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image 11=Spartan running back Nate Dahlgren (40) picks up more big yardage behind the blocking of Conner Earls (56) and Kalab Blanton (11), It was a big night for both the Forks offense and defense against the Morton-White Pass Timberwolves on Homecoming Night at Spartan Stadium.. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREP FOOTBALL: Forks runs wild in monsoon

Sequim rallies to win thriller

image 11=Spartan running back Nate Dahlgren (40) picks up more big yardage behind the blocking of Conner Earls (56) and Kalab Blanton (11), It was a big night for both the Forks offense and defense against the Morton-White Pass Timberwolves on Homecoming Night at Spartan Stadium.. Photo by Lonnie Archibald.
Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Reef Gelder returns a volley during his No. 1 singles match with Sequim's Garrett Little on Thursday. Little and the Wolves won the match 4-3.

PREPS ROUNDUP: Sequim, Port Angeles rivalry tennis match goes down to the wire

PA swimmers go to 7-0 on the season

Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group Port Angeles' Reef Gelder returns a volley during his No. 1 singles match with Sequim's Garrett Little on Thursday. Little and the Wolves won the match 4-3.
Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group Sequim's Samantha Gonzalez, left, gets tangled up with Bainbridge's Gabby Weis at midfield during a 1-0 loss to the Spartans on Thursday.

PREP SOCCER: Sequim plays Bainbridge tough; PA and East Jefferson win close ones

Sequim couldn’t pick up the road win in a 1-0 loss to league unbeaten Class 3A Bainbridge, but the shorthanded Wolves didn’t go… Continue reading

Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group Sequim's Samantha Gonzalez, left, gets tangled up with Bainbridge's Gabby Weis at midfield during a 1-0 loss to the Spartans on Thursday.
Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Daniel Cable escapes the Bainbridge defense on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP FOOTBALL: Riders crush Bainbridge behind Cable, swarming defense

Defense causes four turnovers

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles' Daniel Cable escapes the Bainbridge defense on Friday night at Port Angeles Civic Field.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Extreme Timber Sports show Saturday, Oct. 23 highlights first-ever Fall Fest

Port Angeles Boys AAU holding tryouts

OUTDOORS: Dungeness River opener set Saturday

A popular fall fishery, hatchery coho on the Dungeness River, opens Saturday. Salmon anglers can keep up to four hatchery coho of a minimum size… Continue reading

Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles' Max Baeder, right, leads on his way to winning the Olympic League cross country meet held Wednesday at Battle Point Park in Bainbridge. Sequim's Colby Ellefson, far left, finished second.

PREP SPORTS: Max Baeder propels Port Angeles to boys cross country win

Pyeatt claims sixth meet win of the season

Rodger Johnson/Port Angeles Cross Country Port Angeles' Max Baeder, right, leads on his way to winning the Olympic League cross country meet held Wednesday at Battle Point Park in Bainbridge. Sequim's Colby Ellefson, far left, finished second.

PREPS: Larson, Petty score for Riders as Port Angeles takes down Olympic

Netters fall on the road

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim tennis wins and Zombie Run

The Sequim boys tennis team swept Kingston 7-0, losing only one set in the entire match. Singles players Garrett Little, Connor Bear and… Continue reading

Elizabeth Hammel, left and Jessica Rohr, right cross the finish like at the Larry Scott Trail Run in 2019, the last year the event was run live.

RUN THE PENINSULA: Spots available for Larry Scott Run

The fourth of five Run the Peninsula events, the Larry Scott Paved Trail Run, is set Saturday along the Port Townsend Bay… Continue reading

Elizabeth Hammel, left and Jessica Rohr, right cross the finish like at the Larry Scott Trail Run in 2019, the last year the event was run live.
Taryn Johnson, Sequim soccer, left, and Daniel Cable, Port Angeles football.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Taryn Johnson, Sequim soccer; Daniel Cable, Port Angeles football

With all the remarkable performances last week, we could just pick one Athlete of the Week this week. We’re selecting Sequim soccer forward Taryn Johnson… Continue reading

