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Port Angeles coach Zac Moore waves baserunner Josiah Gooding around third base for a run after a Colton Romero double at Civic Field on Tuesday. Despite a big four-run second inning, Bainbridge beat Port Angeles 13-3. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Bainbridge too much for Riders second time

Forks baseball, Sequim and PA softball all win big

Port Angeles coach Zac Moore waves baserunner Josiah Gooding around third base for a run after a Colton Romero double at Civic Field on Tuesday. Despite a big four-run second inning, Bainbridge beat Port Angeles 13-3. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Sequim Wolves.

PREP ROUNDUP: Wolves baseball wins in bottom of 11th; Riders drop pitchers’ duel

The Sequim baseball team got a game-winning sacrifice fly from Ayden Holland in the bottom of the 11th to earn a hard-fought 6-5… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Lincoln Park BMX

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: First Lincoln Park BMX race of the year set for Sunday

Sunday is the first race of the season at the Lincoln Park BMX track. The Lincoln Park BMX week begins Wednesday with… Continue reading

Lincoln Park BMX
Mirek Skov, Sequim track and field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Mirek Skov, Sequim track and field

Sequim’s Mirek Skov is reaching new heights this year. Literally. Skov, who specializes in the pole vault for the Sequim track and field team, is… Continue reading

Mirek Skov, Sequim track and field
Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle (7) celebrates scoring to win the game against the Colorado Avalanche as defenseman Cale Makar (8), left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62), and goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) react during overtime in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Monday, April 24, 2023, in Seattle. The Kraken won 3-2 in overtime. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Kraken even Colorado series on Eberle’s overtime winner

First-ever home postseason victory for Seattle

  • Apr 25, 2023
  • By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer
  • NHL
Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle (7) celebrates scoring to win the game against the Colorado Avalanche as defenseman Cale Makar (8), left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62), and goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) react during overtime in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Monday, April 24, 2023, in Seattle. The Kraken won 3-2 in overtime. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Nearly 300 runners take off in the Run the Peninsula's Sequim Railroad Bridge run Saturday morning. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

RUN THE PENINSULA: Sequim Bridge Run boasts ideal conditions for 300 competitors

Second in racing series includes 5K, 10K distances

Nearly 300 runners take off in the Run the Peninsula's Sequim Railroad Bridge run Saturday morning. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
East Jefferson, Sequim.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim, East Jefferson athletes shine at Li’l Norway track meet

Sequim’s Mirek Skov and East Jefferson’s Reid Martin and Ellise Gardner were winners at the Li’l Norway Invitational track and field meet held… Continue reading

East Jefferson, Sequim.
Sequim's Lainey Vig pitched a complete game victory against Bainbridge on Friday, allowing just four hits and one earned runs. Here, she is pitching against North Mason at home on March 30. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

FRIDAY PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim softball crushes Bainbridge 23-4

The red-hot Sequim softball team scored 15 runs in the first two innings and went on to crush Bainbridge 23-4 on the road… Continue reading

Sequim's Lainey Vig pitched a complete game victory against Bainbridge on Friday, allowing just four hits and one earned runs. Here, she is pitching against North Mason at home on March 30. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Manchester's Harold Hordyk caught this blackmouth chinook while fishing off Sekiu. State fisheries managers said Marine Area 5 will close to salmon retention beginning Monday.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Chinook retention closing Monday off Sekiu

Anglers have today and Sunday to reel in the last blackmouth chinook of the season.… Continue reading

Manchester's Harold Hordyk caught this blackmouth chinook while fishing off Sekiu. State fisheries managers said Marine Area 5 will close to salmon retention beginning Monday.

PREPS: Port Angeles soccer pulls off wild comeback

Rally with 2 goals in final 7 minutes, win in shootout

Brooke Pederson, 9, of Joyce reels as parents Erik and Paula watch. She soon caught her first fish during the 2022 Kids Fishing Day. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

OUTDOORS: Area lakes stocked and ready for lowland lake opener

With such thrilling fishing experiences available on the waters on and off the North Olympic Peninsula, it can be a bit difficult to get excited… Continue reading

Brooke Pederson, 9, of Joyce reels as parents Erik and Paula watch. She soon caught her first fish during the 2022 Kids Fishing Day. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Crescent's Alexis Dunavant clears the bar at 4 feet 2 inches during Wednesday's three-way meet in Joyce.

PREPS: Youth served at Crescent track meet

Impressive performances from eighth and ninth graders

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Crescent's Alexis Dunavant clears the bar at 4 feet 2 inches during Wednesday's three-way meet in Joyce.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kole Acker, scrambles back to second after tripping while rounding the bag while North Mason shortstop Dylan Prideaux reaches for the throw from the outfield on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles continues red-hot April stretch

Robideau tosses 8 strikeout complete game for Sequim

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Kole Acker, scrambles back to second after tripping while rounding the bag while North Mason shortstop Dylan Prideaux reaches for the throw from the outfield on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Abe Torres, left, vies with Port Angeles' Kaleb Gagnon during the Wolves' 1-0 win over the Roughriders on Tuesday.

BOYS SOCCER: Sequim springs upset on Port Angeles

Wolves win 1-0

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Abe Torres, left, vies with Port Angeles' Kaleb Gagnon during the Wolves' 1-0 win over the Roughriders on Tuesday.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim catcher Mikki Green blocks the plate and applies the tag on Port Angeles base runner Alexandria Money during the Wolves' 7-6 softball win on Tuesday.

PREP SOFTBALL: Mia Pozernick home run boosts Sequim in win over rival Port Angeles

Bacon adds insurance RBI double

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim catcher Mikki Green blocks the plate and applies the tag on Port Angeles base runner Alexandria Money during the Wolves' 7-6 softball win on Tuesday.
April halibut catches have been on the smaller side but Mitchell Nunnally found success with this specimen caught while fishing in 230 to 280 feet of water off Sekiu last Saturday.

OUTDOORS: Saturday is Kids Fishing Day in Sequim

For ages 14 and younger

April halibut catches have been on the smaller side but Mitchell Nunnally found success with this specimen caught while fishing in 230 to 280 feet of water off Sekiu last Saturday.
The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course golf professionals Garrett Smithson, left, and Chad Wagner started their 100-hole marathon benefit for the Trey Green Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital bright and early Tuesday. To donate to the fundraiser for uncompensated children’s care, visit tinyurl.com/PDN-100TGG.

AREA SPORTS: Austin Worthington leads Roughriders boys golfers past Kingston

Piper Williams match medalist for 4th straight contest

The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course golf professionals Garrett Smithson, left, and Chad Wagner started their 100-hole marathon benefit for the Trey Green Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital bright and early Tuesday. To donate to the fundraiser for uncompensated children’s care, visit tinyurl.com/PDN-100TGG.
Taylee Rome, Sequim softball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Taylee Rome, Sequim softball

Sequim junior Taylee Rome’s bat has been heating up for the Wolves softball team that has won four of its last six games after starting… Continue reading

Taylee Rome, Sequim softball.

MOUNTAIN BIKING: NW Cup returns to Dry Hill for season’s first race

The annual Northwest Cup races returned to Dry Hill this weekend with hundreds of mountain bikers from around the Pacific Northwest trying… Continue reading

Marleigh Olson of Arlington runs in the half-marathon in the 10th annual OAT run held in the hills south of Joyce on Saturday. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

OAT Run: More than 400 runners live the adventure this weekend

10th trail race attracts competitors from three countries and 14 states

Marleigh Olson of Arlington runs in the half-marathon in the 10th annual OAT run held in the hills south of Joyce on Saturday. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)