Pierre LaBossiere

Seattle Mariners fans react after the Seattle Mariners lost to the Houston Astros in Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: These Mariners are built to last

The Seattle Mariners game Saturday lasted so long that my satellite feed cut off because I hadn’t changed the channel in six hours. It was… Continue reading

Seattle Mariners fans react after the Seattle Mariners lost to the Houston Astros in Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Forks Spartans

PREPS ROUNDUP: Forks XC competes in Oregon; EJ soccer game halted due to smoke

The Forks boys cross-country team got two runners in the top 13 and finished fourth as a team in the DAM Worth… Continue reading

Forks Spartans
Quilcene Rangers

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: (Updated) Quilcene wins third straight

The Quilcene football team got three long touchdowns from James Miller and swamped a good Darrington team 44-6. It was the Rangers’ third-straight… Continue reading

Quilcene Rangers
Port Townsend’s Elliot Mull (123) and friend Nick Harper (103), both 10 years old lead, a continent of 10-13 year olds at the start of the 5K Larry Scott Trail Run on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/Peninsula Daily News)

(Updated) Familiar winners abound in Port Townsend race

Top times run in half-marathon, 10K and 5K events

Port Townsend’s Elliot Mull (123) and friend Nick Harper (103), both 10 years old lead, a continent of 10-13 year olds at the start of the 5K Larry Scott Trail Run on Saturday. (Steve Mullensky/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula College men get back on winning track

The Peninsula college men’s soccer team got off to a fast start with two goals in the first seven minutes and went on… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Forks wins huge over Rainier; other scores

The Forks football team responded to the loss of starter Ryan… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jayde Wold (1) digs the ball during a volleyball match against Sequim on Tuesday. In on the play are Roughriders Lily Halberg (12) and Karma Williams (5) and Sequim's Sydney Clark (7), Anna Cowan (8) and Kendall Hastings (15). Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim volleyball grabs second with win over Port Angeles

The Sequim volleyball team moved into second place in the Olympic 2A league with a 3-1 (25-9, 21-25, 25-11, 25-21) win over the… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Jayde Wold (1) digs the ball during a volleyball match against Sequim on Tuesday. In on the play are Roughriders Lily Halberg (12) and Karma Williams (5) and Sequim's Sydney Clark (7), Anna Cowan (8) and Kendall Hastings (15). Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group
Photo courtesy of Joe Gladfelter
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter (3482) competes in the men's elite division of the Nike Hole-in-the-Wall cross country meet in Arlington this weekend. Gladfelter finish sixth in his race and for the second straight week set a Port Angeles High School record.

CROSS COUNTRY: Port Angeles’ Gladfelter breaks own school record at Nike Hole-in-the-Wall

East Jefferson’s Aliyah Yearian in top 10 of girls’ elite race

Photo courtesy of Joe Gladfelter
Port Angeles' Jack Gladfelter (3482) competes in the men's elite division of the Nike Hole-in-the-Wall cross country meet in Arlington this weekend. Gladfelter finish sixth in his race and for the second straight week set a Port Angeles High School record.
Mackenzie DuBois, Port Angeles swimming

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Mackenzie DuBois, Port Angeles girls swimming

Port Angeles’ Mackenzie DuBois has been a force for the girls swim team her senior season, helping to lead the Roughriders to a 4-1 record… Continue reading

Mackenzie DuBois, Port Angeles swimming
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Peninsula's Kai Biegler, right, leaps high to keep the ball away from Everett's River Stewart during Saturday's match at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.

PENINSULA COLLEGE SOCCER: Men earn draw with Everett to remain in first place

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team remained in first place in the highly competitive North Region after a 2-2 tie with Everett,… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Kai Biegler, right, leaps high to keep the ball away from Everett's River Stewart during Saturday's match at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.
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Peninsula's Keilee Silva fights for a header with Everett's Giovanna Occhiallini, left, and Paige Runcorn right as Silva's teammate, Kira Meechudhone, follows behind on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

PENINSULA COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER: Pirates remain perfect in league, win in another shutout

The Peninsula women went into the half up just 2-0 against Everett, but erupted for six goals in the second half to run away with… Continue reading

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Peninsula's Keilee Silva fights for a header with Everett's Giovanna Occhiallini, left, and Paige Runcorn right as Silva's teammate, Kira Meechudhone, follows behind on Saturday at Wally Sigmar Field in Port Angeles.

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Crescent, Quilcene win league games

The Crescent Loggers football team won its second game of the year Saturday, beating Concrete 30-12, but coach Brian Shimko wasn’t pleased with… Continue reading

Sequim's Aiden Gockerell runs through a big hole against Olympic on Friday night in Sequim.
(Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: (Updated) Sequim hangs tough with 5-1 Olympic; Neah Bay rolls again

The Sequim football team gave 5-1 Olympic everything it could handle Friday night with the ball on the 1-yard line in the final… Continue reading

Sequim's Aiden Gockerell runs through a big hole against Olympic on Friday night in Sequim.
(Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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Port Angeles' James Browning, accompanied by teammate Xavier Nelson, celebrates a touchdown run after intercepting a pass from Bremerton's Aiga Logova in the first quarter on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP FOOTBALL: (Updated) Big Bremerton plays hurt Roughriders

The Port Angeles Roughriders football team got its offense moving after a sluggish start and kept the game within striking distance until… Continue reading

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Port Angeles' James Browning, accompanied by teammate Xavier Nelson, celebrates a touchdown run after intercepting a pass from Bremerton's Aiga Logova in the first quarter on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

GOLF: Sunland, Cedars golf club results

Bob and Sandra Gunn won the 2022 Couples Golf Championship this past weekend at Sunland Golf Club. The Gunns took first with a… Continue reading

Grady Moon (335), Tim Branham (447), Taren Reaves (362) and another runner compete in the Larry Scott Trail Run in 2021 in Port Townsend. (Courtesy of Port Angeles Marathon Association)

OUTDOORS: Larry Scott Trail run returns Oct. 15

The fourth annual Larry Scott Trail Run returns Oct. 15 along the Port Townsend waterfront. The event, which consists of 5K and… Continue reading

Grady Moon (335), Tim Branham (447), Taren Reaves (362) and another runner compete in the Larry Scott Trail Run in 2021 in Port Townsend. (Courtesy of Port Angeles Marathon Association)
Kendall Hastings, Sequim volleyball

ATHLETE OF WEEK: Kendall Hastings, Sequim volleyball

Kendall Hastings made all-league for the Sequim Wolves volleyball team last year. This year, she’s racking up even bigger numbers for the Wolves, especially during… Continue reading

Kendall Hastings, Sequim volleyball
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Neah Bay's Adam Ellis, right, attempts to catch a pass over the head of Crescent's (NO.4 -- not on roster) on Saturday in Joyce.

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: (Updated) Neah Bay, East Jefferson win big

The No. 2-ranked Neah Bay Red Devils got rolling against a young Crescent team and didn’t look back, winning 68-0 on Saturday to… Continue reading

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Neah Bay's Adam Ellis, right, attempts to catch a pass over the head of Crescent's (NO.4 -- not on roster) on Saturday in Joyce.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles swimmers dominate Bremerton; East Jefferson soccer wins big

The Port Angeles girls swim team beat Bremerton this weekend 118-43. Gaining first-place finishes for the Roughriders was the 200 medley relay squad… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates

COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates rally to beat Bellevue on the road

The Peninsula College men’s soccer team came from behind with three second-half goals to not only beat Bellevue 3-1, but to grasp control… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates