Port Angeles pitcher Elijah Flodstrom delivers a pitch to Sequim leadoff hitter Ayden Holland as Joseph Ritchie catches Monday night. Flodstrom pitched a complete-game shutout in a 10-0 win. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Riders roll past Wolves behind Flodstrom, Townsend

With a spectacular background of fresh snow on the hills outside of Port Angeles, the Roughriders baseball team got fantastic pitching from… Continue reading

Port Angeles pitcher Elijah Flodstrom delivers a pitch to Sequim leadoff hitter Ayden Holland as Joseph Ritchie catches Monday night. Flodstrom pitched a complete-game shutout in a 10-0 win. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BRIEF: Port Angeles tennis wins big over Bremerton

The Port Angeles girls tennis squad beat Bremerton 6-1 on Monday, getting a clean sweep from its doubles teams. Waverly Mead had… Continue reading

Liam DeWolf, left, and Connor DeWolf with Klahhane Gymnastics in Port Angeles show off their medals from the Region 2 Men’s Championships held last weekend in Pocatello, Idaho. (Courtesy photos)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Klahhane gymnasts place at regional meet

Connor DeWolf and Liam DeWolf of Klahhane Gymnastics competed in Region 2 Men’s Gymnastics Championships held Friday through Sunday at the Mountain… Continue reading

Liam DeWolf, left, and Connor DeWolf with Klahhane Gymnastics in Port Angeles show off their medals from the Region 2 Men’s Championships held last weekend in Pocatello, Idaho. (Courtesy photos)
Ben Sweet, Sequim boys golf

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Ben Sweet, Sequim golf

Sequim golfer Ben Sweet started the season a little bit slowly, but he was really beginning to heat up before spring break. Sweet, the defending… Continue reading

Ben Sweet, Sequim boys golf
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Greg Billings caught this 43-pound halibut on opening day Thursday in Marine Area 6 (Low Point to Port Townsend).

OUTDOORS: Big halibut being landed and razor clam limit will increase

Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Friday that the next round of razor clam digging can proceed as… Continue reading

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Greg Billings caught this 43-pound halibut on opening day Thursday in Marine Area 6 (Low Point to Port Townsend).
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Port Angeles third baseman Elijah Flodstrom, left, lets the ball get past him after it struck Peninsula baserunner Tony Buchanan and bounced away on a third base steal on Friday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
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Port Angeles third baseman Elijah Flodstrom, left, lets the ball get past him after it struck Peninsula baserunner Tony Buchanan and bounced away on a third base steal on Friday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Sequim Wolves.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sequim baseball wins first game; East Jefferson’s Behrenfeld second at Bellingham track invite

The Sequim baseball team rallied with three runs in the eighth inning and got great pitching performances from a trio of hurlers… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
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Port Angeles' Eve Burke earned all-state honors after guiding the Roughriders back to the Class 2A state tournament. Burke is the Peninsula Daily News' 2021-22 All-Peninsula Girls Basketball MVP.

ALL-PENINSULA GIRLS BASKETBALL: MVP race all about Eve Burke

Port Angeles senior posted 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4.5 steals per game

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Port Angeles' Eve Burke earned all-state honors after guiding the Roughriders back to the Class 2A state tournament. Burke is the Peninsula Daily News' 2021-22 All-Peninsula Girls Basketball MVP.
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Port Angeles' Wyatt Dunning, center, is surrounded by Lynden players during a state regional round game at Mount Vernon High School. Dunning is the All-Peninsula Boys Basketball MVP as selected by the Peninsula Daily News sports staff.
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Port Angeles' Wyatt Dunning, center, is surrounded by Lynden players during a state regional round game at Mount Vernon High School. Dunning is the All-Peninsula Boys Basketball MVP as selected by the Peninsula Daily News sports staff.
The Community Boating Program’s High School Sailing Team, representing high schoolers from all over Clallam County, competed at Shilshole Marina at an event hosted by the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle.

SAILING: Community Boating Program youth sail in Seattle

The Port Angeles High School Sailing team recently wrapped a fifth-place finish at a two-day regatta hosted at Shilshole Marina by the Corinthian… Continue reading

The Community Boating Program’s High School Sailing Team, representing high schoolers from all over Clallam County, competed at Shilshole Marina at an event hosted by the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle.

