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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife A Jefferson County jury returned a guilty verdict in a case concerning spot shrimp unlawfully harvested from Hood Canal in May 2024.

OUTDOORS: Shrimp poaching case reveals light punishment for prized species

PENALTIES FOR POACHING spot shrimp are pretty light in our state. At least, that’s the takeaway after a recent court case in Jefferson County. Jefferson… Continue reading

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife A Jefferson County jury returned a guilty verdict in a case concerning spot shrimp unlawfully harvested from Hood Canal in May 2024.

PREPS: Sequim’s Schmadeke, Dearinger combine on 1-hit shutout

Sequim pitchers Zeke Schmadeke and Devyn Dearinger combined on a one-hit shutout as the Wolves shut out Kingston 6-0 in an Olympic League… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Nathan Basden bats against North Mason on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.

PREP BASEBALL, SOFTBALL: Riders’ Politika, DeLeon fire 2-hitter at North Mason

The Port Angeles baseball team won its Olympic League opener 8-0 over North Mason, getting a combined two-hitter from pitchers Rylan Politika… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Nathan Basden bats against North Mason on Tuesday at Port Angeles Civic Field.
Sequim, Port Angeles soccer

PREPS: Sequim’s Musso nets hat trick in victory; PA blanks North Mason on the road

Sequim’s improvement in its second game, a 5-1 home boys soccer win over Kingston, highlighted by a Nico Musso hat trick, was seen… Continue reading

Sequim, Port Angeles soccer
East Jefferson Rivals

PREP SOCCER: East Jefferson soccer wins to improve to 3-0 on the season

The East Jefferson boys soccer team improved to 3-0 with a dominant 4-1 road victory over South Whidbey. Simon Barlow had a pair… Continue reading

East Jefferson Rivals
Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Juan Carlos Cisneros-Lopez, Sequim Junior Soccer’s new director of coaching, works with players, such as Barrett Gerdes, 6-and-a-half, at a preseason skills camp on March 1 at the Albert Haller Playfields. In the coming months, Cisneros-Lopez said he plans to develop a curriculum for players and coaches to succeed.

SEQUIM JUNIOR SOCCER: First development director hired by program

Sequim Junior Soccer looks to level up its players’ game with support from a local expert. Sequim High grad Juan Carlos “JC” Cisneros-Lopez,… Continue reading

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Juan Carlos Cisneros-Lopez, Sequim Junior Soccer’s new director of coaching, works with players, such as Barrett Gerdes, 6-and-a-half, at a preseason skills camp on March 1 at the Albert Haller Playfields. In the coming months, Cisneros-Lopez said he plans to develop a curriculum for players and coaches to succeed.
For the fourth straight year, the 7 Cedars Casino men's basketball team won the Peninsula Basketball League championship, sweeping through the season-ending playoff bracket on Monday night. The team includes from left, Garrett Edwards, Easton Joslin, Kasey Ulin, Daniel Horton, Kyle Benedict, Dru Clark, Wyatt Dunning and Jim Halberg. (Peninsula College)

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Walla Walla upsets Lane for NWAC title and two former Pirates in NCAA tourneys

Walla Walla Community College ended up winning the Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship, beating Lane 65-58 in the championship game. Lane went… Continue reading

For the fourth straight year, the 7 Cedars Casino men's basketball team won the Peninsula Basketball League championship, sweeping through the season-ending playoff bracket on Monday night. The team includes from left, Garrett Edwards, Easton Joslin, Kasey Ulin, Daniel Horton, Kyle Benedict, Dru Clark, Wyatt Dunning and Jim Halberg. (Peninsula College)
Steve Johanson (44), an all-Olympic basketball player for Port Angeles High School, went on to play at Central Washington, leading the Wildcats to the elite eight in the NAIA national tournament in the 1970s.

ROUGHRIDERS HALL OF FAME (Updated): Nine added to the hall in class of 2025

Updated with more online photos

Steve Johanson (44), an all-Olympic basketball player for Port Angeles High School, went on to play at Central Washington, leading the Wildcats to the elite eight in the NAIA national tournament in the 1970s.
Chris Hartman of the Sub Alpine Tees Team hands off the crocheted yellow banana slug baton to teammate Jon Cummings. Fellow teammates cheer on the runners at the Port Angeles Yacht Club Club exchange station Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: 84 teams, 11 Iron individuals take on Frosty Moss

The Frosty Moss lived up to its billing with some heavy rains and typical Olympic Peninsula nippy spring temperatures, but it didn’t… Continue reading

Chris Hartman of the Sub Alpine Tees Team hands off the crocheted yellow banana slug baton to teammate Jon Cummings. Fellow teammates cheer on the runners at the Port Angeles Yacht Club Club exchange station Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Alan Morales, East Jefferson soccer.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Alan Morales, East Jefferson soccer

The East Jefferson boys soccer team is off to a great start this season with a 5-0 shutout over Nisqually League rival Annie Wright, followed… Continue reading

Alan Morales, East Jefferson soccer.
Forks’ Luke Dahlgren will be on hand for a youth football camp in Forks put on July 5 by Seattle Seahawks coach Neiko Thorpe.

AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Seahawks’ Thorpe, Forks’ Dahlgren to head football camp

Seattle Seahawks defensive and special teams coach Neiko Thorpe will be holding the second annual EZZZ Youth Football Camp at Spartan Stadium in… Continue reading

Forks’ Luke Dahlgren will be on hand for a youth football camp in Forks put on July 5 by Seattle Seahawks coach Neiko Thorpe.
East Jefferson's Jameson Henery, 7, races Port Angeles Roughrider Jacob Weaver for control of the ball during a non-league game on Saturday at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. The Rivals scored two late goals to win 3-2. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP SOCCER: East Jefferson rallies with two late goals to beat Port Angeles

The Port Angeles boys soccer team twice had leads against East Jefferson but the Rivals rallied twice to earn a hard-fought 3-2… Continue reading

East Jefferson's Jameson Henery, 7, races Port Angeles Roughrider Jacob Weaver for control of the ball during a non-league game on Saturday at Memorial Field in Port Townsend. The Rivals scored two late goals to win 3-2. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks' Avery Dilley prepares to pitch in a doubleheader Friday at Sequim. The Spartans won both games of the doubleheader. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

PREP SOFTBALL, BASEBALL: Forks, Port Angeles girls each sweep

The Forks girls softball team got fives hits and a pair of home runs from Avery Dilley and scored a total of 37… Continue reading

Forks' Avery Dilley prepares to pitch in a doubleheader Friday at Sequim. The Spartans won both games of the doubleheader. (Emily Mathiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Peninsula College's Jelissa Julmist (Sequim High School) goes up for a basket against Lane in the NWAC semifinals held in Pasco on Saturday. Defending NWAC champion Lane hit 12 3-pointers and won 80-63, the Titans' 45th win in a row as the Pirates' season ends with a 24-3 record. In on the play is Peninsula's Ciera Tugade Agasiva. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College).

NWAC FINAL FOUR: Peninsula women fall to hot-shooting juggernaut Lane 80-63

The Peninsula College women nearly beat Lane early this season, but in the Northwest Athletic Conference Final Four semifinals, the Pirates ran into… Continue reading

Peninsula College's Jelissa Julmist (Sequim High School) goes up for a basket against Lane in the NWAC semifinals held in Pasco on Saturday. Defending NWAC champion Lane hit 12 3-pointers and won 80-63, the Titans' 45th win in a row as the Pirates' season ends with a 24-3 record. In on the play is Peninsula's Ciera Tugade Agasiva. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College).
The Bryant family has been working Frosty Moss exchange areas for years and has won awards for their imaginative themes. (Peninsula Adventure Sports)

RUNNING: Volunteers make Frosty Moss Relay

Saturday will bring the return of the Frosty Moss Relay, a team endurance race from the Sol Duc Valley to Blyn that… Continue reading

The Bryant family has been working Frosty Moss exchange areas for years and has won awards for their imaginative themes. (Peninsula Adventure Sports)

AREA SPORTS: Attend Mariners’ game, support Clallam kids in need

Enjoy the Seattle Mariners-Houston Asros baseball game at T-Mobile Park July 20 and… Continue reading

Forks' Estevan Ramos (2) competes with Roughrider Matthew Miller (10) on the turf of Spartan Stadium where Port Angeles defeated Forks 2 to 0.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

PREPS: Port Angeles boys soccer bests Forks, beats hail storm

Port Angeles boys and girls golfers top Sequim

Forks' Estevan Ramos (2) competes with Roughrider Matthew Miller (10) on the turf of Spartan Stadium where Port Angeles defeated Forks 2 to 0.  Photo by Lonnie Archibald.

BOYS SOCCER: East Jefferson opens strong, looks to keep high level in tough Nisqually League

A hat trick by freshman Alan Morales highlighted East Jefferson’s play in a 5-0 season-opening shutout of Nisqually League boys soccer foe… Continue reading

Photos by Alaska Anchorage Athletics Alaska Anchorage senior Millie Long has earned a number of accolades this season, including Great Northern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Millie Long earns Division II All-West Region honors

Previously won GNAC Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer

Photos by Alaska Anchorage Athletics Alaska Anchorage senior Millie Long has earned a number of accolades this season, including Great Northern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.
Alecsis Smith has been an inside force off the bench for the Peninsula College women's basketball team, averaging 11.5 points and 11 rebounds a game in the first two games of the NWAC Tournament. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: 31-0 Lane awaits Peninsula women in NWAC semis

This weekend will be a true battle of titans, both literally and figuratively. The Peninsula College women are back in the Northwest… Continue reading

Alecsis Smith has been an inside force off the bench for the Peninsula College women's basketball team, averaging 11.5 points and 11 rebounds a game in the first two games of the NWAC Tournament. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)