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Port Angeles' Hunter Flores, left, and Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke, right, made the all-Olympic League first team for both defense and offense. Schmadeke was also named to the special teams first team as a kick returner. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News and Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

ALL-OLYMPIC LEAGUE FOOTBALL: PA’s Flores, Sequim’s Schmadeke make first team in offense and defense

Schmadeke also named first team for special teams

Port Angeles' Hunter Flores, left, and Sequim's Zeke Schmadeke, right, made the all-Olympic League first team for both defense and offense. Schmadeke was also named to the special teams first team as a kick returner. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News and Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
DeSales' Maddox Filan catches a pass from quarterback Cohen Wood before Neah Bay's Caleb Cummins tackles him during their 2025 their class 1B championship football quarterfinal at Walla Walla High School on Saturday. Neah Bay stayed close to DeSales until the fourth quarter when the Fighting Irish scored 22 straight points to win 58-24. Neah Bay finished its season with an 8-3 record. (Kezia Setyawan, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

STATE 1B PLAYOFFS: (Updated) Big fourth quarter leads DeSales over Neah Bay

The Neah Bay Red Devils played No. 1 seed DeSales tough in the state football quarterfinals, but DeSales finished the game on… Continue reading

DeSales' Maddox Filan catches a pass from quarterback Cohen Wood before Neah Bay's Caleb Cummins tackles him during their 2025 their class 1B championship football quarterfinal at Walla Walla High School on Saturday. Neah Bay stayed close to DeSales until the fourth quarter when the Fighting Irish scored 22 straight points to win 58-24. Neah Bay finished its season with an 8-3 record. (Kezia Setyawan, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
Kody Williams poses with his family after signing a commitment to play baseball for Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon. From left are brother Kyler Williams, father Josh Williams, Kody and mother Jenny Williams. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

COLLEGE SIGNING: Port Angeles’ Williams a man with a plan — signs to play baseball for Skagit Valley

Kody Williams knows what he wants and is determined to get it. So far, his plan has been working. Williams, a pitcher… Continue reading

Kody Williams poses with his family after signing a commitment to play baseball for Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon. From left are brother Kyler Williams, father Josh Williams, Kody and mother Jenny Williams. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles girls soccer.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles girls soccer

Port Angeles’ Kennedy Rognlien capped off her prep soccer career with a spectacular performance against a powerful team from Hockinson. Rognlien, a senior goalkeeper playing… Continue reading

Kennedy Rognlien, Port Angeles girls soccer.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Green River pulls away from Peninsula College men in second half

The Peninsula College men got off to good starts in all three games at the Green River Tournament. Unfortunately, the Pirates struggled late… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles’ Gladfelter 11th at NAIA cross-country nationals

For the second straight year, Port Angeles’ Jack Gladfelter is an NAIA All-American in cross country after finishing 11th at the NAIA… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula men begin season with pair of losses

The Peninsula College men’s basketball team began its 2025-26 season with a pair of losses over the weekend at the Green River Tournament.… Continue reading

Peninsula College Pirates
Port Angeles hosted the Fall Classic Basketball Tournament this weekend with 50 teams from as far away as Bainbridge and Everett. The tournament featured girls and boys from fourth through eighth grades playing games Saturday and Sunday at Port Angeles High School and Roosevelt and Stevens middle school gyms. Each division winner will have qualified for the state tournament in 2026. Here, Jack Jacobson, a Sequim Timberwolves seventh grader, drives around a player from Poulsbo. The Sequim Timberwolves won the game 50-25. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

LOCAL SPORTS: Hooping it up for the holidays in Port Angeles

Port Angeles hosted the Fall Classic Basketball Tournament this weekend with 50 teams from as far away as Bainbridge and Everett. The tournament featured girls… Continue reading

Port Angeles hosted the Fall Classic Basketball Tournament this weekend with 50 teams from as far away as Bainbridge and Everett. The tournament featured girls and boys from fourth through eighth grades playing games Saturday and Sunday at Port Angeles High School and Roosevelt and Stevens middle school gyms. Each division winner will have qualified for the state tournament in 2026. Here, Jack Jacobson, a Sequim Timberwolves seventh grader, drives around a player from Poulsbo. The Sequim Timberwolves won the game 50-25. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Sequim’s Addy Hoffman eyes the lane as she prepares to bowl during the Wolves’ match with North Mason at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles on Monday.

