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Jake Busby has been selected as the next head football coach for the East Jefferson Rivals, the Port Townsend and Chimacum high school sports cooperative. Busby, a Florida native, has coached at the private and public school level in Florida and Washington. 

PREP FOOTBALL: Florida man Busby picked to lead East Jefferson

History of high-powered offenses

Jake Busby has been selected as the next head football coach for the East Jefferson Rivals, the Port Townsend and Chimacum high school sports cooperative. Busby, a Florida native, has coached at the private and public school level in Florida and Washington. 

PREP BASKETBALL: Roughrider girls roar back in fourth, reach district title game

Port Angeles rallied behind a 27-point fourth quarter to return to the Class 2A state tournament and the West Central District Girls Basketball… Continue reading

AREA SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Joel Thomas back coaching with New Orleans Saints

Coached running backs from 2015-23

Arlington Baptist University senior Kamron Meadows, a 2021 Port Angeles High School grad, was recently selected as the Central Southwest Conference Pitcher of the Week after tossing five scoreless innings and earning the win in relief as AB went on to win the NCCAA Division II Invitational against Southeastern Baptist. (Reese Couture)

AREA SPORTS: Port Angeles’ Kamron Meadows throwing heat in Texas

Earns Conference Pitcher of the Week honor

  • Feb 21, 2025
  • Peninsula Daily News 
Arlington Baptist University senior Kamron Meadows, a 2021 Port Angeles High School grad, was recently selected as the Central Southwest Conference Pitcher of the Week after tossing five scoreless innings and earning the win in relief as AB went on to win the NCCAA Division II Invitational against Southeastern Baptist. (Reese Couture)
Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim sophomore Jericho Julmist puts up a 3-point shot during the Wolves' 76-50 Class 2A West Central District Boys Basketball Tournament victory Wednesday at Rick Kaps Gym.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Wolves a win away from state tournament berth

Forks also win-and-in for 2B state

Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group Sequim sophomore Jericho Julmist puts up a 3-point shot during the Wolves' 76-50 Class 2A West Central District Boys Basketball Tournament victory Wednesday at Rick Kaps Gym.
KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Lindsay Smith, center, holds onto the ball surrounded by North Mason defenders, from left, Adrianna Tupolo, Adrianne Tupolo and Briana Cauhtenango on Tuesday's playoff game in Port Angeles.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Roughriders rally in final 3 minutes to overcome North Mason

The Port Angeles girls basketball team, which was given everything it could handle and then some from a feisty North Mason squad,… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Port Angeles' Lindsay Smith, center, holds onto the ball surrounded by North Mason defenders, from left, Adrianna Tupolo, Adrianne Tupolo and Briana Cauhtenango on Tuesday's playoff game in Port Angeles.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Forks’ season ended by Mossyrock

Neah Bay begins defense of state title with victory

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen/ Port Scandalous Roller Derby league members pose for a group photo during a recent practice. Roller Derby athletes traditionally use special names when they play. Back row left to right: Big Papa, Lily Hammer, Skully, Small Fry, Sinna Buns, Steel MadNOLA, Summit Slayer and Austin Plowers. Kneeling: Elastigirl, Malice in Wonderland and Sarah Strange.

ROLLER DERBY: Port Scandalous Scandals, the tough little team that could

The roller derby team the Port Scandalous Scandals will host its first bout of the 2025 season on Saturday at the Sequim Boys… Continue reading

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen/ Port Scandalous Roller Derby league members pose for a group photo during a recent practice. Roller Derby athletes traditionally use special names when they play. Back row left to right: Big Papa, Lily Hammer, Skully, Small Fry, Sinna Buns, Steel MadNOLA, Summit Slayer and Austin Plowers. Kneeling: Elastigirl, Malice in Wonderland and Sarah Strange.
Courtesy of Stephen Grimm East Jefferson's Rylen Kruse, left, here wrestling against Cascade Christian is one of four East Jefferson wrestlers with outstanding won-loss records looking to place at the Mat Classic this weekend.

MAT CLASSIC: Huge contingent of Olympic Peninsula athletes head to Mat Classic

Forks alone to send 24 athletes to Tacoma Dome

Courtesy of Stephen Grimm East Jefferson's Rylen Kruse, left, here wrestling against Cascade Christian is one of four East Jefferson wrestlers with outstanding won-loss records looking to place at the Mat Classic this weekend.
For the first time in four years, Sequim and Port Angeles rivals competed against each other on the track in college. Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt, left, a 2022 state champion in the 800 and 4x400, and Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson, who finished second in the 800, second in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600 in the state in 2019, met at the Husky Indoor Track and Field Classic in Seattle this weekend. They both competed in the 1-mile run and both finished under five minutes. Pyeatt, who ran for Abilene Christian for a couple of years but now competes for Washington State, finished 57th with a time of 4:52.23, while Larson, who now runs for Boise State, was 75th in a time of 4:54.85.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Old rivals meet again and Port Townsend Crush

Above: For the first time in four years, Sequim and Port Angeles rivals competed against each other on the track in college. Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt,… Continue reading

