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Dennis Tisdale of Queen of Angels school and his winning medal design for the North Olympic Discovery Marathon kids' marathon. With him is Queen of Angeles principal Ceci Kimball. (Port Angeles Marathon Association)

NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: Kids’ medal art winners announced

The Port Angeles Marathon Association announced the winners this week of its 2025 North Olympic Discovery Kids Marathon medal design contest. The… Continue reading

Dennis Tisdale of Queen of Angels school and his winning medal design for the North Olympic Discovery Marathon kids' marathon. With him is Queen of Angeles principal Ceci Kimball. (Port Angeles Marathon Association)
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex Angevine, Port Angeles baseball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex Angevine, Port Angeles baseball

Port Angeles’ Alex Angevine is getting hot right when the Roughriders most need him. The Riders baseball team is making a hard push for the… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alex Angevine, Port Angeles baseball.
Riley Pyeatt, Washington State track and field.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Sequim’s Pyeatt wins 1,500 at WSU

Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt won her first individual outdoor race at the end of April as a member of the Washington State women’s track… Continue reading

Riley Pyeatt, Washington State track and field.
Two-year-old Cole Johanson makes a final adjustment to his line and lure before casting into the Bogachiel Rearing Pond on Sunday during the annual Kids Fish Day in Forks. About 180 kids 12 and under participated in the fishing fun sponsored by the West End Sportsmen's Club. The Forks Elks Lodge provided complimentary hotdogs, cocoa, donuts and coffee. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

FORKS KIDS FISHING DAY: Checking his lure

Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News Cole Johanson, 2, makes a final adjustment to his line and lure before casting into the Bogachiel Rearing Pond on… Continue reading

Two-year-old Cole Johanson makes a final adjustment to his line and lure before casting into the Bogachiel Rearing Pond on Sunday during the annual Kids Fish Day in Forks. About 180 kids 12 and under participated in the fishing fun sponsored by the West End Sportsmen's Club. The Forks Elks Lodge provided complimentary hotdogs, cocoa, donuts and coffee. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Klahhane gymnasts competed at the USA Gymnastics Xcel regionals last week in Salem, Ore., and brought back medals. From left are gymnasts Lorelei Sanders, Abigail Odland, Carly Mae Riggs, Elyse Brown and Raynee Ciarlo. (Klahhane Gymnastics)

GYMNASTICS: Klahhane gymnasts bring back medals from regionals

Five athletes from Klahhane Gymnastics competed last week at the USA Gymnastics Region 2 Xcel Regional Championship in Salem, Ore., hosted by… Continue reading

Klahhane gymnasts competed at the USA Gymnastics Xcel regionals last week in Salem, Ore., and brought back medals. From left are gymnasts Lorelei Sanders, Abigail Odland, Carly Mae Riggs, Elyse Brown and Raynee Ciarlo. (Klahhane Gymnastics)
Port Angeles Roughriders

TRACK ROUNDUP: (Updated) PA’s Clark, Pierce, Larson win at Shoreline Invite

Port Angeles’ Leia Larson won the 3,200-meter run, Teanna Clark the javelin and Brody Pierce the boys’ triple jump at the 34-school Shoreline… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders
East Jefferson rivals

PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson soccer makes push for postseason

The East Jefferson boys soccer team won a critical game for postseason Saturday, beating Seattle Christian 3-2 to move past the Warriors… Continue reading

East Jefferson rivals
Sequim's Finn Braaten (5) and Evan Cisneros (17) battle for the ball against Port Angeles' Sawyer Davis (6). Port Angeles goalkeeper Gus Halberg (1) is also in on the play. Sequim won the crucial game 1-0 Friday in Sequim. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SOCCER: Sequim shuts out Port Angeles in critical game for playoffs

Wolves likely make postseason with 1-0 victory

Sequim's Finn Braaten (5) and Evan Cisneros (17) battle for the ball against Port Angeles' Sawyer Davis (6). Port Angeles goalkeeper Gus Halberg (1) is also in on the play. Sequim won the crucial game 1-0 Friday in Sequim. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Port Angeles' Morgan Politika eats a face full of dirt as she safely slides home against North Kitsap on Thursday in a 7-0 Roughriders' win that keeps the Riders in first place in the Olympic League. In the foreground is Kennedy Rognlien. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Riders bounce back against Vikings, must do it again Monday

The Port Angeles girls softball team took care of business against a North Kitsap team that is one of the best in… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Morgan Politika eats a face full of dirt as she safely slides home against North Kitsap on Thursday in a 7-0 Roughriders' win that keeps the Riders in first place in the Olympic League. In the foreground is Kennedy Rognlien. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

TRACK & FIELD: Larson, Tait lead Roughrider girls in home meet

Port Angeles senior Faerin Tait ran to victories in the 200- and 400-meter races while 800 runner Leia Larson set a personal… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Irrigation Festival Run/Walk set May 10