Taryn Johnson, Sequim soccer, left, and Daniel Cable, Port Angeles football.
Seattle Kraken left wing Brandon Tanev (13) drives around Calgary Flames right wing Ryan Francis (65) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Kent, Wash.. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE: Time to get Kraken

For months, Chris Driedger seemed to be a lock to become the first goaltender for the Seattle… Continue reading

Seattle Kraken left wing Brandon Tanev (13) drives around Calgary Flames right wing Ryan Francis (65) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Kent, Wash.. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

OUTDOORS: Coastal steelhead virtual town hall set for Oct. 26

Peninsula Daily News OLYMPIA ­­— Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers invite the public to join a virtual town hall at 5 p.m.… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Camryn Hines runs at the Nike Hole in the Wall Invitational on Saturday. Hines finished eighth in the girls varsity silver race while teammate Aliyah Yearian was second. (Photo courtesy of Randy Allworth)

CROSS COUNTRY (UPDATED): Olympic Peninsula runners perform well at Nike Hole in the Wall

Several Olympic Peninsula cross-country athletes had strong showings in the prestigious Nike Hole in the Wall Cross-Country 5K Invitational held Saturday at Lakewood… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Camryn Hines runs at the Nike Hole in the Wall Invitational on Saturday. Hines finished eighth in the girls varsity silver race while teammate Aliyah Yearian was second. (Photo courtesy of Randy Allworth)
Peninsula's Hayahide Sakamoto, front left, and Whatcom's Juan Obeso eye a loose ball on Saturday at Peninsula College. Behind Sakamoto is teammate Jeong Hyun Kang. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men win physical battle with Whatcom for No. 1; Women get goal from McGuffey to win

Overcoming the physical play of the unbeaten Whatcom Orcas and a late penalty pick, the Peninsula College men’s soccer team rallied in… Continue reading

Peninsula's Hayahide Sakamoto, front left, and Whatcom's Juan Obeso eye a loose ball on Saturday at Peninsula College. Behind Sakamoto is teammate Jeong Hyun Kang. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL: Quilcene Rangers, Neah Bay Red Devils, East Jefferson Rivals all win big

Quilcene scheduled two football games two days apart and the Rangers responded by scoring 100 points in a 48-hour period. After beating Crescent… Continue reading

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCORES: Port Angeles, East Jefferson, Forks all win

Prep Football Friday’s Scores Port Angeles 31, Kingston 6 North Kitsap 49, Sequim 7 Forks 32, Rainier 6 East Jefferson 49, Cascade Christian 13 Aberdeen/Wishkah… Continue reading

Sequim running back Sam Fitzgerald looks for running room in the Wolves' 49-7 loss to North Kitsap on Oct. 8. Fitzgerald led Sequim with 88 rushing yards. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell

PREP FOOTBALL: No. 1 Vikings overwhelm Wolves after Sequim stays close early

A young Sequim football squad kept league powerhouse North Kitsap in check for a quarter, but the Vikings overpowered the host Wolves over… Continue reading

Sequim running back Sam Fitzgerald looks for running room in the Wolves' 49-7 loss to North Kitsap on Oct. 8. Fitzgerald led Sequim with 88 rushing yards. Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell
Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson Rival Anson Jones rushes around Cougars Brayden Metcalf (50) and Torin Carpenter (51) during a Friday night game played in Memorial Field in Port Townsend.

PREP FOOTBALL: Port Angeles, Forks, East Jefferson all romp

Port Angeles’ Daniel Cable had 198 yards rushing and three touchdowns running and receiving as the Roughriders beat Kingston on the road 31-6.… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News East Jefferson Rival Anson Jones rushes around Cougars Brayden Metcalf (50) and Torin Carpenter (51) during a Friday night game played in Memorial Field in Port Townsend.

PREP ROUNDUP: Taryn Johnson scores four goals; PA, EJ soccer teams win

Following a three-goal performance against Port Angeles earlier in the week, Sequim’s Taryn Johnson did one better against Olympic, scoring a hat trick… Continue reading