For the first time in four years, Sequim and Port Angeles rivals competed against each other on the track in college. Sequim’s Riley Pyeatt, left, a 2022 state champion in the 800 and 4x400, and Port Angeles’ Lauren Larson, who finished second in the 800, second in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600 in the state in 2019, met at the Husky Indoor Track and Field Classic in Seattle this weekend. They both competed in the 1-mile run and both finished under five minutes. Pyeatt, who ran for Abilene Christian for a couple of years but now competes for Washington State, finished 57th with a time of 4:52.23, while Larson, who now runs for Boise State, was 75th in a time of 4:54.85.
Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball

Forks’ Bailey Johnson is getting red-hot at the perfect time of the year for the Spartans. Johnson showed the kind of explosive scoring she is… Continue reading

Bailey Johnson, Forks basketball.
Left, the Port Angeles boys 200 freestyle relay team came in second at the West Central District III championships this weekend. Clockwise from top left are Finn Thompson, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg and Thomas Jones. At right, Port Angeles’ Grant Butterworth won the West Central District III diving championship this weekend. (Port Angeles Swim Team)

PREP DISTRICT SWIMMING: Port Angeles boys finish third

Grant Butterworth wins district diving title

Left, the Port Angeles boys 200 freestyle relay team came in second at the West Central District III championships this weekend. Clockwise from top left are Finn Thompson, Patrick Ross, Miles Van Denburg and Thomas Jones. At right, Port Angeles’ Grant Butterworth won the West Central District III diving championship this weekend. (Port Angeles Swim Team)
The East Jefferson girls basketball team celebrates their district playoff win over Cascade Christian on Saturday in a game that the Rivals trailed by nine points in the fourth quarter. The win also assures the Rivals a winning season. (East Jefferson girls basketball)

PREP BASKETBALL RECAP: Peninsula teams prevail in must-win games

The Port Angeles boys, Forks boys and girls and East Jefferson girls basketball teams all came out on top in must-win playoff games… Continue reading

The East Jefferson girls basketball team celebrates their district playoff win over Cascade Christian on Saturday in a game that the Rivals trailed by nine points in the fourth quarter. The win also assures the Rivals a winning season. (East Jefferson girls basketball)
The Port Angeles and Sequim gymnastics teams competed at the District 3 meet this weekend. From left are head coach Elizabeth DeFrang, Lillian Sutherland, Lexi Possinger, Denise Galvan, Amelie Martin (Sequim), Lucy Spelker (Sequim), Shavari Epps, Ryah Deleon, Mya Callie and assistant coach Laura Rooney.

GYMNASTICS: Port Angeles and Sequim will send two gymnasts to state

Two members of the Port Angeles/Sequim gymnastics team qualified to move on to the state championships thanks to their performances at the District… Continue reading

The Port Angeles and Sequim gymnastics teams competed at the District 3 meet this weekend. From left are head coach Elizabeth DeFrang, Lillian Sutherland, Lexi Possinger, Denise Galvan, Amelie Martin (Sequim), Lucy Spelker (Sequim), Shavari Epps, Ryah Deleon, Mya Callie and assistant coach Laura Rooney.
The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair and Forks. Boys and girls teams had players in grades four through eight. Here, KaLeah Quilt of the seventh-grade Port Angeles girls team dribbles up the court against Shorewood. Shorewood won 22-21 on a last-second shot. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

STANDALONE PHOTO: Presidents’ Day hoops in Port Angeles

The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair… Continue reading

  • Feb 17, 2025
  • By Dave Logan For Peninsula Daily News
  • Area Sports
The Presidents’ Day Basketball Youth Tournament was held this weekend in Port Angeles with 40 teams coming from as far away as Elma, Sedro-Woolley, Belfair and Forks. Boys and girls teams had players in grades four through eight. Here, KaLeah Quilt of the seventh-grade Port Angeles girls team dribbles up the court against Shorewood. Shorewood won 22-21 on a last-second shot. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Forks, East Jefferson

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forks, East Jefferson win postseason games

Spartans’ Bailey Johnson scores 37

Forks, East Jefferson
Peninsula College's Ryana Moss battles in the paint against Olympic's Allie Greene (2). Moss and Greene were teammates on Neah Bay's state championship team in 2023. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Peninsula women clinch playoff berth

Men win crucial game for postseason chances

Peninsula College's Ryana Moss battles in the paint against Olympic's Allie Greene (2). Moss and Greene were teammates on Neah Bay's state championship team in 2023. (Jay Cline/Peninsula College)

DISTRICT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Forks girls second, Sequim boys third at district

The Forks girls wrestling team finished a close second to 1A Montesano in the District 4 1B/2B/1A wrestling tournament. The Spartans finished with… Continue reading

Port Angeles Roughriders

PREP BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Port Angeles boys roar back against Fife

PA hits nine 3-pointers; Halberg scores 29

Port Angeles Roughriders
Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's Cinco McNeal completes a slam dunk during the Pirates 75-74 overtime loss to Bellevue on Wednesday.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Peninsula College falls in OT thriller to Bellevue

Peninsula College sent its NWAC North Division men’s basketball game to overtime with a late Antonio Odum layup, but it couldn’t come… Continue reading

Jay Cline/Peninsula College Athletics Peninsula College's Cinco McNeal completes a slam dunk during the Pirates 75-74 overtime loss to Bellevue on Wednesday.