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

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

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Volleyball league needs more men

The Peninsula Volleyball League gets under way Oct. 25 and there is a need for a few more male players in both… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Max Baeder runs ahead of a Kingston competitor during Wednesday's Olympic League meet at the Dungeness Recreation Area near Sequim.

CROSS COUNTRY: Final rehearsal for area runners

Postseason meets begin next week

Port Angeles' Max Baeder runs ahead of a Kingston competitor during Wednesday's Olympic League meet at the Dungeness Recreation Area near Sequim.

OUTDOORS: Looking like added dates, earlier in season for 2023 halibut

Initial talks between the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the public are pointing to more halibut dates scheduled earlier in the year ahead… Continue reading

Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez (10) battles for the ball along with Port Angeles' Piper Williams (2) and Becca Manson (6) in Sequim on Tuesday night. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

GIRLS SOCCER: Riders come back on the Wolves

Second-half goal from Manson gives PA 3-2 win

Sequim's Jennyfer Gomez (10) battles for the ball along with Port Angeles' Piper Williams (2) and Becca Manson (6) in Sequim on Tuesday night. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
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

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles swim team to benefit from ESP Trick or Treat

The third annual Trick or Treat Trail Walk at Extreme Sports Park on Oct. 31 will benefit the Port Angeles swim team.… Continue reading

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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
Seattle Mariners' Adam Frazier, left, and Cal Raleigh celebrate after scoring on a three-RBI double off the bat of J.P. Crawford (not shown) against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of Game 2 of a baseball AL wild-card playoff series Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

MLB PLAYOFFS: Divisional round begins Tuesday; Mariners game at 12:35 p.m.

Major League Baseball’s first foray into a best-of-three wild-card round provided its share of memorable moments. A 15-inning, 432-pitch game. A seven-run comeback win. Joe… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2022
  • By David Brandt The Associated Press
  • Mariners
Seattle Mariners' Adam Frazier, left, and Cal Raleigh celebrate after scoring on a three-RBI double off the bat of J.P. Crawford (not shown) against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of Game 2 of a baseball AL wild-card playoff series Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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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

New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill (7) runs the ball past Seattle Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen (27) to score a touchdown Sunday in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Just too much Taysom in 39-32 loss

Geno Smith great again, but Saints’ all-purpose player accounts for 4 TDs

  • Oct 9, 2022
  • By Brett Martel The Associated Press
  • Seahawks
New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill (7) runs the ball past Seattle Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen (27) to score a touchdown Sunday in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
San Francisco 49ers running back Tevin Coleman runs against the Carolina Panthers during the second half an NFL football game on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

NFL ROUNDUP: 49ers’ defense buries Carolina; Cowboys remain hot in win over Rams

Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns, Emmanuel Moseley returned an interception 41 yards for a score and the… Continue reading

  • Oct 9, 2022
  • The Associated Press
  • NFL
San Francisco 49ers running back Tevin Coleman runs against the Carolina Panthers during the second half an NFL football game on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
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)
Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez (44) reacts after being sprayed with champagne following the team's win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of a baseball AL wild-card playoff series Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

AL WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS: Mariners storm back from 8-1 hole to shock Toronto, win series

Adam Frazier hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners erased a seven-run deficit while topping the Toronto… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2022
  • By IAN HARRISON Associated Press
  • Mariners
Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez (44) reacts after being sprayed with champagne following the team's win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of a baseball AL wild-card playoff series Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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East Jefferson rivals
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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.
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Port Angeles Alexis Perry keeps the ball in play against Kingston on Thursday night in Port Angeles.
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Port Angeles Alexis Perry keeps the ball in play against Kingston on Thursday night in Port Angeles.