Runners and walkers will tread the Irrigation Festival Parade route as part of the Sequim Irrigation Festival… Continue reading

PREPS: Sequim tops Forks in slugfest

Sequim and Forks combined for 34 base hits in the Wolves’ 15-9 nonleague baseball victory at Fred Orr Memorial Field on Thursday. Two… Continue reading

Jesse Tinsley/ The Spokesman-Review Neah Bay’s Qwaapeys Greene forces her way through Garfield-Palouse defenders in the Class 1B girls championship game at the Spokane Arena on March 8. The Red Devils beat the Vikings 36-46 in the B Tournament finale to cap their third straight state championship victory.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Neah Bay’s Qwaapeys Greene is All-Peninsula MVP

Joined by Port Angeles, Sequim, East Jefferson, Forks, Neah Bay and Crescent teammates

Jesse Tinsley/ The Spokesman-Review Neah Bay’s Qwaapeys Greene forces her way through Garfield-Palouse defenders in the Class 1B girls championship game at the Spokane Arena on March 8. The Red Devils beat the Vikings 36-46 in the B Tournament finale to cap their third straight state championship victory.
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Braydan White, right, takes the ball from shortstop Bryant Laboy prior to beginning his pitching outing during a game with Cedar Park Christian last month.

PREP BASEBALL: Sequim beats North Kitsap in extra innings, PA blasts Bremerton

Sequim rallied to knock off second place North Kitsap 7-4 in eight innings to stay in the thick of the Olympic League’s baseball… Continue reading

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim’s Braydan White, right, takes the ball from shortstop Bryant Laboy prior to beginning his pitching outing during a game with Cedar Park Christian last month.
Port Angeles' Brandt Perry swings at a pitch at Civic Field while teammate Josiah Gooding takes a lead off third base. The Riders beat Bremerton 9-0 to remain in third place in the Olympic League. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

PREP BASEBALL: Port Angeles blanks Bremerton 9-0 on a two-hitter

The Port Angeles baseball team is entering a softer part of its schedule and Tuesday took advantage, getting a two-hit shutout from… Continue reading

Port Angeles' Brandt Perry swings at a pitch at Civic Field while teammate Josiah Gooding takes a lead off third base. The Riders beat Bremerton 9-0 to remain in third place in the Olympic League. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Bailey Johnson delivers a pitch to an Ilwaco batter Tuesday in Forks. Johnson hit two home runs on the day and was part of a no-hitter in the second game of a doubleheader as Forks swept the Fishermen. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOFTBALL: Forks sweep and leapfrog Ilwaco

Monster day for Bailey Johnson, Chloe Gaydeski

Forks' Bailey Johnson delivers a pitch to an Ilwaco batter Tuesday in Forks. Johnson hit two home runs on the day and was part of a no-hitter in the second game of a doubleheader as Forks swept the Fishermen. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
East Jefferson Rivals

PREP SPORTS: Barlow nets hat trick as East Jefferson chomps Gators

Senior Simon Barlow notched a hat trick as East Jefferson stayed in the mix for a Nisqually League playoff berth after keeping… Continue reading

East Jefferson Rivals
Bob Anderson The Port Angeles boys golf team had a successful Olympic League tournament with Cale Wentz qualifying for state and four other golfers moving on to district. From left are Sky Gelder, Noah Myers, Kolby Charles, Max Gagnon, Tate Alton, Austin Worthington and Wentz.

OLYMPIC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP: Three Olympic Peninsula golfers qualify for state

Port Angeles High School golfer Cale Wentz finished fourth at the Olympic League championships held Monday at the Kitsap Golf Club and qualified… Continue reading

Bob Anderson The Port Angeles boys golf team had a successful Olympic League tournament with Cale Wentz qualifying for state and four other golfers moving on to district. From left are Sky Gelder, Noah Myers, Kolby Charles, Max Gagnon, Tate Alton, Austin Worthington and Wentz.

PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Riders fall against powerhouse Olympic

Sequim pounds out 18 hits in win over Bainbridge

Left, local Golfer and member of The Cedars at Dungeness Men’s Club, Ron Grant, scored a hole on April 23. On April 21, local golfer Steven Soha scored a hole in one on hole No. 4 at The Cedars at Dungeness. (Cedars at Dungeness)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Two more holes-in-one at Cedars

There were two more holes in one last week at the Cedars at Dungeness. Local Golfer and member of The Cedars at Dungeness… Continue reading

Left, local Golfer and member of The Cedars at Dungeness Men’s Club, Ron Grant, scored a hole on April 23. On April 21, local golfer Steven Soha scored a hole in one on hole No. 4 at The Cedars at Dungeness. (Cedars at Dungeness)