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Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Liberty Lauer approches the ball in her singles match on Thursday against North Kitsap's Teegan DeVries at Port Angeles High School.

PREP ROUNDUP: PA softball, Sequim softball, golf all roll

Port Angeles managed a singles and doubles victory in a home loss to the Vikings. Senior Angelina Sprague triumphed 6-0, 7-5 over… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Liberty Lauer approches the ball in her singles match on Thursday against North Kitsap's Teegan DeVries at Port Angeles High School.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Xander Maestas, left, dribbles past Olympic's Justin Thorsen on Thursday evening at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.

PREP SOCCER: Maestas comes through for Riders; Sequim beats NK in penalty kicks

Port Angeles rallied back after allowing an early goal and triumphed 2-1 over Olympic on a two-goal night by senior forward Xander… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Xander Maestas, left, dribbles past Olympic's Justin Thorsen on Thursday evening at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.
Saint Martin's Athletics Saint Martin's freshman Chloe Leverington, a 2021 Forks High School graduate, was named the Great Northern Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week For March 21-27 after throwing two complete games in two Saints' victories last weekend.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Forks’ Leverington earns Softball Pitcher of the Week award from Great Northern Athletic Conference

Youth softball clinic Friday in Sequim; Soccer cleat swap set for Monday

Saint Martin's Athletics Saint Martin's freshman Chloe Leverington, a 2021 Forks High School graduate, was named the Great Northern Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week For March 21-27 after throwing two complete games in two Saints' victories last weekend.
Olympic Chapter of Salmon for Soliders member Daniel Goettling caught this halibut and lingcod while fishing with a group of military veterans last summer. Halibut fishing begins April 7 in Marine Areas 6-10.

OUTDOORS: Halibut season officially confirmed for April 7 and May 5 openings

Jetty fishing for lingcod

Olympic Chapter of Salmon for Soliders member Daniel Goettling caught this halibut and lingcod while fishing with a group of military veterans last summer. Halibut fishing begins April 7 in Marine Areas 6-10.

TRACK AND FIELD: East Jefferson girls claim first Nisqually League meet

Boys just behind Klahowya for second

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles boys soccer collects first league win

Sequim soccer, Forks baseball romp

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Abby Kimball slides into third ahead of the throw to Bremerton's Madison Gardner on Tuesday at Dry Creek School in Port Angeles.

PREP SOFTBALL: Roughriders keep bashing away

Port Angeles wins 12-0 over Bremerton

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Abby Kimball slides into third ahead of the throw to Bremerton's Madison Gardner on Tuesday at Dry Creek School in Port Angeles.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim tennis edges North Kitsap

The Sequim girls tennis team, behind a sweep from the Wolves’ singles players and a hard-fought doubles victory, beat North Kitsap 4-3 on… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere.

PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Something special brewing at Peninsula College

Exciting things are happening with the Peninsula College women’s basketball team. For the first time since Mitch Freeman’s men’s team made a surprise run to… Continue reading

Pierre LaBossiere.
Lily Halberg, Port Angeles softball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lily Halberg, Port Angeles softball

Port Angeles’ Lily Halberg got off to a scorching start in the Roughriders softball team’s doubleheader sweep over Anacortes and Sehome on Saturday. In the… Continue reading

Lily Halberg, Port Angeles softball
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula Ituau Tuisaula (13) battles inside against Portland's Iris Cubit (10) in the Pirates' 64-59 win the NWAC Elite Eight on Sunday night. Also in on the play are Millie Long (3) and Keeli-Jade Smith (0).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women in the NWAC Final Four

Pirates’ Tuisaula a ‘beast’ in the second half

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula Ituau Tuisaula (13) battles inside against Portland's Iris Cubit (10) in the Pirates' 64-59 win the NWAC Elite Eight on Sunday night. Also in on the play are Millie Long (3) and Keeli-Jade Smith (0).
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's Tatianna Kamae (2) brings the ball up the court against North Idaho in the Pirates' 56-48 win in the opening round of the NWAC Tournament held in Everett. At left is Hope Glasser.

NWAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Peninsula women in Final Four

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Peninsula College women beat Portland 64-59 Sunday night, getting 21 points from Ituau Tuisaula and 15 from Sequim’s Hope Glasser in the… Continue reading

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's Tatianna Kamae (2) brings the ball up the court against North Idaho in the Pirates' 56-48 win in the opening round of the NWAC Tournament held in Everett. At left is Hope Glasser.
Port Angeles Roughriders.

PREP ROUNDUP: Port Angeles softball girls belt five homers, romp in doubleheader

The Port Angeles girls softball team, returning to action after a 15-1 abbreviated season in 2021, started off with two big wins on… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders.
Sequim Wolves.

PREP TRACK: Sequim boys and girls win at Port Angeles Invitational

The Sequim boys and girls track teams rode their sprinters and middle distance runners to each come in first place at the… Continue reading

Sequim Wolves.
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Sequim’s Dom Riccobene drives the ball with an iron on the second hole at Port Ludlow Golf Course during a match Thursday against the North Kitsap Vikings.

PREP GOLF: Sequim boys remain undefeated after win over North Kitsap

Dominic Riccobene notched Sequim’s first round below par on the young season, shooting a 1-under-par 35 as the Wolves bested North Kitsap… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Sequim’s Dom Riccobene drives the ball with an iron on the second hole at Port Ludlow Golf Course during a match Thursday against the North Kitsap Vikings.
Peninsula College’s KeAndre Hunter-Holiday, center, is swarmed by Lane Titans defenders during the Pirates’ 82-68 NWAC Tournament loss on Thursday at Everett Community College. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics)

NWAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Peninsula men ousted in first round

A hot-shooting Lane Titans squad squashed the NWAC Men’s Basketball Tournament hopes of the Peninsula College Pirates in an 82-68 Sweet 16 defeat… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s KeAndre Hunter-Holiday, center, is swarmed by Lane Titans defenders during the Pirates’ 82-68 NWAC Tournament loss on Thursday at Everett Community College. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics)
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Brandon Charters fights off Port Angeles' Caleb McLarty for possession as the Wolves' Kristian Mingoy looks on during Sequim's rivalry victory over the Roughriders.

PREP SPORTS: Sequim boys soccer scores early and often against rival Port Angeles

Sequim made quick work of rival Port Angeles in the first installment of the boys soccer edition of the Rainshadow Rumble at home… Continue reading

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim's Brandon Charters fights off Port Angeles' Caleb McLarty for possession as the Wolves' Kristian Mingoy looks on during Sequim's rivalry victory over the Roughriders.
Port Angeles' Zoe Smithson, seated, recently signed a letter of intent to play softball at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland. Smithson is joined by, from left by her brother Ian, dad Larry and mom Staci at her signing ceremony.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Port Angeles’ standout Zoe Smithson signs with Pacific Lutheran

2021 Olympic League MVP back for her senior season

Port Angeles' Zoe Smithson, seated, recently signed a letter of intent to play softball at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland. Smithson is joined by, from left by her brother Ian, dad Larry and mom Staci at her signing ceremony.

No. 1 Gonzaga comes alive late

Drew Timme scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half and top overall seed Gonzaga struggled to shake No. 16-seed… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Summer salmon projections up off the coast

Neah Bay open for vaccinated visitors