New bowlers roll for Sequim team

North Olympic League football and volleyball all-league teams

Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News Sequim’s Addy Hoffman eyes the lane as she prepares to bowl during the Wolves’ match with North Mason at Laurel Lanes in Port Angeles on Monday.
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College’s Patrick Odingo, right, returns from an ankle injury that caused him to medically redshirt last season and undergo surgery in his native Australia. Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College’s Patrick Odingo, right, returns from an ankle injury that caused him to medically redshirt last season and undergo surgery in his native Australia.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College sets sail under new captain

Quick guards, length, tantalizing size inside

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College’s Patrick Odingo, right, returns from an ankle injury that caused him to medically redshirt last season and undergo surgery in his native Australia. Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College’s Patrick Odingo, right, returns from an ankle injury that caused him to medically redshirt last season and undergo surgery in his native Australia.
Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times Washington guard Sayvia Sellers drives to the hoop while defended by Fresno State’s Ava Marr, center, and Millie Long on Wednesday in Seattle.

AREA SPORTS: PA’s Millie Long takes on No. 25 UW

Fresno State senior has Roughrider, Pirate roots

Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times Washington guard Sayvia Sellers drives to the hoop while defended by Fresno State’s Ava Marr, center, and Millie Long on Wednesday in Seattle.
NOAA A Steller sea lion voices his displeasure along a rocky Pacific Coast tideland.

Outdoors: Sea lion numbers, appetites grow

Makah-Western Washington University study provides data on sea lion diet

NOAA A Steller sea lion voices his displeasure along a rocky Pacific Coast tideland.
Neah Bay's Ryana Moss is one of the leaders for the Peninsula College women's team this season. Moss scored in double figures in two straight games in Pasco last weekend. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Peninsula women look to uphold high standard

Pirates battling injuries early in the season

Neah Bay's Ryana Moss is one of the leaders for the Peninsula College women's team this season. Moss scored in double figures in two straight games in Pasco last weekend. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
Port Angeles bowler Zoey Van Gordon with her coach Becky Gundersen, left, signed to compete at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Neb. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BOWLING: PA’s Van Gordon makes history with college signing

Port Angeles High School senior Zoey Van Gordon made history Wednesday when she became the first Roughrider to sign a college letter… Continue reading

Port Angeles bowler Zoey Van Gordon with her coach Becky Gundersen, left, signed to compete at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Neb. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Neah Bay Red Devils.

STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Neah Bay to make another long road trip

More than 1,800 miles of travel in seven days for the Red Devils

Neah Bay Red Devils.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Highline, Spokane win NWAC soccer titles

For the first time since 2022, neither the Peninsula College men nor women were in the NWAC soccer championship game. The men won… Continue reading

Left, Ava Shinkle, Sequim swim and dive; and Lynzee Reid, Port Angeles swim and dive.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Ava Shinkle, Sequim swim and dive; Lynzee Reid, Port Angeles swim and dive

Sequim’s Ava Shinkle and Port Angeles’ Lynzee Reid each had outstanding performances this weekend at the state 1A/2A swim and dive championships in Federal Way.… Continue reading

Left, Ava Shinkle, Sequim swim and dive; and Lynzee Reid, Port Angeles swim and dive.
Kasi Baker (18) scored a goal for the Peninsula College in the NWAC semifinals Friday in Tukwila. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

NWAC SEMIFINAL: Peninsula College women come undone in second half

Pirates allow three second-half scores, had allowed one goal all season

Kasi Baker (18) scored a goal for the Peninsula College in the NWAC semifinals Friday in Tukwila. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)
The Port Angeles girls swim team finished 12th at state this weekend. From left, top row, are Amayah Nelson, Lizzy Shaw and Lynzee Reid. From left, bottom row, are Anaya Tejeda, Chloe Kay-Sanders and Mia Francis. (Sally Cole)

STATE SWIMMING: PA, Sequim teams finish in top 18

PA’s Lynzee Reid third in diving; Sequim’s Ava Shinkle fifth in 200 IM

The Port Angeles girls swim team finished 12th at state this weekend. From left, top row, are Amayah Nelson, Lizzy Shaw and Lynzee Reid. From left, bottom row, are Anaya Tejeda, Chloe Kay-Sanders and Mia Francis. (Sally Cole)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women drop two on opening weekend

The Peninsula College women’s basketball team went up against two of the elite teams in the Northwest Athletic Conference this weekend and found… Continue reading