Burke heads up talent-rich team

2021-22 All-Peninsula Girls basketball team • MVP: Eve Burke, sr., Port Angeles: Undersized post accounted for about 33 percent of Roughriders’ scoring, rebounding and steal production.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Sekiu closing for blackmouth

Marine weather workshop April 30

The Elite Competition Dance Team from The Dance Center by Erica Edwards in Sequim recently earned a Judge's Choice award and an invitation to perform in New York City for their musical theater large group routine "Beetlejuice." Team members include, in no particular order, Madison Edwards, Ayla Alstrup, Sofia Divinsky, Sydney Owens, Cyrus Deede, Eva Lancheros-Gillis, Joyce Caulfield, Ava Fuller, Emma Edwards, Mia Buhrer, Addysin Smith, Savanna DeRuyter, Tosca Kattau and Julianne Wilcox.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Dancer Center team earns invite to New York City

The Elite Competition Dance Team from The Dance Center by Erica Edwards in Sequim recently wrapped its competition season with a flourish, earning… Continue reading

The Elite Competition Dance Team from The Dance Center by Erica Edwards in Sequim recently earned a Judge's Choice award and an invitation to perform in New York City for their musical theater large group routine "Beetlejuice." Team members include, in no particular order, Madison Edwards, Ayla Alstrup, Sofia Divinsky, Sydney Owens, Cyrus Deede, Eva Lancheros-Gillis, Joyce Caulfield, Ava Fuller, Emma Edwards, Mia Buhrer, Addysin Smith, Savanna DeRuyter, Tosca Kattau and Julianne Wilcox.
Port Angeles pitcher Teagan Clark throws in the first inning against Bremerton on Tuesday at the Dry Creek athletic complex in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

MICHAEL CARMAN COLUMN: RPI shows Olympic League a power in softball

Many spring sports are more like sprint sports as the busiest prep season of them all often is forced to play catch up due to… Continue reading

Port Angeles pitcher Teagan Clark throws in the first inning against Bremerton on Tuesday at the Dry Creek athletic complex in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Jim “Rocky” Root recently aced the par-3 17th hole at Peninsula Golf Club for his second career hole-in-one.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Root sinks hole-at-one at Peninsula

Jim “Rocky” Root recently carded his second career hole-in-one while playing at Peninsula Golf Club. Root aced the 150-yard par-3 17th hole… Continue reading

Jim “Rocky” Root recently aced the par-3 17th hole at Peninsula Golf Club for his second career hole-in-one.
Klahhane Gymnastics gymnasts Scarlett Sullivan, left, and Mariah Traband qualified for the USA Gymnastics Region 2 meet later this month.

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane duo qualifies for regionals

The Klahhane Gymnastics Girls Xcel Team was among 1,550 girls participating in the Washington State Xcel Championship April 1-3 at the Puyallup Fair… Continue reading

Klahhane Gymnastics gymnasts Scarlett Sullivan, left, and Mariah Traband qualified for the USA Gymnastics Region 2 meet later this month.
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Peoria, Ariz. (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Mariners go into 2022 with a ton of buzz

This might be the most buzz the Seattle Mariners have had since the early days of Ichiro. It’s a lot of fun, and going to… Continue reading

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Peoria, Ariz. (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)
Kansas guard Remy Martin shoots around North Carolina forward Armando Bacot during the second half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Rock, chalk, what a comeback; Kansas stuns North Carolina

What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. The Jayhawks brought their fourth NCAA… Continue reading

  • Apr 5, 2022
  • By Eddie Pells The Associated Press
Kansas guard Remy Martin shoots around North Carolina forward Armando Bacot during the second half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Port Angeles pitcher Colton Romero struck out seven batters in three innings against Mount Tahoma last week.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Colton Romero, Port Angeles baseball

Port Angeles’ Colton Romero, just a sophomore, is still listed on the Roughriders’ junior varsity baseball roster. After his performance on the mound last week,… Continue reading

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Port Angeles pitcher Colton Romero struck out seven batters in three innings against Mount Tahoma last week.
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, March 28, 2022, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

SEATTLE MARINERS PREVIEW: With trades and free agent signings, M’s look to improve on 90-win season

After three years of tearing down, waiting for prospects to develop and an unexpected season of contention, the Seattle Mariners are poised to… Continue reading

  • Apr 5, 2022
  • By Tim Booth The Associated Press
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Robbie Ray throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, March 28, 2022, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)