD: Sprints and distance wins lift Roughriders at home meet

Crescent’s Bauers, Sprague win big at PA meet

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles shortstop Alex Angevine, left, tries to tag North Kitsap's Alex Elton in a rundown between first and second during the third inning on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Roughriders undone by big North Kitsap inning

Sequim, Forks win big

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles shortstop Alex Angevine, left, tries to tag North Kitsap's Alex Elton in a rundown between first and second during the third inning on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson Rival Cash Holmes gets a face full of dirt as he beats the throw to Bellevue Christian Viking third baseman Oeclan Englund during a Monday game played in Chimacum.

PREP ROUNDUP: Riders’ staff outduels North Kitsap; EJ falls to Bellevue Christian

Port Angeles tennis sweeps Kingston

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson Rival Cash Holmes gets a face full of dirt as he beats the throw to Bellevue Christian Viking third baseman Oeclan Englund during a Monday game played in Chimacum.
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP ROUNDUP: (updated) Port Angeles softball remains perfect

Forks baseball wins on one-hitter

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball

What a spectacular start to the season for Port Angeles Roughriders softball player Heidi Leitz. Leitz already had a hot start to 2023 for the… Continue reading

Heidi Leitz, Port Angeles softball.
Forks Spartans.

PREP ROUNDUP: Forks girls win home track and field meet

Sequim golf boys nipped by Bainbridge by one stroke

Forks Spartans.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula College soccer coaches Jake Hughes, left, and Kanyon Anderson speak during the official opening of a new pitch surface at the Wally Sigmar Athletic Complex on Wednesday on the school's Port Angeles campus.

SIGMAR FIELD: Peninsula College, soccer community celebrate new turf surface

Peninsula College cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new $770,000 field turf surface that, according to local coaches and college officials, will… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Peninsula College soccer coaches Jake Hughes, left, and Kanyon Anderson speak during the official opening of a new pitch surface at the Wally Sigmar Athletic Complex on Wednesday on the school's Port Angeles campus.
Forks Spartans.

PREP BASEBALL: Forks earns doubleheader split with clutch hit

Port Angeles, Sequim softball teams win big

Forks Spartans.
Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots a floater over the Mossyrock defense Saturday night in Spokane. Greene finished with 19 points, leading all scorers, in the 56-54 Neah Bay win. (Bridget Mayfield/for the Peninsula Daily News)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: It was a remarkable season of hoops on the Peninsula

While Gonzaga and the NCAA tournaments are still going, we’re out of the gymnasiums for a while and back outdoors on the Olympic Peninsula. Well,… Continue reading

Neah Bay's Allie Greene shoots a floater over the Mossyrock defense Saturday night in Spokane. Greene finished with 19 points, leading all scorers, in the 56-54 Neah Bay win. (Bridget Mayfield/for the Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles softball wins again behind trio of home runs

The Port Angeles softball team remained unbeaten, getting past 3A Gig Harbor 14-13 thanks to the Roughriders’ defense and home runs from… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Jelissa Julmist, Sequim Wolves

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Julmist scores 18 points in all-state game

Sequim’s Hannah Bates and Jelissa Julmist played this weekend in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association girls all-state game for the 2A squad. The… Continue reading

Jelissa Julmist, Sequim Wolves
Elijah Flodstrom, Port Angeles baseball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Elijah Flodstrom, Port Angeles baseball.

It was hard to single out just one player for the Port Angeles Roughriders baseball team for our Athlete of the Week, but we’re going… Continue reading

Elijah Flodstrom, Port Angeles baseball